Karim’s first family Christmas on Tyneside
One of the great things about Action Foundation is the way in which services dovetail for clients. For example, Karim first came to us because he was homeless and needed the support of [...]
Young Lives scores outstanding hat-trick at awards night
Our Young Lives service scored an outstanding hat-trick at this year's annual NE Youth Impact Awards held at the Grand Hotel, Newcastle. The judges voted Young Lives 'Most Improved Project of the Year' [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
How transformative legal funding brought Karim stability
Karim* is from Iran and has been in the UK for 20 years, housed by Action Foundation’s Accommodation project for the last five. His asylum case had been refused multiple times and his mental [...]
‘I waited 20 years to get my refugee status – I’m not scared anymore!’
Yacine grew up in Algeria, North Africa with three sisters and a brother – they were a close and happy family with a good life. Then in 1991 Civil War broke out between the Algerian government and Islamist groups. The violence and brutality escalated so [...]
Refugee status surprise for Samal
Samal* came from Iraq where he’d worked as an artist, to seek asylum in the UK five years ago. He was referred into Action Foundation by the West End Refugee Service in 2017, after [...]