DC Central Kitchen — Local services in Washington

This amazing organization is not only a leader in sustainability (repurposing leftover food, "imperfect" food items, and local farm goods), they are a shining example of a high-functioning social services organization building up the local community. They distribute healthy meals to a number of other organizations around the area (including schools), offer job training and life counseling for displaced persons, and are empowering student volunteers across America to implement their own "food recycling" programs, eliminating waste and serving the community.

“Please note that DC Central Kitchen cannot be entered from 2nd Street. The entrance to the Central Kitchen is at the back of this building, down the service road off of...

This program change my life . It provides room for growth in every way , Mentally and physically .The staff is so amazing , you'll just have to trust the process because they are hard on you but it's worth it . COMMITMENT, CONSISTENCY , CONFIDENCE , COMPASSION ,AND CHARACTER is what im talking . Your Attitude and Behavior will Change you into a wonderful person while you're getting that Culinary training you need . ohhhh and the SELF EMPOWERMET class is the bomb . I really love this place and all the staff they help build me back up everytime i felt like quitting and made me TRUST THEM ...YES im in 😢😢 😢 because i made it to internship and will be graduating the program. #class 110 on January...

For the last 5 years since I moved to DC, I've been volunteering at the DC Central Kitchen. I first did it during holidays and times of unemployment--so as to remember my blessings. The staff is incredible and as a professional person--it is so wonderful to work with my hands, peeling potatoes, cleaning fish or making a vat of vegetable soup with a thousand different ingredients in it. The foreman are respectful and professional and though the work is hard--you leave the kitchen feeling gratified that your labor contributed to the almost 5,000 meals PER DAY prepared for needy families in DC. ...