Mothers' Milk Bank California

Advancing health and wellness with safe donor milk, supporting babies and families every day.

California’s Milk Bank Since 1974

A legacy of helping babies thrive—across California and beyond

Since 1974, Mothers’ Milk Bank California has been a trusted leader in human milk banking—serving as California’s original milk bank and one of the oldest nonprofit milk banks in North America.

For over five decades, we have supported the health of the most vulnerable babies by collecting, screening, processing, and distributing safe, pasteurized donor human milk. Today, we serve over 60% of California’s neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and support babies and families across California and multiple states nationwide.

Trusted, regulated, and held to the highest standards

Mothers’ Milk Bank California helped shape modern milk banking as a founding member of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA).

We are also:

• Registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Licensed by the State of California
• Working in close partnership with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)

Every ounce of milk is carefully screened, pasteurized, tested, and tracked to ensure the highest levels of safety, quality, and reliability for the babies and families we serve.

Who We Serve

We provide safe, pasteurized donor human milk to babies, families, and healthcare providers across California and the United States.

Babies who:

• Are premature or low birth weight
• Are medically fragile or formula intolerant
• Are adopted, in foster care, or born via surrogacy
• Have immunological or post-surgical needs
• Are born to gender-diverse parents

Families who:

• Are navigating low or interrupted milk supply
• Are experiencing illness or medical complications
• Are coping with the loss of a parent
• Need safe, trusted feeding support

We recognize that every family’s journey is different. That’s why we provide flexible, compassionate options to support both clinical needs and emotional well-being.