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 […]
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 […]
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/.
Bringing the Kitchen Home Partner Spotlight: The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation
The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation is one of DC Central Kitchen’s longest-tenured supporters. From supporting our pandemic relief efforts to sponsoring the education of more than 270 Culinary Job Training students over 13 classes since 2008, the Foundation has been at our side through recessions, natural disasters, and even a pandemic. The […]
VIDEO: Spike Mendelsohn on Bringing The Kitchen Home
Spike Mendelsohn on Bringing The Kitchen Home from DC Central Kitchen on Vimeo. Local celebrity chef and restaurateur, Spike Mendelsohn talks about his excitement for DC Central Kitchen’s new facility and why he’s involved with the Bringing The Kitchen Home campaign. You can support our transition to a new dignified kitchen at https://bringingthekitchenhome.org/donate/