Gardening season is upon us & the first of our two Truck Farms has been planted with fresh greens, strawberries, cilantro, and more! Watch out for Truck Farm appearances throughout the community all season long. 🥬🍓🍅🌱 #schoolfood #gardening #nutritioneducation

As #VolunteerMonth comes to a close, we want to say THANK YOU to all of you who have given your time and support so we can continue to do more in our community! Check out the latest post on the DCCK blog to learn more about our #volunteer program! loom.ly/yX-B5Eg

DC Central Kitchen Cafes aren't only a great place to grab a freshly brewed cup of coffee. They provide real world training & living wage jobs for our graduates! Vote DCCK Cafe & Marianne's today for Washington City Paper Best Coffee Shop at bestof2024.washingtoncitypaper.com! #BestofDC #HungerFighters

Gleaning season is almost here! Our first #gleaning trip of the season is May 21st at the Franciscan Monastery on Quincy St in Northeast DC. Find out more & sign up for your spot today online at dccentralkitchen.org/gleaning! #volunteer

We also offer coffee ($1 for a small)! #EveryPurchaseChangesLives #DCCKCafes

Happy #EarthDay ! It's a great day to brainstorm what more we can do to protect our beautiful planet. Our procurement manager shares some of the steps we're taking to be an environmentally responsible business committed to #sustainability on the DCCK blog: loom.ly/620NzZs

What started a decade ago with a new oven has grown into a challenge to 'get loud'! Alexander Moore had the chance to sit down with @CraigNewmark last week. Here's a taste of what they talked about: loom.ly/KwGjmpc #FlashbackFriday #hungerfighters

It's the people who make DC Central Kitchen the Best Place to Volunteer in DC -- from our staff to the thousands who put on an apron & pick up a knife to help us distribute 16,000 meals a day! We'd appreciate your vote for Washington City Paper #BestofDC > bestof2024.washingtoncitypaper.com #volunteer

From fish tacos to crispy fish sandwiches, we've been incorporating locally caught #BlueCatfish from JJ McDonnell into our scratch-cooked meals over the last several months. Learn more about this tasty, invasive fish in this recent WTOP piece - loom.ly/Qrk8pv8 #sourcelocal

We had the great fortune to show craig newmark, Michael Klein & our friends from Bob Woodruff Foundation around the Klein Center for Jobs & Justice yesterday. Their collective generous support helps DCCK continue to move forward & do more where it's needed most in our community! #hungerfighters

It's that time of year! Voting for Washington City Paper #BestofDC is now open > bestof2024.washingtoncitypaper.com. We'd appreciate your consideration for Best Local Nonprofit, Best Place to Volunteer, Best Charity Event (Capital Food Fight) & more! #ThankYou

Productive gathering with 40+ Double Dutch DC/DMV. Contributing to the community and bonding with our friends at DC Central Kitchen DC Central Kitchen

A true friend always helps you keep your cool. When our off-site cold storage unit needed an emergency repair, our friends at Lineage Logistics sprang into action, transferring 13,700 lbs of frozen protein to their facility & they’re storing it for free! Thank you, Lineage!

Congratulations to Culinary Job Training Class 164's Chili Cook-off winners, Team Cuisine! Their 'Next Level Chili' impressed our panel of judges to edge out their classmates yesterday afternoon. Special thanks to our class sponsors from Hilton Global Foundation @hiltonnewsroom!

Still looking for Thursday plans? It's #FoodWastePreventionWeek ! Get an inside look at how DC Central Kitchen uses the Leanpath Waste Tracking tool to track and reduce waste in their kitchen! Learn more and register to join us on Thursday, April 4th at dmvfoodrecoveryweek.org

“It’s not easy starting over and being confident in yourself enough to grasp these opportunities.” We're excited to be working w/ FriendsofGuestHouse to help create opportunities to build brighter futures for women across the DMV. Learn more on the DCCK Blog: loom.ly/JE6ajt0

All proceeds from our social enterprise cafes go back into our programming, so when we say that every purchase changes lives, we mean it. Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday for our 2nd annual #DCCKCafeDay & for your ongoing support of our work! #wefighthungerdifferently

We believe that everyone deserves a seat at the table, and if there isn’t a seat, we will not only recognize that gap, we will fill it. We sat down with some of the dynamic women in leadership to talk about representation & mentorship for the DCCK blog: loom.ly/axJlqj4

Today, I joined Anna Flores, Executive Director, Consumer Action; Jennifer Sharp, Executive Director, Thompson-Markward Hall (TMH); Kirra Jarratt, CEO, DC Bar Foundation; Andrea Thomas, President and CEO, UPO; and Mike Curtin, CEO, DC Central Kitchen for the The Center’s CEO Cohort.

It's #DCCKCafeDay ! Join us at any of our 3 cafes today - free treats and specials through 3pm. For details: dccentralkitchen.org/2024/03/20/2nd… DC Public Library THEARC #dceats