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José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen (WCK), has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest civilian honor, in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to humanitarian work and the culinary community.

Once more, the WCK family is mourning the loss of a friend, team member, and courageous Food Fighter. Igor—a WCK volunteer—was killed when a Russian missile hit his apartment building in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region.

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 the conflict enters a new phase, we are prioritizing efforts aimed at supporting communities caught between the fighting to provide nourishing meals to…

World Central Kitchen is honored to have now served 350 million meals worldwide. Right now, WCK Relief Teams are on the ground in Gaza, Israel, Lebanon, Japan, Ukraine, Florida, and Alabama supporting families impacted by conflict and natural disasters.

World Central Kitchen arrived in the Sumy region of Ukraine at the beginning of April 2022, just weeks after Russia launched its full scale invasion. Today, in the midst of an energy and food shortage caused by Russian attacks, WCK remains. Sumy Oblast shares an almost 350-mile border with Russia and contains one of just…

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 to food doesn’t stop when the power gets cut. We spoke with three WCK field monitors—Ruslan, Olha, and Vova—about their roles. In the…

One of seven WCK workers killed by the IDF in Gaza on April 1, 2024.

The Monitoring Team’s mission is to keep up-to-date with the current situations in frontline villages in Ukraine. Come meet Anton, Tetiana, and Yuriy, some of the brave Food Fighters working behind the scenes to make sure WCK’s meals and food kits reach the people who need them.

While many regions in Ukraine were liberated in recent months, intense fighting continues across the east. Communities are suffering from daily artillery barrages, with homes and energy infrastructure being targeted. Large-scale attacks have left innocent Ukrainian families in the dark. Regions where fighting has eased are still impacted by lack of heat, power, and water,…