Great news for InterAction volunteer Amir
Amir is one of our brilliant volunteers at the InterAction Drop-in, and arrived in the UK in November 2018 after escaping persecution in Iran. We chatted to him for our blog back in May, [...]
Warm welcome for Julie Elliott MP at Action Foundation in Sunderland
We were delighted to welcome the MP for Sunderland Central Julie Elliott to Action Foundation at the end of September. It was a lively time to drop in, so Julie not only got to [...]
Meet Andrea and Joel – Action Foundation’s new additions
The Action Foundation team is growing with the additions of two new members of staff this month – Andrea Ward is starting her role as PA to CEO Julian Prior, while Joel Sinyard is [...]
Action Foundation shortlisted in two categories for North East Charity Awards
Action Foundation has been shortlisted in two categories in this year's North East Charity Awards, with CEO Julian Prior in the line-up for Charity Leader of the Year and the Foundation itself in the [...]
Team Action Foundation smash Great North Run 2019
Action Foundation's team of 15 brave and mighty runners for this year's Great North Run have done the charity proud by not only completing the gruelling half marathon course on Sunday, but also by [...]
Team buzzing with ideas after learning trip to Bristol Refugee Rights
As part of the Frontline Network Shadowing Fund, InterAction Drop-in were able to visit Bristol Refugee Rights, to see what lessons could be learned from another organisation supporting asylum seekers and refugees. Richard, (Director [...]
Global lunch celebration for ESOL for Work students
It was grubs up for the latest students to complete the ESOL for Work course with Action Language as they joined staff and volunteers to celebrate their achievements with a delicious lunch this week. [...]
UK Head of UNHCR commends Action Foundation on ‘groundbreaking project’
We were excited to welcome Rossella Pagliuchi-Lor, UK Representative for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on a recent visit to Action Foundation to get an insight into Action Access – the pioneering two year pilot [...]
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 [...]
Asylum seeker Amir drops-in to help us!
Amir arrived in the UK on 24 November 2018 having fled persecution in Iran and then moved to Newcastle in December 2018 where he is currently awaiting news of a date for his asylum [...]