Why do service? We asked, and the volunteers that arrived at DC Central Kitchen to serve in honor of the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001 responded. So did some of DC Central Kitchen’s employees who were actually in the kitchen preparing meals when the attacks began. All of those featured in the video below [...]
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Americans are Increasingly Engaged with their Communities
Posted in September 21st, 2011
Need a pick-me-up? Searching for evidence that we all really are working for a better tomorrow? With the release of the 2011 Civic Life in America: Key Findings on the Civic health of the Nation report (from the Corporation for National and Community Service), you don’t have to look too far to find a little [...]
Volunteers, First Family Prepare Meals at DC Central Kitchen to Remember 9/11
Posted in September 12th, 2011
As millions spent this weekend giving back to their communities to remember the fallen of September 11, 2001, DC Central Kitchen hosted dozens of volunteers to create thousands of meals – including one very special family. President Obama, First Lady Michelle, and daughters Malia and Sasha helped prepare healthy gumbo and local corn on Saturday [...]
Get Involved with 9/11 Day of Remembrance at your University
Posted in September 9th, 2011
Campus Kitchen students take part in giving back weekly, but this Sunday, September 11 entire communities will perform service in response to the attacks on this country ten years ago. Looking for a last minute way to do service in remembrance? Visit 911day.org. The site invites you to post a tribute, support a cause, and [...]
After the Quake: Campus Kitchens Disaster Preparedness
Posted in August 23rd, 2011
CNN just upgraded the earthquake that rocked the East Coast of the United States to magnitude 5.9. But Campus Kitchens? Well they probably just kept on shaking and baking meals for their client agencies. From the view of the CKP National Office it seems the quake only damaged a few Washington, D.C. landmarks. But [...]
Volunteering in America: How Campus Kitchens Contribute
Posted in August 11th, 2011
Volunteers (that means you Campus Kitchens) are donating more hours of their time than ever, according to the “Volunteering in America” report released this week by the Corporation for National and Community Service. While the overall amount of U.S. volunteers dropped by less than a percentage point from 2009 to 2010, the proportion of volunteers [...]
The Campus Kitchens Project set to attend National Conference on Volunteering and Service
Posted in June 2nd, 2011
As communities across the country face challenges ranging from the dropout crisis to childhood hunger to natural disasters, and as Americans look for ways to give back, volunteer service has become an essential strategy for solving community challenges. Leaders from the service sector, including CEO of DC Central Kitchen Mike Curtin and staff from The [...]
Campus Kitchen at Augsburg College Helps with Tornado Recovery in North Minneapolis
Posted in May 26th, 2011
Yesterday, as communities continued the scramble to supply basic living necessities in neighborhoods devastated by tornadoes Sunday, May 22, volunteers at the Campus Kitchen at Augsburg College mobilized clean-up and feeding efforts for the North Minneapolis community. Campus Kitchen Coordinator Brian Noy helped devise a plan Monday morning after the storms hit: Augsburg’s Sabo Center [...]
Celebrating Service During AmeriCorps Week
Posted in May 16th, 2011
*Re-posted from the DC Central Kitchen website. Abbie Steiner and Karli Hurlebaus begin planting in the DC Truck Farm Volunteers power DC Central Kitchen. 14,000 individuals volunteer with us every year, preparing meals, processing fresh produce, and serving breakfasts to clients on the street. But during AmeriCorps Week we want to recognize the individuals who [...]
What’s next in your Food Career? Think about joining FoodCorps
Posted in January 11th, 2011
For anyone graduating soon, what’s up next in your life has probably crossed your mind. If working with Campus Kitchens has inspired in you a love of community nutrition and the desire to work toward providing healthy food for everyone, you may want to apply to participate in FoodCorps. This new national service program has [...]
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- Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College - This is your source for all things CKGC.
- Campus Kitchen at the College of William and Mary
- Campus Kitchen at University of Florida
- Civil Eats - Supporting development and dialog among local and national leaders about the American food system, and its effects abroad.
- CKP’s Flickr page - Photos from the hallowed halls of CKP
- Farm to Table: the Emerging American Model - A collaborative journalistic forum aimed at strengthening the sustainable and local foods community
- First Helping - The Outreach Program of DCCK, their stories and insights into the streets of DC
- Good Food Jobs - A gastro-job search tool, designed to link people looking for meaningful food work with the businesses that need their energy, enthusiasm and intellect.
- Growing Power - Growing Power is a national nonprofit organization and land trust supporting people from diverse backgrounds, and the environments in which they live, by helping to provide equal access to healthy, high-quality, safe and affordable food for people in all
- Robert Egger’s Piece of Mind - DC Central Kitchen founder and CEO, and author of Begging For Change, winner of the 2004-2005 Terry McAdam Book Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Advancement of Nonprofit Management, blogs about the Kitchen, CKP, and the changing nonprofit sector.
- Slow Food on Campus - Our friends at Slow Food on Campus promote food that’s good, clean, and fair
- Sodexo USA - Our partners at Sodexo USA have entered the blogosphere!
- Stocks, Sauces, and Soul - This blog documents the class experiences of the Culinary Job Training Students at the DC Central Kitchen.
- The Campus Kitchen at Wake Forest University - The web version of Wake Forest University’s Campus Kitchen
- V3 Campaign - Join the movement to strengthen the nonprofit sector led by Robert Egger, founder and president of DC Central Kitchen.
- W&L Campus Kitchens Project - Find out the latest about the Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee University.
- Wasted Food - Inspired by a volunteer shift at the DC Central Kitchen, Jonathan Bloom started researching and writing about wasted food in America. His blog is chock-full of information and inspiration for those of us who recycle food.