Family Matters is a Baby Bank that provides, good quality clothes, toys and equipment for babies and preschoolers to local families in need. All our items are gifted to us by other local families. We are open on Mondayz 10 am till 121pm for DONATIONS ONLY and Tuesdays 10 am till 3 pm for referrals.
Run by a group of local volunteers, we collect and organise donated items such as : clothes for 0-5’s, playmats, highchairs, cots and moses baskets, stair gates, buggies, toys, games, books.
We are a community project within Refresh The Church of Weymouth and Portland In Action Charity no 1158394.
We have recently become members of Baby Bank Alliance, which offers support and advice to Baby Banks nationwide. Their mission is to support UK Baby Banks so that every baby and child in the UK has the supplies and clothing they need. Their website states that 4.3 million children in the UK are living in poverty which is shocking to read in 2024.
Vision
We will provide access to donated good quality clothes, toys, bedding, toiletries and
larger equipment, free of charge, for young children aged 0 to 5, to local families in need.
We will bring local families together to support each other.
Mission
Family Matters will provide material support to those families in the local area who are struggling in difficult circumstances to meet the needs of a new baby or child up to the age of 5 years.
Supported by Refresh the Church of Weymouth & Portland In Action
Family Matters have the right to sell any of the items donated to us to create funds to support families in need.