MOTHERS’ MILK BANK NORTHEAST DEPOT | RHODE ISLAND DROP-OFF LOCATION

Donate Breast Milk & Help Save the Lives of Fragile Newborns

Healthy Babies, Happy Moms Inc. is proud to serve as a Rhode Island milk depot for Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast (MMBNE)—a nonprofit milk bank providing safe, pasteurized donor human milk to premature and medically fragile infants throughout the Northeastern U.S.

Through this partnership, approved milk donors can conveniently drop off frozen breast milk at our East Greenwich, RI office, where we handle storage and shipment to MMBNE’s headquarters in Newton, Massachusetts at no cost to the donor.

About Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast 

MMBNE operates under the rigorous standards of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America to ensure the safety, quality, and accessibility of human donor milk for babies in need.

THEY ARE COMMITTED TO:

  • Collecting, pasteurizing, and dispensing life-saving donor breast milk

  • Educating the public and healthcare providers on the importance of donor milk

  • Partnering with hospitals and medical researchers to advance clinical knowledge

Human milk, often referred to as “liquid gold,” provides unmatched nutritional and immunological benefits—including critical antibodies and growth factors—to help vulnerable newborns thrive.

How to Become a Milk Donor

Before donating, all prospective donors must complete a medical screening process to ensure eligibility. Here’s how to get started:

  1. Visit www.milkbankne.org/donate to review donation guidelines

  2. Contact MMBNE at (617) 527-6263 to begin the screening

  3. Once approved, you'll receive a donor ID number

  4. MMBNE will notify Healthy Babies, Happy Moms that you’re cleared to drop off milk

Drop-Off Instructions 

Location: Healthy Babies, Happy Moms, 4512 Post Road, East Greenwich, RI
Please bring frozen milk in secure storage bags or containers
We take care of packaging and shipping to MMBNE—free of charge to you

For questions about dropping off milk at our depot, call (401) 884-8273

Why Milk Donation Matters

Research shows that donor human milk can dramatically reduce complications in preterm infants, including NEC (necrotizing enterocolitis), infections, and hospital stays. Your donation could help nourish and protect babies whose mothers may not be able to produce enough milk due to medical complications.