A milk depot is a milk collection site in the community that stores human milk from approved donors in a freezer. The milk is then transported to the milk bank for processing. Depots are located in hospitals, clinics, public health facilities, and other community settings and have an important role in raising community awareness about milk donation. Only approved donors may drop off milk at a depot. See the Donate Milk tab for more information about becoming a donor. Once approved to donate, contact your preferred depot to schedule a curb-side drop-off time. During this time of COVID-19 non-contact or minimal contact transfer will be arranged.
Other ways to get milk to the milk bank include direct shipping by FedEx at the milk bank’s expense or by air with the help of Angel Flight Central.
Interested in opening a depot? Basic requirements include a space for a freezer in a secure location and an employee or volunteer to oversee donor milk drop-offs and shipping to the milk bank. For more information, please contact Jason Foss at 763-546-8051 or Jason.Foss@mnmilkbank.org.
The following depots are affiliated with the Minnesota Milk Bank for Babies.
Once approved to donate, contact your preferred depot (milk collection site) to schedule a drop-off time.
Minnesota Milk Bank for Babies
2525 Nevada Ave N, Suite 304
Golden Valley, MN 55427
763-546-8051
Artemis’s Milk Depot
Owatonna Birth Center
2250 NW 26th Street
Owatonna, MN 55060
507-977-2455
CentraCare – St. Cloud Milk Depot
1900 CentraCare Circle
St. Cloud, MN 56303
320-251-2700 ext 51990
CentraCare – Monticello Milk Depot
1013 Hart Blvd
Monticello, MN 55362
763-271-2218
Essentia Health St Mary’s Medical Center
407 E 3rd Street
Duluth, MN 55805
218-786-4477
426 West Avenue
Red Wing, MN 55066
651-385-6163
Isanti County Public Health
555 18th Avenue SW
Cambridge, MN 55008
763-689-3859
Minneapolis, MN 55454
612-672-4119 or 612-273-7624
Coon Rapids, MN 55433
763-236-7430
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
6500 Excelsior Blvd.
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
952-993-5124
Regina Milk Depot
Regina Hospital Family Birth Center
1175 Nininger Road
Hastings, MN 55033
651-404-1200
South Central Minnesota Milk Depot
115 West 1st Street
Fairmont, MN 56031
507-238-4757
Watch for updates of more depots opening soon.
Questions on becoming a depot?
Please contact the depot coordinator at 763-546-8051.