New women-only flat about to open its doors
In April we’ll be welcoming four homeless women with no recourse to public funds into one of our Tyneside flats, which has just been refurbished with a brand new kitchen. Our CEO, Karen, [...]
‘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 [...]
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 [...]
‘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 [...]
Action Foundation joins trailblazing research project
An Economic Inactivity Trailblazer research project that will help identify and overcome systemic barriers to employment for people living in supported accommodation has been commissioned by the North East Combined Authority (NECA) and [...]
Karim’s first family Christmas on Tyneside
One of the great things about Action Foundation is the way in which services dovetail for clients. For example, Karim first came to us because he was homeless and needed the support of [...]
Thirty five care workers find jobs at our first employability event
Our first Scottish Employability Event, hosted by Action Foundation in partnership with the Scottish Government and Open Door North East was a resounding success. The event connected internationally displaced care workers supported by [...]
“Every month I worry how I’ll afford to get my children to school.” Rana’s story
Our Stand with Refugee Families appeal is raising much-needed funds to help support those in financial hardship. Here, a client at our Women's Drop-in, Rana, talks about the difficulties her family faces. For [...]
‘Action Foundation gives hope to the hopeless’ – Read Bure’s story
Our Stand With Refugee Families appeal aims to raise £15,000 to help support refugee children and their families facing financial hardship this winter. Here, one of our former Language & Learning Employability students [...]
Time to stop scapegoating people seeking sanctuary – Our CEO speaks out on cruel asylum reforms
This week the government unveiled a huge catalogue of changes on immigration, billing it as 'the most significant reforms to the asylum system since World War Two'. Here, our CEO, Duncan McAuley, gives [...]