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Let’s Get Ready: For When Crisis Happens—
We meet crisis with cooking, usually within 24 hours. Go behind the scenes on the community, infrastructure, and adaptability that make it possible.
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First Alert: WCK in Mexico Ahead of Hurricane Simon
World Central Kitchen is pre-positioning teams in Mexico as Hurricane Simon rapidly heads for the Central Pacific Coast, including Michoacán, Colima, and Jalisco. Current estimates have the storm reaching Category 4 status…
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First Alert: WCK Pre-Positions Across Southeastern US Ahead of Tropical Storm Isaias
World Central Kitchen is pre-positioning teams in the southeastern US ahead of Hurricane Isaias’ landfall, which is projected to hit communities on the gulf coast this Friday. The storm is expected to…
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy: José Andrés Discusses WCK’s Origins
WCK founder Chef José Andrés shares with the Chronicle of Philanthropy why local communities—not outside organizations—should lead disaster relief efforts, and how World Central Kitchen’s community-first model is changing the way humanitarian…
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FIRST ALERT: WCK Responds to Severe Flash Floods in Spain
World Central Kitchen (WCK) is responding to severe flash flooding in Madrigueras, Albacete, in southeastern Spain after heavy rains from the DANA storm system struck the region overnight. Alongside local partners, our…
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Watch The Power to Heal: Chef José Andrés and Dr. Denis Mukwege on Humanitarian Crises
One is a cook. The other is a healer. One brings food to people in crisis, the other has spent decades treating some of the world’s most heartbreaking wounds. When Chef José…
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Media Alert: WCK Ready to Respond as European Flood Season Begins
As Europe enters another season of severe weather and flooding, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is drawing on years of experience responding to major floods across the continent, including in Spain, Germany, Poland,…
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“Five Responses in One:” WCK’s Efforts After Colombia’s Earthquake
Less than 12 hours after the 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, WCK was serving meals. This was possible thanks to our local partners, our well-connected network of collaborators, and community members.
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Media Alert: WCK Reaches More Than One Million Meals Served in the DRC Amid Largest Ebola Outbreak
As the Democratic Republic of the Congo responds to the country’s largest Ebola outbreak, with more than 7,000 cases recorded as of September 12, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is supporting communities affected…
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José Andrés: Seven of My Colleagues Were Killed in Gaza. There and in Ukraine, Aid Workers Are No Longer Safe.
In times of war, the hard and vital work of supplying food, water and medicine has been protected by international agreements for almost 80 years. Yet those protections have been systematically and…
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Media Alert: WCK Serves Over One Million Meals Following Colombia Earthquake
One month after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia on August 10, World Central Kitchen (WCK) has served more than one million meals to communities affected by the disaster.
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