Action Language volunteers enjoy Golden Tickets!
Thank you to the City of Sanctuary for giving us three Golden Tickets for the European Rugby Champions Cup on 11th May! These were offered on a first-come-first-served basis and two of them went [...]
NEW Drop-ins for asylum seekers and refugees in Newcastle
In October 2018 the UK government announced a strategy to tackle loneliness in England, along with dedicated funding to help communities build stronger connections and alleviate loneliness. Action Foundation’s successful bids through the Building [...]
A good day in the saddle for the Sandstone Way Turnitin team!
On Sunday April 28th the 6 members of the Turnitin Sandstone Way team set off to tackle a large training ride out in Northumberland. Team member Nathan explained: "The ride took us from the [...]
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 [...]
Turnitin cyclists take on the Sandstone Way for our appeal!
We are delighted to have been selected by the Newcastle office of Turnitin as one of their chosen charities for the year. Turnitin is used by more than 30 million students at 15,000 institutions [...]
Geologist Tilal starts his new life in 2019
Tilal is a fully qualified Geologist from Sudan and arrived in the UK in July 2018 leaving behind him a wife and 3 young children aged 4, 6 and 8 years old. After 2 [...]
“The last time I saw my mum, I was only 18 years old…
"The last time I saw my mum, I was only 18 years old and now I am a fully grown man!" by Musa At age 18 Musa left Senegal to embark on a journey [...]
Christmas Hamper Love!
We are extremely grateful to City Church for their kind donations of Christmas hampers for all of our residents in Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland. City Church have donated Christmas bags packed with goodies and [...]
Celebrating the Year With You!
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 [...]
Hosting a Guest at Christmas
Hosting at Christmas is a new experience for me by Ann I have family coming to stay for a few days and also have a guest (that I have only recently met) staying for [...]