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WCK to Return Gaza Operations to Pre-Ceasefire Levels Amid Funding Challenges
World Central Kitchen will be returning to cooking the amount of meals we delivered in Gaza before the ceasefire in October. This decision is driven entirely by financial pressure. It does not…
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Moroccans feeding Morocco
Since the early September earthquake struck Morocco, World Central Kitchen has served more than 700,000 meals by cooking from two Field Kitchens and working alongside dozens of restaurant, catering, and NGO partners.…
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Relief Team responds to refugee crisis in Armenia
The World Central Kitchen team is on our way to Armenia to support refugees who have fled Nagorno-Karabakh in recent days. The enclave was seized by Azerbaijan last week, forcing thousands of…
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Chef Corps Spotlight: Meet Chris Shepherd
Longtime Houston restaurateur and James Beard Award winner Chris Shepherd, formerly of Underbelly Hospitality, is poised to help World Central Kitchen make connections in Houston should we need to return to the…
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By land and air, WCK reaches remote communities in Morocco
One week since a 6.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Morocco, WCK teams have provided more than 55,000 meals to families in the hardest-hit communities. Having conducted a comprehensive aerial assessment of the country’s…
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WCK provides immediate support after Tropical Storm Hilary
Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall along Mexico’s Baja California peninsula before heading north into the US. WCK teams had prepositioned in Mexico, California, and Nevada and began assessing meal needs as soon…
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Helping hands after Hurricane Idalia
Hurricane Idalia made landfall along Florida’s Big Bend late August before heading into Georgia and then further northeast. WCK used a tailor-made strategy of centralized distribution sites along with door-to-door deliveries to…
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60,000 meals served in two weeks: Latest updates from Hawaiʻi
The Hawaiʻi wildfires ignited in mid-August and quickly became some of the most devastating to ever impact the United States. Blazes on Maui destroyed the heart of the coastal town of Lahaina,…
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‘Lahaina Strong’ in the aftermath of Maui wildfires
Local partners have provided invaluable knowledge that is helping guide our response on Maui. We invite you to learn more about two Maui natives, Mark and Harold, who, despite incredible loss, are…
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16,000 meals served in week since Hawaiʻi fires
Wildfires on Hawaiʻi’s Big Island and Maui have devastated communities—tragically they’ve become the deadliest blazes in the United States in more than a century. WCK’s Relief Team arrived to each island on…
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WCK restaurant model uplifts local economy in Ukraine
Today, acute food needs in Ukraine have shifted to newly liberated and frontline communities—mostly along the country’s east and south. As a result, many of our restaurant partners in other parts of…
