Action Foundation is an award-winning charity based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Through our free InterAction Drop In / Casework service, Language & Learning, and supported housing projects, we support refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants to integrate successfully into the community and lead more independent and resilient lives.
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‘It’s hugely inspiring’ – Why I volunteeer with Action Foundation
It’s Volunteers' Week– a time to highlight the work of all those amazing people who give their time and skills freely so that charities like ours can support those using our services. Here Charles Drax, who’s been a Language & Learning teaching assistant for the past two years, talks about his [...]
‘I had to hide who I was’ – Oliver’s story
This week we've been highlighting the life-changing contribution made by our network of philanthropic landlords, who allow us to rent out homes to newly-recognised refugees. Here, one of our former residents, Oliver, explains just how important having a safe space to live and a dedicated Action Foundation support worker was to him. [...]
Letting with love – the landlords who only rent to refugees
All this week we’re going to be shining the spotlight on our unique Letting service which provides safe accommodation for refugees who might otherwise be homeless. That’s people like Adam, who was forced to sleep under subways in Newcastle until Action Foundation found him a clean and comfortable home. Adam told [...]
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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.”