Sam Bloch

Samuel S. Bloch
Sam Block
Bloch in 2024 delivering food via helicopter to remote areas affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton in the southern United States
BornJanuary 1979
New Jersey, United States of America
NationalityAmerican
Known forHumanitarian aid; first response to natural disasters and conflict zones

Samuel Steven Bloch (he/him; pronunciation: Block or [blɑːk]) is an American humanitarian aid worker specializing in first response to natural disasters and conflict zones, working in over 50 countries. Bloch's career began in Thailand in response to the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Bloch then went on to found Communitere International expanding its operations from serving the 2010 Haiti earthquake to events in Greece, The Philippines, and Nepal [1]. In 2018, Bloch began in his current role as the director of emergency response with World Central Kitchen (WCK)[2], focusing his efforts on hunger and food insecurity. Bloch has since then led the logistics of nearly 100 responses [2], including large-scale efforts in the Israel-Hamas war on the Gaza strip[3], the Russian invasion of Ukraine via Poland[4], 2023 Hawaii wildfires in Lāhainā[5], 2020 Aegean Sea earthquake in Turkey[6], Hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas[7], and Cyclone Idai in Mozambique[8].

  1. ^ "Communitere: Respond. Relief. Renewal". Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  2. ^ a b "World Central Kitchen | Team". World Central Kitchen. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  3. ^ "World Central Kitchen, founded by @chefjoseandres, provides on-the-ground aid during humanitarian crises".
  4. ^ "WCK's @SamBloch1 is on the ground at the Ukraine-Poland border".
  5. ^ "World Central Kitchen providing meals to Hawaii fire evacuees, emergency workers". DC News Now | Washington, DC. 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  6. ^ 1.9K views · 261 reactions | UPDATE from WCK’s Sam Bloch on the ground in Izmir, Turkey following Friday’s big earthquake. We visited accommodation centers setup for displaced... | By World Central Kitchen | Facebook. Retrieved 2024-11-22 – via www.facebook.com.
  7. ^ "Little Miracles, Huge Problems: The Bahamas A Month After Dorian".
  8. ^ https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2151721531807535