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Harvest Food Bank partners with Winn Dixie for National Hunger Action Day [Video]

Over 200 cars made their way through the drive-through distribution event.

NEW ORLEANS — Some families beat the sunrise and lined up in the dark at the Christian Fellowship Family Worship Center in Violet. Second Harvest Food Bank partnered up with the church, Winn Dixie, and Southeastern Grocers for the 5th annual National Hunger Action Day food giveaway. 

Jay Vise, the Director of Communications for the Greater New Orleans and Acadiana, said, “People from across the 23 parishes we serve say they have found themselves really stretched.”

Vise said with inflation rising and the cost of just about everything, they are seeing families who say they never thought they would need to turn to a food pantry. With the growing need in the community, like Second Harvest, the Christian Fellowship Church also operates a food pantry regularly to ensure everyone has food to serve their families.

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Remarks by José Andrés at WCK's Celebration of Life Service at Washington National Cathedral [Video]

Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises, while working to build resilient food systems with locally led solutions. Applying our model of quick action, leveraging local resources, and adapting in real time, WCK has served hundreds of millions nourishing meals around the world. __Follow WCK:Website: https://wck.org/Instagram: https://instagram.com/wckitchenTwitter: https://twitter.com/WCKitchenFacebook: https://facebook.com/worldcentralkitchenTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wckitchen

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WCK Celebration of Life at Washington National Cathedral [Video]

World Central Kitchen held an interfaith Celebration of Life to honor our heroes killed in Gaza. The memorial service was held at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC on Thursday, April 25. The memorial service honored Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha of Palestine, John Chapman of Britain, Jacob Flickinger of the U.S. and Canada, Lalzawmi “Zomi” Frankcom of Australia, James Henderson of Britain, James Kirby of Britain, and Damian Soból of Poland.__Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises, while working to build resilient food systems with locally led solutions. Applying our model of quick action, leveraging local resources, and adapting in real time, WCK has served hundreds of millions nourishing meals around the world. __Follow WCK:Website: https://wck.org/Instagram: https://instagram.com/wckitchenTwitter: https://twitter.com/WCKitchenFacebook: https://facebook.com/worldcentralkitchenTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wckitchen