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The Story Behind the José Andrés Nonprofit

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José Andrés | Photo: World Central Kitchen / Facebook World Central Kitchen is on the ground in Maui — serving meals as they did in Puerto Rico, Haiti, Houston, and more Update: 8/18/2023: This story was originally published November 10, 2017. Last week, World Central Kitchen arrived in Hawaii with food and supplies for first responders.

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

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Update: 3/18/2024: This story was originally published November 10, 2017. This month, the José Andrés-led nonprofit World Central Kitchen (WCK) became the first organization to successfully send aid to Gaza by ship when the Open Arms, carrying 200 tons of food, reached the area on March 15; WCK dispatched a second ship on Sunday, March 17.

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Feed the Rich, Save the Planet?

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For 15 years, the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture tried to fix the food system by educating children and producing new farmers. On the morning of February 7, 2020, office employees at the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture filed one by one into meetings with management. Some came out crying.