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About · Our KitchenVolume IDetroit, MI
Built in Detroit. Neighborhood by neighborhood.

Food access is a
right, not a privilege.

Affordable meal kits, built in Detroit. Neighborhood by neighborhood.

Section 01

Our mission.

Food Access Is a Right, Not a Privilege

Our Kitchen is a Detroit L3C — a low-profit limited liability company — built to make fresh, affordable, chef-designed meal kits accessible to every neighborhood in the city. We operate from neighborhood pickup locations in food-insecure communities, price every kit at cost-plus-small-margin, and accept SNAP/EBT. Our members are also our co-owners.

Section 02

Detroit's food access gap.

Detroit is one of the most food-insecure major cities in the United States. The numbers tell a stark story:

  • ~30%of Detroit residents live in food-insecure householdsUSDA Economic Research Service, 2023
  • ~60%of Detroit neighborhoods are classified as food desertsDetroit Food Policy Council, 2022
  • $1.50average cost per meal of a home-cooked dinner — vs. $9+ for fast foodUSDA Center for Nutrition Policy, 2023 (per-portion figure normalized to a single-meal portion size)
Section 03

What makes us different.

What Makes Our Kitchen Different

  • Flexible Subscription Model

    Weekly pickup — with skip-a-week or pause built in. You choose what fits your household.

  • SNAP/EBT & Double Up Food Bucks

    We accept SNAP/EBT and participate in Michigan's Double Up Food Bucks program, doubling the value of SNAP dollars spent on eligible produce.

  • Zero-Waste Pre-Portioned Kits

    Every ingredient is pre-portioned to the recipe. No food waste, no overbuying, no guesswork. Packaging is reusable or compostable.

  • Community Co-Ownership

    We are building toward member co-ownership. Subscribers will earn equity once that program launches.

Section 04

The founder.

A Detroit story, told straight.

Stock portrait used as a temporary placeholder until the commissioned founder photo is delivered.

Jake Dailey

Founder

Jake grew up in metro Detroit, where his mother kept homemade meals on the table even when time and budget were tight. Feeding the people we care about should be easier than it is. Jake founded Our Kitchen to make it so. He brings a decade of technology and operations leadership and graduate training in policy at Georgetown to the work.

Section 05

Our partners.

Our Partners

  • Eastern Market

    Detroit's 140-year-old public market supplies our seasonal produce at wholesale prices, keeping kit costs low while supporting local farmers.

  • Double Up Food Bucks

    A Michigan-wide program that matches SNAP dollars spent on produce, effectively doubling purchasing power for eligible households.

  • Detroit Food Policy Council

    Our policy and advocacy partner, helping us navigate city programs, grant funding, and community engagement in Detroit neighborhoods.

Section 06

Careers.

We hire as the kitchen grows.

Our Kitchen is small and growing carefully. We're not actively recruiting right now, but if you're a Detroit cook, packer, route lead, or operations partner who wants to be on file when we open a role, write to us at hello@ourkitchendetroit.org with the subject line Future kitchen.

Section 07

Press.

For reporters covering Detroit food access.

For interview requests, photos, or background on the neighborhood pickup model, email hello@ourkitchendetroit.org with the subject line Press. We aim to respond within two business days.

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Together, we're OK!
— The Our Kitchen Team