about the Project
After three decades of operating in the basement of the Federal City Shelter downtown, DC Central Kitchen will overcome our lack of space and transform our work in a best-in-class workforce development and healthy food distribution center located in the Buzzard Point neighborhood of Southwest Washington, DC.
This new facility within the RiverPoint development will allow us to triple our capacity, providing the healthy food and job training opportunities that our community needs more urgently than ever before. By 2025, our new home will enable DCCK to expand our job training by 150%, create 50 new jobs, expand our volunteer network from 16,000 to 25,000 volunteers annually, and generate over $200 million in annual financial impact for the community. To learn more, download our campaign prospectus, Bringing the Kitchen Home.
NAMING opportunities
Culinary Job Training Kitchen - SECURED
A state-of-the-art vocational training space that will serve as many as 300 students per year.
Culinary Job Training Classroom - SECURED
Wired classroom for studying culinary theory, building soft skills, enhancing financial literacy, and working on career readiness training.
Community Engagement Hub - AVAILABLE
This hub will bring together culinary experts, our students, and the community through cooking demonstrations, and meaningful events.
Welcome Desk - SECURED
The welcome desk and check-in area will receive thousands of volunteers and visitors to our space each year.
Offices - 20 AVAILABLE
Located on the second floor mezzanine of our facility, each office will allow for our staff to have a private, dignified place to work.
Conference Room - 1 AVAILABLE
Glass-walled meeting spaces for DCCK staff and students to work and learn together.
ABOUT riverpoint
Our new home will be part of a powerful mixed-use development on the Southwest Waterfront, becoming a cornerstone of a re-imagined Buzzard Point neighborhood while scaling up to meet the needs of our community. Alongside top restaurants and new housing, DC Central Kitchen will occupy 36,000 square feet across two floors – including a highly visible first floor along the corner of 2nd Street and V Street SW.
Our Neighbors
OUR Project PARTNERS
