Following his dreams…
I had the pleasure of interviewing Ash (a young man aged 22 from Iran), who came to Action Foundation to further improve his English language and to access our Action Letting in Sunderland. Little [...]
Overcoming cultural and practical barriers
On Wednesday 7 November we launched our Resident Support Programme. The project is designed to help residents of our supported accommodation overcome cultural and practical barriers which stand in the way of them creating [...]
What an Impact!
Over the past year we have helped more people across a wider geographic area with the support of more volunteers than ever before! We have been able to support 1413 refugees, asylum seekers and [...]
Volunteering Opportunities: Resident Support Programme
Resident Support Programme: Next month Action Foundation is launching the Resident Support Program. This will consist of a package of workshops and training session which will expand the support and advice already provided by [...]
Meet our newest Trustee: Sirak Hagos
Sirak is from Eritrea and has lived in the UK and the North East for the past 20 years. Having seen at first-hand how Action Foundation has supported people from Eritrea and knowing the excellent [...]
Linguacuisine: Recipes for language success!
Below are details of an exciting event we are taking part in – please spread the word! For the past two years, Action Foundation has been working with the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) and [...]
Action Language Enrolment Days for September 2018
If you can’t have English classes at college, you can come to Action Language! We deliver English classes for adults (18+) of all abilities. Enrolment in Newcastle for classes in September is at The CastleGate, 10:00 am - [...]
Event Sponsorship Form
Please click here for our Sponsorship Form which you can download and print off to help you with your fundraising. Thank you!
Ela is on a mission to encourage volunteering and embrace change in Poland
Elzbieta Sarapata (Ela) is from a mountain village called Piechowice in Poland, and is a qualified teacher. Through her church and a passion for helping others, Ela met with one of our Action Language [...]
Providing opportunities to help overcome exclusion
As part of our most recent ESOL for Work course, we included (as usual!) a session on volunteering, as a way of gaining experience and enhancing one’s CV. Surrounded as we are at the [...]