World Central Kitchen

World Central Kitchen
AbbreviationWCK
Formation2010 (2010)
FounderJosé Andrés
TypeNot-for-profit non-governmental organization
PurposeFood security
HeadquartersWashington, DC, United States
Area served
Worldwide
Websitewck.org

World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization that provides food relief. It was founded in 2010 by Spanish American chef and restaurateur José Andrés following the earthquake in Haiti, and has subsequently responded to Hurricane Harvey, the 2018 lower Puna eruption, 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, the ongoing Gaza humanitarian crisis, and the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.

The organization has suffered casualties in areas of armed conflict, including one volunteer in Kharkiv in 2023 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and eleven aid workers during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, seven in the April 2024 aid convoy attack, three in November 2024 and one in March 2025.

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