SEATTLE (AP) — Tech giant Amazon is offering a building it owns in downtown Seattle as a temporary shelter for homeless families.

The Seattle Times reports (http://bit.ly/1qUsvRU ) that the company plans to house more than 200 people for a year in the former Travelodge hotel that sits near the core of its campus. Amazon is partnering with nonprofit Mary’s Place to help run the shelter.

Families are expected to start moving into the property on Monday.

The company acquired the building in 2014 as part of its new corporate campus and construction isn’t planned to begin on the lot until next year.

The shelter is a response to the state of emergency declared by Seattle Mayor Ed Murray to address rising homelessness in the city.

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Information from: The Seattle Times, http://www.seattletimes.com

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