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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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@WCKitchen
World Central Kitchen
30 days
“These are the heroes of WCK. These 7 beautiful souls were killed by the IDF in a strike as they were returning from a full day's mission. Their smiles, laughter, and voices are forever embedded in our memories.” - Erin Gore, CEO. Read more:
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We are aware of reports that members of the World Central Kitchen team have been killed in an IDF attack while working to support our humanitarian food delivery efforts in Gaza. This is a tragedy. Humanitarian aid workers and civilians should NEVER be a target. EVER.
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World Central Kitchen is devastated to confirm seven members of our team have been killed in an IDF strike in Gaza. Read our full statement on the loss of our team members here:
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@WCKitchen
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World Central Kitchen is calling for an independent investigation into the IDF strikes that killed seven members of our team on April 1, 2024. Read our full statement here:
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@WCKitchen
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WCK is now active in more than 30 states & territories feeding communities in need during this pandemic. Our friends at @Salesforce have committed to supporting #ChefsForAmerica by matching all donations up to $250,000 made through this link: Thank you! 🙏
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Thousands of Ukrainians have helped WCK serve nearly 180 million meals since February. Today, WCK’s @chefjoseandres was awarded the Order of Merit from President @ZelenskyyUa . This is a huge honor & our team is humbled to work side by side with Ukrainians to feed Ukrainians. 🇺🇦
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@WCKitchen
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As snow fell in Medyka today, the WCK team served 4,000 hot meals over 18 hours. Tonight we are setting up a tent and tomorrow will begin providing meals 24 hours a day as families continue to cross the border at all hours of the night in search of safety. #ChefsForUkraine
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It’s below freezing outside the Lviv railway station where Ukrainians arrive through the night from the east. @natemook & the WCK team brought bograch, a hearty stew, to keep families warm. Ivan, a car dealer turned soup provider, setup a huge cauldron here! #ChefsForUkraine 🇺🇦
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Proskovia is 92—she lived through WWII & now lives under constant shelling in eastern Ukraine. Her grandson is on the frontlines & she’s worried sick about him. Proskovia looks forward to WCK food deliveries & doesn’t let us go until we take 🍎s from her garden! #ChefsForUkraine
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Report from Hawaiʻi🎥WCK teams reached the island of Maui last night where wildfires have killed dozens of people & destroyed neighborhoods. We arrived with sandwiches & water for first responders fighting the flames & will begin providing meals to evacuees today. #ChefsForHawaii
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WCK’s @SamBloch1 is on the ground at the Ukraine-Poland border, where thousands of refugees are crossing. Tonight we have meals here & at a train station where families are sleeping. We will scale up efforts quick to serve hundreds of thousands here & in Romania. #ChefsForUkraine
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First thing Svetlana & her daughter Eva did after they crossed the Romanian border in Siret was to ask for a warm place to rest, hot tea & soup. WCK volunteers were there and able to provide them with fresh meals. After more than 2 days, little Eva fell asleep. #ChefsForUkraine
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WCK’s @SamBloch1 reports from our free pop-up restaurant in Chico where we are serving those displaced by the #CampFire ! #ChefsForCalifornia
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Meals are out for delivery in Kharkiv, Ukraine 🇺🇦 As the attack intensifies, supplies are becoming increasingly difficult to come by—working with 4 kitchens through Yaposhka, we’re supporting meal deliveries to people sheltering in bunkers and others in need. #ChefsForUkraine
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@WCKitchen
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WCK is supporting the families of the WCK Heroes we lost April 1. Thousands of you have reached out asking to help—this In Memoriam fund also goes directly to their loved ones:
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Update with WCK's @chefjoseandres in Türkiye 🇹🇷 WCK teams have scaled up our response quickly—we're serving over 90,000 meals each day. Working with local chefs & restaurants, we can support the efforts they've started to ensure families have hot, fresh meals. #ChefsForT ürkiye
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REPORT from the parking garage where National Guard troops were re-assigned to take breaks instead of the US Capitol. Good news is they are allowed back & are packing up here. We brought hot soup that we are giving as they get onto buses & will serve back at the Capitol as well!
