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WCK’s Commitment to Ukraine
Four years ago, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion, World Central Kitchen made a simple promise: We stand with the people of Ukraine. Since those first days in 2022, WCK has served…
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Meet the WCK Field Monitoring Team in Ukraine
WCK has mobilized field monitoring teams who stay in regular contact with communities all over Ukraine. Through this process, WCK remains responsive to what communities need and are able to ensure access…
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Seeds of Hope: Here’s what is growing in Ukraine’s soil
Black soil is the most fertile soil found on earth—and 65% of Ukraine’s land is covered in it. Because of this, more than half of Ukrainian households grew their own home gardens…
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WCK mobilizes amid wildfires in Greece
A historic heatwave gripped Greece in late July and the heat combined with windy conditions to ignite more than 100 wildfires across the country. Firefighters and citizen volunteers jumped into action, working…
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Vermonters support neighbors after catastrophic floods
In early July, severe storms began rolling through the northeastern US. Torrential downpours dumped two months’ worth of rain onto the region in a matter of days. In Vermont, multiple cities and…
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WCK Chef Corps members honored at James Beard Awards ceremony
Eleven World Central Kitchen Chef Corps members were James Beard Award finalists this year in recognition of their talent, creativity, and commitment to their communities. The Beard awards are often considered “the…
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Meet Svitlana and Inna—WCK Food Fighters in Kharkiv
Svitlana and Inna—two WCK team members and Food Fighters—stand out among the countless heroes in Kharkiv that since the first days of the war have shown up to support their neighbors. We sat…
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WCK reaching hardest-hit communities in Ukraine
With more aid organizations now present in large population centers throughout Ukraine, WCK teams are able to focus on supporting the most isolated, at risk, and hardest-hit regions of the country. As…
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The aftermath of the Kakhovka dam collapse
Flooding destroyed entire villages and devastated vast farmland. Still, our teams are witnessing families forge ahead and WCK is standing with them, providing hope one plate of food at a time. In…
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Working with the Fierce Urgency of Now
How World Central Kitchen’s model is different and has grown along the way.
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Immediate action following Kakhovka dam collapse
In the early hours of June 6, residents of southern Ukraine woke to water streaming into their homes. The Kakhovka dam—located in the Kherson region along the Dnipro River—had been destroyed. Damage…
