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The Story Behind the José Andrés Nonprofit Currently Mobilized to Feed Gaza

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“He said, ‘Hey, I want to start my own organization called World Central Kitchen, tipping my hat to DC Central Kitchen. After it became clear that Andrés was in fact serious about creating an international empowerment nonprofit, MacNair came on in 2012. It’s an empowerment organization,’” MacNair says. “I I didn’t think he’d do it.”

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The Story Behind the José Andrés Nonprofit

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Over the next several days, World Central Kitchen volunteers set up at food distribution locations on Maui and the Big Island, and within the first week of its arrival, the organization provided more than 16,000 meals to wildfire victims. Last week, World Central Kitchen arrived in Hawaii with food and supplies for first responders.

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xtraCHEF’s List of Support Resources for the Restaurant Industry

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In the meantime, operators and other employees may want to review the new guidance from the Employment and Training Administration a bout administering unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic. . Emergency Coronavirus Tipped and Service Worker Support Fund from One Fair Wage . Nonprofit funds are available for relief, too: