D.C. Central Kitchen, the culinary jobs training nonprofit, is expanding its Buzzard Point HQ. A produce market and fast-casual restaurant are among what's being added.

Thank you for being a dedicated partner of DC Central Kitchen, so we can take on the growing needs of our city—no matter what.

Community leaders and nonprofits are fighting to protect school meal access following federal funding cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

For years, most D.C. corner stores were convenient, but most didn't carry much in the way of fresh foods.

DC Central Kitchen’s Healthy Corners project has been nourishing our community for 15 years

Community leaders and nonprofits are fighting to protect school meal access following federal funding cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

For nearly four decades, DC Central Kitchen has turned food into a tool for economic mobility — training thousands for careers, feeding up to 17,000 people daily, and building a model nonprofits natio...

Spotlighting its innovative approach to expanding access to nutritious foods

For nearly four decades, DC Central Kitchen has turned food into a tool for economic mobility — training thousands for careers, feeding up to 17,000 people daily, and building a model nonprofits natio...

We're taking on summer hunger from every angle

Cook For Vets is grateful for the support from DC Central Kitchen who has been helping us help Veterans for three years. With their support we are delivering 508 meals today to Veterans across North...

D.C. Central Kitchen has been serving food to those in need for over 30 years while training new chefs in a culinary school and internship program.

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DC Central Kitchen has done just that as we’ve opened our doors without fail for 13,514 consecutive days, thanks to you

Here are some of the powerful stories that YOU made possible in 2025...

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

"There's absolutely more need, but less food. It's bad."

The connection and collaboration of DCFP and DCCK exemplifies the power of doing more together.

The connection and collaboration of DCFP and DCCK exemplifies the power of doing more together.

Stanton Supermarket in Ward 8 has a brand new, full-scale produce department

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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.

“I'm definitely glad I stuck it out. I ended up getting a job, I definitely turned my life around."

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

Starting this week, 30 veterans living in Washington, D.C., will receive seven freshly prepared meals each week through Project DASH.

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...

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.

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