San Francisco (TAN): In preparation for Hurricane Dorian, Airbnb’s Open Homes Program has been launched across multiple states with free temporary housing available for displaced residents and relief workers through September 16.
Airbnb has launched its Open Homes Program to help displaced residents and relief workers impacted by Hurricane Dorian. The program recruits hosts who are willing and able to provide free housing to displaced residents, and disaster relief workers in the activation area.
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The Open Homes Program for Hurricane Dorian was first activated on August 28 to assist those in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The new activation area on the US mainland includes the majority of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia.
The current program for Hurricane Dorian is available through September 16 and is one of Airbnb’s largest ever activations for a natural disaster.
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The Open Homes concept began organically back in 2012 in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and has since grown into a global disaster response initiative that makes it easy for Airbnb hosts to provide space for people in need when disasters strike.
