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Help a homeless Londoner for the long‑term

You fund training for a homeless person. We support them through training and into work.

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Meet our members

(the amazing people we support)
Mohamed
NEW MEMBER!
Mohamed
CAREER GOAL: IT TECHNICIAN
Being reunited with my family has been most amazing. When I left Sudan, my wife was pregnant. I h...
36%
£1,292
raised
£3,585
target
Read Mohamed's story
Joe
ALMOST THERE!
Joe
CAREER GOAL: PLUMBER
One thing that inspired me to go into plumbing was a documentary I saw on TV. It was about Britai...
83%
£3,652
raised
£4,368
target
Read Joe's story
Top
NEW MEMBER!
Top
CAREER GOAL: SECURITY GUARD
Thank you for your help in making my dreams come true. I hope this will change things around for ...
48%
£575
raised
£1,189
target
Read Top's story
Josh
NEW MEMBER!
Josh
CAREER GOAL: CRANE SUPERVISOR
I’m doing this work so I can build my future, be happier and just live a better life. Going forwa...
19%
£876
raised
£4,580
target
Read Josh 's story

How it works

1
Charities suggest members
Each person on Beam is recommended by a respected homeless charity.
Charities
St Mungos
Thamesreach
Kairos
Shelter
2
Members plan career
Beam helps the member to plan their career around their unique strengths.
Joe and Seb
3
You fund the training
Fund one person's training or split your donation equally.
4
Share the journey
Beam supports each member into work and updates you on their progress.
Pat
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320,000 people in the UK are homeless.
And you can change this.

9 in 10 people experiencing homelessness live in homeless hostels and other temporary accommodation.

Help fund someone's employment training on Beam, and we'll help them get a skilled job and leave homelessness for good.

Join our community of supporters

(the amazing people who support our members)
3,195
supporters
£364,013
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Helping people like Davina

STARTED WORK AS: ACCOUNTANT
Davina
"My campaign got funded in 9 days. I felt like there are people out there that I don’t even know that are willing to support me, so it makes me feel great."
STARTED WORK AS: HANDYMAN
William
"I’m absolutely overwhelmed with the number of people who supported my Beam campaign. The messages were amazing."
STARTED WORK AS: GAS ENGINEER
Terry
"I’m finally getting my drive back and moving forward with things after all these years."
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Supported by

Mayor of London
90%
The Mayor of London and others fund most of Beam's own costs so a huge 90% of your donation is spent on members.

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