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 [...]
What an Impact!
Over the past year we have helped more people across a wider geographic area with the support of more volunteers than ever before! We have been able to support 1413 refugees, asylum seekers and [...]
Volunteering Opportunities: Resident Support Programme
Resident Support Programme: Next month Action Foundation is launching the Resident Support Program. This will consist of a package of workshops and training session which will expand the support and advice already provided by [...]
Ela is on a mission to encourage volunteering and embrace change in Poland
Elzbieta Sarapata (Ela) is from a mountain village called Piechowice in Poland, and is a qualified teacher. Through her church and a passion for helping others, Ela met with one of our Action Language [...]
Providing opportunities to help overcome exclusion
As part of our most recent ESOL for Work course, we included (as usual!) a session on volunteering, as a way of gaining experience and enhancing one’s CV. Surrounded as we are at the [...]
MEET OUR 3 LEGGED TWINS! – GREAT NORTH RUN 2018!
The Great North Run takes place on 9 September and this year we have 14 fantastic runners representing Action Foundation, all raising money to support our projects helping vulnerable refugees, asylum seekers and other [...]
Meet Rachel! A Psychology student at Newcastle University who is volunteering with our Action Language project as part of her Careers Development Module! GalleryMeet Rachel! A Psychology student at Newcastle University who is volunteering with our Action Language project as part of her Careers Development Module!
Meet Rachel! A Psychology student at Newcastle University who is volunteering with our Action Language project as part of her Careers Development Module!
I chose to start volunteering with Action Language because I’d heard what a great experience it is from a friend who had been involved with Action Foundation in the past. I volunteer as a [...]