World Central Kitchen

WCK’s Relief Team is on our way to Bangladesh to assess how we can best support communities impacted by flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains that have left millions stranded. This is a quickly evolving situation—we’ll share more information as soon as we have it. https://lnkd.in/evK_t52m

WCK's Relief Team mobilized across the Big Bend area of Florida after Hurricane Debby made landfall. WCK prepositioned in Tallahassee and deployed our new Rapid Response Field Kitchen to support communities in need as soon as it was safe to do so. The vehicle is the latest, state-of-the-art addition to our fleet that enables our teams to begin cooking thousands of meals immediately after a disaster. #ChefsForFlorida

WCK’s #ChefsForPuertoRico team is providing sandwiches and water as we assess damage caused by Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm brought heavy rain early today and left many communities without power. We prepared sandwiches as the storm passed and headed to the hardest hit areas as soon as it was safe to do so. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gfR_H5y4

WCK’s Relief Team is on our way to Athens, Greece to see how we can best assist communities impacted by uncontrolled wildfires burning just north of the city. This is a quickly evolving situation—we’ll share more information as soon as we have it. https://lnkd.in/eKRi4BUt #ChefsForGreece

Help bring WCK to SXSW in 2025! You can vote for our “Embracing Chaos: The World Central Kitchen Way” panel through the #SXSW #PanelPicker so audiences can explore how WCK’s model can serve as a blueprint for future disaster response efforts. Vote here through August 18: http://wck.org/sxsw-vote

Nadi Salem Awad Salout was killed by an Israeli airstrike on August 7 near Deir al-Balah, Gaza. He was a husband and a father of four young children and an integral part of WCK’s team. Colleagues who worked shoulder to shoulder with Nadi remember him as a honest, dedicated, and diligent teammate whose humor brought joy to everyone around him. Learn more about Nadi’s immense contributions to his community: https://lnkd.in/eZj-J-yK

One of our Palestinian colleagues, Nadi Sallout, was killed tonight near Deir al-Balah, Gaza. He was an integral member of our warehouse team from the early days of our response in Rafah and a humanitarian at his very core. We are still learning the details of this tragedy, but believe he was off duty at the time. Our thoughts and support are with Nadi's family and the rest of our dedicated team around the world as we mourn this tremendous loss. We will update our website as we learn more.

Introducing WCK’s Rapid Response Field Kitchen, which is at work for the first time in Fort White, Florida today supporting our Relief Team’s work to provide meals for families recovering from Hurricane Debby. This custom-designed truck is a swift, all-terrain vehicle that can quickly access hard-to-reach communities, carrying enough food and equipment to cook thousands of hot meals and distribute up to 1,500 sandwiches each day. The Rapid Response Field Kitchen, sponsored in part by Dollar General, will further WCK’s vision of providing nourishing meals the moment they are needed, wherever they are needed. Thank you, Dollar General, for supporting our mission, which so wonderfully aligns with yours in Serving Others!  #WorldCentralKitchen #WCK #DollarGeneral #DG #ChefsForFlorida

WCK’s Meal Milers are training to run the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon this November! Six runners will represent WCK to highlight the work of our teams who provide nourishment and hope to communities worldwide. Each Meal Miler has set a personal fundraising goal to help fuel our efforts. Meet the team and learn how you can support: https://lnkd.in/e2adYMii #ChefsForTheWorld

WCK is in Florida supporting families impacted by Hurricane Debby. Our team prepositioned in Tallahassee ahead of the storm and prepared hundreds of sandwiches we will provide as soon as it is safe to do so. Debby made landfall as a Category 1 storm today and is expected to move slowly across the state. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eJ_qJ3RA #ChefsForFlorida