Team Action Foundation smash Great North Run 2021
Action Foundation’s team of 15 runners have done us proud. Not only have they completed the challenging 13.1-mile route that this year took them over the iconic Tyne Bridge not once, but twice, [...]
Action Foundation Staff Team Gears Up for Great North Run
Three of our staff members are taking on the Great North Run this year in order to raise money for Action Foundation. Our staff already give so much time and hard work to Action [...]
‘Don’t hesitate to help my countrymen and women’ – Afghan father seeking sanctuary in the North East
As the crisis in Afghanistan intensified, we spoke to Zemar*, one of our Action Language learners who has lived in the North East for the past 18 months with his wife and two children. [...]
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 [...]
New Action Foundation CEO responds to Borders Bill and Hassockfield plans
Action Foundation’s new Chief Executive Duncan McAuley reflects on two of the biggest issues facing asylum seekers in the coming months. You will have likely seen in the news that The Nationality and Borders Bill has been through its [...]
‘Our Action Foundation Garden Party’
This month we launched our brand-new Fundraising Pack – your go-to resource for all things fundraising! To celebrate the contributions of our fab fundraisers, today’s guest blogger is Sophie Pitches, a fundraising volunteer who [...]
Grab hold of our NEW fundraising pack!
After celebrating the efforts of our fab fundraisers during Refugee Week, what better time to launch our brand-new Fundraising Pack?! Now, more than ever, we rely on our community of fundraisers to help keep [...]
Refugee Week inspires donation from Stowe Family Law
Following a successful Refugee Week, we were delighted when Stowe Family Law contacted us with a generous donation of £250 towards our work supporting refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants across Tyne and Wear. This [...]