"In today's economic climate, we understand that nonprofits are facing tough times," said Virginia K. Judd, executive director of The Humana Foundation. "While resources are constrained, demand for services is on the rise. As the need becomes greater every day, we hope these Economic Response Grants will provide assistance for nonprofits to find innovative solutions to current challenges."

The eight recipients of the Economic Response Grants include Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee in Nashville, Tenn.; The Centre for Women in Tampa, Fla.; Covenant House Florida in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Dare to Care in Louisville, Ky.; Desert Mission in Phoenix.; HAVEN Inc. in Pontiac, Mich.; National Safe Place with locations in Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Louisville, Ky., and Ft. Myers, Fla.; and St. Vincent's House in Galveston, Texas.

The Humana Foundation Economic Response Grant Recipients

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee (BBBSMT), based in Nashville, Tenn., helps children reach their potential through one-to-one mentoring relationships. As a recipient of the Economic Response Grant, BBBSMT will supplement their recently launched Operation Mentor program, uniting more at-risk children with mentors in East Nashville. For more information, visit www.mentorakid.org.

The Centre for Women, based in Tampa, Fla., serves 3,000 members each year and provides substance-abuse treatment, employment services, family counseling, and programs for seniors and girls. To streamline operations and better serve its members, The Centre for Women will use the Economic Response Grant to update and consolidate software and databases. For more information, visit www.centreforwomen.org.

Covenant House Florida, based in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., provides residential care and services to disadvantaged, medically underserved homeless youth and their children. The More Opportunities for Mom Project, implemented through the Economic Response Grant, will help provide safety-net services to pregnant and parenting homeless teen mothers and their children. The goal is to help parents become more self-sufficient. For more information, visit www.covenanthousefl.org.

Dare to Care, based in Louisville, Ky., reaches more than 150,000 people in the Kentuckiana region through a network of 320 food pantries, emergency kitchens and shelters. In tough economic times, many nonprofits do not have the resources to operate a regular food pantry in their communities. Dare to Care will use the Economic Response Grant to help fund its 2010 Mobile Pantry program, which partners with community organizations to provide perishable and non-perishable food for immediate distribution. For more information, visit www.daretocare.org.

Desert Mission, based in Phoenix, provides care to vulnerable families in North Phoenix, with services including a food bank, community health center, children's dental clinic, family resource center and learning center. The Economic Response Grant will be used to help supplement children's medical costs at the health center and provide senior citizens with groceries at the food pantry. For more information, visit www.jcl.com/content/desertmission.

HAVEN Inc., based in Pontiac, Mich., strives to eliminate domestic violence and sexual assault across Oakland County and the surrounding communities. HAVEN will use the Economic Response Grant to help increase employment resources for the Residence Program for Domestic Violence Victims. Securing employment will help members live independently. For more information, visit www.haven-oakland.org.

National Safe Place provides access to immediate help and supportive resources for young people in crisis through a network of locations sustained by qualified agencies, trained volunteers and businesses. The Economic Response Grant funding will be used for additional Safe Place Agency training in Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Louisville, Ky., and Ft. Myers, Fla., cities where unemployment and homelessness rates outpace the national rate. These training programs will help agencies expand capacity and serve more youth. For more information, visit www.nationalsafeplace.org.

St. Vincent's House, based in Galveston, Tex., provides outreach programs and social services, such as food, shelter, health care and child care, for the disadvantaged, underserved and working poor. As recipient of the Economic Response Grant, St. Vincent's House will implement a program to provide prescription drug and vaccine assistance for its low-income population. For more information, visit www.stvhope.org.

About The Humana Foundation

The Humana Foundation was established in 1981 as the philanthropic arm of Humana Inc., one of the nation's leading health-benefits companies. The Foundation is located in Louisville, Ky., the site of Humana's corporate headquarters. The Foundation's mission is to support charitable activities that promote healthy lives and healthy communities. For more information, visit www.humanafoundation.org.

About Humana

Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Ky., is one of the nation's largest publicly traded health and supplemental benefits companies, with approximately 10.3 million medical members and approximately 7.3 million specialty-benefit members. Humana is a full-service benefits solutions company, offering a wide array of health and supplemental benefit plans for employer groups, government programs and individuals.

Over its 48-year history, Humana has consistently seized opportunities to meet changing customer needs. Today, the company is a leader in consumer engagement, providing guidance that leads to lower costs and a better health plan experience throughout its diversified customer portfolio.

More information regarding Humana is available to investors via the Investor Relations page of the company's Web site at www.humana.com, including copies of:

-- Annual reports to stockholders

-- Securities and Exchange Commission filings

-- Most recent investor conference presentations

-- Quarterly earnings news releases

-- Replays of most recent earnings release conference calls

-- Calendar of events (includes upcoming earnings conference call dates and times, as well as planned interaction with research analysts and institutional investors)

-- Corporate Governance Information

SOURCE: Humana Inc.

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"We believe in the work NMFA does to protect and strengthen families of the men and women serving our country," said Dave Baker, president and CEO of Humana Military. "They have impacted the lives of thousands of military families through their outreach and programs and we accept this award with pride."

