November 2022
Join us in looking to the future at a special online session
Action Foundation is looking ahead to the next five years with a new set of priorities. Here our CEO Duncan McAuley talks about the inspiring process of hearing from the people directly affected by [...]
October 2022
‘Green therapy’ for female refugees thanks to Newcastle University grant
A group of women refugees from our InterAction Drop-in spent a day 'forest bathing' at Kielder Water and Forest Park to discover the healing power of nature. The idea for the visit came from [...]
September 2022
Thank you to all our Great North runners!
Team Action Foundation did us proud in the Great North Run this year raising more than £7,000 to help refugees and asylum seekers across Tyne and Wear. First across the finish line for Action [...]
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 team, [...]
Thank you for Stepping Up for Refugees!
A huge thank you to everyone who took part in or supported our Step Up for Refugees Challenge summer fundraiser this August - you have helped raise more than £2,000 to help the work [...]
August 2022
Cycle challenge success
Dave Bowditch, our Head of Fundraising, has successfully completed the second of his three major fundraising feats - a 170-mile coast to coast cycle ride between Morecambe on the west coast and Bridlington on [...]