Esperanza Health Centers announced that it has received a $5,000 CVS Caremark Community Grant. The Community Grants Program was created by CVS Caremark as part of its commitment to helping people on the path to better health by creating greater access to health care and health education for at-risk and underserved populations. The support from CVS Caremark will help Esperanza Health Centers provide high quality primary care services and mental health counseling to uninsured, low-income residents. Over the coming year Esperanza will serve 5,400 uninsured community members.

Esperanza Health Centers is a Federally Qualified Health Center that provides culturally sensitive healthcare services to over 12,000 low income, underserved members of Chicago’s southwest side neighborhoods annually. Esperanza Health Centers was selected to receive a grant through the CVS Caremark Community Grants 2013 application process. Grants were awarded to organizations that support CVS Caremark’s mission to enhance the health and well-being for at-risk and underserved populations by offering quality health and rehabilitation services and health education.