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Our 2025 Impact — By the Numbers

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We Are Public Health

Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast is one of the largest accredited nonprofit milk banks in the country. Driven by the belief that every baby deserves the chance to thrive, we support family and community health by providing equitable access to safe, lifesaving, pasteurized donor human milk.

Mothers' Milk Bank Northeast is one of the largest accredited nonprofit milk banks in the country.

PERSONAL STORIES

Philanthropy Redefined: The Gift of Human Milk Donation

The quiet power of human milk donation—and the community behind it. Each year, World Human Milk Donation Day (May 19) offers a moment to recognize the extraordinary generosity behind human milk donation, an act of care that often happens quietly but changes lives in lasting ways. When we talk about philanthropy, we often measure it […]

NEWS

Donor Milk as a Bridge to Successful Breastfeeding

Donor Milk as a Bridge to Successful Breastfeeding

The Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently featured an article by Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast CEO Deborah Youngblood. Drawing on insights from Board Member Dr. Brenda Anders Pring, President of the Massachusetts Chapter of the AAP, the piece explores how pasteurized donor human milk can support breastfeeding success and help families […]

PERSPECTIVES

Dad play's a vital role in the breastfeeding journey

Dad, Partner & Breastfeeding Champion

Here at the milk bank, we believe family is what you make it. There’s no such thing as “one size fits all” and that’s the beauty of it. While there’s nothing we love more than singing the praises of our milk donors, we know that both breastfeeding and milk donation require a village. Fortunately, many of our donors […]

Saving Lives

Premature Twins Maddie and Henry were helped by the milk bank

We’re so thankful Maddie and Henry were able to get the donor milk they needed in our darkest hours and their earliest days. We truly believe it’s what helped them grow (from 3lbs to 20lbs) and thrive so quickly .” ~ Katie, mom of Maddie & Henry

Key Supporters

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