November 2019
We’re celebrating Trustees Week!
Trustees’ Week (4-8 November) is an annual event showcasing the great work that trustees do and highlighting opportunities for people from all walks of life to get involved and make a difference. Trustees are the [...]
October 2019
Double win for Action Foundation at North East Charity Awards 2019
Action Foundation are celebrating after scooping wins for both North East Charity of the Year and Charity Leader of the Year at the 2019 North East Charity Awards. A total of 11 awards were presented [...]
Debenhams provide personal shopping experience for Action Housing residents
Action Housing residents Dalia and Zipporah enjoyed a truly memorable personal shopping experience this week, thanks to the generosity of Debenhams. Action Foundation are up for two prizes at this year's North East Charity Awards [...]
Former Lord Mayor & Lady Mayoress celebrate year of fundraising
The former Lord Mayor of Newcastle, Councillor David Down and The Lady Mayoress Barbara Down visited Action Foundation this week to present the charity with a cheque for £1,350. David and Barbara selected us as [...]
Great news for InterAction volunteer Amir
Amir is one of our brilliant volunteers at the InterAction Drop-in, and arrived in the UK in November 2018 after escaping persecution in Iran. We chatted to him for our blog back in May, so [...]
Warm welcome for Julie Elliott MP at Action Foundation in Sunderland
We were delighted to welcome the MP for Sunderland Central Julie Elliott to Action Foundation at the end of September. It was a lively time to drop in, so Julie not only got to see [...]