Help us move our Culinary Job Training Program forward
DC Central Kitchen’s culinary job training (CJT) program began as a way to get at the root cause of hunger: poverty. By training men and women with histories of incarceration, […]
A look back at summer
At DC Central Kitchen, we know that hunger doesn’t take a holiday — that includes summer vacation from school. Every summer, our Community Meals team provides additional meals throughout DC […]
#WomensHistoryMonth: Here’s to all the movers and shakers
It’s Women’s History Month, and across the country, we’re paying homage to the many women who have transformed our country, and our communities, for the better. At DC Central Kitchen, […]
Healthy School Foods Spotlight: River Terrace
DC Central Kitchen takes pride in the nutritious, scratch-cooked school meals we serve to 4,000 low-income students at 15 DC schools every day. But we don’t just provide meals. We’re […]
Dress It Up Dressing partnership
Our procurement team is always looking for ways to find new, quality food suppliers in order to maintain our commitment to healthy, locally sourced, scratch cooked meals. A perfect example […]
The Campus Kitchens Project raises the dough
Each year, our national arm, The Campus Kitchens Project, hosts a network-wide crowdsourcing fundraiser called Raise the Dough. Schools have exactly one week to raise as much money as they […]
10th Annual Sips & Suppers raises $650,000
Hundreds of foodies and philanthropists gathered in DC the weekend of January 27-28 for Sips & Suppers, a two-day culinary event designed to raise awareness of food insecurity and raise […]
Staff Spotlight: Linda
You might have read about Linda back in November when we shared her inspiring story as a former Culinary Job Training student who has become a long-tenured DC Central Kitchen […]
Going the extra mile
We are constantly amazed by the support we receive from our investors and community partners. It seems like people will do almost anything to help support our mission—even run an […]
Putting our money where our mission is
As a mission-driven social enterprise, DC Central Kitchen is proud to employ 86 graduates of our Culinary Job Training program at living wages with comprehensive health benefits. That’s an expensive […]