Receiving a positive asylum decision should be a cause for celebration, particularly because many of our clients can wait years to receive their refugee status. However, as the Home Office tries to clear [...]
Action Language students don’t just learn inside the classroom – in the last few weeks they’ve been out enjoying enrichment activities at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. These striking collages pictured above [...]
We're delighted to welcome Bridget Stratford MBE to Action Foundation. Bridget is going to be managing our brand new project supporting children, families and young people from asylum seeking or refugee backgrounds. Welcome [...]
Clients, volunteers, staff and friends of Action Foundation gathered together for a fantastic End of Year Celebration. Everyone got into the festive spirit, joining in games like Pin the Nose on Rudolph and [...]
We have been so honoured to have the Rt Revd Paul Butler as our Patron but when he retires in February after ten years as Bishop of Durham, he will retire from Action Foundation [...]
It’s six years since Rekar first came to the UK after fleeing Iraq, yet his asylum claim is still undecided. And whilst he is praying that his refugee status will be granted soon, [...]
Tell us a bit about yourself I have recently graduated from the University of York with a Master’s degree in Public History. I love to travel and explore new places. This summer, I [...]
Our Winter campaign, Raise the Roof, aims to fundraise for and raise awareness of the extent of the homelessness problem facing refugees and asylum seekers. Here we introduce you to one refugee who made [...]
Action Foundation has unveiled its seasonal appeal to help support homeless refugees and asylum seekers this winter. Our Raise the Roof Crowdfunder is being supported by our friends at the Aviva Community Fund, [...]
Do you or any of your friends love to sing? We're asking choirs and community singing groups to stage a musical event or special choir practice in aid of people seeking sanctuary here in [...]
