Action Foundation is an award-winning charity based in the North East of England which supports refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants. This year our Winter Appeal is called Unwrap the Joy and is all about helping our clients through the ongoing cost of living crisis so they can access activities that spark joy. You can help by donating today. And what’s more, every pound donated (up to the value of £250) will be match funded by the Aviva Community Fund, so each donation will be doubled. That’s double the donation, double the impact!
Latest News
Sweet taste of success for Abdul Rahim
As a Syrian asylum seeker, Abdul Rahim was not allowed to work in his chosen field of Pharmacy. But since gaining refugee status in October, he has turned his talents to chocolate making and is now savouring the sweet taste of success. Abdul Rahim is a familiar face at our weekly [...]
I had to leave my children behind – Haddi’s story
Haddi, from Gambia (pictured above at this year's North East Charity Awards), had to leave everything behind, including her family, when she fled her home country. She was homeless when she first came to Action Foundation. But after living in one of our supported accommodation properties, she has now moved into independent [...]
Bringing joy to Bim
This winter we’re asking supporters to Unwrap the Joy for refugees and asylum seekers – that’s people like Bim, who has found joy through gardening thanks to a unique volunteering project run by Action Foundation Joy, for Bim, comes in the form of gardening. In her home country of Nigeria she [...]
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Action Letting
Action Letting provides supported accommodation to newly granted single adult refugees at risk of homelessness during their rapid transition to mainstream housing. We currently manage 15 properties in Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland on behalf of private landlords.
Find out more about Action Letting.
Action Housing
Action Housing provides supported accommodation to destitute asylum seekers with no recourse to public funds. Due to their immigration status this extremely vulnerable group are unable to work or receive any government support and are therefore entirely reliant on the help of charities or friends to survive.
Find out more about Action Housing
Language & Learning
Language & Learning provides free English lessons and employability skills to people seeking asylum, refugees, and other migrants.
We offer tuition, guidance and advice in safe learning spaces for people aged 18+
Find out more about Language & Learning.
InterAction
InterAction provides a friendly, accessible, interactive and supportive environment to help new and other migrants experiencing loneliness, isolation and feelings of disorientation, to connect with other people and cultures, local places and services.
For more information about InterAction.
Young Lives
We provide specialised practical, emotional and social support for asylum seeking and refugee children, families and young people. Our aim is to provide a specialised and trauma informed service that can be accessed by families or by individual young people.
Find out more about Young Lives.
“I got the chance to improve a lot my English language and to meet new people and friends. Thanks to Language & Learning, I got my job in the UK, I really feel much more confident.”