“Cook as you would for your own family...with love.” - DC Central ...

2005
The Kitchen graduates its 60th Culinary
Job Training program class and its
500th graduate.
Using the Kitchen to teach knife skills and life
skills really works; DCCK hones its life-changing
Culinary Job Training program.
2006
DC Central Kitchen helps launch the first
Nonprofit Congress, which brings 400
delegates to Washington to find common
ground and a shared voice for change.
Stepping further into national leadership, the
Kitchen uses its national reputation to highlight
the economic impact and innovative solutions
offered by the nonprofit sector.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr. Muhammad
Yunus visits the Kitchen to compare notes
on programs.
The Kitchen commits to elevating the dialogue
about mircrofinance in America and begins to
explore new social enterprise projects.
Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton decorate a cake
Capital Carts provides employment for CJT graduates
2008
DCCK launches Capital Carts
and the Farmers Co-op to
procure fresh produce while
supporting local farms.
Redefining sustainability, the
Kitchen goes directly to farmers
to create a new distribution
network. Fresh local produce is
also used in foods sold through
the Kitchen’s new micro-business
street food cart project.
The Kitchen opens its 15th
Campus Kitchen and its
first high school version at
Gonzaga College High School
in Washington, DC.
First Helping leads the implementation of the
Housing First program in DC.
Asked by the city to participate, the Kitchen
demonstrates how its pre-existing programs
are easily adaptable to speed the successful
implementation of new initiatives.
The Kitchen launches the national V3 Campaign to
ensure that Voice, Value and Votes are recognized
in every election in America.
The Kitchen firmly establishes itself, locally and
nationally, as a leader in a new national dialogue
about the role of nonprofits, volunteers, existing
resources and philanthropy.
Founder Robert Egger with
Dr. Muhammad Yunus