How The Programme Works
The Amy Winehouse Foundation Drug & Alcohol Awareness Programme brings together the Foundation’s existing work with Addaction’s Skills 4 Change, which supports those young people affected by a parent’s drug or alcohol problems. It supports any student that seeks help, and: Helps to reduce substance misuse and anti-social behaviour […]
‘Paperblanks’ Amy Winehouse Foundation Journals Available
Paperblanks are excited to be able to tell you about the newest addition to the Embellished Manuscripts Collection, the ‘Amy Winehouse, Tears Dry’ journal. Designed in partnership with the Amy Winehouse Foundation, this book features a self-portrait of the British singer alongside her signature and lyrics to one of her most recognizable songs, ‘Tears dry on their […]
Supporting Young People Through Music – The Roundhouse Records Launch
One of the Amy Winehouse Foundation’s main aims is to support and develop music provision for young people. This will be achieved by developing partnerships with organisations who work in this area, and through the delivery of an exciting new project currently being worked on. The Foundation recently donated £30,000 to The Roundhouse, London, to […]
“Far too many young people and their families are affected by substance misuse, including alcohol and ‘legal highs’. We want to change that. One of the key needs we have identified is for an effective educational and support service for young people and their families, working within schools. In partnership with Addaction we have developed […]
“An education system that enables and supports young people to make informed choices – whatever they might be, is vitally important. So, it can’t be right that children and young people could potentially leave school with little or no drug and alcohol education. Supporting parents and teachers is an integral part of the programme. By […]
General Press Coverage
In this section, we look at the press coverage the Amy Winehouse Foundation receives on a general basis.
It’s Time To Talk About Eating Disorders
Last week marked ‘Eating Disorders Week’, a national campaign to raise awareness and understanding of this serious mental illness, challenge the stereotypes and stigmas that people with eating disorders face and campaign for better services and treatments. One charity that is committed to helping people with eating disorders is Beat, whose vision is that all […]
AWF Donates £19,815 To Pilion Trust
Towards the end of 2012, the Amy Winehouse Foundation was delighted to be able to award a grant of £19,815 to the Pilion Trust’s CrashPad Project, a venture by the London-based homeless shelter that we had previously supported the year before, and have built up a close relationship with. The grant will fund the full staffing […]
Marking Children Of Alcoholics Week
The effects alcohol abuse can have go far beyond just having a drink. It can affect the people around you including close family and friends. Most importantly it can affect children. Today in the United Kingdom it is estimated that one in five children live with an alcoholic parent (www.coaweek.org). Having grown up with an […]
Homelessness And Poverty Action Week Highlights The Ongoing Need For Centrepoint
Did you sleep well last night? It was pretty bloomin’ cold, windy and rainy out. I ask because last week was Homelessness and Poverty Action Week, which aims to not only change the perceptions of poverty and homelessness in the UK, but also hopes to make a real difference to homeless peoples lives. Every night thousands of people are […]