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 [...]
Refugee women’s homelessness – why it’s time to act
Action Foundation is part of the newly launched North East Women's Homelessness Alliance whose mission it is to end women's homelessness in our region for good. Research shows that women experience homelessness differently [...]
Action Foundation welcomes Jemima and Farhad
Meet Jemima Welcome to Jemima, our new InterAction Project Officer! She recently returned to Newcastle after working in Greece and brings experience in community engagement and refugee empowerment. We’re so glad to have [...]
I had to leave my children behind – Haddi’s story
Haddi, from Gambia (pictured above at this year's North East Charity Awards), had to leave everything behind, including her family, when she fled her home country. She was homeless when she first came to [...]
A sociable trip to the seaside!
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 [...]
OISC Level 1 success for Jen!
Congratulations to our Support Worker, Jen Willis, on being awarded the OISC Level 1 certificate in Immigration and Asylum and Protection. This award, from the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner, is a very [...]
Lola further strengthens the Housing Team
“I felt very welcomed into the Action Housing team and orange is one of my favourite colours too!” Born in New York, Lola O'Keeffe is now a native in Newcastle! Coming from a large [...]
Celebrating the year with you! Enjoy our Thank You film!
Thank you to all our learners, residents, volunteers, funders and supporters!!! What an amazing year it has been and what a great way to end our year with two celebration parties in both Newcastle and [...]
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 [...]