Win a dream quilt
Our talented fundraiser, Viv Harrison, has crafted a second Christmas quilt to raffle on behalf of Action Foundation - and you could be its proud owner for just £1. Last year, Viv's 'amazing [...]
We launch our Warm Hearts Winter Appeal
Action Foundation has unveiled its winter appeal to help support vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers through the cost of living crisis. Our Warm Hearts Appeal is being supported by our friends at the Aviva [...]
Thank you to our Trustees
It's Trustees' Week 2022 and we'd like to say a huge THANK YOU to our Board of Trustees who give their time, commitment and effort to help Action Foundation to thrive. We asked some [...]
Join us in looking to the future at a special online session
Action Foundation is looking ahead to the next five years with a new set of priorities. Here our CEO Duncan McAuley talks about the inspiring process of hearing from the people directly affected [...]
‘Green therapy’ for female refugees thanks to Newcastle University grant
A group of women refugees from our InterAction Drop-in spent a day 'forest bathing' at Kielder Water and Forest Park to discover the healing power of nature. The idea for the visit came [...]
Project Support Officer (InterAction)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a project support officer to work at Action Foundation. The charity was established in 2005 to assist asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants in Tyne and Wear. [...]
Thank you to all our Great North runners!
Team Action Foundation did us proud in the Great North Run this year raising more than £7,000 to help refugees and asylum seekers across Tyne and Wear. First across the finish line for [...]
Eyob gets refugee status – and a place in the Great North Run with Action Foundation!
An African refugee from the region that has produced a roll-call of Olympic champions is running the Great North Run to raise money for Action Foundation. Eyob, a volunteer with our InterAction Drop-in [...]
Thank you for Stepping Up for Refugees!
A huge thank you to everyone who took part in or supported our Step Up for Refugees Challenge summer fundraiser this August - you have helped raise more than £2,000 to help the [...]
Cycle challenge success
Dave Bowditch, our Head of Fundraising, has successfully completed the second of his three major fundraising feats - a 170-mile coast to coast cycle ride between Morecambe on the west coast and Bridlington [...]