Jamey & Brittney Johnson Launch New Give It Away Charity Fund
Jamey and Brittney Johnson. Photo: Joseph Cash
Jamey Johnson and his wife attorney Brittney Johnson have launched the “Give It Away Fund” to provide help to those in need by supporting well-managed charities.
The fund, which derives its name from the 2006 George Strait No. 1 hit “Give It Away” that Johnson co-wrote with Bill Anderson and Buddy Cannon, will focus on charities close to the couple’s hearts and assist communities experiencing natural disasters and other tragedies. Johnson will donate a dollar for every ticket sold at participating shows to the fund, and in addition will donate all proceeds from the sale of a special T-shirt as well. The new shirt is available at his shows and online here.
“We love helping people in need,” Jamey says. “This will allow us to direct money to certain places where there is considerable need.”
“Volunteer work has always been an important part of my life,” adds Brittney. “One of the things I admired most about Jamey when we first met was his massive and generous heart. We share a love for helping people, and I think that has been an important part of our relationship from the beginning.”
Johnson is known for being among the first to help in times of need. He performed at George Strait’s “Strait To The Heart” benefit last month for those affected by the flooding across Texas’ Hill Country, and will also perform at Robert Earl Keen’s RFK and Friends Applause for the Cause on Aug. 28 in New Braunfels, Texas. He is also known for his support of the Nikki Mitchell Foundation, which he co-founded in 2013 to help those who have pancreatic cancer. The Marine also works with Toys for Tots and other organizations that help veterans, military members and their families.
Brittney has been focused on helping others around the world years before she became an attorney. She taught in a school for women in Kenya, volunteered in an orphanage in Nairobi, and participated in activism in a politically displaced persons camp in Kenya. While attending the University of Mississippi School of Law, she was student coordinator of the school’s Pro Bono Initiative. While living in Mississippi, she was a member of the Junior League of Jackson, and also worked with therapy animals and helped provide hygiene services to the unhoused.
The couple, now married and living in Nashville, have unified their philanthropic hearts into one generous effort to create Give It Away to continue their great work together.
