“Having a home at this moment represents a safe harbor for me . . . it allows me to take a breath, to come back to work stronger so I can do what I have to do.”

Chiara is a nurse in Italy who was able to find a place to stay through Airbnb’s Open Homes program during the spring of 2020 while COVID-19 cases continued to climb. Hosts around the world offered their homes to frontline responders who needed to stay closer to their work or safely distanced from their own families.

In December 2020, the Airbnb Open Homes program transitioned toAirbnb.org. Airbnb.org is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to facilitating emergency stays for people in large-scale crises around the world. Your donation makes a difference. Donate at airbnb.org.