DC Central Kitchen

Before snow hits the DMV, these volunteers are making sure their neighbors are ready YouTube video by ABC 7 News - WJLA

DC Central Kitchen has been hard at work preparing thousands of advance meals before the winter storm hits DC. WJLA7 featured their plans to fight hunger throughout this weather emergency. Watch the piece here www.youtube.com/watch?si=HRk...

DCCK at 37: Embracing Ugly  - DC Central Kitchen DC Central Kitchen has done just that as we’ve opened our doors without fail for 13,514 consecutive days, thanks to you

Today is the 37th anniversary of @dccentralkitchen.bsky.social Learn how they've been beating the odds and fighting hunger differently for 13,514 consecutive days dccentralkitchen.org/2026/01/20/d...

Our Favorite Stories of 2025 - DC Central Kitchen Here are some of the powerful stories that YOU made possible in 2025...

@dccentralkitchen.bsky.social compiled 13 of their favorite stories of progress from 2025. More meals to homebound seniors and veterans, more chances for life-changing careers, more healthy fruits and vegetables for more of our neighbors... dccentralkitchen.org/2025/12/22/o...

A Record-Setting Thanksgiving at DC Central Kitchen - DC Central Kitchen This Thanksgiving, DC Central Kitchen is set to provide emergency food support to more than 37,000 of our neighbors facing hunger and poverty.

This Thanksgiving @dccentralkitchen.bsky.social is providing emergency food support to more than 37,000 of our neighbors facing hunger and poverty. Learn how their response efforts meet neighbors right where they are with nourishing food and meaningful connection dccentralkitchen.org/2025/11/19/a...

The shutdown is pushing federal workers to food banks—just as SNAP is set to expire "There's absolutely more need, but less food. It's bad."

@dccentralkitchen.bsky.social is facing DC’s growing food security challenges head-on. This piece from Mother Jones shows how hunger is affecting government workers and front-line hunger relief programs alike, with insight from the folks at DC Central Kitchen. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

@kevinleecaster.bsky.social @dccentralkitchen.bsky.social is sharing what it’s learned about bring affordable fruits and veg to DC corner stores for 14 years, They just published a guide to bring their program to your city to close the grocery gap: dccentralkitchen.org/wp-content/u...

The challenges facing DC right now are complex. But our charge is clear: provide more food and more jobs, right now. Your support puts good food in our neighbors’ homes and prepares DC residents for stable careers. You’re fueling what works. dccentralkitchen.org/donate/

DC Central Kitchen is in the business of nourishing people who need food and training people who need jobs. That’s just what our city needs right now! Today, all donations are being matched 100%! dccentralkitchen.org/donate #hungerfighters

All federal workers and contractors impacted by the shutdown are invited to visit any DC Central Kitchen Cafe location for a 50% discount on any order up to $25. We would be glad to welcome you!

5 Years of Partnership, On Track for 5 Million Meals, with DC Food Project - DC Central Kitchen The connection and collaboration of DCFP and DCCK exemplifies the power of doing more together.

During the worst of COVID, @dccentralkitchen.bsky.social and DC Food Project teamed up to fight childhood hunger in DC. The partnership has grown to include dozens of school-based food pantries and provide nearly 5 million meals! Learn more: dccentralkitchen.org/2025/09/23/5...

5 Years of Partnership, On Track for 5 Million Meals, with DC Food Project - DC Central Kitchen The connection and collaboration of DCFP and DCCK exemplifies the power of doing more together.

DC Food Project is on track to provide its 5 millionth meal (!) this school year. The connection and collaboration of DCFP and DC Central Kitchen exemplifies the power of doing more together. Learn more about our 5-year partnership with this nonprofit on our blog
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Get your tickets now for Capital Food Fight 2025! #CFF2025 capitalfoodfight.org

Healthy Corners’ Largest Store Transformation in its 14-Year History - DC Central Kitchen Stanton Supermarket in Ward 8 has a brand new, full-scale produce department

@dcck.bsky.social works with corner stores to bring healthy food where it’s needed most in DC. They just pulled off their most ambitious corner store project, installing a full-scale produce department at a store in a section of the city with just one supermarket dccentralkitchen.org/2025/09/15/h...

Thanks to Tyson Foods, CoBank, Instacart, Lineage Foundation For Good, Wegmans, Elevance Health, DoorDash, Keany Produce & Gourmet, Meat & Livestock Australia, and all our Capital Food Fight sponsors for supporting our work against hunger & poverty! Join the fight! capitalfoodfight.org/sponsors/

Our Culinary students, interns & staff were thrilled to welcome Chef Marcus Samuelsson to the Klein Center for Jobs & Justice today as he joined Chef Spike Mendelsohn in the media studio for their #IntheWeeds podcast interview. We can't wait to tune in! #hungerfighters

YouTube video by DC Central Kitchen DCCK Culinary Job Training Graduation - Classes 172, 173, and 174

Need a little inspiration? @dcck.bsky.social recently celebrated the graduation of 3 Culinary Job Training classes at once. Watch how the last 14 weeks has prepared them for their new careers! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGTK...

