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Meet Sarah: the single mum who overcame addiction at 40

Having been born into addiction, Sarah faced an unsettling childhood taking drugs from as young as 12, leading to a life full of addiction, abuse, and trauma.

  • Emily Girvan
    Emily Girvan
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Meet Anna: the Ukrainian refugee who found new beginnings in the UK

On 24th February 2022, Anna woke up to the sounds of bombs in her native city, Kharkiv. In that moment, her and her son's lives changed forever.

  • Emily Girvan
    Emily Girvan
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Meet Ryan: the homeless veteran who turned his life around

Meet Ryan, an army veteran. From a stable life in America to being street homeless in the UK. We caught up with Ryan who used Beam back in 2018 to see how life has been over the past 5 years...

  • Emily Girvan
    Emily Girvan
3 min read
news

Beam becomes a B Corp

At Beam, we care about social impact. Together, we’ve been able to transform the lives of homeless people and refugees, using innovation to break down barriers. Which is why we’re absolutely thrilled to be certified as a B Corp™.

  • Emily Girvan
    Emily Girvan
2 min read
news

Beam named one of UK’s Top 15 startups by LinkedIn

Beam has been named one of the UK's Top 15 startups by LinkedIn, alongside Monzo, Revolut and Octopus Energy.

  • Montana
    Montana
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interviews

An interview with Gasconi: Operations Executive

Gasconi Lingomba, Operations Executive at Beam, talks about how his lived experience of homelessness enables him to connect with Beam's beneficiaries.

  • Montana
    Montana
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interviews

An interview with Alex Rudall: Senior Full-Stack Developer

Alex Rudall, Senior Full-Stack Developer at Beam, reveals some of the cool projects he's working on and what it's like working as a developer for one of the UK's top social impact startups.

  • Montana
    Montana
3 min read
interviews

An interview with Davide: Operations Executive at Beam

Davide Bertone, an Operations Executive at Beam, talks more about his role and what life at Beam has been like so far.

  • Montana
    Montana
3 min read
news

130 homeless Londoners crowdfund £500k to meet the country’s skills gap

London’s homeless have crowdfunded more than £500k to train up and get into full-time work, thanks to Beam.

  • Montana
    Montana
2 min read
behind the scenes

Behind the scenes at Beamfest 2019

To give our growing team a chance to get to know each other, we decided to escape London and head to the countryside for our annual retreat - Beamfest 2019.

  • Sabina Trojanova
    Sabina Trojanova
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fundraising

12 Simple Charity Fundraising Ideas

Getting donations will be simple with these charity fundraising ideas!

  • Sabina Trojanova
    Sabina Trojanova
3 min read
behind the scenes

Where Do Your Donations Go?

Learn more about our brand new Transparency Dashboard - a one-stop resource where you can learn all about Beam!

  • Sabina Trojanova
    Sabina Trojanova
2 min read

Seb Barker joins as Beam Cofounder

Every day I am grateful that I get to work with the Beam Team - as smart, empathetic and passionate a group as I could ever imagine. I’m thrilled to announce that

  • Alex
    Alex
2 min read
homeless charities

Beam partners with Shelter!

Everyone has a part to playOne of our deeply held beliefs at Beam is that homelessness will be solved when everyone works together. That includes charities, the government, tech startups and - last

  • Alex
    Alex
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fundraising

Thank you John! 🏃‍♂️

John ran the 2018 London marathon, raising a fantastic £1,700 for Beam's members.

  • Julian
    Julian
2 min read
monthly donations

We've changed how monthly donations work

Monthly donations now go towards a new Beam member each month. This allows supporters a more personal way to connect with the members they support.

  • Julian
    Julian
1 min read
fundraising

Thank you Tide!

Tide raised money for Beam recently by running a Bake Off at their offices.

  • Julian
    Julian
2 min read
fundraising

Thank you Ollie!

Ollie played 31 consecutive gigs across London to raise awareness and funds for Beam.

  • Julian
    Julian
1 min read
fundraising

Thank you Concilium!

Thank you Concilium for raising £1,225 for Beam's members!

  • Julian
    Julian
1 min read
awards

Beam wins first place at London Homelessness Awards!

Beam won first place at the prestigious London Homelessness Awards at City Hall.

  • Julian
    Julian
2 min read

How Beam got started

I’ve lived most of my life in London and have always been troubled by homelessness – and how it can be as huge a problem in a city as wealthy as ours. I’

  • Alex
    Alex
3 min read

Careers with Beam

Interested in joining the Beam Team? Read on.

  • Alex
    Alex
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Featuring: childcare, updates & monthly giving

As an innovative social impact business, Beam is continually looking for new ways to help our members and engage our supporters.Here are just a few things we have added after learning more

  • Alex
    Alex
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Beam in the news

We are delighted with all the positive press coverage Beam has received following the launch.As well as Sky and BBC, you may have seen Beam on Reuters, or in The Times, The

  • Alex
    Alex
2 min read

Proving the model

Stats and stories behind Beam’s progress.

  • Alex
    Alex
3 min read
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