"Humana Military has been a consistent contributor to the National Military Family Association for almost a decade," said Mary Scott, chairman of the Association's Board of Governors. "They have responded swiftly and generously to our needs and those of military families and it is with great pleasure that we recognize them with the Dr. Lowell G. Daun Award."

The National Military Family Association is a nonprofit organization committed to strengthening and protecting the families of the men and women currently serving, retired, wounded or fallen. Military families serve our country with pride, honor and quiet dedication. They provide families of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Commissioned Corps of the USPHS and NOAA with information, work to get them their benefits, and offer programs that improve their lives. The Association's 40 years of service and accomplishments have made them a trusted resource for military families and the nation's leaders.

Humana Military, a subsidiary of Humana Inc. and headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, has been a Department of Defense contractor for the administration of the TRICARE program since July 1, 1996.

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"People shouldn't have to go without their medications because they haven't been able to access the help they're entitled to receive," said William Fleming, PhamD., vice president of Humana's pharmacy division, Humana Pharmacy Solutions. "Being on the front line of health care, pharmacists hear these stories and they know how to help. Programs such as LI-NET provide a critical safety net to the most vulnerable people in our communities."

For more information about the LI-NET program, including information for pharmacists on how to administer the plan, please go to the Humana Pharmacy portal of Humana.com at www.humana.com/pharmacists/ and click on "Limited Income NET Information & Forms" or contact Humana at 1-800-783-1307.

LI-NET replaces the current "Point-of-Sale Facilitated Enrollment" process.

About Humana

Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Ky., is one of the nation's largest publicly traded health and supplemental benefits companies, with approximately 10.3 million medical members and approximately 7.3 million specialty-benefit members. Humana is a full-service benefits solutions company, offering a wide array of health and supplemental benefit plans for employer groups, government programs and individuals.

Over its 48-year history, Humana has consistently seized opportunities to meet changing customer needs. Today, the company is a leader in consumer engagement, providing guidance that leads to lower costs and a better health plan experience throughout its diversified customer portfolio.

More information regarding Humana is available to investors via the Investor Relations page of the company's web site at http://www.humana.com, including copies of:

-- Annual reports to stockholders

-- Securities and Exchange Commission filings

-- Most recent investor conference presentations

-- Quarterly earnings news releases

-- Replays of most recent earnings release conference calls

-- Calendar of events (includes upcoming earnings conference call dates and times, as well as planned interaction with research analysts and institutional investors)

-- Corporate Governance Information

SOURCE: Humana

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dbennett@humana.com

"We are proud to accept this award on behalf of the extraordinary results Humana Military's call center associates continue to accomplish year after year," said Roy Gaunce, director of beneficiary services. "Receiving the Boomerang Award is a testament to our talent and ability to consistently exceed our customers' expectations."

The Vision Award acknowledges companies that have consistently exceeded goals, are leaders in supporting and advancing change, develop innovative process improvements, and are committed to their customers. The Boomerang Awards is the only region-wide competition for professionals in the call center and customer service industry.

About C3N

C3N is a Greater Louisville, Inc. (GLI) business network. GLI Business Networks offer local companies a unique forum for building collaborative relationships with industry peers.

The mission of C3N is to raise awareness of the critical role played by Customer Service Support Centers in the Greater Louisville regional economy and to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and best practices among Support Center professionals. To date, C3N has identified more than 75 companies operating call centers in Louisville, and C3N member companies account for more than 10,000 employees within the Greater Louisville region.

About Humana Military

Humana Military, a wholly owned subsidiary of Humana Inc. and headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, has been a Department of Defense contractor for the administration of the TRICARE program since July 1, 1996. In August 2003, Humana Military was awarded the contract to provide health benefits support and services to approximately 3 million active duty and retired military and their eligible family members in the 10-state South Region. Humana Military was also awarded the Department of Defense's contract to provide health care services and support for active duty service members and their families located in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in February 2004. For more information about Humana Military, please visit www.humana-military.com.

About Humana

Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the nation's largest publicly traded health and supplemental benefits companies, with approximately 10.3 million medical members and approximately 7.3 million specialty-benefit members. Humana is a full-service benefits solutions company, offering a wide array of health and supplemental benefit plans for employer groups, government programs and individuals.

Over its 48-year history, Humana has consistently seized opportunities to meet changing customer needs. Today, the company is a leader in consumer engagement, providing guidance that leads to lower costs and a better health plan experience throughout its diversified customer portfolio.

More information regarding Humana is available to investors via the Investor Relations page of the company's web site at http://www.humana.com, including copies of:

-- Annual reports to stockholders

-- Securities and Exchange Commission filings

-- Most recent investor conference presentations

-- Quarterly earnings news releases

-- Replays of most recent earnings release conference calls

-- Calendar of events (includes upcoming earnings conference call dates and times, as well as planned interaction with research analysts and institutional investors)

-- Corporate Governance Information

SOURCE: Humana Military Healthcare Services

Humana Military Healthcare Services 
Julie Ice, 502-301-6982 
jice@humana.com