Airbnb is activating its Open Homes Program for Hurricane Florence evacuees.
The program is offering free temporary housing in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia for people who have been displaced by the Hurricane, as well as emergency relief workers and volunteers.
The free listings will be available until October 1. Airbnb will continue to expand the territory of the Open Homes listings if and where as needed, or as requested by emergency officials.
Airbnb hosts who are in the following areas are able to offer their homes for free to evacuees and emergency relief workers:
- North Carolina: Charlotte Metropolitan Area, Greensboro Metropolitan Area
- South Carolina: Columbia Metropolitan Area, Greenville and Spartanburg Metropolitan Area
- Virginia: Charlottesville Metropolitan Area
- Georgia: Atlanta Metropolitan Area, Augusta Metropolitan Area
To find shelter at an Airbnb home or to sign up your home as a temporary shelter, click here.
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