May 2020
Action Access celebrates first Refugee Status decision!
Zala* arrived in the UK from Ethiopia in 2017 and was subsequently detained at Yarl’s Wood Immigration Detention Centre in Bedford, while she waited for a decision on her asylum claim. She was identified as [...]
Hosting in strange times
In this thoughtful blog post, Action Hosting Volunteer Helen* writes honestly about both her first experience as a host for Action Foundation and what it’s been like having an asylum seeker to stay in her [...]
Inside Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre
Action Foundation are working with the Home Office and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on a two-year pilot scheme ‘Action Access: Alternative to Detention.’ The project provides housing and support to up [...]
April 2020
Action Foundation Covid-19 Appeal smashes £10k target
A huge thank you to everyone who’s donated to the Action Foundation Covid-19 Crisis Support Appeal, we are delighted to report that we have smashed through our £10k target and have raised an incredible £11,283 [...]
I’m hosting an asylum seeker during lockdown
Action Foundation’s Hosting scheme matches trained volunteers who have a spare room with a destitute asylum seeker who need a safe place to stay. Marian has only been hosting for Action Foundation for six weeks, [...]
We need second hand tech for socially isolated refugees + asylum seekers
Action Foundation would like to provide old laptops and DVDs to vulnerable clients who are particularly socially isolated during this period of Covid-19 lockdown. Imagine the difference it would make to a family struggling to [...]