Airbnb announced a partnership with the nonprofit 211 LA Tuesday aimed at streamlining efforts to provide emergency housing to people displaced by disasters in Los Angeles County, such as the wildfires that ravaged Pacific Palisades and Altadena.<\/p>\n
The nonprofit 211 LA works with the county and other agencies to provide residents with referrals to available services in a variety of areas. The partnership announced Tuesday pairs that organization with Airbnb.org, a nonprofit founded by Airbnb to provide emergency housing during emergencies.<\/p>\n
\u201cFamilies deserve stability in the hardest moments of their lives,\u201d Christoph Gorder, executive director of Airbnb.org, said in a statement. \u201cPartnering with 211 LA allows us to mobilize quickly, work hand-in-hand with local responders, and help give more people a free, comfortable place to stay when they need it most.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the nonprofits, the partnership boosts coordination and will enable \u201cfaster activation during the most critical early days of a disaster response.\u201d<\/p>\n
Under the pact, 211 LA will lead efforts to identify people in need of emergency housing, while Airbnb.org will link those people with free places to stay. Airbnb.org also committed $100,000 in housing credit to allow 211 LA to provide free emergency housing to those in need throughout 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring the wildfires, Airbnb.org\u2019s flexible, family-friendly housing options made a real difference for displaced families, children, and even pets,\u201d Maribel Marin, executive director of 211 LA, said in a statement. \u201cBy formalizing this partnership, we\u2019re ensuring that our community can access practical, responsive support even faster during future emergencies.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Airbnb announced a partnership with the nonprofit 211 LA Tuesday aimed at streamlining efforts to provide emergency housing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":132775,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[24812,67970,3978,67971,1011,48,52,51,47,50,49,10481],"class_list":["post-132774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-airbnb","tag-emergencies","tag-emergency","tag-expedite","tag-housing","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-partner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132774\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}