World Central Kitchen

Bilal’s home was filled with a lifetime of family memories. Now, he is living in a temporary shelter because his house was destroyed. Meals from WCK’s kitchen in Kfour, Lebanon are a lifeline for him while he tries to find a sense of normalcy and rebuild. (1/2)

As we begin to wind down our response to DANA Adam in Spain, WCK teams are serving meals to impacted families. We've worked with our local restaurant partners and organizations like Ford, and we'll continue to rely on these partners as they care for their neighbors. #ChefsForSpain

Curious to see where your support made a difference this week? Take a look! 🌎 (1/3)

At WCK, we know that food is essential in the aftermath of a disaster. By working alongside local partners and drawing on our community network, we’re helping families and first responders access fresh meals as recovery begins. (2/3)

(1/2) "It is not only about meeting their need for a meal—it is also about bringing them together around one table, so they can feel warmth and safety." Caroline cooks at WCK's kitchen in Zahlé, Lebanon, preparing meals every day for displaced families.

WCK’s #ChefsForSpain team met María and her daughter Rosa Mari while distributing hot meals, fresh fruit, and water door-to-door in Oliva. They told us that the floodwater came in through their garage and reached more than two feet high. (1/2)

For many Ukrainian families, preserving their own produce is an annual tradition that brings people together. Not only does it provide shelf-stable food to last through the winter, it also reflects the unique traditions of each family—no two families have the exact same recipes.

WCK's #ChefsForUkraine team is distributing our brand new preservation kits to communities across Ukraine. Each kit includes enough ingredients for one 3-liter jar of fermented cabbage, one 1-liter jar of eggplant spread, one 1-liter jar of zucchini spread, and two 1-liter jars of borsch dressing.

Svitlana is from Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, but she's lived in Hostomel—550 miles west of her home—since the Russian invasion began. Making homemade preserves is a winter tradition she's kept for years & this year she shared it with other women at her community kitchen with support from WCK. (1/2)

(1/3) Three super typhoons. Six months. The same islands, hit again and again. Champi, Bavi, and Sinlaku have each swept across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands since April. After each one, WCK has been there alongside local partners to make sure families had a hot meal.

(2/3) We’re on the ground in Guam right now, serving thousands of meals a day in the wake of Champi, cooking with the chefs, restaurants, and volunteers who call these islands home.

In Joaquín Arriba, Panama, Señora Ercilia welcomes the WCK team the same way every time: arms open, a story at the ready, and in no hurry to say goodbye. (1/2)

(1/2) For 40 years, Valentyna was a cook in Semenivka, Ukraine. When her village was invaded by Russian forces, she cooked meals for about 240 neighbors, ensuring families got the urgent support they needed. Eventually, she fled Semenivka with her daughter and grandson. #ChefsForUkraine 👇️

As communities in Alicante and Valencia begin to recover after the flooding caused by DANA Adam, WCK is reaching people in need with hot meals—including door-to-door deliveries in Oliva. There, Chef Pepa met 90-year-old Marisa. (1/3)

Marisa told us that her 92-year-old husband uses a wheelchair and her 88-year-old sister has epilepsy. Bringing meals directly to their door makes a world of difference to families like Marisa’s. Every hour matters, which is why it’s critical for our teams to stay prepared. (2/3)

In Panama, local chefs are bringing their kitchens, experience & knowledge of their communities to WCK’s #ChefsForPanama efforts. The team at Oleajes de Sabores, 1 of our restaurant partners in Los Santos is working every day to prepare meal after meal for families impacted by the earthquake. (1/2)

From alternative cooking methods that don't require power to new distribution points, WCK's #ChefsForUkraine teams are preparing to reach people this winter even when power outages, damaged infrastructure and security conditions make traditional food distribution impossible.

(1/3) Typhoon Champi made landfall on Guam early Sunday as a Category 4 storm. An estimated 50% of the island lost power, roads are flooded, and our teams are still navigating heavy rainfall in the aftermath.

(2/3) As soon as it was safe to do so, WCK delivered meals to shelters and relief workers across the island—the first hot meals those shelters received after the storm. This is the third massive typhoon to strike the region in 2026, hitting communities that were already stretched.

(1/4) Overnight & through the day, Russian drones and missiles struck energy sites, homes, medical facilities, railways, and roads across Ukraine—from Kyiv and Khmelnytskyi to Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Sumy, and Mykolaiv. People were killed and injured. Many more were left without gas, power, and food.

(3/4) 🚆 We fed passengers on a Dnipro-Lviv train delayed for hours—serving hot meals, fruit, and water inside a station bomb shelter during an air raid alert In Khmelnytskyi, we delivered lunches to residents left without gas and power.

(1/4) Overnight & through the day, Russian drones and missiles struck energy sites, homes, medical facilities, railways, and roads across Ukraine—from Kyiv and Khmelnytskyi to Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Sumy, and Mykolaiv. People were killed and injured. Many more were left without gas, power, and food.

The torrential rains from DANA Adam caused the Girona River to overflow in Els Poblets, Alicante, flooding the streets and damaging homes, businesses, and vehicles. WCK is supporting residents as they navigate the aftermath of the floods and begin to recover. (1/2)

Chef Ahmad’s connection to WCK goes beyond being a longtime restaurant partner. While he and his Shawarma King team served meals this month in Milton, Florida to families impacted by Hurricane Isaias, WCK teams were serving meals to members of his family in Gaza. (1/2)

WCK is responding to DANA Adam, which struck eastern Spain over the weekend. Our teams have mobilized resources from our Madrid operations center and are working closely with local partners to serve meals to impacted families and first responders. Read More:https://buff.ly/aVsgDpn #ChefsForSpain