The Greater Pittsburgh Infant Formula Bank, which is managed by Beverly’s PGH’s, fed nearly 5,000 babies and distributed more than 30,000 cans or bottles of formula in 2025, according to a year in review for the formula bank.
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The formula bank network launched in June 2022 and has seven public bank locations and a mobile unit.
In 2025, the formula banks fed a total of 4,976 babies. The formula banks also:
Had 14,240 visits for infant formula support
Distributed 30,724 cans or bottles of formula
Purchased $485,685 in formula
Received $159,221 in donated formula
The number of visits to the banks rose from 1,053 in 2022 to 5,459 last year. There was a 24% increase in checkouts at the ELRC food bank site between 2024 and 2025.
At the ELRC Region 5 formula bank site, a total of 336 individual babies were fed in 2025 during 764 visits for infant formula support. A total of 882 formula cans or bottles were distributed. The site had a 5% staff error rate, which is calculated based on the number of cans or bottles of formula missing from the site without a checkout attached.
Other statistics for the formula banks include:
70% WIC enrollment rate for bank users
24% preterm birth rate for babies fed (born before 37 weeks)
9% rate of babies that are breastfed and using formula for supplementation
The formula banks include: Hilltop, McKeesport, Highlands, Homewood, Beverly’s HQ, Monessen, ELRC Region 5, and the Babies in the Burgh Mobile Unit.