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Procurement spotlight: Lancaster Foods LLC

The United States wastes 40% of its food supply each year while 92,000 DC children and adults in DC struggle with food insecurity. To prevent waste and combat hunger in […]

DCCK and Kaiser Permanente receive partnership award

In February, Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States and DC Central Kitchen were selected as one of three winning partnerships in the Healthy Environment category of the inaugural Healthy10 Award, […]

Inauguration Day: Another day at work

On January 20, the nation marked the inauguration of a new president. But that same day, just a few blocks away, DC Central Kitchen celebrated our 28th birthday. On January […]

A year of working for a better workforce in DC

If you’ve been following DC Central Kitchen and our Culinary Job Training program for a while, you might already know that since the recession of 2008, we’ve trained 752 adults […]

How DC Central Kitchen changed my life

Lou, a DCCK graduate and employee, wrote the following letter to share his story of transformation. My name is Lou, and I’m a DC Central Kitchen graduate and a Lead Cook […]

A scholarship for a shining star

Each year at our signature fundraising event, Capital Food Fight, we honor a staff member who exemplifies the spirit of empowerment and change that we celebrate at DC Central Kitchen […]