• Nationwide, HIV/AIDS is the No. 1 killer of black American women between 25 and 34. And rates (of infection) for Hispanic women nationally are four times those of white women, while rates for black women are 15 times those of white women.
• Over the past decade, gay men and other men who have sex with men face rising rates of HIV infection, with the highest rates in young black gay and bisexual men. Nearly half - 46% - of black gay and bisexual men are believed to already be infected.
• A sexually active teenager who doesn't use contraceptives has a 90% chance of becoming pregnant within one year, and approximately 750,000 teens become pregnant each year.
• Every year 3 million teens acquire an STD.

Clearly we cannot afford to stigmatize or limit access to condoms, creating unnecessary barriers to safe-sex practices.  Your closest competitor, Walgreens, has a policy against locking up condoms in any of its stores. We hope that you will follow Walgreens’ lead in promoting better health practices in all communities.

We stand with communities across the country in saying “Cure CVS Now!”  We will continue to keep a watchful eye on CVS and its role in providing care to our communities.

Sincerely,

Prysm
WE HEAL
Destiny House, Inc.
National Association of Social Workers
Advocates for Youth
Aids Vaccine Advocacy Committee (AVAC)
American Medical Student Association
Black Women for Reproductive Justice (BWRJ)
Catholics for Choice
Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP)
Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS
Jewish Labor Committee
Law Students for Reproductive Justice
Medical Students for Choice
National Asian Pacific American Womens Forum
National Association of Social Workers
National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS
National Institute for Reproductive Health
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the US (SIECUS
SisterSong
The Women's Collective
 
