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WCK Founder José Andrés named one of U.S. News’ Best Leaders of 2025
WCK founder José Andrés was named one of U.S. News’ Best Leaders of 2025.
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Chef Corps Spotlight: Meet Chef Luis Martinez
Chef Luis is from a Zapotec pueblo in Oaxaca, Mexico and immigrated to the US in 2005. When he learned World Central Kitchen was responding to Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, he was…
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Reaching hardest-hit communities in Mexico after Hurricane Otis
In the weeks since Category 5 Hurricane Otis made landfall along the Pacific coast of Mexico, World Central Kitchen has provided much needed aid—from food and water to masa flour and bridge…
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WCK food supply trucks now entering Gaza
WCK trucks loaded with food and water are now reaching the team in Gaza. We are delivering the desperately needed aid to Anera—our partner on the ground—who is distributing the items to…
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1+ million meals served across Middle East in month since escalation of violence
In the past month, WCK has worked alongside NGOs and restaurant partners, local communities and chefs, to provide more than one million hot, freshly prepared meals in the region, along with produce,…
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Meet WCK’s Ukraine Country Lead: Olha
We recently sat down with Olha—WCK’s Ukraine Country Lead—who oversees our work in the country. Olha shared her background and experiences, as well as her insights and thoughts on this ongoing response.
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Hurricane Otis causes devastation after rapidly intensifying
Since first arriving in Mexico, WCK teams have been airlifting thousands of meals and bottles of water into areas cut off by the storm’s damage and working with local partners to support…
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Chef Corps Spotlight: Meet Chef Cheetie Kumar
North Carolina-based Chef Cheetie Kumar has seen WCK grow since she first enlisted her community to support us in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in 2018.
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A challenging response in the Middle East
In Gaza, Israel, and surrounding countries, World Central Kitchen is working with partners to serve meals to families impacted by the extreme escalation of violence and ensuing humanitarian crisis. The situation is…
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Relief Team responds to Hurricane Otis in Mexico
The World Central Kitchen Relief Team is in Mexico to assess food and water needs after the strongest Pacific hurricane to ever hit the country caused catastrophic damage.
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WCK’s response in Israel and Gaza: A message from WCK CEO Erin Gore
World Central Kitchen is a non-governmental, non-political organization committed to providing meals to people in need, regardless of nationality or ethnicity.



