Background
According to Shelter’s 2018 analysis, more than 320,000 people in the UK are currently homeless. These include significant numbers of veterans, refugees and single mothers. Beam provides homeless adults with the key things they need to get into stable, paid work and become self-supporting, primarily through employment training and a support network.
Following a referral from one of over 15 homelessness charity partners, Beam crowdfunds the cost of the highest quality employment training ever provided to homeless people. Crowdfunding is sourced through the Beam website. All training is provided by vetted third-party training providers - who are also reviewed by the members themselves. In addition to employment training, Beam can flexibly crowdfund any other necessary costs - such as childcare, tools, and transport.
