AWF & MindFood: Helping Young People Grow
A Buckinghamshire-based social enterprise became the latest charity to be supported by a Foundation set up in memory of the late singer Amy Winehouse. The Amy Winehouse Foundation was thrilled to donate £6,000 to the MindFood Community Interest Company (CIC), in order to support young people from London and the capital’s surrounding counties. Based on […]
Janis Winehouse And Mayor Of Camden Celebrate Anniversary Of Borough’s MS Society
Amy’s mother Janis accompanied Mayor of Camden Jonathan Simpson to the 40th anniversary of the Camden Branch of the MS Society, an evening reception held at the Charlie Ratchford Centre which is in Belmont Street, NW1. Janis said: ‘We were honoured to attend the 40th Anniversary celebrations of the Camden Multiple Sclerosis Society with Jonathan. It was enlightening […]
Education Must Be Effective If We Are To Tackle These Shocking Health Statistics, Says Amy Winehouse’s Father
Mitch Winehouse has stated that education around drinking is ‘inconsistent or non existent’ in response to new Government figures on health inequalities and premature death rates in the UK. The figures were published today (11th June) by Public Health England, via its new Longer Lives website (http://longerlives.phe.org.uk/). On BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme, Health Secretary […]
‘Why Drug and Alcohol Education is so important’
Our friend Jonathan Simpson, the Mayor of Camden, recently wrote an article about the Amy Winehouse Foundation for the Huffington Post. In his piece, he explains the importance of our Resilience Programme for Schools in educating young people about drunk and drugs. “When the Winehouse family started work”, writes Jonathan, “they spoke to people in […]
Volunteer’s Week
What a beautiful start to the week! June officially marks the beginning of the summer and what better way to start than with Volunteers Week! I am sure every one of you reading this has volunteered your time to a good cause at least once. This week is your chance to celebrate all the incredible things […]
Looking Back At The Camden Singalong Ball
There’s nothing like a good sing along. Better than karaoke, Friday I’m in Love is a monthly sing along event hosted in the heart of Camden, as well as other UK city destinations. This popular club night not only gives you the opportunity to shake a leg, but also to sing along in the crowd to […]
AWF becomes Mayor of Camden’s Charity of the Year
Camden is a very special place to us at the Amy Winehouse Foundation, not only because of its music heritage and lively streets, but because Camden was Amy’s home and has therefore been the focus of much of our work to date. So we are very proud to announce that we are now officially the […]
The Big Night Out
As many of you are already aware, at the Amy Winehouse Foundation we think big when it comes to charities. From homeless shelters to community projects, the range of grants and support we provide is varied. Last year, we funded the London Irish Centre, based in Camden Square this centre has grown to meet the […]
The Pilion Trust
The Pillion Trust CrashPad is a cold weather shelter for young people that the Amy Winehouse Foundation has supported for two years now. With its main branch in Islington, the organisation also has smaller shelters in Camden, Brent and Bexley. With 137 referrals throughout the winter of 2011/2012 alone, the shelter is attended by a broad […]
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week
Multiple Sclerosis can be a ticking time bomb with around 100,000 people in the UK being affected by this disease. As Janis Winehouse, Amy’s mother, suffers with multiple sclerosis, so the work of the MS Society has always been a cause particularly close to the family’s hearts. This week marks MS Awareness Week which hopes to […]