Action Foundation's team of 15 brave and mighty runners for this year's Great North Run have done the charity proud by not only completing the gruelling half marathon course on Sunday, but also by [...]
As part of the Frontline Network Shadowing Fund, InterAction Drop-in were able to visit Bristol Refugee Rights, to see what lessons could be learned from another organisation supporting asylum seekers and refugees. Richard, (Director [...]
It was grubs up for the latest students to complete the ESOL for Work course with Action Language as they joined staff and volunteers to celebrate their achievements with a delicious lunch this week. [...]
We were excited to welcome Rossella Pagliuchi-Lor, UK Representative for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on a recent visit to Action Foundation to get an insight into Action Access – the pioneering two year pilot [...]
At the end of July we took a group of women from across our projects for an enjoyable day out to the coast at Whitley Bay. It was a chance for ten women from [...]
Meet the team heading up our new interaction Drop-ins, Kate Townsend, our Drop-in Manager. Our Drop-ins, for asylum seekers and refugees, take place on a Tuesday at CastleGate and on Thursdays at the [...]
Amir arrived in the UK on 24 November 2018 having fled persecution in Iran and then moved to Newcastle in December 2018 where he is currently awaiting news of a date for his asylum [...]
Thank you to the City of Sanctuary for giving us three Golden Tickets for the European Rugby Champions Cup on 11th May! These were offered on a first-come-first-served basis and two of them went [...]
In October 2018 the UK government announced a strategy to tackle loneliness in England, along with dedicated funding to help communities build stronger connections and alleviate loneliness. Action Foundation’s successful bids through the Building [...]
Our newest recruit, Abi Walker, tells us a bit more about herself. Born in Middlesbrough, Abi moved to Newcastle for university and fell in love with the City! She spent the last two years [...]
