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Campus Kitchen

The Campus Kitchens Project (CKP)

The Campus Kitchens Project (CKP), is a leader in resourceful anti-hunger programs for communities around the country. The Campus Kitchen Washington DC, housed at St. Luke’s Mission Center, has just completed its pilot year, engaging in food recovery, meal prep and delivery once a month. Because of the great involvement and dedication of our volunteers, we are excited to expand our programs with the goal of serving a meal once a week by the end of the year.

Student leaders and volunteers from American University, Georgetown, and George Washington, members of our congregation, the National Cathedral, and other community organizations are making this new venture possible. We are recovering food from AU’s dining service partner, Bon Appétit, Georgetown's dining service partner, Aramark, the Bethesda metro Starbucks, Cleveland Park Chipotle, and Jericho Center of Hope Food Bank.

We have also just received a $3,000 grant from the National Campus Kitchens Project through AARP to hire two interns to expand our work with our community's senior populations, cooking up an end to isolation as well as hunger. We are delighted to support our local Aging in Place organization, the Glover Park Village, by supplying them meals for their Friday programs. With them we'll be looking to begin other programs as well, such as a "cooking for the community by the community" where folks can come in, cook and eat together and have meals to take home.

There are many new possibilities on the horizon in this year of growth, so come and join us in our work!

More information on CKP. 

Get Involved

• Join a food recovery team. Volunteers are needed to pick up pastries from Starbucks (7140 Wisconsin Ave. NW) on the designated Saturdays.

• Food Preparation and Delivery.  Volunteers are needed for one or both shifts of the designated Saturdays. Join us from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. at St. Luke’s Mission Center to prepare the food or join us at Regency House (5201 Connecticut Ave., NW) from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. to serve.

Get Connected

• To learn more about Campus Kitchen at the St. Luke’s Mission Center, contact Director of St. Luke's Mission Center, Rebecca Ballard.

• Learn about volunteer dates and sign up to participate through our online volunteer scheduling site Metropolitan Memorial Cooperative Parish - Serve Now!  

Campus Kitchen Partners

Bon Appétit Management Company is an onsite restaurant company that provides café and catering services to corporations, colleges and universities, and specialty venues. "We are proud to partner with The Campus Kitchen because we have the conviction that today can be a little better and a little more fulfilling than yesterday. We recognize the great power and importance of food, and that breaking bread together helps create a sense of community and comfort."

Bon Appétit was the first food service company to address the issues related to where our food comes from and how it is grown. We are still the largest restaurant company with such a high level of commitment to socially responsible practices. We do this for the well being of our communities and the environment. Learn more about sustainability initiatives and kitchen principles.