Home at last – Victoria’s story
We just love it when our clients move out! If that sounds harsh, allow us to clarify. Of course, we miss the friends we’ve got to know, but every move-on means we’ve helped [...]
‘I slept outside many times until Action Foundation gave me shelter’
Arash* fled from Iran 21 years ago and remembers just how difficult it was as a destitute asylum seeker with nowhere to live. “I slept outside many times when I was homeless,” he [...]
Former Action Language student wins academic excellence award at Oxford University
One of our former Action Language learners who came to Newcastle as an asylum seeker is now studying for an MSc at Oxford University - and he has just won a prestigious award. [...]
Eyob gets refugee status – and a place in the Great North Run with Action Foundation!
An African refugee from the region that has produced a roll-call of Olympic champions is running the Great North Run to raise money for Action Foundation. Eyob, a volunteer with our InterAction Drop-in [...]
How our Action Letting project is helping refugees like Damee
Gaining refugee status after years of seeking asylum brings conflicting emotions – yes, it’s a cause for celebration but there is often anxiety about finding somewhere to live and supporting yourself. It can [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]