Andrew County Health Department Opens Milk Depot in Partnership with The Milk Bank
The community-based milk donation site will expand The Milk Bank’s lifesaving work into Northwest Missouri
SAVANNAH, Mo. July 7, 2025 – Andrew County Health Department has partnered with The Milk Bank to open a Milk Depot, where approved milk donors can drop off donations of frozen breast milk. The Milk Depot is now open to the public, and a grand opening event will take place on August 6, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Andrew County Health Department, located at 106 North 5th Street Savannah, Missouri.
This is The Milk Bank’s 18th Milk Depot in Missouri, and the first to open in Andrew County. “As an organization whose goal is to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of Andrew County residents, we are incredibly excited to be able to open a Milk Depot with The Milk Bank,” said Sam Cordonnier BSN, RN, Public Health Nurse at Andrew County Health Department. “The donations of breast milk collected here will make a major impact in the health and wellbeing of fragile infants who rely on donor milk while in the NICU.”
Approved milk donors of The Milk Bank can drop-off donations of excess breast milk at the Andrew County Health Department Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Donated milk is transported to The Milk Bank – a nonprofit milk bank improving health outcomes for premature and ill infants – where it is processed, analyzed, pasteurized, and distributed to NICUs across the state.
“We are so appreciative of this new partnership with the Andrew County Health Department,” said Freedom Kolb, CEO of The Milk Bank. “This new Milk Depot will help protect the critical supply of pasteurized donor human milk needed for babies born too small, too sick, or too soon. We are grateful for their help in establishing a convenient, community-based milk donation site to expand this lifesaving work into Northwest Missouri.”
The grand opening celebration will take place during World Breastfeeding Week, a globally recognized campaign to generate public awareness and support for breastfeeding. More information about the grand opening event can be found at facebook.com/events/714792757587891.
To keep up with the need for donor milk, The Milk Bank must screen more than 150 milk donors every month. Every ounce of milk donated can provide up to three feedings for premature infants. Those interested in becoming a milk donor can pre-screened or ask questions on eligibility by contacting The Milk Bank at (317) 536-1670 or visiting themilkbank.org/donate-milk.
About Andrew County Health Department:
Since 1975, the Andrew County Health Department has proudly served the community with a wide range of services, including health and environmental programs, WIC support, food establishment and childcare monitoring, on-site sewage system inspections, and water quality testing. Learn more by visiting andrewcountyhealth.com or calling 816-324-3139.
About The Milk Bank:
The Milk Bank is a non-profit tissue bank dispensing more than 600,000 ounces of pasteurized donor human milk to hospitals and families throughout the region every year. Since its inception in 2005, The Milk Bank has provided more than 15.6 million feedings of safe human milk to those who are often born too small, too sick, or too soon. The Milk Bank improves health outcomes for premature and ill infants, fosters better health for children, and decreases health care expenditures. The Milk Bank follows the strictest safety standards informed by the CDC and FDA and is a proud member of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA). Visit https://www.themilkbank.org/ to learn more.
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Review our press kit and for additional media inquiries, contact Lindsay McGuire, Assistant Director of Advancement – Branding & Outreach, at lmcguire@themilkbank.org or 317-536-1670 ext. 114.
To learn more about how The Milk Bank can serve infants in your community or to support The Milk Bank, visit themilkbank.org.
