Welsh families to get baby supplies thanks to grant to diocesan project
[Church in Wales] Hundreds of young families from across the counties of Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire will receive essential supplies for their children thanks to a grant from West Wales Freemasons to the Plant Dewi charity. Plant Dewi is the Diocese of St Davids project supporting families in their communities.
The £60,000 grant — or nearly $78,000 — from the Masonic Charitable Foundation will support the Baby Bundle Bank project to continue distributing much-needed essential items to families with babies under 12 months old who are struggling to purchase clothing, toiletries, blankets, cots, strollers, etc. In 2024 the Baby Bundle Bank gave out 308 bundles.
This grant will enable the project to continue for another two years.
The project will receive referrals from families and agencies across the region to ensure no baby has to go without. Around 30% of children in Wales live in poverty, and nearly 57% of referrals received for a bundle last year were from families facing financial difficulties.
The check was presented to Plant Dewi manager, Catrin Eldred, by the West Wales Grand master, James Ross, at a ceremony at St Davids Cathedral. Also attending was St Davids Bishop Dorrien Davies.
