This page has been optimized for print.

CVS Caremark Charitable Trust Awards $4.2 Million in Grants Benefiting Children with Disabilities, Uninsured

Grantees include 92 nonprofit organizations in 22 states and Washington, D.C.

Woonsocket, R.I. (April 30, 2009) /PRNewswire/ — CVS Caremark announced today that $4.2 million in grants have been awarded to organizations supporting children with disabilities and those who are under-insured or uninsured. Ninety-two organizations from around the country have received the grants awarded through its private foundation, the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, and the CVS Caremark All Kids Can program.

"In today's economic climate it's more important than ever to support organizations that can have a positive impact on children with disabilities and their families," said Eileen Howard Dunn, Vice President of CVS Caremark Charitable Trust. "The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust selected these grant recipients because they align with our mission to promote inclusion, increase access to medical therapies and improve academic performance of children with disabilities."

For the past three years, CVS Caremark Charitable Trust grants have centered on children with disabilities aligning with the company's All Kids Can program. CVS Caremark All Kids Can is a five-year $25 million pledge to support children with disabilities by raising awareness in schools and in local communities about the importance of inclusion, creating greater opportunities for physical activity and play, and providing access to medical rehabilitation and related services.

Children with special needs face a broad array of physical, mental and societal challenges each day. According to recent analysis, it is estimated that All Kids Can has had a positive direct impact on nearly 250,000 children with disabilities.

"All Kids Can not only touches children with disabilities, it positively influences peers, family members and teachers, making the impact even more significant," said Esther Canty-Barnes, clinical professor and director, special education clinic, Rutgers School of Law and member of the CVS Caremark All Kids Can Advisory Council.

Among the organizations to receive grants from CVS Caremark are nonprofits that support children with autism, such as The Autism Clinic of Texas in San Antonio that provides applied behavior analysis, occupational therapy and speech-language therapy services for families; programs that offer early intervention such as Bay Cove Human Services in Boston, Mass; transitional care for children in the NICU at Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island; and nonprofits that offer sports and physical activity programs for children with disability including Junior Blind of America of Los Angeles, for its program that promotes physical activity among children who are blind, visually impaired or multi-disabled.

Grant recipients also include existing CVS Caremark All Kids Can partners Boundless Playgrounds, Easter Seals, and VSA Arts, as well as a newly funded group of organizations that provide healthcare services to uninsured or underinsured individuals.

The complete list of grant recipients by state follows. The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust will be accepting applications for 2009 grants from May 1 to June 15, 2009. For additional information, visit http://www.cvscaremark.com/community/our-impact/charitable-trust/how-apply.

  • Alabama
    • Mitchells Place, Birmingham
  • Arizona
    • Advocates for the Disabled, Phoenix
    • Civitan Foundation, Phoenix
    • Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center, Phoenix
    • Scottsdale Healthcare Foundation, Scottsdale
  • California
    • Child Development Institute, Woodland Hills
    • Goodwill Industries of Orange County California, Santa Ana
    • House Ear Institute, Los Angeles
    • Junior Blind of America, Los Angeles
    • Latino Center for Prevention & Action in Health & Welfare, Santa Ana
    • Mychal's Learning Place, Hawthorne
    • Special Olympics Southern California, Long Beach
    • Speech and Language Development Center, Buena Park
    • United Cerebral Palsy Association of San Diego County, San Diego
    • Villa Esperanza Services, Pasadena
  • Connecticut
    • American School for the Deaf, West Hartford
    • The Connecticut Institute for the Blind, Hartford
    • Greater Hartford ARC, Hartford
    • Mercy Housing & Shelter Corporation, Hartford
  • Florida
    • Caridad Center, Boynton Beach
    • Community Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities, Sarasota
    • Space Coast Early Intervention Center, Melbourne
  • Georgia
    • Bobby Dodd Institute, Atlanta
  • Illinois
    • Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago, Chicago
    • Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago
    • Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association, Lake Forest
    • La Rabida Children's Hospital, Chicago
    • Local Initiatives Support Corporation
    • Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association, Addison
    • Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago
    • Special Gifts Theatre, Northbrook
  • Massachusetts
    • The Arc of Northern Bristol County, Attleboro
    • Bay Cove Human Services, Boston
    • Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Boston
    • Boston Medical Center, Boston
    • Cape Cod Child Development Program, Hyannis
    • Courageous Sailing Center of Boston, Charlestown
    • Genesis Fund, Waltham
    • Hockomock Area YMCA, North Attleboro
    • Kennedy-Donovan Center, Foxboro
    • Outdoor Explorations, Medford
    • Seven Hills Foundation, Worcester
  • Maryland
    • Disabled Sports USA, Rockville
  • Minnesota
    • PACER Center, Minneapolis
    • St. David's Child Development and Family Services, Minnetonka
  • Missouri
    • Children's Center for the Visually Impaired, Kansas City
  • North Carolina
    • Children's Home Society of North Carolina, Greensboro
    • Extraordinary Ventures, Chapel Hill
  • North Dakota
    • Dakota West Arts Council, Bismark
  • New Jersey
    • Seeing Eye, Morristown
    • Services for Children with Hidden Intelligence (SCHI), Lakewood
    • Summit Speech School, New Providence
  • New York
    • Adaptive Design Association, New York
    • Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired – Goodwill Industry, Rochester
    • Canine Companions for Independence – Northeast Regional, Medford
    • Cooke Center for Learning and Development, New York
    • Foundation for Educating Children with Autism, Mt. Kisko
    • Heritage Christian Services, East Rochester
    • ICD – International Center for the Disabled, New York
    • Jowonio School, Syracuse
    • Marquis Studios, Brooklyn
  • Ohio
    • Erie-Huron Community Action Commission, Sandusky
    • United Cerebral palsy Association of Greater Cleveland, Cleveland
    • YMCA Camp Campbell Gard, Overpeck
  • Pennsylvania
    • The Children's Home of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
    • The Children's Hospital Foundation, Philadelphia
    • Heart of Variety Fund, Philadelphia
    • KenCrest Centers, Plymouth Meeting
    • Tides Center, Pittsburgh
    • Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, Pittsburgh
  • Rhode Island
    • The Bradford L. Dunn Institute, Providence
    • Families First, Providence
    • Highlander Charter School, Providence
    • The Providence Center, Providence
    • Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
    • Rhode Island Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Providence
    • Special Olympics Rhode Island, Warwick
    • Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence
  • South Carolina
    • Disability Action Center, Columbia
  • Tennessee
    • Mountain States Health Alliance, Johnson City
    • Shangri La Therapeutic Academy of Riding, Lenoir City
    • Vanderbilt University, Nashville
  • Texas
    • The Autism Clinic of Texas, San Antonio
    • Camp for All Foundation, Houston
    • Rehabilitation, Education, and Advocacy for Citizens with Handicaps, Dallas
    • United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Houston, Bellaire
    • Women Involved in Nurturing, Giving, Sharing, San Antonio
    • YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas, Dallas
  • Virginia
    • Child Development Resources, Williamsburg
    • Miracle League of Richmond Virginia, Mechanicsville
  • Washington, D.C.
    • Rebuilding Together of Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.
    • Saint Coletta of Greater Washington, Washington, D.C.

About the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust

The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, Inc. is a private foundation created by CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS). CVS Caremark is the largest provider of prescriptions and related health care services in the nation. The Trust's mission is to provide funding for health care, education and community involvement initiatives in CVS Caremark communities. General information about CVS Caremark is available through the Investor Relations portion of the Company's Web site at http://investor.cvs.com, or through the Web site's press room at www.cvs.com/pressroom.