Insights

Recipients of the Purdue University Global (PG) Emergency Fund were asked to share their insight on the impact of receiving a $200-$400 award to support their personal and academic needs.

Within four months of Beam’s application opening, the Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success has approved over $415K in Water4All subsidies for over 350 tenant households.

Beam recently partnered with California State University, Dominguez Hills to administer over $200,000 in emergency aid for their Transfer Student Support Fund.

Providing access to emergency funding and retention grants to over 700 DCPS graduates with support from DC Public Education Fund

Emergency aid programs are essential for college students facing basic needs insecurity, but outdated systems can make them seem archaic and hard to navigate.

Research shows many students are unaware that they're eligible for emergency aid grants through their institution, or believe it's too burdensome to apply.

The Beam team recently attended the 2022 NASPA Conferences to learn about factors affecting emergency aid and first-generation student success.

According to the Federal Reserve in 2019, 63 million Americans are unbanked or underbanked. What does that mean for emergency aid and cash assistance?