February 2023
Former Action Language student wins academic excellence award at Oxford University
One of our former Action Language learners who came to Newcastle as an asylum seeker is now studying for an MSc at Oxford University - and he has just won a prestigious award. Destin*, [...]
Ann’s foodie fundraiser proves a hit in Hexham
Fabulous fundraiser and Action Language volunteer, Ann Bingham and her friends laid on a magnificent international foodie feast at Hexham's Trinity Methodist Church last weekend. There was a lot of local interest and 65 [...]
Why volunteers are a top priority – by CEO Duncan McAuley
Volunteers are the lifeblood of Action Foundation and we're keen to make their experience of working with our charity as rewarding and positive as possible. So we've embarked on a review of how we [...]
December 2022
Local businesses get behind our Warm Hearts Winter Appeal
Businesses on Tyneside have been getting behind our Warm Hearts Winter Appeal, which aims to help the refugees and asylum seekers we work with get through the cost of living crisis. Brand communications agency Cool [...]
November 2022
Win a dream quilt
Our talented fundraiser, Viv Harrison, has crafted a second Christmas quilt to raffle on behalf of Action Foundation - and you could be its proud owner for just £1. Last year, Viv's 'amazing technicolor [...]
Thank you to our Trustees
It's Trustees' Week 2022 and we'd like to say a huge THANK YOU to our Board of Trustees who give their time, commitment and effort to help Action Foundation to thrive. We asked some of [...]