PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lindsay McGuire
Assistant Director of Advancement – Branding & Outreach, The Milk Bank
Lmcguire@themilkbank.org
317-536-1670
Feb 18, 2026
Milk Depots for The Milk Bank Available at All Kentucky Blood Center Fixed Sites with Corbin Expansion
Tri-County Donor Center is now accepting donations
LEXINGTON, Ky. – All Kentucky Blood Center fixed sites feature a milk depot with the expansion of The Milk Bank’s partnership to KBC’s Tri-County Donor Center in Corbin. The Tri-County Donor Center is now accepting donations of frozen breast milk from approved donors of The Milk Bank.
Once approved for donation through The Milk Bank, donated milk can be dropped off at any KBC donor center during normal operating hours. Donations are then transported to The Milk Bank to be pasteurized and distributed to NICUs and outpatient families, primarily in Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri.
KBC has eight donor centers in six cities (Lexington, Louisville, Corbin, Frankfort, Pikeville and Somerset), offering convenience for mothers who want to become milk donors. Most KBC donor centers are open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., but please see below for specific hours of operation.
Interested donors can visit themilkbank.org/donate-milk or contact The Milk Bank at 317.536.1670 to get pre-screened or ask questions on eligibility.
KBC began its partnership with The Milk Bank – a nonprofit milk bank improving health outcomes for premature and ill infants – in 2021. Four milk depots opened in October 2021 at KBC’s two Lexington (Beaumont, Andover) and Louisville (Middletown, Hillview) donor centers. Milk depots were added to the Somerset and Pikeville locations in April 2022 and Frankfort in April 2025.
Since 2021, KBC has collected 202,466 ounces of frozen breast milk from 311 donors. At approximately three feedings per ounce, that’s nearly 607,398 feedings for NICU babies.
About Kentucky Blood Center
KBC, the largest independent, full-service, nonprofit blood center in Kentucky, has been saving local lives since 1968. Licensed by the FDA, KBC’s sole purpose is to collect, process and distribute blood for patients in Kentucky. KBC provides services in 90 Kentucky counties and has donor centers in Lexington, Louisville, Frankfort, Pikeville, Somerset and the Tri-County area (Corbin).
About The Milk Bank
The Milk Bank is a nonprofit tissue bank dispensing more than 700,000 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 19.9 million feedings of safe human milk to those who are often born too small, too sick, or too soon. 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).
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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.
