This year, we mark an important milestone: 20 years of serving families when they need it most.
What began at our founder Naomi Bar-Yam’s living room table has grown into a powerful community. A community united by the belief that every baby deserves the chance to thrive—and that families can help one another through some of life’s most fragile moments.
Together, we have made it safer and easier for families to support one another, ensuring that premature and medically fragile infants have access to screened donor milk when it matters most.
But beyond the numbers, this work has always been about something deeper:
A parent navigating the uncertainty of a NICU stay.
A donor choosing to give, knowing it could help a baby they may never meet.
A hospital or healthcare partner making it easier for families to access this vital resource.
These moments—quiet, powerful, and deeply human—are what define the past two decades.
As we mark this milestone of 20 years of service, we celebrate our impact, reflect on the efforts and dedication that made it possible, and look toward an even more meaningful future.
In the coming months, we’ll share more about the people and moments that shaped our journey. Two decades is certainly worth celebrating. And yet, the need for donor milk continues—and so does our commitment to meeting it.
Thank you for being part of our village and for helping ensure that, together, we continue serving families and showing up for one another when it matters most.
Share Your Story
This milestone is made up of thousands of individual stories—each one meaningful, each one part of something bigger. If the milk bank has been part of your journey in any way, we’d love to hear your story.
Email us at news@milkbankne.org to share. We can’t wait to hear from you.
