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DC Central Kitchen combating hunger - creating opportunity
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Founded in 1989 in protest of traditional charity models, the organization uses career training, job creation, and sustainable business practices to strengthen local food systems and reduce disparities in health and economic opportunity. The Kitchen’s life-changing social ventures include providing culinary job training to at-risk adults, turning wasted food into balanced meals for shelters and nonprofits, and serving healthy, scratch-cooked meals in low-income schools.

Our favorite news profile of the year from the country’s leading experts on philanthropy. A national award for innovatio...
07/31/2026

Our favorite news profile of the year from the country’s leading experts on philanthropy. A national award for innovation and resilience. Culinary students thriving and summer interns taking on real world challenges. Read our July newsletter for the best of this month at DC Central Kitchen! https://mailchi.mp/dccentralkitchen.org/july2026

When Herve enrolled in our Culinary Job Training program he was without stable housing or a job. Two years later, he's a...
07/27/2026

When Herve enrolled in our Culinary Job Training program he was without stable housing or a job. Two years later, he's a neighbor of DC Central Kitchen, living in a nearby high-rise, celebrating employment milestones and launching his own catering company. Read our newest blog post to learn how our training program has empowered Herve to grow both personally and professionally.

Since finishing the Culinary Job Training program in August 2024, Hervé has been on an upward swing, both literally and figuratively

It’s never fun to say good-bye! Our amazing interns have added more drive and enthusiasm to our day-to-day work this sum...
07/24/2026

It’s never fun to say good-bye! Our amazing interns have added more drive and enthusiasm to our day-to-day work this summer. Thanks to Bailey, Brian, Emma, Ja’net, Kara, Lance, Maggie, Makenzie, Phoebe, and Samira! We can’t wait to see the change you all make in the world!

Thanks to the Washington City Paper readers for choose DC Central Kitchen as a finalist in THREE separate Best of DC cat...
07/21/2026

Thanks to the Washington City Paper readers for choose DC Central Kitchen as a finalist in THREE separate Best of DC categories!

DC Central Kitchen’s Healthy Corners program was recently honored by the Food Systems for the Future Institute (FSFI) at...
07/15/2026

DC Central Kitchen’s Healthy Corners program was recently honored by the Food Systems for the Future Institute (FSFI) at the Grocery Retail Resilience and Innovation Award Ceremony during the Grocery Retail for All Summit in Chicago! Learn more about this honor and Healthy Corners on our blog:

Spotlighting its innovative approach to expanding access to nutritious foods

We are pleased to welcome Culinary Job Training Class 182 to the Klein Center for Jobs and Justice! Today these students...
07/13/2026

We are pleased to welcome Culinary Job Training Class 182 to the Klein Center for Jobs and Justice! Today these students begin their 14 week program of hands-on culinary and career readiness training! Learn more about the CJT program at dccentralkitchen.org/enroll.

07/09/2026
Tickets for the Baddest Night of Doing Good go on sale on September 1! We’ll see you at The Anthem for the fight... http...
07/07/2026

Tickets for the Baddest Night of Doing Good go on sale on September 1! We’ll see you at The Anthem for the fight...

https://capitalfoodfight.org/

There's still one more day to have your donation to DC Central Kitchen matched by Nourish the American Dream and the Saf...
07/06/2026

There's still one more day to have your donation to DC Central Kitchen matched by Nourish the American Dream and the Safeway Foundation! Thanks to Albertsons Companies your gift will be doubled! We’re on pace to beat our all-time summer feeding record but only because of donors like you! https://dccentralkitchen.org/donate/

Through July 7 we’re joining forces with Nourish the American Dream and the Safeway Foundation to match all donations to...
07/01/2026

Through July 7 we’re joining forces with Nourish the American Dream and the Safeway Foundation to match all donations to DC Central Kitchen! Thanks to Albertsons Companies, your gift will be doubled! Help us provide the healthy food, job training, and hope our neighbors need right now! https://dccentralkitchen.org/donate/

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2121 First Street SW, Ste 140
Washington D.C., DC
20024

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