CVS Caremark Charitable Trust Invests $300,000 in Easter Seals' Autism Services for...

CVS Caremark Charitable Trust Invests $300,000 in Easter Seals' Autism
Services for Young Children
Grant expands evidence-based therapies for children with autism

CHICAGO, July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust
announced a $300,000 grant to Easter Seals to advance evidence-based autism
services for young children nationwide. The grant, made possible through the
CVS Caremark All Kids Can Program(TM), is in response to families' need for
greater access to autism services as reflected in key findings of Easter
Seals' recent Living with AutismStudy.* These funds enhance nearly $6 million
already provided to Easter Seals through the All Kids Can Program in which
Easter Seals is a national partner.

"We know that through early detection and individualized intervention, autism
is treatable," said Patricia Wright, Ph.D., national director autism services,
Easter Seals. "This CVS Caremark grant will help advance professional training
for Easter Seals' therapists to assure enhanced availability of essential
evidence-based interventions."

As many as one out of 150 children today is diagnosed with autism, and the
need for treatments continues to grow exponentially. Getting the right support
at the earliest stage in life makes all the difference. Known as early
intervention, this critical type of service gives children the skills they
need to be successful. As the nation's largest non-profit provider of autism
services, Easter Seals is committed to responding to the needs of families
living with autism.

Families living with autism not only require access to services, but also to
appropriate insurance coverage for these critical treatments. A portion of the
CVS Caremark Charitable Trust gift will underwrite a study by Georgetown
University's Health Policy Institute to provide resources to families living
with autism.

"CVS Caremark is committed to helping improve the quality of life for children
with autism through this grant," said Eileen Howard Dunn, senior vice
president, Corporate Communications and Community Relations, CVS Caremark. "By
supporting Easter Seals in enhancing evidence-based therapies, our reach can
impact families living with autism now and those who may be diagnosed in the
future."

"We know what's possible for children with disabilities and their families,"
said James E. Williams, Jr., president and chief executive officer of Easter
Seals. "Thanks to our partnership with CVS Caremark, Easter Seals continues to
provide exceptional services to deliver solutions that shape the lives of
children and families living with autism."

Established in 2006, the CVS Caremark All Kids Can Program selected Easter
Seals as a national partner in the five-year, $25 million initiative to
support children with disabilities. The 2009 CVS Caremark All Kids Can grant
will benefit children with autism at Easter Seals affiliates in Central
California, the Bay Area (CA), South Florida, North Georgia, Metropolitan
Chicago (IL), DuPage and Fox Valley Region (IL), Joliet Region (IL), Central
and Southeast Ohio, Southeast Pennsylvania, North Texas and Rio Grande Valley
(TX).

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 nation's premier
integrated pharmacy services provider, combining one of the nation's leading
pharmaceutical services companies with the country's largest pharmacy chain.
The Trust's mission is to provide funding for health care, education and
community involvement initiatives in communities where CVS/pharmacy stores are
located. 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.

About Easter Seals
Easter Seals is the leading non-profit provider of services for individuals
with autism, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities and other
special needs. For 90 years, Easter Seals has been offering help and hope to
children and adults living with disabilities, and to the families who love
them. Through therapy, training, education and support services, Easter Seals
creates life-changing solutions so that people with disabilities can live,
learn, work and play. Support children and adults with disabilities at
www.easterseals.com or www.actforautism.org.

*Living with Autism Study, Easter Seals, December 2008

SOURCE Easter Seals

Kristen Barnfield, +1-312-551-7147, kbarnfield@easterseals.com, or Rachel
DeHayes, +1-312-551-7246, rdehayes@easterseals.com, both of Easter Seals