Whether you're a milk recipient, partner, milk donor, advocate, financial donor, or medical professional, we invite you to share how you've been a part of the last 20 years of The Milk Bank's history.
A group from Methodist Hospital, including the Director of Women's Services, travel to Texas to gather information regarding opening a milk bank.
Articles of incorporation are filed and nonprofit status is secured under the umbrella of Clarian Health Partners.
Methodist Health Foundation awards a $250,000 startup grant to establish The Indiana Mothers’ Milk Bank (The Milk Bank).
I remember the pride we all had with the opening of The Milk Bank. As a maternity nurse and childbirth educator for Methodist Maternity Center and for IU North, our Director had been sharing with us this exciting news. I was so proud that the Methodist Health Foundation awarded such a large grant and later met with Janice O'Rourke the Executive Director to learn more about how we can stay involved to promote The Milk Bank to patients.
The Milk Bank, originally named The Indiana Mothers’ Milk Bank (IMB), opens with support from The Methodist Health Foundation. The first office was located at the Methodist Medical Plaza II on the West side of Indianapolis. The original mission was: To help save the lives of premature and ill infants in Indiana hospitals' neonatal intensive care units and to foster better health for Indiana's children and decrease healthcare expenditures in our state.
The first strategic plan is developed.
Organized Lactation Station for nursing mothers attending Indiana State Fair.
The very first Milk Depot opens in Monroe County, IN through the Monroe County WIC. Our milk depots acts as convenient drop-off sites for milk donors.
The documentary What is Philanthropy features a segment about The Milk Bank.
The second Milk Depot opens at the LaPorte County WIC office in Michigan City, IN.
