The charity set up in the tragic singer's memory has opened a recovery house in London
Women recovering from alcohol and drug addiction are to be given the chance to recover thanks to a charity named after tragic singer Amy Winehouse.
Amy’s Place in east London, has been created by a partnership between the Amy Winehouse Foundation and Centra Care and Support, part of the not for profit housing provider Circle Housing.
The house is made up of 12 self-contained apartments and can accommodate up to 16 women in total.
Women staying in the facility will be those who are coming out of treatment and will be helped with reintegrating into society by support workers.
Stays will last three months and will include holistic activities such as yoga, relapse prevention groups, and potential skills and employability based workshops.
There is only one other women-only recovery house in London and it’s only a four-bed with a six-month waiting list
Dominic Ruffy, the foundation’s special project director, said Amy’s Place had been created because there is a lack of female only addiction services.
“There are about six women-only rehabs, and beyond that, there’s an even greater paucity of women-specific recovery housing beds,” he said.
“There is only one other women-only recovery house in London and it’s only a four-bed with a six-month waiting list.”
Amy Winehouse died from accidental alcohol poisoning in July 2011. The foundation was set up by her family following her death to work to prevent the effects of drug and alcohol misuse on young people.
Jane Winehouse, managing trustee of the Amy Winehouse Foundation and Amy’s stepmum, added: “This project will make such a profound difference to so many young women, enabling them to have a safe environment in which to rebuild their lives and put into practice all the learning they have acquired through their treatment journey.
“Fresh starts are difficult to make, full of challenges, but at Amy’s Place, we will give young women the tools and support to help make this a reality.”
