November 2025
‘Action Foundation gives hope to the hopeless’ – Read Bure’s story
Our Stand With Refugee Families appeal aims to raise £15,000 to help support refugee children and their families facing financial hardship this winter. Here, one of our former Language & Learning Employability students describes [...]
Welcome to Action Foundation Govindi!
We are happy to welcome Govindi as our new Employability Officer. Originally from Canada, Govindi brings valuable experience supporting student refugees and international volunteers and we're thrilled to have her join our team helping [...]
Time to stop scapegoating people seeking sanctuary – Our CEO speaks out on cruel asylum reforms
This week the government unveiled a huge catalogue of changes on immigration, billing it as 'the most significant reforms to the asylum system since World War Two'. Here, our CEO, Duncan McAuley, gives his [...]
Young Lives scores outstanding hat-trick at awards night
Our Young Lives service scored an outstanding hat-trick at this year's annual NE Youth Impact Awards held at the Grand Hotel, Newcastle. The judges voted Young Lives 'Most Improved Project of the Year' in [...]
October 2025
Duncan McAuley to step down as Action Foundation’s CEO
Our CEO, Duncan McAuley, has announced he will step down from his role as leader of Action Foundation in the spring of 2026. He said working here had been 'a privilege and a joy' [...]
September 2025
Great North Run Picture Gallery 2025
Welcome to our Great North Run picture gallery for 2025! Thank you to everyone who ran for Action Foundation and to all those who supported them with donations. What a truly fantastic day! [...]