The MK Mission
To End Chronic Homelessness
The Miriam’s Kitchen team utilizes a comprehensive approach to eliminating the housing crisis in Washington, D.C. Through engaging our guests with healthy, made-from-scratch meals, we connect them with personalized social services that assist them with re-building their lives. Beyond our intensive program offering, we regularly engage community leaders and elected officials who fiercely advocate on our guests’ behalf.
Our Reach
How we’re impacting
lives of those in need
Miriam’s Kitchen helps individuals obtain the housing, health and critical resources needed to end chronic homelessness.
84,000
Serving almost
84,000 meals a year
925
Working with 925 volunteers over the last year
201
Providing permanent supportive
housing for 201 formerly
unhoused individuals
MK News
What’s going on at Miriam’s Kitchen
They haven’t stopped evicting encampments, but we won’t stop our pressure
It’s happening again. On Tuesday, July 30, the District will evict another 14 people from an encampment. During a summer of record-breaking heat, these neighbors settled together near a vent producing cool air for their survival. Approximately 10 of the 14 people who will be displaced on Tuesday were previously displaced from a Foggy Bottom… View Article
Miriam’s Kitchen cites severe gaps in upcoming DC budget
When Mayor Bowser proposed her budget, we knew there was work to do. Drastic cuts to essential housing resources like PSH (Permanent Supportive Housing), ERAP (Emergency Rental Assistance), and more, sacrifice the hope of – and support for – our neighbors experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. So, we acted. In coalition through The… View Article
The DC FY25 Budget Woefully Underfunds Housing to End Homelessness
This week, the DC Council took their first vote on Mayor Bowser’s proposed FY 2025 budget. As we shared in April, the Mayor’s budget not only fell horribly short of meaningfully addressing chronic homelessness, but also made devastating cuts across DC’s social safety net. While the Council has made increases to many programs, shockingly few… View Article
