The Lila Grace Milk Depot is partnering with Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast. All milk collected at our depot is sent to Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast for processing, pasteurization and redistribution. Since Maryland does not have its own milk bank, we had to reach outside the state to find a partner. We have been very fortunate to have connected with Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast. They are a very well-respected and well-organized milk bank providing donor human milk since 2006.
Our hope is this milk depot is the first of many in Maryland. If Maryland proves to be a high-interest area in terms of donating and receiving milk, there will be more interest in starting and funding a milk bank here.