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Fresh meals coming out of the kitchen in Odessa, Ukraine! WCK is working with Chef Aleksander Yourz & team at Yourz Space Bistro prepping 1,000 plates of pasta & fresh baked bread for residents & those defending the city—they’ll scale up service as they’re able. #ChefsForUkraine
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@WCKitchen
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The community of Przemyśl, Poland has come together to organize a local memorial on Thursday, April 4 to honor WCK hero Damian Soból. Both the mass & memorial walk are open to the public—all are welcome to attend & pay tribute to Damian. Please see the infographic for details.
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Today’s scene at Dulles Airport outside DC ✈️ To support families landing from Afghanistan, the WCK team is here to provide fresh, hot meals upon arrival. People have not eaten in hours—or days—by the time they land. Today’s plates came from @lebanesetaverna . #ChefsForAfghans
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@WCKitchen
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Today we wish our founder @chefjoseandres the happiest of birthdays! The WCK team is honored to stand alongside you as we work to ensure food is not a problem, but an opportunity to nourish & uplift communities.
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This is Anatoly, a chef at The First restaurant in Odesa, Ukraine. Before the war, he was a top sushi master in the city! Now he cooks nourishing meals like this hearty beef stew with vegetables for those in need across the city. #ChefsForUkraine 🇺🇦
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Meet Rubble, our tiniest & most tired team member after a long Sunday of delivering meals on Abaco! He was born during Dorian, and now works hard to support our relief efforts 🐶 #ChefsForBahamas
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WCK's Sam is on Sanibel Island, FL. The island was devastated by Hurricane Ian—the singular causeway collapsed making it now inaccessible by car. We've flown in food & water for first responders to give to anyone still on the island as rescue efforts continue. #ChefsForFlorida
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"We were cleaning up & we were starving. We saw the food trucks & came over. They told us it was free, and I asked, ‘What? How?’ There is no Democrat here, no Republican. No left or right. This is all of us feeding & working together." Curby, Cape Coral #ChefsForFlorida
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While some trucks are again able to cross from Poland into Ukraine, many drivers remain stuck in queues near the border. To help them cope with lack of access to food on the highway and freezing temperatures, our teams provided bowls of hearty barley soup with meat and veggies.
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Today we served our 100,000th #ChefsForBahamas meal. But it’s not just about delivering food to eat — it’s the message: We are all here for you during this difficult time. ❤️🇧🇸
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@WCKitchen
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Read World Central Kitchen's statement about the preliminary findings of IDF's investigation into their own strikes that killed seven members of our team on April 1, 2024:
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WCK has expanded our #ChefsForUkraine response into Romania! Working with restaurants like Marinela in Ștefănești, we’re serving hot, fresh meals to families at a local community center. Today Marinela made chicken soup, pilaf with sausage, and chicken with polenta.
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@WCKitchen
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Carlton works in the Deli at Tops Market in Buffalo. When the shooting began, he grabbed his coworkers and they locked themselves in a walk-in cooler. There are no other grocery options close by, so we’re here serving meals to any neighbors in need. #ChefsForBuffalo
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@WCKitchen
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Sandwich and hot meal prep under way this morning for our National Guard and other first responders in DC! On the menu: Roast beef, sun-dried tomato with basil aioli on ciabatta 🥪 & tomato braised vegetable stew with cannelloni beans 🍲 (plus a version with chicken!) #ChefsForDC
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. @chefjoseandres reporting in from the US Capitol where the WCK team is serving fresh meals to the National Guard and other first responders! We are grateful for their service 🙏 and proud to do our small part. #ChefsForDC
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WCK teams mobilize across Gaza daily to distribute food to displaced Palestinians. Our 60+ kitchens in southern and central Gaza are cooking hundreds of thousands of meals each day like this mujadara, a comforting dish of rice, lentils, and caramelized onions. #ChefsForThePeople
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@WCKitchen
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Support our #ChefsForPuertoRico providing meals to #HurricaneMaria victims. Donate now: . @chefjoseandres
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@WCKitchen
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The community of Paris, France has come together to organize a candle light vigil on Saturday, April 6 in loving memory of WCK hero Zomi Frankcom. All are welcome to attend to pay tribute to Zomi. Please see the infographic for details.
