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2. When Afghan refugee families enter the US, they are placed on a US military base to wait for assignment to a resettlement agency/nonprofit to find a home for them in their new community. That's where we come in...

3. Airbnb partners with http://Airbnb.org , who works with our Hosts to provide free housing for those in need

4. When the crisis unfolded, http://Airbnb.org  reached out to the International Rescue Committee, HIAS, Church World Service — Airbnb reached out to the US State Dept and White House — both with the same goal to offer help

5. A team embarked on a week-and-a-half sprint to get this up and running. To date, 100+ Airbnb employees across dozens of countries have worked to make this all happen

6. We partner with 16 resettlement agencies and nonprofits

7. It's the responsibility of the resettlement agencies and nonprofit partners to match refugee families into the right homes and communities for them

8. Airbnb and http://Airbnb.org  work with the nonprofits to assist them in finding and booking Airbnbs for each refugee family

9. The nonprofits book the homes with a special feature in check out that waives the booking fees. The entire cost of the stay is covered (with help from Hosts and numerous donors who contributed $ to http://Airbnb.org )