WCK Providing Meals to Airport Workers During Partial Government Shutdown (Mar. 2026)

World Central Kitchen’s Relief Team is serving meals to TSA agents who have been working without pay as the partial U.S. government shutdown enters its fourth week. Working closely with local restaurant partners, WCK is beginning service at airports in the Greater Baltimore-Washington and Houston areas.

In 2019, WCK launched our #ChefsForFeds initiative during what became the longest federal shutdown in U.S. history. That effort provided more than 100,000 meals to federal workers and their families in D.C. and, through partnerships with 400 restaurants in 35 states, served hundreds of thousands more meals nationwide.

WCK is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. When disaster strikes, WCK’s Relief Team mobilizes to the frontlines with the urgency of now to start cooking and provide meals to people in need. By partnering with organizations on the ground and activating a network of food trucks or emergency kitchens, WCK provides freshly made, nutritious meals to communities impacted by disasters quickly and effectively. We know that good food provides not only nourishment, but also comfort and hope, especially in times of crisis around the world.

WCK has provided more than 600 million fresh, nourishing meals for communities around the world. Your donation today will be used to support our emergency food relief efforts.

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