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Happy Lunar New Year to all those celebrating 🥳🥳🥳
As we welcome the Year of the Horse 🐎🐎🐎, we recognise and celebrate the rich cultural traditions and meanings of this special time for many communities. 🧧✨

One of our InterAction drop-in volunteers, Idrees, got to try being a firefighter today when Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service came to visit.

Mehrban Sadiq advised clients and volunteers about the Importance of smoke alarms and the need to check fire safety in rented accommodation.

Communications Officer - Action Foundation

📣Come & join our friendly team & help us shout about the fantastic work our staff & volunteers do to welcome refugees & asylum seekers to the North East! Please share our job ad! 🙏https://actionfoundation.org.uk/communications-officer/

We're ‘Opening Doors' with North East Combined Authority, Tyne Housing & others - research identifying the barriers to employment faced by vulnerable adults living in supported accommodation.
@emmaaudreyadams.bsky.social @fuseonline.bsky.social
@medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social
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The theme for #HolocaustMemorialDay 2026 is Bridging Generations. A call to action and reminder that the responsibility of remembrance doesn’t end with the survivors – it lives on through their children, their grandchildren and through all of us.
#HMD2026 #HolocaustMemorialDay

Some of our students got a glimpse into the beauty industry this week thanks to The National Beauty Academy Sunderland🙏

Employability Adviser Lucy said, "The participants appreciated the approachable manner of the facilitators of the beauty taster session. They came away wanting to learn more!"💄👄

Everyone should see this. Watch it, share it - these are the voices we need to hear that are so often ignored in the poisonous debate about hotels.

Consultation — Praxis for Migrants and Refugees

The Government is introducing the biggest immigration overhaul in 50 years. They want to make settling here harder than ever as part of a broader attack on migrants and refugees. Now, they're asking what YOU think of their plans.

Use our guide & speak up today.
www.praxis.org.uk/consultation...

Four years since our Home Office funded alternative to detention pilot, Action Access, proved it's more humane and significantly cheaper to support vulnerable women in the community rather than detention centres. How many more years before the Govt accepts that detention harms?
tinyurl.com/ec4efer6

UK’s plans to seize asylum seekers’ phones condemned by campaigners People who are sent to Manston processing centre will be eligible for searches for electronic devices from Monday

New year, same hostility.

Today, new powers come into force subjecting men, women & children to invasive searches - including inside their mouths - to seize their phones.

This comes despite a 2022 court ruling that found a similar policy unlawful.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Don’t leave refugees in limbo: Scrap the 20-year wait Imagine living in limbo for 20 years, not knowing if you’ll be allowed to stay in the only home your children have ever known. That is the reality facing refugees under new government proposals. A gr...

Refugees shouldn't have to wait 20 years to know if they are safe. New rules are leaving families separated and lives in limbo.

Join the campaign calling on Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to scrap the 20-year wait. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...

Office Manager - Action Foundation

NEW YEAR, NEW JOB?
We're looking for a talented Office Manager to join our Central Services team on a fixed term basis. Interested? Deadline to apply: 9am Wednesday 28th January. Come join our friendly team! 🧡
actionfoundation.org.uk/office-manag...

YouTube video by Action Foundation Stand With Refugee Families this Winter

Love this film about the work of our Women's Drop-in. 🧡

Please give it a watch & if you're moved to donate to our winter fundraiser, head to our @crowdfunder.bsky.social page (see our pinned post). youtu.be/isA_Xwg8oDk?...

Look at these fantastic cards, made by refugee children and young people from our Young Lives project. 🎄🎄🎄

Some will be winging their way to donors who've selected a reward on our Stand With Refugees crowdfunder. Would you like one too? 🎅🎅🎅

Here's the link: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stand-with...

Thanks so much for the share Helen! 🧡🙏🧡

Thank you for sharing 🧡

YouTube video by Action Foundation Gateshead

Abbas and Ale, regulars at our Young Lives project, are the stars of a powerful new film on poverty and hope, commissioned by @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social 🎥🧡

The council's Lynne Canessa said: “The end result took my breath away."

youtu.be/FyhkzDsB8lw?...

Reunited family

This story is so heart warming, it will restore your faith in humanity. If Karim's journey inspires you too, then please donate to our Stand With Refugee Families crowdfunder. 🙏 actionfoundation.org.uk/karims-first...

"Every month I worry how I'll afford to get my children to school." Rana's story - Action Foundation

Here's another great reason to Stand With Refugee Families this winter - to help more families like Rana's through our appeal on @crowdfunder.bsky.social 🧡🙏🧡 Each donation doubled by @avivauk.bsky.social
actionfoundation.org.uk/every-month-...

Today is #GivingTuesday - when we're all encouraged to do good. 🧡

We're so grateful to everyone who's donating to our Stand With Refugee Families winter appeal. 🙏

Every donation is doubled by Aviva Community Fund so your gift has twice the impact. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stand-with...

Thank you to everyone who has already donated to our Stand With Refugee Families appeal! We're one third of the way to our target - can you help us get to £15k by Christmas & show refugees they are welcome here? 🙏🧡🙏
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stand-with...

'Action Foundation gives hopes to the hopeless' - Read Bure's story - Action Foundation

When Bure’s world fell apart, Action Foundation helped her rebuild.

Today, she’s thriving and planning her daughter’s wedding! This winter, countless other families need a similar lifeline.

Please give if you're able. Donations are doubled. Thank you! 🙏
actionfoundation.org.uk/action-found...

Angry, frustrated or just plain bewildered by the latest government asylum system proposals?
You're not alone. Read our CEO, Duncan's thoughts over on our website today - then please support our Stand With Refugee Families appeal 🧡
tinyurl.com/muce5fep

Thank YOU for putting your £££ where your 👄is @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social 🧡🧡🙏🧡

This is brilliant! THANK YOU SO MUCH for the support Rich! 🧡

Thank you SO MUCH @alomshaha.bsky.social - that is so generous of you! 🧡🙏🧡 And thanks for sharing our appeal @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social !

As winter starts to bite, please think of the refugees and asylum seekers who depend on organisations like ours for food and shelter on a freezing cold day.
Just £5 could buy a hot meal for someone at one of our winter Drop-ins. Visit www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stand-with... Every donation doubled. 🙏

Excited to launch our Stand With Refugee Families appeal today!

Every £1 will be doubled by the Aviva Community Fund. So your donation will have TWICE the impact!

Please visit our Crowdfunding page to find out how your gift will help families this winter. 🙏🧡
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stand-with...

We're so proud of Abbas, a regular at our Young Lives youth sessions. He's just scooped the Young Achiever of the Year title at the NE Youth Impact Awards. You can help more youngsters like Abbas by becoming a regular donor - head to our website to find out more! 🙏https://bit.ly/3XlOVfF