Senior Management Team boost
Action Foundation has strengthened its Senior Management Team with the appointment of a new Head of Finance and Resources - Chris Buglass and a new Head of Client Services - Emily Malcolm. We caught [...]
Why it’s more important than ever to stand Together With Refugees
This week has seen events up and down the country highlighting the need for a more compassionate approach to people seeking sanctuary in the UK. Organised by the coalition, Together With Refugees, of which [...]
Week of Action launched to oppose the Anti-Refugee Bill
Today (Monday 18 October) marks the start of a Week of Action highlighting the need for a more compassionate approach to refugees and asylum seekers in the UK as the government’s Nationality and Borders [...]
Action Foundation’s youngest fundraisers inspired to act in wake of Afghan crisis
In late August, mum, Sam Lognonne, contacted us after watching the news unfold in Afghanistan on CBBC's Newsround with her three young children. Betsy, who's nine, Daisy, eight and Tilly, five, were so [...]
Join the Great Action Foundation Bake!
Are you a fan of The Great British Bake Off? Then we've got the perfect fundraiser for you! Welcome to #GAFB - or the Great Action Foundation Bake! If you're an aspiring Paul or [...]
North of Tyne Mayor, Jamie Driscoll, visits Action Foundation
We were delighted to welcome Jamie Driscoll, Mayor of the North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA), to our InterAction Drop-in on Thursday. He met our Chief Executive Duncan McAuley and was particularly interested to [...]
Introducing Katie, our new InterAction Project Officer
We're very pleased to introduce Katie Hamilton, the latest addition to our excellent InterAction team. A former volunteer with our fantastic Action Language project, Katie is set to become a familiar face at our [...]
New chapter for Amir
Amir is a familiar face at our InterAction Drop-in where he's one of our brilliant volunteers. He got involved with Action Foundation after moving to Newcastle in December 2018 as an asylum seeker who [...]
We welcome Danielle to Action Foundation
We’re delighted to introduce you to Danielle Klaczynska who has just joined us as Interim Finance Manager. Read on to find out more about Danielle and her furry best friend, Atholl, the fox red [...]
Action Foundation welcomes new Comms & Events Officer, Pauline
We're super excited to introduce our brand new Communications and Events Officer Pauline Holt - the latest addition to the Action Foundation team. Pauline will be keeping you updated with all the latest Action [...]