COMMUNITY KITCHEN Nourishing our community and building healthy futures

FOOD IS FUNDAMENTAL

BIG BITES 75% Share of students 

DC Bilingual Public Charter School (DCB) promotes high-quality,

eligible for free and

affordable meals and comprehensive nutrition education to

reduced price meals

provide our students with

116,745 Number of meals produced per year in-house 

the foundation they need to succeed

academically and lead healthy, productive lives.   75% of DCB students are low-income. For many of our students, accessing the healthy food they need to come to school every day, ready to learn, is a challenge. As a result,

many DCB

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students rely on school food to meet their daily needs.

New jobs created for DCB

The DCB Community Kitchen will prepare the meals our

families, near their children

students need to thrive and serve as a culinary hub for production, educational, and vocational purposes.

$35,000 Annual savings from using a dishwasher versus paper goods

10 TONS  Trash eliminated through inhouse meal production 

The DCB Community Kitchen will: - Feed our students and community

high quality meals. 

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Enhance our dynamic nutrition education programming . 

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Engage our families

through bilingual training and job

opportunities closer to their children and homes.  -

Reduce waste

with in-house food production and reusable

plates and utensils. 

A RECIPE FOR GROWTH INGREDIENTS Mobilize - DCB will publicize the vision of the Community Kitchen to inspire our community and beyond - local chefs, educators, businesses, and others. Fundraise - DCB will raise $500,000 through grants and donations to construct the Community Kitchen during the whole-school modernization project, summer 2018. Build a team - In collaboration with local organizations and businesses, DCB will train and hire skilled Community Kitchen staff. Program - The Community Kitchen will launch meal service and educational Preliminary DCB Community Kitchen Design 

NEXT STEPS Fall 2017  Board

workshops  during the 2018-19 school year. Replicate - The Community Kitchen will serve as a model for self-prep school food nationwide.

of Directors, PTA, staff, and

community members work together to develop and implement a fundraising strategy and plan of action for Community Kitchen.

$35,000 Cost savings per year of

Spring 2018  DCB

community continues to

fundraise for the Community Kitchen. Partnerships defined with local organizations to support operation of the Community Kitchen, such as Carlos Rosario, DC Central Kitchen, and DC Greens. 

Summer 2018

DCB undergoes school-wide

modernization project, including the build-out of the Community Kitchen. DCB partners with local organizations and businesses in the industry to hire and train community kitchen staff. 

Fall 2018

DCB Community Kitchen opens its doors

to serve our students. Quarterly Community Meals commence in Nov/Dec to invite families and neighbors to experience the project. 

Spring 2019

DCB Community Kitchen launches

adult education workshops during evenings and weekends. 

using a dishwasher versus paper goods