Jason Hoekema, The Brownsville Herald via AP
Family members gather in the living room of a local Airbnb property on Aug. 26, 2017, in Brownsville, Texas. Thousands of Airbnb hosts have agreed to house refugees as part of the online lodging marketplace’s philanthropic program to provide emergency temporary housing to those who need it. It’s a program so successful it is seen as a model for those working to resettle refugees and has become a core mission of Airbnb.org, the nonprofit that celebrates its first anniversary Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Airbnb’s philanthropy started in 2012 after Hurricane Sandy and continued for years, including Hurricane Harvey in 2017 before it expanded its scope.