June 2026
With Gratitude: A Message from Our CEO to Our Volunteers
Every day, our volunteers give their time, energy and care to support others — and we simply couldn’t do what we do without you. Here’s a special #VolunteersWeek thank you message from our CEO [...]
Volunteer Spotlight, with Language and Learning volunteer, Stuart
“Exceptional. Fun. Creative.” - My volunteering experience with Action Foundation. This #VolunteersWeek, we interviewed Stuart, a Language and Learning Volunteer to find out more about his volunteering experiences. Why did you decide to volunteer [...]
April 2026
Welcome to our new Youth Workers Clive and Chris!
Meet Clive We're really excited to welcome to Clive, our new Senior Youth Worker! He brings more than 12 years of hands-on youth work experience from across the North East. Tell us a bit [...]
March 2026
‘How Action Foundation helped me after I fled Iran’
When protests erupted across Iran in January, the world witnessed the devastating consequences of a brutal government crackdown. Thousands of people were killed, including hundreds of children. For many Iranians, this violence was not [...]
Welcome Karen – our new CEO
We're delighted to introduce Action Foundation's new CEO, Karen Froggatt, who brings a wealth of experience from her rich and varied career in the Voluntary and Community Sector Tell us a bit about yourself [...]
‘We must re-find our humanity.’ Our outgoing CEO’s farewell message
After six years, I’m leaving my role as CEO of Action Foundation, sad but hopeful. It was just a few weeks before the national Covid lockdown in 2020 I joined Action Foundation and it’s been a [...]