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Taste for the Homeless prepares New Year’s meal for migrants [Video]

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Chicago community organizations came together on the Lower West Side Saturday to send newly arrived migrants into the New Year with a full stomach.

“Everything you need, we have it,” said local chef Michael Airhart. “We just want them to come into the New year with a good, hot, amazing meal.”

Airhart, the founder of a local nonprofit called Taste for the Homeless, told WBBM that this hot meal — served on a very cold sidewalk outside the migrant shelter on South Halsted Street — matched his organization’s mission: Who are we as human beings if we ignore the suffering of others?

Founded in 2015, Airhart has long served the local population in need and was among the first on scene when buses filled with migrants first began arriving in 2022. On Saturday, his team provided a Chicago-style, pre-New Year’s meal to remember.

“We have everything from soul food, baked …

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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