From art classes to getting a hair trim, the award-winning charity Action Foundation offers a helping hand to 1,700 asylum seekers and refugees in Newcastle.
Every Thursday, the charity's building near the Quayside is open from 11am-2pm for interactive sessions and refugees and asylum seekers are able to build friendships in order to combat isolation. People can come in to ask questions, there is a barber who cuts hair for free, a volunteer-led cafeteria, and free clothes that have been donated.
Many of the facilities provided are to help refugees, asylum seekers and migrants integrate into the community. Even the way the room is structured helps to create a sociable environment, with people gathering to play table tennis, snooker, and painting or drawing art.
