Faith in Families was one of 48 organisations in the city to successfully apply for funding from the Direct Food Support Grant.
It is funded by Welsh Government and administered by Swansea Council to support people facing food poverty during the cost of living crisis.
These can include social supermarkets, community cafes, lunch clubs and community cookery classes and could be for a range of uses from buying good quality food and essential goods to providing specialist support for initiatives such as outreach work.
Swansea Council’s Cabinet Member for Well-being, Alyson Anthony, visit Clase Community Cwtch, run by Faith in Families, to learn about the impact the grant has had there.
In Clase families attended cooking sessions where they joined together to create healthy meals by following recipe cards and then they took the cards home with them along with supplies and utensils where needed.
Cllr Anthony said: “When you are on a limited budget it’s more expensive trying to live day to day as you don’t have the money to do that supermarket shop where prices are cheaper.
“Cooking something at home is cheaper than ready meals or other alternatives and giving people the confidence and skills to do this can help them with the cost of living crisis.
“It really can make the difference between having to choose whether to put the heating on or feeding the family.”
Youth worker Alicia Gaye said: “Families taking part really enjoyed it. It brought families together, children cooking with their parents or grandparents, it’s a bonding activity.
“The funding really does a make difference.”
(Lead image: Swansea Council)
