June 2023
Home at last – Victoria’s story
We just love it when our clients move out! If that sounds harsh, allow us to clarify. Of course, we miss the friends we’ve got to know, but every move-on means we’ve helped empower [...]
Abi’s Great North Run Diary – part 1
As part of our fundraising team, Business Development Manager, Abi (pictured above with partner, Ross), is used to being Cheerleader in Chief on the finish line at the Great North Run. But this year, [...]
‘White Stork of Ukraine’ auction for North East refugees
Wildlife artist, Katherine Rodger, is donating this beautiful painting of Ukraine’s national bird to Action Foundation to auction during Refugee Week. Katherine, who works out of her studio on the National Trust’s Gibside estate, [...]
April 2023
Ann puts Action Foundation on the map
Story Update: Due to unforeseen circumstances, this live exhibition has had to move out of the gallery and online. You can visit it virtually at: www.annwinterstory.co.uk/the-earth-belongs-to-everyone Please share, browse, support with a purchase or donate [...]
March 2023
‘I slept outside many times until Action Foundation gave me shelter’
Arash* fled from Iran 21 years ago and remembers just how difficult it was as a destitute asylum seeker with nowhere to live. “I slept outside many times when I was homeless,” he says. [...]
Room for Refugees – could you become a landlord?
Today we launch our Room for Refugees campaign, which aims to increase the number of flats and houses we can offer to refugees and asylum seekers in Tyne and Wear. Action Foundation has a proud [...]