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WCK immediately prepares & serves fresh, nourishing meals to communities impacted by natural disasters and during humanitarian crises. #ChefsForTheWorld

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📍Kerrville, TX.WCK’s Paul is at Jersey Mike’s, where local owners Randy and Marissa are stepping up to support their flood-impacted community. They’ve already prepared hundreds of sandwiches for first responders and families affected by the disaster. Especially for first
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@WCKitchen
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WCK teams in Mexico adapted our efforts to meet the individual needs of communities impacted by Hurricane Erick. In areas where residents told us they preferred to cook their own meals, we began distributing food kits that contained enough ingredients for 25 meals each. In 10
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Severe flooding in Texas isn't over. Every day, WCK is adapting as rains continue and flooding impacts roads and bridges. On Monday, we handed out breakfast tacos at The Hunt Store before shifting operations to Center Point due to worsening weather and bridge closures. We're
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WCK teams are meeting families with meals in the town of San Juan del Obispo, supporting communities after hundreds of earthquakes in the region. The mountain road that connects the community of Santa MarĂ­a de JesĂşs to San Juan del Obispo is severely damaged and dangerous to
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In Hunt, Texas, the Hunt Store has long been a place where the community can gather, listen to live music, and share a meal. Since July 4, WCK has served thousands of meals to families at the Hunt Store in the wake of the deadly flooding. By acting as a hub for first responders
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Osama was one of the first local team members to join WCK’s response in Gaza, helping launch operations and deliver meals to families in Rafah. He later moved to Deir al-Balah to support communities through our bakery team. For Osama, the most meaningful moment of the response
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After landslides cut off all road access to Santa MarĂ­a de JesĂşs following the earthquakes in Guatemala, families are walking for hours along steep, dangerous paths to reach essentials. WCK is supporting them with meals they can carry, like tamales and sandwiches, along the way.
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“Every time you deliver a plate and you see people’s faces and what they tell you, it is well worth it.” – Luis, WCK Team Member. Meet Luis, a member of the WCK team in Mexico that distributed meals after Hurricane Erick. Having been directly impacted by Hurricane Otis in 2023,
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Hundreds and hundreds of earthquakes in Guatemala have led to community members pouring down the road from San Juan del Obispo toward Santa MarĂ­a de JesĂşs. We're welcoming them with tamales. #ChefsForGuatemala. Cientos de terremotos en Guatemala han obligado a los miembros de la
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🥬🫑🧅 600,000 kits and lots of love! Over three years into our response in Ukraine, our teams have distributed 600,000+ "borsch kits," complete with beets, cabbage, and other veggies that Ukrainian families love. These kits have become an anticipated tradition in the communities
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@WCKitchen
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Comfort food means more after disaster strikes. With support from local teams and suppliers, WCK prepared dishes that brought a taste of home to families affected by Hurricane Erick. Our Field Kitchen in Oaxaca came together in just 18 hours, and we served 30,000+ hot meals in 12
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“We've served over 6,400 meals here in Texas, but my job is to ask, 'What are those communities we haven't touched yet?' Where have the others not gone?” WCK’s Sam shared with @msnbc almost one week into our response to the devastating flooding in Texas. Watch more here:
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Come cook with our teams in Chacahua, Mexico! WCK distributed produce kits to families who lost access to vital food sources after Hurricane Erick. Now, the community is using those ingredients—including lentils—to cook nourishing meals. Local resident Itamar welcomed us into the
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🎥 Ale is in Santa María de Jesús, a Guatemalan town close to Antigua that was hit hard by dozens of earthquakes. We are connecting with local families. Many people are living in the streets due to either damage or fear of being in their homes. #ChefsForGuatemala. 🎥Ale está en
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@WCKitchen
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WCK teams in Gaza are supporting medical staff at the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in Khan Younis with daily deliveries of hot meals. We are also ensuring a portion of the meals are distributed to patients in the maternity and obstetrics ward to support mothers and their children.
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Local restaurant partners have been at the heart of WCK’s relief efforts in Mexico after Hurricane Erick. Javiera is at Mar y Leña, a family-owned business that immediately jumped into action to cook for their community. With support from WCK, they were able to increase their
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The Hunt Store has been the heart of Hunt, Texas for decades, and now it is serving as a hub for relief efforts after the devastating flooding. WCK restaurant partner The Twisted Texican, based in nearby Bandera, brought their food truck here to support first responders and local
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In the few moments between search and rescue efforts, WCK teams have been serving meals to first responders who are working around the clock following the devastating flash floods in Texas. #ChefsForTexas
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@WCKitchen
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In the wake of devastating floods in Texas, WCK has served nearly 7,000 meals to families and first responders. We’re working with local partners like Pint & Plow Brewing Company, where the team is preparing nourishing meals to fuel recovery efforts. “They can sit down and have a
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@WCKitchen
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World Central Kitchen’s Relief Team is in Guatemala, where over 150 earthquakes over the past two days, at least one of which has registered at a magnitude 5.7, have left communities destroyed and caused fatalities. The resulting infrastructure damage has left many families
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“Everybody coming together, wanting to help… it’s just confirmed what I felt about the city already. Everybody’s sticking together.” – Randy, Owner of Kerrville Jersey Mike’s. Randy and his wife Marissa, along with their staff at Jersey Mike’s, saw that their community was in
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