GAP ONE
SERVICES CLOSE AT 5 PM.
Most services for people experiencing homelessness close around 5 PM. Homelessness doesn’t. Neighbors still need help at 2 AM, on weekends, and in the rain.
OUR STORY
FOR NEIGHBORS
ACCESS TO ESSENTIALS ANYTIME
Because support should not depend on the time of day.
FOR VOLUNTEERS
A WAY TO SERVE FROM ANYWHERE
Because impact should not depend on where you live.
THE STORY
HOW WE GOT HERE.
In 2019 we picked up cameras and started filming documentaries about homelessness. We weren’t sure where it would lead; we only knew these were stories that deserved to be heard. The young people we met gave us the name that stuck: BeHeard. On October 13, 2020, BeHeard Movement became official, a grassroots organization built on one belief: people experiencing homelessness deserve dignity, not just services.
For five years we kept showing up and sharing what we saw, one story at a time, and people listened. Our online community grew across platforms. The messages kept coming from all over the country: “I wish I lived in Oklahoma so I could volunteer.” Some people even flew across the country just to volunteer for a single day, and we were grateful for every one of them.
But most people who wanted to help simply didn’t live close enough, and volunteering, the way it has always worked, depends on being in the right place at the right time. We had a community that wanted to show up and no way for them to do it. At the same time, we kept running into a gap on the street: most services close around 5 PM, and the need doesn’t.
So we started asking a different question: what if volunteers could serve from anywhere in the world, and neighbors could get help any time they needed it? The answer became the BeSeen Machine, a smart locker with a screen, placed where help is hardest to find after 5 PM. A neighbor walks up, a live volunteer says hello from across the country, and a locker opens with what they need.
On October 2, 2026 we launched phase two, open every Friday from 10 AM to 10 PM. The BeSeen Foundation grew out of BeHeard Movement and we still collaborate with BeHeard. Every step has been shaped by neighbors.
“I wish I lived in Oklahoma so I could volunteer.”
Sara, Virginia
THE MAIN THING TO KNOW
TWO GAPS. ONE BRIDGE.
GAP TWO
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO HELP LIVE TOO FAR AWAY.
People follow our work and want to volunteer, but most of our followers don’t live in Oklahoma. Distance and busy schedules get in the way, even though the need is always present.
The machine is the bridge: a live volunteer, anywhere in the world, answering a neighbor, anytime.
FROM IDEA TO TODAY.
OCT 13, 2020
BEHEARD MOVEMENT FOUNDED
Oklahoma’s only mobile drop-in center, founded by Evan for unhoused neighbors. In some parts of the cities we serve, the nearest shower and shelter is a 4 to 5 hour walk. Mobile showers, laundry and case management can help bridge that.
2025
THE BESEEN MACHINE IDEA WAS BORN
Evan was trying to figure out how people could volunteer virtually and how neighbors could get help after hours.
2025
A CRAZY IDEA, A CRAZY MEETING
In 2025, Evan and Justin sat down for a meeting where Evan shared a pretty crazy idea. Justin was immediately in. Soon, mockups began, ideas started taking shape, and the “what ifs” turned into something real. What started as an idea quickly became possible through partnership, collaboration, and a shared belief that outreach could look different.
NOV 2025
UNITED WAY INNOVATION AWARD
Out of more than 80 applicants, we won 1st place in the audience choice vote at the United Way Innovation Awards, which came with $15,000 to bring the BeSeen Machine to life.
MAY 15, 2026
VIP NIGHT
Donors, volunteers, and close friends and family gathered to see the reveal of the machine, test it, and hear the why behind it.
OCT 2, 2026
PHASE 2 TESTING
We are officially testing the BeSeen Machine every Friday from 10 AM to 10 PM to get feedback from volunteers and the neighbors we serve.
MARCH 1, 2027
OFFICIAL LAUNCH (PROJECTED)
Volunteers everywhere serve. Neighbors everywhere receive.
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD. 1ST PLACE.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE MACHINE
A CRAZY IDEA. THEN A CRAZY MEETING.
That’s honestly how it started. A crazy idea, and then a crazy meeting between Evan and Justin.
Evan Dougoud, founder of BeHeard Movement
Justin Daniels, co-founder of the BeSeen Machine
THE CHECKLIST
WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
Two are already real. The rest are what we’re building toward, one at a time.
Checked = live today
Open box = coming next
- Access to services after hoursHelp that doesn’t close at 5 PM.
- Volunteers can help from anywhereLive volunteers serving neighbors from across the country.
- Hotel outreach teamBringing help to people staying in hotels.
- Virtual case managementConnecting neighbors to case managers through the same screen.
- Interactive storytelling exhibitStories of neighbors, told in a space people can walk through.
BRING IT TO YOUR CITY
WANT A MACHINE IN YOUR CITY?
Tell us about your city and where help is hardest to find after 5 PM. We’ll be in touch.
Fill out the formMOMENTS
SEEN MOMENTS.
IN THE NEWS
AS FEATURED IN.
FOX23
BeHeard Movement introduces virtual volunteer tool aimed at expanding homeless outreach
KTUL ABC 8
BeHeard Movement to launch virtual volunteer vending machine for the homeless
BE PART OF THIS STORY.
Every movement starts with people who believe.