4hivhelp.com (FL)
ACT UP (PA)
Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) (MA)
ActionAIDS (PA)
Adhikaar (NY)
African American Office of Gay Concerns (NJ)
African Services Committee (NY)
African Services Committee (NY)
AID Atlanta (GA)
Aids Action (MA)
AIDS Action Baltimore (MD)
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts (MA)
AIDS Action Council (DC)
AIDS Alliance of Northwest Georgia (GA)
AIDS CARE/Hampshire County (MA)
AIDS Council of Northeastern New York (NY)
AIDS Foundation Chicago (IL)
AIDS Foundation of Chicago (IL)
AIDS Foundation of Chicago Junior Board (IL)
AIDS Foundation of Western Mass (MA)
AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts (MA)
AIDS Housing Alliance/San Francisco (CA)
AIDS Project of Central Iowa (IA)
AIDS Project Rhode Island (RI)
AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland (OH)
AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition (ATAC) (NY)
AIDS Vaccine Advocates Coalition (AVAC)
Alameda County Public Health Dept Office of AIDS Administration (CA)
Allies Linked for the Prevention of HIV and AIDS (a.l.p.h.a.) (ID)
American Jewish World Service (NY)
Angel's Care Ctr. (CA)
Arlington Street Church (Social Action Committee) (MA)
Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team (CA)
ATAC (IN)
Athena (WA)
BEBASHI (PA)
Black AIDS Memphis (TN)
Black Women for Wellness  (CA)
Boston College Global Justice Project (MA)
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (MA)
Bridge of Life HIV Ministry - St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church (AL)
Brighter Beginnings (CA)
Bronx AIDS Service (NY)
Bronx Pride Comm Ctr. (NY)
Brooklyn AIDS Task Force (NY)
Buddies of New Jersey, Inc (NJ)
CAEAR Coalition (DC)
Calcutta House (PA)
Calvary Community Outreach Network (MO)
CAVDA-Citizens AIDS Project (IL)
Center for Sex and Culture (CA)
Centro Communitario Juan Diego (IL)
Chapter of Pride at Work (MA)
Chemung County AIDS Task Force (NY)
Chicago House and Social Service Agency (IL)
Chicago Women's AIDS Project (IL)
Cleveland Department of Public Health (OH)
Coalition Against Poverty / Coalition for Social Justice (MA)
Coalition for Labor Union Women, Philadelphia Chapter (PA)
Coalition for the People’s Agenda (GA)
Columbus AIDS Task Force (OH)
Community Church of Boston (MA)
Community Health Action of Staten Island (NY)
Community Health Councils  (CA)
Comprehensive Care Center (OH)
Connect to Protect Coalition (CA)
Connecticut Citizen Action Group (CT)
DC Fights Back (DC)
Debbie Thomas L.I.F.E. Project (GA)
Destiny House, Inc. (RI)
Didi Oparaku Health Foundation
Different Avenues (DC)
Differently Abled Student Union (CA)
Discovery House: Bangor (ME)
Douglas County AIDS Project (KS)
Family Planning Council of Southeastern (PA)
Florida Atlantic University AIDS Committee (FL)
For A Better Bronx (NY)
Frannie Peabody Center (ME)
Friends of Project 10 Inc. (CA)
GALAEI (Gay and Lesbian Latino/a AIDS Education Initiative) (PA)
Gay & Lesbian Labor Activist Alliance (GALLAN) (MA)
Gay Fiesta Inc. (TX)
Gay Men of African Descent (NY)
Gay Men's Wellness Initiative (CO)
Global Justice Ministry, Metropolitan Community Churches (NY)
Grace House (MS)
Greater Four Corners Action Coalition (MA)
Harlem United Community AIDS Center (NY)
Harlem United Community AIDS Center (NY)
Healing Our Land (MA)
Health & Disability Advocates (IL)
Helese TALKS!
Help for the Helpless (RI)
Hepatitis, AIDS, Research Trust (CO)
HIV Advocacy Council of OR and SW Washington (OR)
HIV Law Project (NY)
Ibis Reproductive Health (MA)
In This Together, Inc. (LA)
Jewish Labor Committee (MA)
Jewish Labor Committee, Philadelphia Chapter (PA)
Jobs with Justice (MA)
Jobs with Justice, Philadelphia Chapter (PA)
Latino Comission on AIDS (NY)
Latino Commision on AIDS (NY)
LGBT Community Center (NY)
Los Angeles Equal Roots Coalition (CA)
Louisiana Latino Health Coalition for HIV/AIDS Awareness (LA)
Maternity Care Coalition (PA)
MCCNY Homeless Youth Services (NY)
McGregor Clinic (FL)
Metropolitan Community Churches Global HIV/AIDS Ministry (CA)
Mexicanos Unidos (NY)
Michigan Voice (MI)
Morgan's Learning Center (MD)
Mount Olive Development Corporation (FL)
Multicultural AIDS Coalition (MA)
NAACP, Indiana Chapter (IN)
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio (OH)
National AIDS Education Services for Minorities / Hope Clinic (GA)
National Episcopal AIDS Coalition (IN)
National Institute for Reproductive Health Low Income Access Program (NY)
National Physicians Alliance, New York Chapter (NY)
New Jersey Association on Correction (NJ)
New York Harm Reduction Eductaors (NY)
Ngo Hygie-Enwerem Foundation
NO/AIDS Task Force (LA)
North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition (NC)
Northeastern University Feminist Student Organization (MA)
Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership (NY)
NOW, Orange County Chapter (CA)
NOW, Philadelphia Chapter  (PA)
NOW, Providence Chapter (RI)
Ohio AIDS Coalition (OH)
Okaloosa AIDS Support and Information Services (FL)
Origami Condoms
Pacientes de SIDA pro Politica Sana (Puerto Rico)
Pediatric AIDS Chicago Prevention Initiative (IL)
Philadelphia Women's Center (PA)
Pikes Peak Gay and Lesbian Community Center (CO)
Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force (PA)
Pittsburgh United (PA)
Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic (NY)
Point of Change, Inc. (MI)
POZITIVE H.O.P.E. (MN)
Pride At Work, Los Angeles (CA)
Pride at Work, Washington D.C.
PROCEED, Inc. (NJ)
Project Compassion (OH)
Project Intersect (MI)
Project RIGHT  (MA)
Project SAFE (PA)
PRYSM (RI)
Public Health at Tufts (MA)
Public Health HIV/AIDS Program (WA)
Pueblo Family Physicians HIV Services (AZ)
PULSE (AL)
Queer People's Health Collective
Riverside Church (NY)
SafeGuards LGBT Health Resource Center (PA)
SAFER (NY)
Sarathi Trust (India)
Sierra HOPE (CA)
Smart Management/ Discovery House (PA)
South Carolina Campaign to End AIDS (SC)
St Mary's Center (NY)
St. Ann's Corner of Harm Reduction (NY)
St. John #5 Baptist Church HIV Program (LA)
St. Mary's Association of Black Social Workers NYC (NY)
Stephen Saunders Residence (NY)
Straight from the Heart (CA)
Street Works (TN)
Student Immigrant Movement (MA)
Swirl PR (NY)
SWLA AIDS Council (LA)
Tampa Hillsborough Action Plan, Inc. (FL)
The AIDS Institute (DC)
The Christian Association at University of Pennsylvania (PA)
The Corner Health Center (MI)
The Wall/Las Memorias Project (CA)
The Young Women's Project (DC)
Transgender Health Empowerment, Inc (DC)
Treatment Action Group (NY)
Tufts Feminist Alliance (TFA) (MA)
Twin States Network (VT)
U R Luv Health Ministries (FL)
Union of Minority Neighborhoods (MA)
Vermont PWA Coalition (VT)
Voix La Tortue Nonprofit Organization (FL)
Washington Heights CORNER Project (NY)
WE HEAL (RI)
WESPAC Foundation (NY)
Women Together for Change (VI)
Women Vote PA (PA)
Women With a Vision (LA)
Women's Institute for Leadership Development (WILD) (MA)
Xcel Family Enrichment Center, Inc. (FL)
Young Progressive Majority (CA)