Can you help us raise £500 to fund our ‘Grow’ project?
As lots of us head out into our gardens to start the growing season, we thought our beneficiaries would really benefit from a spot of gardening too! Action Foundation’s ‘Grow’ project looks to support [...]
Another ‘new plan’ to increase destitution
Action Foundation’s CEO Julian Prior reflects on Priti Patel’s ‘New Plan for Immigration’ that she said would amount to the “biggest overhaul of our asylum system in decades” to “fix this fundamentally broken [asylum] system”. _______________________________________________________________________________ For decades, the asylum system [...]
How a new tablet has transformed Zainab’s language learning
Imagine trying to join in with English language classes on a battered old mobile phone with a tiny screen and limited internet access – not an easy prospect for those living on £5 asylum [...]
Join in with the Captain Tom 100 Challenge!
Following the outpouring of heartfelt messages since the death of Captain Sir Tom Moore on 2 February, his family pledged to celebrate his life with an event that everyone, in the UK and around [...]
Nada Al-Hadal: ‘Change makers should be women’
Monday March 8th is International Women’s Day, a celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. So, we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to champion one of our brilliant [...]
How a pre-loved guitar brought Zahra joy
Action Foundation beneficiary and keen guitar player Zahra, a former cabin crew worker from Iran, arrived in Newcastle just before the third lockdown last year without her beloved instrument and has felt quite isolated [...]