🔦 Spotlight on Employment 🔦 24th September 2018
Agenda Introductions What is Beam? Overview and case study Progress to date and plans for the future How to refer Q&A
Director, Homeless Link Meet the team Seb Barker COO Alex Stephany CEO Working alongside expert advisors from the sector: Matt Harrison Director, Homeless Link Jeremy Swain Rough Sleeping Initiative, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Sarah Jordan Former Head of Digital, Oxfam
What is Beam? A service that: Fundraises employment training for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness; Provides end-to-end, personalised support into rewarding jobs
How Beam Works “Member” referred Plan crowdfunding Training provided 1 Plan crowdfunding 3 Training provided 5 Caseworker assigned 2 Crowdfund campaign 4 Employment 6
Case Study Jason, Beam Member Homeless his whole life, currently living in a hostel in Lewisham Referred to Beam by Kairos Community Trust Raised £5,010 from 487 supporters in 8 weeks Enrolled on IT technician course Guaranteed job offer upon completion of course Let’s see Jason’s Beam profile
A Beam Member’s Online Hub Personalised hub for each member Progress of funding Helpdesk of common questions and resources Contact support worker at any time Next item in their member journey
A Beam Member’s Online Newsfeed Congratulate other members on success and progress - online peer support Supporter donations, messages, and comments as they come in
Partnered with over 15+ charities Our First Year of Operations Partnered with over 15+ charities Public Engagement Successful Outcomes 5,000+ donations £140k+ donations from public 100% campaigns funded on time 250+ supporters per campaign Avg. campaign size of £3,256 Successful Outcomes 87% completed training 67% started work 33% moved on from TA 4% drop-out rate inc. 6 people in total moved into PRS so far (all members) 9 Notes: Outcomes based on 15 members who have been through Beam programme. 30 further members currently in funding or training
Strengthen charity partner relationships Partner with local government Plans for the future 1 Strengthen charity partner relationships Grow member community and co-create model with the sector 2 Partner with local government Become a commissioned service & extend reach into statutory homelessness 3 Enhance co-production Identify common problems and try to plug gaps eg crowdsourced deposits, online peer mentorship focused on certain career paths 4 Measure impact Pro bono report developed with Deloitte
How to refer Partnered with Beam (or become a partner!) Pre-referral meeting or chat offered Referral completed using short online form Kept in the loop with progress 11
Thank you Any questions? Linda, Beam member Contact details: Training up to be an accountant. Watch her story here. Contact details: Seb Barker seb@wearebeam.org 0745 075 1541