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At Dulles Airport, the WCK Relief Team has served hundreds of meals so far today to Afghan refugees arriving on site. One bowl option on the menu: Falafel with pickled turnips, sumac onion, basmati rice & either hummus or tahini – all topped with parsley 🌿 #ChefsForAfghans
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UPDATE from the border of Ukraine 📽️ 150,000+ people have fled—WCK’s @SamBloch1 is at an accommodation center where buses bring families after they cross into Poland. We’re still serving meals at the border while also expanding to serve in Moldova & Ukraine soon. #ChefsForUkraine
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Chef Wendy is checking in from Maui, where local chefs are preparing fresh meals at the community college's culinary school. This chef collective came together to help provide comforting food to their neighbors in Lahaina and other impacted areas of the island. #ChefsForHawaii
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@WCKitchen
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With below freezing temperatures in Przemyśl, we’re serving comforting cups of hot chocolate! 🍫 Each day, the WCK team prepares fresh batches at our field kitchen to share with families crossing the border and arriving at Reception Centers. #ChefsForUkraine
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@WCKitchen
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Saif played critical roles that made our operation possible, translating and serving as a trusted and protective driver. As WCK grieves the loss of our 7 heroes, we are taking the time to remember & honor their incredible lives. Read Saif’s tribute here:
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Outside the Lviv train station, Ivan works day & night (and sleeps in a tent here!) to ensure Ukrainians arriving have a hot meal. He's been volunteering since the attack began & WCK partner FEST is now helping prepare bograch soup & sandwiches to serve here. #ChefsForUkraine
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After reaching Irpin & Bucha shortly after they were retaken by Ukrainian forces, @chefjoseandres and the WCK team returned the next day with hundreds of hot meals and 6,000 kilos of food. We will keep coming back here—and to other liberated towns near Kyiv. #ChefsForUkraine 🇺🇦
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WCK’s Relief Team is in Louisville, Kentucky ready to serve meals to those in line at the 1 polling station tomorrow. We have food trucks lined up, water & our partner @chefedwardlee is cooking burgers. Families from food insecure areas can also take meals home #ChefsForDemocracy
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The Przemyśl, Poland community united to honor the exuberant life of Damian Soból. Following a mass at the Cathedral of Przemyśl, there was a memorial walk to Volunteer Corner at the very same train station where Damian first greeted Ukrainians fleeing from home with WCK in 2022.
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The WCK paella pans are up & running in Puerto Rico! 🥘 Our Relief Team has started cooking up hot meals to take to some of the most impacted communities following Hurricane Fiona. We’re preparing rice with sausage and vegetables including corn & peas. #ChefsForPuertoRico
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The journey out of Ukraine is long & difficult—more than half a million people have fled so far. People walk for days in search of safety. In Medyka, families are greeted by volunteers who have come to help, many who are working with us to serve fresh, hot meals. #ChefsForUkraine
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WCK’s Keem is checking in from Marietta, Georgia next to the Cobb County early voting site! After seeing the incredibly long line today, Keem reached out to local restaurants who jumped in right away to get pizza & fresh tacos for the community! #ChefsForThePolls
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🎥 The WCK convoy earlier today heading to western Maui with thousands of meals for first responders & families impacted by the fires. Communities in this area are the hardest-hit on the island, so we’ll continue supporting the best way we know how. #ChefsForHawaii
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WCK meals delivered to children & their families in Moldova! Working with partners on the ground, Ukrainian refugees at Chișinău Airport were served fresh plates of baked chicken over pasta with a tomato salad and bread from local restaurants. #ChefsForUkraine
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@WCKitchen
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Thank you @colbertlateshow for having WCK founder @chefjoseandres & our friend @RealRonHoward on tonight to talk about We Feed People—a new film documenting a piece of the World Central Kitchen story! 🙏
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With 2.6 million customers in Texas without power, and boil water advisories in place, the WCK team & Burns BBQ delivered 250 meals to another senior community in Houston. Ruben, a resident here, is helping Steve deliver the comforting meals to neighbors in need. #ChefsForTexas
