For the past five years, Airbnb has stepped in during emergencies— the earthquake in Japan, or wildfires in Canada — to pair volunteer hosts with people in need. Now, the company has launched a new platform to formalize and grow its efforts. Dubbed the “open homes platform,” it’s a homesharing site for hosts motivated by goodwill instead of profits — and for guests motivated by need rather than wanderlust.

过去五年，爱彼迎在危机中屡屡出手，不管是日本的地震还是加利福尼亚的磷火，爱彼迎都为灾难中的人们提供了相应的志愿者住户。当下，爱彼迎发起了新的平台，来规模化并壮大面临灾难所能提供的援助。这个平台叫做“开放式家庭”，是由有善心而不看重利益的住户提供的房屋共享平台，平台的使用者仅限于受难群体而非游客。

To start, the platform will connect refugees with volunteer hosts in Canada, France, Greece, and the United States. People can register on the site — even if they aren’t already hosts on Airbnb — and list their homes. Social service agency partners will vet them, and then place families for stays from a few days to a few weeks.

首先，“开放式家庭”将在加拿大、法国、希腊、美国分别联系难民和志愿者住户。即使是非爱彼迎的房屋提供者也可以在爱彼迎网站上注册房屋信息。社会服务机构会对注册房屋进行审查，然后将住户开放时间定为几天或几星期。

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