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Help someone leave homelessness

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

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Change someone’s life
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250,000+ 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.

Meet our members

(the amazing people we support)
Johnny
NEW MEMBER!
Johnny
TARGET CAREER: GAS ENGINEER
Becoming a gas engineer is the pinnacle of training that a plumber can do. So it definitely comes...
5%
£350
raised
£6,375
target
Read Johnny's story
Michael
> 50% FUNDED!
Michael
TARGET CAREER: ELECTRICIAN
I still find it amazing to consider how unseen energy is all around us, just waiting to be tapped...
59%
£2,087
raised
£3,525
target
Read Michael's story
Mutaz
> 50% FUNDED!
Mutaz
TARGET CAREER: PLUMBER
Over the last few years, I feel like I’ve been everywhere except somewhere I could call home. ...
54%
£2,290
raised
£4,180
target
Read Mutaz's story
Alex
> 50% FUNDED!
Alex
TARGET CAREER: ELECTRICIAN
I've been clean for 15 months and feel ready to move my life forward. When I was in active addict...
73%
£1,670
raised
£2,265
target
Read Alex'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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Join our community of supporters

(the amazing people who support our members)
7,070
donations
£193,575
raised
2,166
supporters
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Helping people like Davina

TARGET CAREER: 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."
TARGET CAREER: HANDYMAN
William
"I’m absolutely overwhelmed with the number of people who supported my Beam campaign. The messages were amazing."
TARGET CAREER: GAS SAFETY 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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