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Sonia is 6 & her cat Margherita is 15—our team met them while serving meals in Chișinău. Sonia’s family fled the violence in the middle of night before arriving in Moldova. She told us her favorite things to do included dancing, singing & cooking w/ her grandad. #ChefsForUkraine
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After today's terrorist attack on the Brooklyn subway, WCK's local Relief Team jumped into action to see how we could best support. Working with longtime restaurant partners, we now have 750 portions of hot, delicious 🍕 on the way for first responders. #ChefsForBrooklyn
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Update from Ukraine 🇺🇦 WCK’s @SamBloch1 is in Krakovets where there’s a steady line of people heading into Poland. WCK has established meal sites at all 8 border crossings into Poland as we expand to now also provide meals for families waiting on the other side. #ChefsForUkraine
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The Carpineni Orphanage in Moldova has suddenly become a shelter for Ukrainian families fleeing home. Housing 100 people, the shelter’s kitchen has relied on donations from the small, surrounding community. Now, WCK is supporting this team to provide fresh meals. #ChefsForUkraine
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"Tony was able to see what we are not able to see. He gave importance to things that many of us took for granted. That’s the beauty of Tony—he could make you think about something in ways you never thought possible." -Chef José Andrés #BourdainDay
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Another busy day in Uvalde, Texas as our WCK team and local partners served up comforting hot meals & treats to the community here—including cupcakes and 700 snow cones. Today, a volunteer brought bubble machines, ring toss and an outdoor bowling set for the kids! #ChefsForUvalde
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UPDATE from Jackson, Mississippi where thousands of residents are still without access to clean water. WCK has set up distribution sites for neighbors to come get bottled water for use at home—we have distributed more than 71,000 gallons in the past 4 days. #ChefsForMississippi
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Starting deliveries to hospitals in Mumbai, India! The first meals went to day staff, with another delivery for the night crew. On today’s menu: vegetable makhanwala with Dhaniya Pulao—a coriander rice. We will be back each day & this week expanding to more cities. #ChefsForIndia
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WCK’s plane packed with supplies arrived in Poland! ✈️ Working with Correos—the Spanish postal service that first began helping us deliver meals in 2020—we were able to fill the entire aircraft for its inaugural flight with much-needed supplies for our efforts. #ChefsForUkraine
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In Harris County, TX—home to the city of Houston & 4.7 million people—there’s one ballot drop off site. Lines have been long & polling staff working hard, so we made sure they had a hot meal today from our partner restaurant Lucille’s! Thank you poll workers🙏 #ChefsForThePolls
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We’re still going in Louisville, Kentucky as residents come by to vote. We’ve seen a steady flow of voters since this morning & it’s picking up now that many have finished work. We will be here with fresh meals and water as long as we are needed. #ChefsForDemocracy
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Good news from Kharkiv! @natemook is with Vera and the Yaposhka team at a new kitchen location following the missile strike. All of the restaurant staff came back to help prepare meals—and the 3 injured team members have been released from the hospital! #ChefsForUkraine 🇺🇦
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The hearts of the WCK team are heavy today as a friend & incredible volunteer in his community in Chuhuiv was killed in yesterday's missile strike. WCK provided Sardor, pictured left, with ingredients to help him in his effort to cook for his neighbors—he will be deeply missed.💔
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Sitting on a plane for the last 26 hours, this mother from Afghanistan arrived at the airport tonight and told us the last meal she had was yesterday morning. With her two young kids, she had a bowl of beef shawarma over rice. #ChefsForAfghans
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Hurricane #Ida prep is underway this morning in New Orleans 🥪 The WCK Relief Team is at @NOCHI_tweets making hundreds of sandwiches for local shelters that the city has set up to get people experiencing homelessness through the Cat-4 storm. More coming soon. #ChefsForLouisiana
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Tomorrow is Easter in Ukraine! WCK teams across the country are baking special treats for families. In Lviv, our partner FEST is making 2,500 gift boxes for refugees. Here’s a look behind the scenes at the incredible operation! #ChefsForUkraine 🇺🇦
