Treasures in the Media
The stories and experiences of the people behind Treasures Foundation, reach far beyond our own services.
Our team regularly contributes to podcasts, interviews and articles exploring addiction, recovery, life after prison and the realities of rebuilding a life.
Here you can listen to and read some of the conversations we’ve been part of, hear personal stories from members of our team, and discover more about the experiences that continue to shape the work of Treasures Foundation today.
Podcasts & Interviews
Featuring Mandy Ogunmokun, founder & CEO
Unchained Voices
Mandy joins Lady Unchained in this eye-opening episode, they discuss crime, addiction and trauma in brutal and honest detail, but also focus on the important role that women’s shelters provide for those often left behind.
Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts
Life After Prison
In this episode: Cellmate to CEO, Tony Supreme chats with Mandy as she shares her story of addiction and recovery. Mandy delves into her journey from life in prison to becoming the founder of Treasures Foundation, discussing faith, growth and the importance of support.
Listen to this episode on Spotify
More Than My Past
More Than My Past is a podcast that speaks to former prisoners and people in recovery. Mandy joins Jason to share her life story: addiction, trauma and eventually successful recovery and recognition for her work within the field of addiction.
Featuring Jade Wye, COO
Hooked: The Unexpected Addicts
Listen to the experiences of two women who battled with substance abuse and made their way to recovery through highs and lows. Melissa Rice and Jade Wye debunk addict stereotypes and guide listeners through the addiction and recovery journey.
Listen to all episodes on Spotify
Woman’s Hour
Jade and Melissa are invited onto Woman’s Hour to share their own experiences and discuss how their own podcast Hooked: The Unexpected Addicts began. Listen from 12:25 to delve into the story of how Jade and Melissa met, and the journey that they embarked on together.
Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
Articles & Features
Islington Tribune
Prison site development must have place of ‘safety and hope’ for women
Treasures Foundation founder Mandy Ogunmokun and Chief of Operations Jade Wye are campaigning to ensure the promised women’s centre at the former Holloway Prison site becomes a reality. Mandy, who was previously imprisoned at Holloway, has campaigned for the centre since 2016. Together, they are calling for a space that honours the site’s history while providing women with safety, hope, well-being and vital early intervention support.
Read the full article in the Islington Tribune
The Guardian
‘Prison was the first place we felt sisterhood’: six women return to the ruins of Holloway
Treasures Foundation founder Mandy Ogunmokun joined five other women in returning to the former Holloway Prison for the documentary Holloway. Drawing on her own experience of addiction and repeated imprisonment, Mandy reflects on the circumstances that can lead women into the criminal justice system and the lack of support available to help them break that cycle. Now, through Treasures Foundation, she uses that lived experience to support other women affected by addiction and offending and to campaign for a different approach to women in the justice system.
Read the complete article in The Guardian
London Homelessness Foundation
LHF Awards £75,000 to Help Treasures Foundation Support Women Rebuilding Their Lives
London Homelessness Foundation awarded Treasures Foundation £75,000 to expand its support for women affected by homelessness, addiction, trauma and the criminal justice system. The funding will help Treasures establish a dedicated, women-only therapeutic day programme, making support available to more women in the community. The programme will provide a safe space for women to strengthen their recovery, maintain stable housing and build the skills and confidence needed for greater independence.
Read the full article from London Homelessness Foundation
The Guardian
Holloway review – brave women go back to prison to unlock their stories
The Guardian reviews Holloway, a documentary that sees six women, including Treasures founder Mandy Ogunmokun, return to the former Holloway Prison and talk about the experiences that brought them there. The film looks at addiction, trauma and the treatment of women in the criminal justice system, while giving the women the opportunity to tell their stories in their own words. For Mandy and Treasures, the project is also closely connected to the ongoing campaign to make sure Holloway’s history, and the women who were held there, are not forgotten.
Read the full review in The Guardian
London Homelessness Foundation
Jade Wye Interview
In this personal interview with London Homelessness Foundation, Treasures Foundation’s Jade Wye shares her journey from addiction and homelessness to recovery and her role at Treasures. Jade talks openly about the challenges she faced when trying to access the right support, how Treasures became part of her own recovery, and why lived experience is so important to the way the organisation works today. Her story also shows the journey from receiving support from Treasures to becoming a trustee, volunteer and eventually a senior member of the team.
Read the full interview from London Homelessness Foundation
The Guardian
Mandy Ogunmokun’s Story
In this powerful Guardian interview, Treasures Foundation founder Mandy Ogunmokun shares her journey through childhood trauma, addiction, sex work and repeated imprisonment at Holloway, and the long road to recovery. Mandy explains how her own experiences, and later her work supporting women in prison, exposed the lack of safe, long-term support available to women leaving the criminal justice system. Determined to break that cycle, she founded Treasures Foundation to give women the stability, time and support they need to rebuild their lives.
Read the full article in The Guardian