The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center fed 250 babies and distributed more than 800 cans or bottles of formula in 2025, according to a year in review for the formula bank.
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The Greater Pittsburgh Infant Formula Bank, which is managed by Beverly’s PGH, launched its network in June 2022 and has seven public bank locations and a mobile unit.
At the Homewood Hub formula bank site, a total of 250 individual babies were fed during 745 visits for infant formula support in 2025. A total of 834 formula cans and bottles were distributed. The site had a 4% staff error rate, which is calculated based on the number of cans or bottles of formula missing from the site without a checkout attached.
There was a 48% increase in checkouts at the Homewood site between 2024 and 2025.
Other statistics for the formula bank include:
- 64% WIC enrollment rate for bank users
- 28% preterm birth rate for babies fed (born before 37 weeks)
- 5% rate of babies that are breastfed and using formula for supplementation
The sites in the Greater Pittsburgh Infant Formula Bank’s network include: Hilltop, McKeesport, Highlands, Homewood, Monessen, ELRC Region 5, and the Babies in the Burgh Mobile Unit, and Beverly’s HQ.