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Families in recently liberated Chernihiv are still afraid—many have continued living below ground & most are too nervous to answer the door. Working with neighbors & trusted loved ones, WCK brought meals served with friendly smiles to each door or window in need. #ChefsForUkraine
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In Kyiv, WCK has begun supporting a new partner—a local restaurant that typically feeds workers in the city's business center. Now, they've transformed their kitchen to support families impacted by the war. On the menu today? Chicken, rice, veggies, salad & soup! #ChefsForUkraine
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UPDATE from @natemook who is in Ustrzyki Dolne in the south of Poland near the Ukrainian border. We are working with the city to provide hot meals to refugees crossing here, and visited the local gymnasium that volunteers have turned into a donation center! #ChefsForUkraine 🇺🇦
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On the ground in Ukraine: WCK’s @natemook reports in tonight as we distribute food to families while they wait hours and hours to cross the border into Poland. #ChefsForUkraine 🇺🇦
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Since the invasion of Ukraine, WCK & our #ChefsForUkraine partners have provided 1,000,000 meals in 55+ cities across 5 countries. As the situation continues to evolve, we are ready to adapt to best support families in need. Read the latest from our team:
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Sunday morning #ChefsForBahamas lunch prep in Nassau: @mingtsai is making Bahaman tuna salad for sandwiches to be delivered by helicopter and seaplane! 🥪
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The WCK team went to Odesa to visit our brave restaurant partners as the city prepares for invasion—here's what we saw & heard from those cooking on the front lines. We'll keep supporting their efforts & bringing in food supplies to help sustain Odesa through an uncertain future.
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WCK chefs are busy in our Relief Kitchen in Florida this morning, preparing thousands of portions of pasta bolognese with fresh salad 🥗 We’ll keep cooking up hot meals as our teams get out into impacted communities today to find anyone in need of some support. #ChefsForFlorida
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In Kyiv, WCK has been working with Hospitality for Humanity, another nonprofit organization, to get meals to residents in need. The team has served more than 16,000 fresh meals to people staying in bomb shelters and other locations housing local families. #ChefsForUkraine
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Update from Romania! 🎥 WCK’s @cheftkilcoyne is at a new shelter near the border crossing in Siret where a local business set up a space for refugees to stay. They called with a last minute need for food—working with a restaurant partner, we made the delivery! #ChefsForUkraine
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Today @chefjoseandres & WCK delivered meals in Irpin & Bucha, both just retaken by Ukrainian forces after a month of shelling & occupation. Evacuations are underway & people have been without food, water & electricity—we’ll continue bringing critical support. #ChefsForUkraine
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Residents of Lahaina have started returning to their neighborhoods to see what is left of their homes after the Maui fires. Communities are still without power & water, so WCK teams are setting up distribution points to provide fresh meals to impacted families. #ChefsForHawaii
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With support from around the world & our partners The Duke and Duchess of Sussex & Archewell Foundation joining the relief effort, WCK is now delivering thousands of hot, nutritious meals daily to hospitals & shelters caring for Haitians impacted by the earthquake. Thank you! 🙏
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Take a quick look inside WCK's Field Kitchen in Przemyśl, Poland 🎥 Just 8 km away from the border with Ukraine, we are preparing thousands of hot, nourishing meals for families as they cross into the country. On the menu? Borscht, a traditional sour soup! 💙 #ChefsForUkraine
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In Odesa, WCK has begun working with a new bakery partner who is making fresh bread every day for residents in need! The 🥖 they make also goes to WCK restaurants making meals for families. #ChefsForUkraine
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2 years
Today, dozens of Ukrainians who had been sheltering in the besieged Mariupol steel plant reached the reception center in Zaporizhzhia where WCK serves. It was the first time most had been outside in over 2 months. We were ready with warm meals, fruit & hot tea! #ChefsForUkraine
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World Central Kitchen
2 years