DC Central Kitchen's Capital Food Fight returns to The Anthem November 6! We’re thrilled to announce Tyson Foods as this year's presenting sponsor! #CFF2025

YouTube video by DC Central Kitchen DCCK Partners with DoorDash

Since 2022 @dccentralkitchen.bsky.social has teamed with DC’s Department of Aging and Community Living and DoorDash to bring healthy, nutritious, scratch-cooked meals directly to food insecure seniors and veterans. Learn how this partnership is feeding more vets: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFGu...

2025: It’s not done yet, but neither are we - DC Central Kitchen Thanks to you, DC Central Kitchen is taking on some of DC’s biggest challenges today while crafting the programs that will meet the evolving economic and nutritional needs of our region in the future.

The first half of 2025 brought uncertainty to DC, but the results of @dccentralkitchen.bsky.social are perfectly clear. More home-delivered meals for DC veterans, more locally sourced meals for students, more job training opportunities, and no days off.... dccentralkitchen.org/2025/07/02/2...

Alumni Spotlight: Meet Terrence - DC Central Kitchen “I'm definitely glad I stuck it out. I ended up getting a job, I definitely turned my life around."

@dcck.bsky.social is providing alternatives for DC youth—and people like Terrence are proof of what’s possible. Learn how this DCCK Culinary Job Training grad overcame a life-threatening shooting to complete the program, launch a career + become a force for good
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YouTube video by DC Central Kitchen Meet our local farm partners!

In addition to providing fresh fruits and vegetables to schools, corner stores, and partner nonprofits, ‪@dccentralkitchen.bsky.social‬ also supports local farmers in all seasons! Learn more about these win-win partnerships and join DCCK's Produce Push!  www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsgs...

Join our Produce Push! - DC Central Kitchen In the times when our community needs DC Central Kitchen the most, we tell ourselves two simple words: keep pushing.

Let’s help the folks at DC Central Kitchen bring fresh produce to 30,000 people in need while helping out small farmers at the same time. Starting today, all donations to their Produce Push campaign will be doubled, up to $100,000!

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DC Central Kitchen, DoorDash expand meal delivery to support 30 veterans weekly Starting this week, 30 veterans living in Washington, D.C., will receive seven freshly prepared meals each week through Project DASH.

Fresh off serving 100,000 home-delivered meals to DC seniors, DC Central Kitchen announced a new home-delivery program for food insecure veterans in our nation’s capital today. Watch the story from ABC7: wjla.com/news/local/d...

Congratulations to the Latest Graduating Class at DC Central Kitchen | The Hill is Home In case you’re not familiar, the DC Central Kitchen (DCCK) is an incredible local non-profit that not just helps feed underserved communities and prevent food waste, but they also train young people a...

Looking for a volunteer opportunity? Looking for a place to donate? Just want to cheer on some great folks? Then send your congrats to the newest graduates at
@dccentralkitchen.bsky.social thehillishome.com/2025/04/cong...
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Group photo of OAG staff and Attorney General Schwalb volunteering at DC Central Kitchen.

Group photo of OAG staff and Attorney General Schwalb volunteering at DC Central Kitchen.

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’" — Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Team OAG celebrated April as National Volunteer Month with shifts at the amazing DC Central Kitchen (@dccentralkitchen.bsky.social).

Thank you for having us and for all you do for DC!

How DC Central Kitchen is helping to reduce recidivism - WTOP News Nineteen students from DC Central Kitchen’s culinary job training Class 171 became the newest graduates of the 14-week program that has a 91% job placement rate.

The @dccentralkitchen.bsky.social Culinary Job Training program graduations are some of the best days of the year. @wtopnews.bsky.social captured the power of the 14 week program and its value to both graduates and the community. wtop.com/dc/2025/04/l...

YouTube video by DC Central Kitchen Alumni Spotlight: Meet Justin

19 years ago, Chef Justin graduated from the @dccentralkitchen.bsky.social Culinary Job Training program. Today, he’s paying that opportunity forward teaching knife skills and life skills to others. See his journey in this powerful new video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=imS9...

3.9 million meals provided throughout DC. 131 individuals trained via our Culinary Job Training program with an 91% job placement rate. 30 schools serving our healthy, scratch cooked meals! 35 years of serving our city. Read our 2024 Annual Report to see the results. dccentralkitchen.org/impact24/

Thanks to CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield for investing in the multi-year growth of our healthy food access programs for kids, seniors, and corner store shoppers in DC.

Thanks to everyone who came out for our 3rd Annual DC Central Kitchen Cafe Day. Special thanks to Monumental Sports & Entertainment for their long-time support of our mission, and Emma's Torch, GreenIsland Bakery, and Sunflower Bakery for helping us celebrate social enterprises in our community!