Airbnb.org offers free emergency housing for Hurricane Melissa

To support those impacted by Hurricane Melissa, Airbnb.org—a nonprofit founded by Airbnb to provide emergency housing in times of crisis— is partnering with organizations including All Hands & Hearts, Church World Service, Haiti Air Ambulance, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Project HOPE, and Team Rubicon, among others, to provide housing for their first responder teams throughout the Caribbean. In Jamaica, Airbnb.org is working with IOM and government officials to provide free, emergency housing to local essential workers and people impacted by the storm. Airbnb.org is working directly with IOM and government officials to identify people in need to connect them to a free place to stay.

“Airbnb.org’s support is helping families find safety and stability at a moment of profound loss. This kind of partnership not only meets urgent humanitarian needs, it also helps restore order and build resilience, enabling communities to recover and rebuild faster after disaster strikes,” said Amy E. Pope, IOM Director General.

How it works

Airbnb.org works with governments and nonprofit organizations to help identify those in greatest need of emergency housing. Local nonprofits and government officials identify first responders and residents in need of temporary housing and refer them to Airbnb.org. Impacted individuals are then granted credits from Airbnb.org to book an Airbnb stay that meets their needs.

Airbnb.org is a nonprofit organization founded by Airbnb that connects people to emergency housing in times of crisis. Airbnb.org uses the Airbnb platform to connect people who need a place to stay with Airbnb hosts willing to share theirs. 100 percent of all donations go directly to providing emergency housing in times of crisis. Since its founding in 2020, Airbnb.org has provided 1.6 million nights of free, temporary housing to more than 250,000 people.

Most recently, Airbnb.org offered free, temporary housing to people displaced by flooding in central Texas, tornadoes in Kentucky, wildfires in Los Angeles and the earthquake in Japan’s Noto Peninsula. 

Note: Airbnb.org does not offer housing directly to individuals at this time. Those impacted and in need of emergency housing should continue to check airbnb.org/hurricanemelissa for the most up to date information.

How to help

Anyone interested in supporting those impacted by Hurricane Melissa can visit airbnb.org/hurricanemelissa to either:

• Donate to Airbnb.org—100 percent of donations go directly toward connecting people in crisis with emergency housing.
• Sign up to offer discounted stays as an Airbnb.org host (Airbnb does not profit on these stays).