In late August, mum, Sam Lognonne, contacted us after watching the news unfold in Afghanistan on CBBC's Newsround with her three young children. Betsy, who's nine, Daisy, eight and Tilly, five, were so [...]
Are you a fan of The Great British Bake Off? Then we've got the perfect fundraiser for you! Welcome to #GAFB - or the Great Action Foundation Bake! If you're an aspiring Paul or [...]
We were delighted to welcome Jamie Driscoll, Mayor of the North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA), to our InterAction Drop-in on Thursday. He met our Chief Executive Duncan McAuley and was particularly interested to [...]
We're very pleased to introduce Katie Hamilton, the latest addition to our excellent InterAction team. A former volunteer with our fantastic Action Language project, Katie is set to become a familiar face at our [...]
Action Foundation’s team of 15 runners have done us proud. Not only have they completed the challenging 13.1-mile route that this year took them over the iconic Tyne Bridge not once, but twice, [...]
Anyone watching the reports coming out of Kabul cannot have failed to be moved by the horrendous plight of distressed people desperate to flee Afghanistan in pursuit of safety. Understandably, Action Foundation has been [...]
Lots of gorgeous cake, good conversation and a quirky quiz made for a fantastic Bank Holiday Garden Party fundraiser. Action Language volunteer and fundraiser extraordinaire, Ann Bingham, held her second Summer Garden Party in [...]
As the crisis in Afghanistan intensified, we spoke to Zemar*, one of our Action Language learners who has lived in the North East for the past 18 months with his wife and two children. [...]
Amir is a familiar face at our InterAction Drop-in where he's one of our brilliant volunteers. He got involved with Action Foundation after moving to Newcastle in December 2018 as an asylum seeker who [...]
This month we are launching our brand-new new Legacy Giving campaign – letting our supporters know that they can help fund Action Foundation by choosing to leave a gift for us in their will. We’re [...]
