Airbnb.org is working with several organizations – including longtime partner HIAS and Nova Ukraine – to provide free, temporary housing to those fleeing Ukraine.
To date, more than 27,200 people have signed up to offer their homes for free or at a discount to refugees through Airbnb.org.
When the Pain Becomes a Part of You
“Nova Ukraine's new Vector of Resilience joint pilot project helps Ukraine's veteran support specialists address burnout and secondary traumatic stress.” The program's first residential trainings, launched by Nova Ukraine and its partners, were recently held in Ukraine's Volyn Oblast. Mariia, a support specialist, almost didn't attend. Leaving the veterans and families she supported for three days filled her with guilt she couldn't shake. She worried about how they would manage without her. But when she found herself among psychologists, social workers, healthcare professionals, and community specialists who shared the same responsibilities, something changed.