As more than 500,000 Ukrainiansflee their homes in light of the Russian invasion, many are in need of temporary shelter. To address the potential housing crisis, Airbnb and airbnb.org are offering free, short-term housingfor 100,000 Ukrainian refugees. 

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Airbnb.org has partnered with humanitarian organization HIAS, which offers support and resettlement for refugees around the world and is working on the ground in Ukraine. The company's leaders have also reached out to neighboring countries, including Poland, Germany, and Hungary, to help support their efforts to relocate displaced Ukrainians. They are guiding refugees to the UN Refugee Agencyfor additional assistance. 

The vacation rental company joins many onlinewho have offered their own homes to Ukrainian refugees, as well as nonprofit organizations helping with resettlement, like the Global Empowerment Mission, and local networksproviding emergency help to their community. 

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The free lodging is supported by Airbnb, Inc., donors to the Airbnb.org Refugee Fund, and Airbnb hosts themselves, according to a statementfrom the home-sharing company. 

Airbnb.org is the nonprofit arm of the Airbnb company and is "dedicated to facilitating temporary stays for people in moments of crisis," the organization says. The nonprofit has worked in the past to provide free and discounted housing to those in crisis, including large groups of Afghan refugees. In 2021, the organization also created the Refugee Fund, a $25-million fundraising initiative to support resettlement for displaced people. 

Airbnb hosts interested in helping refugees can register online. The company is also working with nonprofits and partners on the ground to coordinate temporary housing for more than 100,000 Ukrainians, according to Airbnb. 

If you can't provide housing, you can still help: Donate to Airbnb's nonprofit here. You must have an Airbnb account, and donations can't be earmarked specifically for Ukrainian refugees at the moment. 

UPDATE: Mar. 3, 2022, 12:00 p.m. EST This article was updated to clarify that Airbnb is not currently working with CARE and the International Rescue Committee on the ground in Ukraine.

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