World Central Kitchen

Rice, tomato paste, carrots, bell peppers, and spices come together in pots of traditional kabsa rice at a WCK kitchen in Gaza. The dish might seem simple, but the familiar flavors bring a special kind of comfort to the families we serve. Step into our kitchen to see how it’s made. #ChefsForGaza

In Central Florida, family ties go beyond blood. Pastor Brown and her son Chef Ant supported their neighbors with hot meals after devastating flooding struck the region last week. With WCK’s #ChefsForFlorida teams, they cared for their community just as their neighbors would do for them.

Early this week, a Russian drone struck a residential neighborhood in Khmelnytskyi in the middle of the night, destroying three homes and damaging nearly 30 others. The strike affected an area where many residents are seniors. WCK teams have served this community for two days while they waited to regain electricity. As Ukrainians face a difficult and cold winter ahead, our teams will be there to provide hot meals to communities in need. #ChefsForUkraine

A week after historic flooding struck central Florida, WCK is still on the ground supporting impacted families. In partnership with community organizations and passionate volunteers, our teams are serving thousands of hot meals to families who have lost access to food and even, in some cases, their fridges. Watch more from @fox35orlando: fox35orlando.com/video/fmc-a… #ChefsForFlorida

Familiar meals, strong local partnerships, and people showing up for their neighbors—that’s what WCK’s Panama efforts were all about. Local restaurants and Chef Corps members were at the heart of the response, turning what they do every day into a way to care for their communities. They sourced local ingredients to prepare traditional, comforting meals to distribute to families in need, even while some were also rebuilding their own kitchens. In the month after the earthquake, we served more than 61,000 hot meals in affected communities. That’s what the power of local knowledge, connections, and trust looks like. #ChefsForPanama Comidas familiares, fuertes alianzas locales y gente apoyando a sus vecinos: de eso se trató el trabajo de WCK en Panamá. Los restaurantes locales y los miembros del Chef Corps fueron el corazón de la respuesta, y convirtieron lo que hacen cada día en una forma de cuidar a sus comunidades. Se abastecieron de ingredientes locales para preparar comidas tradicionales y reconfortantes que llegaron a las familias que más lo necesitaban, incluso mientras algunos reconstruían sus propias cocinas. En el mes desde el terremoto, servimos más de 61,000 comidas calientes en las comunidades afectadas. Así es el poder de lo local: conocimiento, conexiones y confianza. #ChefsForPanama

WCK and our local partner Good News for Africa are working together in Kalehe, Democratic Republic of the Congo to distribute fresh meals to schools, hospitals, and orphanages across the community. We’re sourcing local ingredients like sambaza—small freshwater fish—and produce to ensure the meals we serve are rooted in local traditions and packed with familiar flavors. As families navigate displacement and the ongoing Ebola outbreak, we’re making sure they have reliable access to the meals they need. #ChefsForDRC

When the Russian strike hit, Svitlana’s first thought was of her cat, home alone in their Chernihiv apartment. She hurried home from work and found him inside, frightened but thankfully unhurt. Almost all her windows were shattered, and shrapnel left marks across the walls. Svitlana was one of many Chernihiv residents WCK supported after this attack, providing hot meals and drinks to affected residents as they recover. #ChefsForUkraine

Each meal begins with a seed. WCK's Mirna walked us through every step our ingredients take before they become a meal for Lebanese families without consistent access to food. Today, we're harvesting and cooking the ingredients for rice with pea stew and fresh lettuce and tomato salad, made with vegetables from the fields surrounding our Zahlé kitchen. Our Lebanese team members care for the vegetables from sowing to cooking, sharing compassion and love at each point in the process. #ChefsForMidEast

We asked our teams at WCK and HAS Haiti what their work has meant for their communities. Here’s what they told us. #ChefsForHaiti

WCK's #ChefsForMidEast teams were forced to leave our kitchen in Marwanieh, Lebanon after increased strikes made it unsafe for us to stay. Today, as the situation has become safer, our teams have returned to Marwanieh and are once again serving families in the region. Hear from our teammates about the importance of showing up for these communities.

Rain and dropping temperatures have arrived in Gaza. For families living in tents, winter makes an already difficult situation harder: soaked bedding, flooded ground, and no safe way to cook. Across our network of Palestinian-led kitchens, WCK teams are cooking through it, working to make sure the most vulnerable families can count on a hot meal. #ChefsForGaza

Nour (left) and Anwar are united through friendship and their work as part of WCK’s #ChefsForGaza team, but they are also united through grief. Both of them have lost their husbands and now are supporting their children on their own. They show up at the kitchen every day, standing side by side to prepare meals for families that have also experienced loss. Their work with WCK not only helps provide stability for Nour, Anwar, and their families, but also gives the women a much-needed support system as they try and rebuild their lives.

The team at Yellow Dog Cafe joined WCK to serve their neighbors in Malabar, Florida impacted by flooding. With our support, they've scaled up the number of meals they’re preparing. It's local partners like Yellow Dog Cafe that power our responses with their community connections and passion. #ChefsForFlorida

When WCK's #ChefsForUkraine teams visited Viktoriia and her 10 children, they all gathered to cook together. Viktoriia and her family are recipients of WCK’s Preservation Project, through which families get fresh, locally grown produce and the supplies they need to preserve it for the colder months. These supplies help families without consistent access to produce participate in the beloved Ukrainian tradition of making preserves while preparing food to store for the winter. Kira and Maryna measured oil and salt and helped put WCK labels on the jars, while Davyd helped seal them. The children were curious about every step, coming back again and again to see what their mother was making. WCK is serving families like theirs across Ukraine. Learn more about our Preservation Project here: wck.org/news/ukraine-preserv…

At WCK, no tool has only one purpose. Families in Gaza are bracing to face another winter living in tents. Rising tides can mean cold seawater can make its way into the tents of people sheltering along the coast. That's why WCK is working closely with our local partners at the Mayasem Association to repurpose pots no longer fit for cooking as seawater barriers to protect these families as they weather another winter in a tent. Read more from @AJEnglish: aljazeera.com/features/2026/… #ChefsForGaza

WCK teams are bringing meals directly to families in Central Florida who have no way to reach food after historic flooding made the roads impassable. In Brevard County, we met a 103-year-old man whose home was surrounded by water. We’re serving him —and neighbors across the county—for as long as the roads stay closed. Hear from WCK's Charlie for @WESH: wesh.com/article/world-centr… #ChefsForFlorida

Hundreds of fresh meals are going out today in Melbourne, Florida. WCK is cooking at Cedars Café alongside Chef Corps member Toni, getting food to families hit by the floods. The three sandwiches on the menu: ham and cheese, turkey and cheese, and a vegetarian option with honey hummus. Sandwiches get food into people’s hands fast. Warm meals start soon. #ChefsForFlorida