There are three easy ways for donors to get their milk to the milk bank—ship directly door-to-door at the milk bank’s expense, drop off at the milk bank, or drop off at another milk depot.
A milk depot is a community location that accepts milk from screened donors, stores it in a freezer, and ships it to the milk bank for processing. Depots are in locations that breastfeeding mothers visit, such as medical offices, parenting stores, wellness facilities, and day care centers. Depots play an important role in raising community awareness of milk donation.
Are you interested in opening a depot? You will need a freezer in a secure location and an employee or volunteer to oversee drop-off and shipping. For more information, please contact Ann Marie Lindquist, Director of Community Relations.
Remember, you must be approved as a donor in order to drop off milk. Check our guidelines on donation to get started.
Depots and donors, if you need a copy of our Depot Donation Form, click here.
We currently have depots in nine states, as listed below.
During the COVID-19 crisis, we will note changes and temporary closures of depots under each depot’s listing as we receive updates.
DEPOT LOCATIONS
Massachusetts
Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast
377 Elliot Street
Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464
Drop-offs accepted most weekdays 10 am to 4 pm.
To schedule, call 617-527-6263 x3.
Acelleron, a health & wellness company
21 High Street, Suite 303
North Andover, MA 01845
To schedule drop-off, call 978-738-9800, ext. 4.
Emerson Hospital
Clough Birthing Center
133 Old Road to Nine Acre Corner
Concord, MA
To schedule drop-off, call the Lactation Office,
978-287-3317.
Keeping Pace with Multiple Miracles
389 West Center
West Bridgewater, MA 02379
508-559-0040
Hours of operation: Monday-Friday 10 AM-5 PM
MWH Baby Cafe Depot
Melrose Church of the Nazarene
2 Short Street
Melrose, MA
To schedule drop-off, call the MWH Breastfeeding Support Center, 781-979-MILK(6455)
or email Breastfeeding@Melrosewakefield.org.
3/4/21 – Depot operations temporarily suspended
Northampton Area Pediatrics
193 Locust Street
Northampton, MA 01060
To schedule drop-off, call Kate Bohne, 413-584-8700.
9/8/20 – Temporary hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 9:15-3:15
Please schedule drop-offs in advance.
South Shore Hospital
55 Fogg Road
South Weymouth, MA
To schedule drop-off, call Cindy Hoar or Ellen
Fitzgerald (NICU Lactation Consultants),
781-624-4227.
Curbside drop-off available
Connecticut
Acelleron, a health & wellness company
2488 Boston Post Road, Suite 20A
Guilford, CT 06437
To schedule drop-off, email or call Jan Ferraro,
jferraro@acelleron.com, 203-804-5974.
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Norwich
28 Huntington Street, 2nd floor
New London, CT 06320
To schedule a drop-off, call or email Laura Malone,
860-889-8346 x266, lauramalone@ccfsn.org.
Connecticut Childbirth & Women’s Center
94 Locust Avenue
Danbury, CT 06810
To schedule a drop-off, email nursing@ctbirthcenter.com or call 203-748-6000.
ProHealth Physicians, Glastonbury Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
290 Western Blvd.
Glastonbury, CT 06033
To schedule a drop-off, call 860-652-3325.
3/27/20: Depot accepting curbside drop-off
UConn Health
John Dempsey Hospital
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030
To schedule drop-off, call or email Marisa Merlo,
860-679-4106, mmerlo@uchc.edu.
Maine
Central Maine Medical Center
Special Delivery Family Birthing Center
60 High Street
Lewiston, ME
To schedule a drop-off, call the Lactation Office at 207-795-2528
LincolnHealth, Miles Campus
Obstetrics Department
35 Miles St.
Damariscotta, ME
To schedule drop-off, call 207-563-4536.
Maine Medical Center
Family Birth Center, East Tower
22 Bramhall Street
Portland, ME 04102
To schedule drop-off, call 207-662-6795,
or email milkdepot@mmc.org.
Pen Bay Medical Center
OB/GYN Unit
6 Glen Cove Drive
Rockport, ME 04856
To schedule drop-off, call 207-301-8343 and ask for the Lactation Consultant.
Personalized Pediatrics of Maine
205 Ocean Ave
Portland, ME 04103
207-409-0901
Open Monday through Friday. Please email (doc@mainepeds.com) or call ahead to arrange appointment with Dr. Ali Kopelman.
Waldo County General Hospital
Women and Infants Center
118 Northport Ave
Belfast, ME 04915
207-505-4140
Open 24/7 – To schedule a drop-off or ask any questions, please call ahead.
Maryland
Lila Grace Milk Depot
Annapolis Pediatrics
1655 Crofton Boulevard, Suite 301
Crofton, MD
Drop-offs accepted by appointment only.
For questions or to schedule your drop-off, please email contact@lilagracemilkdepot.org.
5/13/20: Depot operations temporarily suspended
New Hampshire
Cheshire Medical Center
Women and Children’s Health Unit (WACHU)
580 Court Street
Keene, NH
To schedule drop-off, call the Lactation Resource Center,
603-354-5480.
LRGHealthcare Mothers’ Milk Center
Belmont Medical Center
8 Corporate Drive
Belmont, NH
4/3/20: Depot operations temporarily suspended
Monadnock Community Hospital
The Birthing Suite
452 Old Street Road
Peterborough, NH 03458
To schedule a drop-off, call 603-924-7191 x 4170.
Portsmouth Regional Hospital
333 Borthwick Ave
Portsmouth, NH
To schedule a drop-off, call 603-433-4028 or 603-433-5535.
Women’s Health Resource Center
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
9 Hanover Street
Lebanon, NH 03756
Open Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9 am – 3 pm; Tuesday and Friday 10 am – 5 pm
For questions, call 603-650-2600.
New Jersey
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
94 Old Short Hills Road
Livingston, NJ 07039
To schedule a drop-off, call the Warm Line at 973-322-5684.
Pennsylvania
Acelleron, a health & wellness company
3331 Street Road, Suite 440
Bensalem, PA
To schedule drop-off, email mpaterson@acelleron.com.
Pettaway Pursuit Foundation, Inc.
11 Owen Avenue
Lansdowne, PA 19050
Drop-offs are accepted Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm.
For questions, call 610-553-5479 or email at info@theppf.org.
Rhode Island
Healthy Babies, Happy Moms
4512 Post Road
East Greenwich, RI 02818
To schedule drop-off, call 401-884-8273.
Vermont
Vermont Donor Milk Center
37 Lincoln Street
Essex Junction, VT 05452
To schedule drop-off, call 802-276-0030.