It’s Working! Six Months at the Klein Center for Jobs and Justice
It has been six full months since DC Central Kitchen transitioned from the shelter basement we called home for 30 years to the Michael R. Klein Center for Jobs and Justice. After years of planning, design, and construction, our vision of becoming the nation’s most ambitious community kitchen and urban food hub is now a […]
VIDEO: CAHEC 2023 Outstanding Community Impact Award | Michael R. Klein Center for Jobs & Justice
COBANK DONATES $2 MILLION TO DC CENTRAL KITCHEN TO COMBAT HUNGER AND POVERTY
WASHINGTON D.C. MARCH 28, 2023 — CoBank has donated $2 million to DC Central Kitchen (DCCK), a Washington, DC-based social enterprise nonprofit that combats hunger and poverty through job training and job creation, while promoting a market for locally sourced, fresh produce – spending over $600,000 in 2022 with small and local farms. This contribution […]
Marriott Commits Over $5 Million To Dc Central Kitchen, Expanding Its Iconic Culinary Job Training Program
Washington, DC – Marriott International and The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation have committed $5.125 million to DC Central Kitchen (DCCK), the iconic Washington, DC-based community kitchen, as part of the nonprofit’s Bringing the Kitchen Home comprehensive campaign. The investment is the latest in a decades-long partnership between DC Central Kitchen, The J. […]
VIDEO: The John Fenner Dish Room
Our community is at a turning point. But we’re about to prove that this city has everything it needs to solve its biggest challenges. That starts with our people. People like John Fenner. Please watch our brand-new video to hear John’s story in his own words! John’s been our unstoppable dishwasher for 22 years, ensuring safety […]
Chef and Humanitarian José Andrés Announces a $500,000 Challenge for DC Central Kitchen’s Transformative Expansion
DC Central Kitchen’s Klein Center for Jobs & Justice, the Nation’s Largest Community Kitchen and Urban Food Hub, Poised to Open This Fall in Southwest Washington, DC Washington, DC – Friday, September 23, 2022 – At an exclusive event featuring DC Central Kitchen’s forthcoming new headquarters this afternoon, elected officials, top philanthropists, and community advocates gathered for a ‘first […]
Press Release: DC Central Kitchen Prepares to Move Into the House That Good Business Built
Washington, DC – June 2022 – After more than three decades, DC Central Kitchen, the nation’s first and leading community kitchen, is preparing to pack up its shelter basement headquarters for a new home at The Michael R. Klein Center for Jobs & Justice. Over the past two years, the social enterprise nonprofit has undertaken a […]
A Sustainable Space
At DC Central Kitchen, we use food as a tool to strengthen bodies, empower minds, and build communities. Part of that mission to squeeze every ounce of impact out of the food we use includes creatively preventing food waste and safeguarding the environment. That’s why for three decades, we have pioneered food recovery, local farm-to-school […]
Our Biggest Project Yet
Construction is underway on DC Central Kitchen’s brand-new, 36,000 square foot headquarters! The Michael R. Klein Center for Jobs and Justice will allow us to dramatically expand programming and provide the resources necessary to breaking the cycle of hunger, poverty, and injustice. Our new home, along with the Bringing the Kitchen Home campaign that will make it a […]
VIDEO: Bringing the Kitchen Home Highlight
DC Central Kitchen CEO Mike Curtin Jr. discusses the significance of our biggest project yet – our new home, the Michael R. Klein Center for Jobs and Justice. Take an exclusive look at the building that will allow DC Central Kitchen to continue fighting hunger differently. You can support our transition at bringingthekitchenhome.org/donate/.