José reaches Bucha with food; WCK on Kharkiv front lines

 

#ChefsForUkraine relief effort nears 300,000 meals daily as WCK begins serving in Bucha and the front lines of Kharkiv in the east Hours after Ukrainian forces liberated the towns of Bucha and Irpin outside Kyiv, José and the WCK team were able to reach residents who had been trapped for a month. Traveling with the mayor of Irpin, they were the first new faces many had seen since the siege began. We brought hundreds of hot meals and 6,000 kilos of food for families to cook. Amidst images of horrific atrocities by Russian soldiers on civilians, José shared some reflections of his experience here. While occupying forces pulled back from Kyiv, attacks increased in eastern cities like Kharkiv, where WCK CEO Nate is working with our local partners on the ground. We've been delivering tens of thousands of meals daily in the city and surrounding region to bomb shelters, hospitals, churches, seniors, and people trapped on the front lines. Watch the video below to see what's happening in Kharkiv. SUPPORT OUR UKRAINE RELIEF EFFORTS WCK is now serving meals in more than 30 cities and towns across Ukraine, as well as delivering thousands of tons of food and supplies by truck and train. We've sent food to Zaporzhzhia, which is receiving evacuees from the devastated city of Mariupol, and this week we start serving Kramatorsk, on the edge of the Donetsk region where Russian forces are expected to ramp up attacks in the days ahead. In Lviv, which remains the humanitarian hub for Ukraine and hosts over 200,000 evacuees, the WCK team continues to serve 75 shelters housing families who fled their homes. We're also delivering ingredients to shelters in nearby cities of Morshyn, Stryi, and Zolochiv. Inside a kindergarten in Lviv, Nika & Olga started a shelter for mothers & children fleeing attacks in the east. WCK provides the shelter hot, nourishing meals—a small piece of comfort & hope during this difficult time. Hear from some of these families. Our #ChefsForUkraine response began in Poland immediately after the initial attacks, and we have now expanded to seven countries. The WCK Relief Kitchen produces 10,000 daily meals in Przemyśl, Poland; over 20 WCK suppliers provide nourishing meals at various shelters across Moldova; we have daily meal service at a train station in Hungary that serves as a major transportation hub; hot restaurant meals are provided the busiest border crossing in Siret, Romania; a 24/7 WCK food truck is stationed outside a social security office providing services to refugees in Spain; and food distribution began at a train station in Košice, Slovakia. During the past 5 weeks, our WCK Relief Team, local partners, and volunteers have served over 6 million meals. Thank you for standing with us in our fight so that during the darkest times, people are met with a comforting plate of food.  Donate here to help us continue serving hundreds of thousands of meals to those in need each and every day. For the latest on our response, follow WCK on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.