Action Foundation is an award-winning charity based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Through our free InterAction Drop In / Casework service, Language & Learning, and supported housing projects, we support refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants to integrate successfully into the community and lead more independent and resilient lives.
Latest News
New women-only flat about to open its doors
In April we’ll be welcoming four homeless women with no recourse to public funds into one of our Tyneside flats, which has just been refurbished with a brand new kitchen. Our CEO, Karen, gained a sneak preview of the work, when Accommodation manager, Helen, and our Repairs and Maintenance Officer, Mike, [...]
‘How Action Foundation helped me after I fled Iran’
When protests erupted across Iran in January, the world witnessed the devastating consequences of a brutal government crackdown. Thousands of people were killed, including hundreds of children. For many Iranians, this violence was not new, it was a continuation of the repression they had lived under for years. As the ensuing [...]
Welcome Karen – our new CEO
We're delighted to introduce Action Foundation's new CEO, Karen Froggatt, who brings a wealth of experience from her rich and varied career in the Voluntary and Community Sector Tell us a bit about yourself I was born and raised in Guiseley in West Yorkshire and, after I'd married my childhood sweetheart, [...]
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Action Letting
Action Letting provides supported accommodation to newly granted single adult refugees at risk of homelessness during their rapid transition to mainstream housing. We currently manage 15 properties in Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland on behalf of private landlords.
Find out more about Action Letting.
Action Housing
Action Housing provides supported accommodation to destitute asylum seekers with no recourse to public funds. Due to their immigration status this extremely vulnerable group are unable to work or receive any government support and are therefore entirely reliant on the help of charities or friends to survive.
Find out more about Action Housing
Language & Learning
Language & Learning provides free English lessons and employability skills to people seeking asylum, refugees, and other migrants.
We offer tuition, guidance and advice in safe learning spaces for people aged 18+
Find out more about Language & Learning.
InterAction
InterAction provides a friendly, accessible, interactive and supportive environment to help new and other migrants experiencing loneliness, isolation and feelings of disorientation, to connect with other people and cultures, local places and services.
For more information about InterAction.
Young Lives
We provide specialised practical, emotional and social support for asylum seeking and refugee children, families and young people. Our aim is to provide a specialised and trauma informed service that can be accessed by families or by individual young people.
Find out more about Young Lives.
“I got the chance to improve a lot my English language and to meet new people and friends. Thanks to Language & Learning, I got my job in the UK, I really feel much more confident.”
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