Join us in the Fight Against Senior Hunger in the District
We fight hunger and poverty with healthy food, good jobs, and hope. Sometimes, our dedication to this fight means taking on new challenges. In years past, that involved changing the […]
Amerigroup DC Addresses Root Causes of Public Health Concerns with Meaningful Investment
For many juggling hard budget choices between buying food, paying the rent or seeking the healthcare they need, a trip to the grocery store at times takes priority over a […]
Looking Back: One Year of Volunteers at the Klein Center for Jobs and Justice
Volunteers have always played an important role in what we do – it takes a lot of hands to prepare and package more than 16,000 meals each day! During the […]
The 2024 Gleaning Season is Here!
Throughout the peak growing season, from May through October each year, our team works with five farms in the region to schedule special gleanings where volunteers help us pick fresh […]
Celebrating Earth Day 2024
DC Central Kitchen strives to be an environmentally responsible business committed to sustainability practices. As with everything we do, we’re always looking for ways we can do more, better. Earth […]
Partner Spotlight: Friends of Guest House
“Just show up.” These three words have become a call to action and source of comfort for students in our Culinary Job Training program. For Terri Morton, the words are […]
DCCK Program Spotlight: A Q&A with our Dietetic Interns
Making food kids enjoy can be tough. Ensuring that food is nutritious and fits a host of local and federal requirements can be even tougher. To weave these different pieces […]
2ND ANNUAL DC CENTRAL KITCHEN CAFE DAY!
Thursday, March 28 at all DC Central Kitchen Cafe Locations Our social enterprise cafes serve more than just a good cup of coffee or a quick, fresh lunch on the […]
A Bittersweet Good-bye & a Heartfelt Hello
Andy Finke came to DC Central Kitchen 13 years ago looking for the same thing a lot of us here at the Kitchen seek—a change. He had asked himself: “What […]
DC Central Kitchen Receives Inaugural H2HC Innovation Award
DC Central Kitchen is honored to have been selected as one of the two national recipients of the Hunger to Health Collaboratory’s prestigious and competitive inaugural Prizes for Innovation award! […]