HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE to them. It never gets old and is always inspiring. Everyone has a role to play in our work, and learning what that means to each person here constantly reminds me how important what we do is and how far the ripples of empowerment and opportunity travel throughout our shared community,” says Mike.
DCCK also provides job opportunities at three social enterprise cafes and through their catering services. The first cafe was opened in 2019 at“ THEARC” in Southeast D. C.“ Marianne’ s by DCCK” followed in 2022 on the first floor of the downtown flagship DC Public Library, and the third, within the new headquarters at the Michael R. Klein Center for Jobs and Justice, opened in 2023.
“ There are a lot of really big milestones that we’ ve seen throughout our 36-year history— I think the biggest flex point has been the opening of the Michael R. Klein Center for Jobs and Justice,” says Melissa.“ In addition to being big, bright and a beautiful space to work in each day, the new space has allowed us to grow exponentially. Over the past two years, DCCK has increased the number of students enrolled in the Culinary Job Training program, expanded our culinary operations and
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We turn otherwise wasted food and local farm products into more than 5,000 balanced meals each day for 100 front-line nonprofits, shelters and youth programs across D. C. We’ ve served more than 51 million meals and recovered well over 35 million pounds of food in our 36-year history.
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— Melissa Gold
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