Meet Ella, our runner from Cancer Research UK
We’re excited to welcome Ella to the Action Foundation Great North Run team! Alongside her busy role with Cancer Research UK, she’s taking on the iconic half marathon in her former university city [...]
Running commentary with Richard
We caught up with Richard Smyth, our second-year Great North Runner extraordinaire who has already exceeded his £1250 fundraising target! He also happens to be a professional writer, so we’ll let him [...]
Welcome to Action Foundation Karen!
We are delighted to welcome Karen de Lange as our new Finance Manager. After starting out in retail management, Karen discovered a passion for finance, studying for her accountancy qualifications while gaining experience [...]
Team Lyall takes on the GNR
This September, David Lyall is taking on the 13.1-mile challenge alongside his three sons – Adam, Sam, and Matthew – as a family unit for #TeamActionFoundation. A close friend of Action Foundation’s [...]
Miles that Matter
Each year, Action Foundation proudly takes part in the Great North Run, one of the world’s most iconic half marathons, with a team of passionate runners raising money for refugees and people seeking [...]
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 [...]
School’s out for Hilary!
School's out for summer for our English language students - but school's out forever for long-serving volunteer teacher, Hilary Bennison. She's finally retiring from her role as a Language & Learning teacher after [...]
Welcome to Action Foundation Vanessa!
We are delighted to welcome Dr Vanessa Montesi to Action Foundation as the new manager of our Language & Learning service. She brings with her a true love of languages, being fluent in [...]
‘It’s hugely inspiring’ – Why I volunteeer with Action Foundation
It’s Volunteers' Week– a time to highlight the work of all those amazing people who give their time and skills freely so that charities like ours can support those using our services. Here [...]
‘I had to hide who I was’ – Oliver’s story
This week we've been highlighting the life-changing contribution made by our network of philanthropic landlords, who allow us to rent out homes to newly-recognised refugees. Here, one of our former residents, Oliver, explains just [...]