In light of devastating fires blazing in and around Santa Clarita, Airbnb has activated its Open Homes Program, to help displaced residents and relief workers deployed to fight the Tick Fire.
The program recruits hosts willing to provide free housing to those in need in the community.
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The Open Homes Program is available through November 7, 2019 in Santa Clarita and surrounding areas. https://www.airbnb.com/tickfire
In Sonoma County, Airbnb has also offered evacuees of the Kincade Fire relief.
“Airbnb’s Open Homes Program has been activated to assist residents and relief workers deployed to respond to the Tick Fire in Santa Clarita. Now through November 7, those in need of temporary accommodations can connect with Open Homes hosts in the area free of charge," Kellie Bentz, Airbnb's Head of Global Disaster Response and Relief said in a statement.
Airbnb began launching programs like these in 2012 in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and it 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.