Nina & Niya are passionate babusyas—while serving meals to them & their neighbors in Chernihiv, they yelled, "Film us! We have a lot to say!" The pair told our team they were thankful to be alive, thankful for this food & thankful for the city to be liberated. #ChefsForUkraine
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World Central Kitchen
2 years
UPDATE from Lviv in Ukraine 🎥 @natemook is at the train station where families are arriving from cities under attack in the east. We are delivering hot meals throughout the day and into the night. Today, numbers of refugees here are the highest they’ve been. #ChefsForUkraine 🇺🇦
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World Central Kitchen
2 years
At the Medyka border crossing in Poland, Chef Adrian cooked sausage & chicken stews along with fresh vegetables for families arriving from Ukraine. In the past 2 weeks, more than 2.5 million people have left Ukraine & at least 2 million are displaced internally. #ChefsForUkraine
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World Central Kitchen
2 years
A quick look at meal service tonight in Medyka, Poland! The team has served close to 1,000 meals to families near the border, and we’ll continue through the night. We have 2 different partners serving hot soup and paninis as well as serving fresh plates of pasta. #ChefsForUkraine
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World Central Kitchen
2 years
WCK’s Kate has been helping lead our relief efforts in Kyiv since we activated in response to the attack on Ukraine. She’s checking in from Bucha where the team is serving 1,000 hot meals with tea & coffee and distributing 500 grocery kits to local families! #ChefsForUkraine
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World Central Kitchen
2 years
Fresh meals heading out in Kentucky today! Working with local partners, our team is going into communities hit hard by the tornadoes with lunch for anyone in need. Thanks to LEE Initiative, Ramiro’s, Biscuit Love & Big Al’s Deli for jumping in to support! #ChefsForKentucky
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World Central Kitchen
2 years
In Kherson, Ukraine—which was seized by Russian forces yesterday—WCK is working with Chef Alex Shostak to provide meals for families in bomb shelters & people injured in hospitals. His team is making 2,000 loaves of bread daily for sandwiches. #ChefsForUkraine
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World Central Kitchen
2 years
A quick look at our meal service in Medyka, Poland 🎥 More than 33,000 people crossed the border into Medyka yesterday. WCK teams are set up here with hot soup, sandwiches, fruit, and snacks for anyone who is hungry as they pass. #ChefsForUkraine
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World Central Kitchen
5 years
We served thousands of meals today thanks to our incredible volunteers like @davidhogg111 and chefs like @mattadler81 ! Thank you to everyone who continues to work tirelessly to support our unpaid federal employees 🙏 #ChefsForFeds
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World Central Kitchen
9 months
UPDATE from WCK's Pragnya on the Big Island. In addition to teams on Maui, we've been bringing sandwiches & fruit to first responders who've been working nonstop. Thankfully fires on the Big Island are under control—but we'll ensure anyone in need receives a meal. #ChefsForHawaii
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World Central Kitchen
6 months
Update from Mexico🇲🇽 Our Relief Team reached Espinalillo, a community near the coast hit hard by Hurricane Otis. WCK-provided sandwiches and water are the first support locals receive since the storm. We delivered 500 sandwiches and will return with hundreds more. #ChefsForMexico
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World Central Kitchen
2 years
Dinner is being plated at the WCK Relief Kitchen in Kentucky! 🍝 Tonight, our team is delivering hot, freshly prepared meals to 19 locations impacted by the severe flooding. On the menu? Pasta & meatballs! #ChefsForKentucky
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World Central Kitchen
3 years
UPDATE: National Guard has now been fully transported back to the US Capitol. The WCK team is continuing to make rounds to serve hot soup to those troops guarding the perimeter of the Capitol on this chilly night. We’ve had the honor this week to meet Guard from across America.
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World Central Kitchen
2 years
Working with restaurants across Ukraine, WCK is getting hot, fresh meals to families sheltering, seniors unable to leave & more. From Kyiv, we’re sending critical grocery kits to previously occupied areas left without access to food—here’s a look at how we do it. #ChefsForUkraine
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World Central Kitchen
4 years
Here’s the current situation at Cobb County’s early voting site in Marietta, Georgia. About 250 people remain in line—with 60 voting each hour. We spoke with someone who arrived at 7am and just voted. We have hot food on the way & will be serving dinner shortly! #ChefsForThePolls
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