diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eda0de0..4b37ae0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ node_modules
 .env
 
 ServiceAccount.json
+.vercel
diff --git a/controllers/beneficiaries.controllers.js b/controllers/beneficiaries.controllers.js
index dbfcd1a..c6bcb70 100644
--- a/controllers/beneficiaries.controllers.js
+++ b/controllers/beneficiaries.controllers.js
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ const editBeneficiary = async (req, res) => {
     try {
         const beneficiaryId = req.params?.beneficiaryId;
         console.log(req.body);
+
         if (beneficiaryId) {
             const beneficiary = Beneficiary.findByIdAndUpdate(
                 beneficiaryId,
diff --git a/controllers/users.controllers.js b/controllers/users.controllers.js
index ab10f3a..83a70e2 100644
--- a/controllers/users.controllers.js
+++ b/controllers/users.controllers.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const { ObjectId } = require("mongoose").Types;
-const admin = require("../firebase");
+const auth = require("../firebase");
 
 const User = require("../models/User.js");
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const createUser = async (req, res) => {
     try {
         //needed in case we need to add validation stuff in the future
         const { firebaseUID, firstName, lastName, joinDate, level } = req.body;
-
+        console.log("ADDING USER");
         const newUser = await User.create(req.body);
         await newUser.save();
 
@@ -139,19 +139,17 @@ const deleteUser = async (req, res) => {
 const createFirebaseUser = (req, res) => {
     // TODO: encrypt this bro
     const { email, pass } = req.body;
-    admin
-        .auth()
-        .createUser({
-            email: email,
-            password: pass,
-        })
+    auth.createUser({
+        email: email,
+        password: pass,
+    })
         .then((userRecord) => {
             console.log("Successfully created user");
             console.log(userRecord);
             res.send(userRecord);
         })
         .catch((error) => {
-            console.log("Error, error");
+            console.log(error);
         });
 };
 
diff --git a/firebase.js b/firebase.js
index c968ac3..d200659 100644
--- a/firebase.js
+++ b/firebase.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // const admin = require("firebase-admin");
 // const serviceAccount = require("./ServiceAccount.json");
-// const {getAuth} = require('firebase-admin/auth')
+// const { getAuth } = require('firebase-admin/auth')
 
 // admin.initializeApp({
 //     credential: admin.credential.cert(serviceAccount),
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@
 
 // module.exports = admin;
 // TODO: figure out the difference between above and below
+
 const { initializeApp, cert } = require("firebase-admin/app");
 const { getAuth } = require("firebase-admin/auth");
-
-const serviceAccount = require("./ServiceAccount.json");
+//const admin = require("firebase-admin");
+// const serviceAccount = require("./ServiceAccount.json");
 
 const app = initializeApp({
-    credential: cert(serviceAccount),
+    credential: cert(JSON.parse(process.env.VERCEL_URI)),
 });
 
 const auth = getAuth(app);
diff --git a/app.js b/index.js
similarity index 90%
rename from app.js
rename to index.js
index 2d11c5a..9261e2c 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const cors = require("cors");
 const helmet = require("helmet");
 const connectDB = require("./config/database.js");
 
-const PORT = 3000;
+const PORT = process.env.VERCEL_URL || 3000;
 
 const app = express();
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ connectDB(); // Connect to MongoDB
 app.use(express.json());
 app.use(cors());
 app.use(helmet());
+// app.use(express.static('public'))
 
 // Routers
 app.use("/assessments", require("./routes/assessments.router.js"));
diff --git a/middleware/verifyAdmin.js b/middleware/verifyAdmin.js
index f8d0949..a0bd833 100644
--- a/middleware/verifyAdmin.js
+++ b/middleware/verifyAdmin.js
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ const verifyAdmin = async (req, res, next) => {
 };
 
 const checkAdminStatus = async (uid, token) => {
+    console.log("checkAdmin function starting");
     try {
         const res = await fetch(
-            `http://localhost:3000/users?firebaseUID=${uid}`,
+            `https://hfc-backend-delta.vercel.app/users?firebaseUID=${uid}`,
             {
                 headers: {
                     "Content-Type": "application/json",
diff --git a/models/Beneficiary.js b/models/Beneficiary.js
index fc5a777..bba11a1 100644
--- a/models/Beneficiary.js
+++ b/models/Beneficiary.js
@@ -83,6 +83,45 @@ const BeneficiarySchema = new Schema({
     photo: {
         type: String, // change this when we know how to store photos
     },
+    hasBankAccountIntake: {
+        type: Boolean,
+    },
+    hasBankAccountCompletion: {
+        type: Boolean,
+    },
+    englishLvlIntake: {
+        type: Number,
+    },
+    englishLvlCompletion: {
+        type: Number,
+    },
+    computerSkillsIntake: {
+        type: Number,
+    },
+    computerSkillsCompletion: {
+        type: Number,
+    },
+    emotionalWellnessIntake: {
+        type: Number,
+    },
+    emotionalWellnessCompletion: {
+        type: Number,
+    },
+    incomeIntake: {
+        type: Number,
+    },
+    incomeCompletion: {
+        type: Number,
+    },
+    savingsIntake: {
+        type: Number,
+    },
+    savingsCompletion: {
+        type: Number,
+    },
+    hasFoundWorkCompletion: {
+        type: Boolean,
+    },
 });
 
 module.exports = Beneficiary = mongoose.model(
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3bc2396..86dedcf 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
                 "express": "^4.18.2",
                 "firebase-admin": "^11.5.0",
                 "helmet": "^6.0.1",
+                "i": "^0.3.7",
                 "mongoose": "^6.7.2"
             },
             "devDependencies": {
@@ -2815,6 +2816,14 @@
                 "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/typicode"
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/i": {
+            "version": "0.3.7",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/i/-/i-0.3.7.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-FYz4wlXgkQwIPqhzC5TdNMLSE5+GS1IIDJZY/1ZiEPCT2S3COUVZeT5OW4BmW4r5LHLQuOosSwsvnroG9GR59Q==",
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">=0.4"
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/iconv-lite": {
             "version": "0.4.24",
             "license": "MIT",
@@ -7199,6 +7208,11 @@
             "version": "8.0.2",
             "dev": true
         },
+        "i": {
+            "version": "0.3.7",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/i/-/i-0.3.7.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-FYz4wlXgkQwIPqhzC5TdNMLSE5+GS1IIDJZY/1ZiEPCT2S3COUVZeT5OW4BmW4r5LHLQuOosSwsvnroG9GR59Q=="
+        },
         "iconv-lite": {
             "version": "0.4.24",
             "requires": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7d7606c..6bd82fa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
     "name": "hfc-backend",
     "version": "1.0.0",
     "description": "",
-    "main": "app.js",
+    "main": "index.js",
     "scripts": {
         "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
-        "start": "nodemon app.js",
+        "start": "node index.js",
         "format": "prettier --write \"**/*.{js,jsx,json,css,md}\""
     },
     "lint-staged": {
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
         "express": "^4.18.2",
         "firebase-admin": "^11.5.0",
         "helmet": "^6.0.1",
+        "i": "^0.3.7",
         "mongoose": "^6.7.2"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/vercel.json b/vercel.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64fa037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vercel.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    "version": 2,
+    "builds": [
+        {
+            "src": "*.js",
+            "use": "@vercel/node"
+        }
+    ],
+    "routes": [
+        {
+            "src": "/(.*)",
+            "dest": "/"
+        }
+    ]
+}