CVS Caremark Charitable Trust awards $4.2 million in grants benefiting children with disabilities, uninsured
WOONSOCKET, R.I. CVS Caremark has announced that $4.2 million in grants have been awarded to organizations supporting children with disabilities and those who are under-insured or uninsured.
“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,” stated Eileen Howard Dunn, VP 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.”
Ninety-two organizations from around the country have received the grants awarded through the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust and the CVS Caremark All Kids Can program.
For the past three years, trust grants have centered on children with disabilities aligning with the company’s All Kids Can program. The All Kids Can program 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.
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; programs that offer early intervention such as Bay Cove Human Services in Boston; 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.
Grant recipients also include existing 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 under-insured individuals.