Action Foundation Staff Team Gears Up for Great North Run
Three of our staff members are taking on the Great North Run this year in order to raise money for Action Foundation. Our staff already give so much time and hard work to Action [...]
Afghanistan – how you can help Action Foundation
Anyone watching the reports coming out of Kabul cannot have failed to be moved by the horrendous plight of distressed people desperate to flee Afghanistan in pursuit of safety. Understandably, Action Foundation has been [...]
Fundraising’s a cakewalk for Ann
Lots of gorgeous cake, good conversation and a quirky quiz made for a fantastic Bank Holiday Garden Party fundraiser. Action Language volunteer and fundraiser extraordinaire, Ann Bingham, held her second Summer Garden Party in [...]
Great North Run 2021 – Two Weeks To Go!
This year, 16 runners are taking on the Great North Run to raise money for Action Foundation. With just two weeks until the big day, we caught up with some of our runners to [...]
‘Don’t hesitate to help my countrymen and women’ – Afghan father seeking sanctuary in the North East
As the crisis in Afghanistan intensified, we spoke to Zemar*, one of our Action Language learners who has lived in the North East for the past 18 months with his wife and two children. [...]
New chapter for Amir
Amir is a familiar face at our InterAction Drop-in where he's one of our brilliant volunteers. He got involved with Action Foundation after moving to Newcastle in December 2018 as an asylum seeker who [...]