Meal Distribution

DCCK is not a soup kitchen.
Though our headquarters is a bustling kitchen, we serve no meals there.

Every day, we turn 3,000 pounds of leftover food into 4,500 meals. Our staff loads these meals onto our fleet of trucks and delivers them to 100 partner agencies in the Washington metropolitan area, including homeless shelters, rehabilitation clinics, and afterschool programs.

Our meal deliveries allow our partners to focus their energy and resources on their unique missions. In 2009 alone, we saved these agencies $4.5 million in food costs.

In addition to providing meals to men, women, and children in the community, the Meal Distribution Program also acts to provide long-term solutions to hunger. By acting as the classroom for the DC Central Kitchen’s Culinary Job Training program, the Kitchen gives men and women the chance to gain valuable job skills and contribute back to the community at the same time.

To assist our chefs and trainees in meal preparation, please visit our volunteer page.

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