Our Impact Is Far Reaching
Over $6 Million Raised
Direct Donations:
$6 Million
Additional In-kind
Donations:
$3.5 Million
68 Homes
Repaired
68 houses repaired to date since 2021. 50 more on our waiting list.
400 Families
Fed Weekly
6,500 cooked meals and 19,500 lbs of fresh produce and groceries delivered in 2020 alone.
Over 550 Children Supported in 2024
Summer camp, tutoring, college counseling swim lessons, prom tickets, birthday parties, holiday presents, clothing and shoes.
Our Impact
Is Far Reaching
Over $3.5 Million Raised
Direct Donations:
$3.5 Million
Additional In-kind Donations:
$2.1 Million
41 Homes Repaired
41 houses repaired to date since 2020. 45 more on our waiting list.
400 Families Fed Weekly
6,500 cooked meals and 19,500 lbs of fresh produce and groceries delivered in 2020 alone.
Over 450 Children Supported in 2023
Summer camp, tutoring, swim lessons, prom tickets, birthday parties, holiday presents, clothing and shoes.
What Makes HCO Different?
OUR APPROACH IS PERSONALIZED
Poverty is personal, not one-size-fits-all. HCO identifies the root cause or fundamental need in a client’s situation, and problem-solves to create real, long-lasting impact.
WE MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE
HCO is agile and mobile; we bring services directly to underserved people and communities to meet their needs.
WE CREATE TRANSFORMATIVE OPPORTUNITIES
HCO promotes the well-being, dignity, creativity, and education of all people in our community, and provides life-changing experiences that would otherwise be out of reach.
WE MOBILIZE OUR COMMUNITY
HCO educates and inspires our neighbors, supporters, and local companies, to come together to amplify our impact and strengthen our community.
What Makes HCO Different?
OUR APPROACH IS PERSONALIZED
Poverty is personal, not one-size-fits-all. HCO identifies the root cause or fundamental need in a client’s situation, and problem-solves to create real, long-lasting impact.
WE MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE
HCO is agile and mobile; we bring services directly to underserved people and communities to meet their needs.
WE CREATE TRANSFORMATIVE OPPORTUNITIES
HCO promotes the well-being, dignity, creativity, and education of all people in our community, and provides life-changing experiences that would otherwise be out of reach.
WE MOBILIZE OUR COMMUNITY
HCO educates and inspires our neighbors, supporters, and local companies, to come together to amplify our impact and strengthen our community.
Living in poverty means having to ignore basic health needs. Our friend had been struggling for years, trying to navigate daily life with broken glasses and the wrong prescription. He couldn`t read street signs and struggled to recognize faces clearly.
While getting new glasses doesn`t solve all challenges, today he can see clearly again. Thank you to our donors who made this possible.
HCO LOVE FEST
February 8, 5:30-7:30 PM
230 Elm, Southampton
All proceeds will support our services for local families in need. 🎟️ Link in bio to purchase tickets.
We are please to be partnering with the event planning firm @Classiceventsnyc for this exciting event!
@kristinlgrayphotography will be there to capture photos! 📸
✨A special thank you to our sponsors! Sotheby’s International Real Estate, Pernod Ricard, Land Rover, Flying Point Surf & Sport, and Elegant Affairs. ✨
Our homeless clients were forced to move out from where they were staying in the woods. We needed help setting up a new spot for them.
East End Awning @eastendawningandscreens
sent a crew to meet us in the woods. They brought ladders and tools to hang new tarps, and set up new tents. They made sure that our homeless clients would be protected from rain and wind. They helped us move their belongings to the new spot. Our homeless friends are safe and dry for now and are very grateful. This helps make their difficult lives a tiny bit better.
Thank you so much to East End Awning for caring about our struggling neighbors!
For many in our community, homelessness isn`t just a winter crisis - it`s year-round. While we`re grateful to provide emergency shelter during dangerous cold spells, we recognize that temporary solutions highlight the ongoing challenges of housing insecurity in the Hamptons.
Thank you to our donors who help us respond to these urgent needs, even as we work toward more permanent solutions. 🙏
This week, Elaia’s Restaurant provided hot meals for our unhoused neighbors. While one meal doesn’t solve the deeper challenges they face, it offers essential nourishment and dignity.
A big thank you to @sofiacrokosevents and Chef Tommy!
But we need more local restaurants to step up - DM us if you can donate meals. Your help matters, especially as temperatures continue to drop.
The need for food assistance in our community continues to grow. Right now, we’re delivering groceries and fresh produce to 400 families every week, but our waitlist keeps getting longer. A Sprinter van would help us reach more neighbors in crisis who can’t access traditional food pantries due to disability, age, or lack of transportation.
If you or someone you know could help us secure a van through donation or dealership connection, please DM us. Every delivery route means another family won’t go hungry.
As we close 2024, we’re grateful for every donor, volunteer, and partner who helped us reach neighbors in crisis. While many in our community continue to face significant challenges, your support enabled real moments of relief and hope. These numbers represent real lives, real struggles, and real impact.
Thank you for being part of this work. Join us in 2025 as we keep working to build a stronger community for all.
An elderly couple raising their grandchildren had been living without hot water - no warm showers, no way to properly clean dishes or clothes.
Thanks to Chris and Noah at @connect_electrical_contracting who stepped in immediately to repair the electrical components, this family can now meet their basic needs again.
This is just one of many families in our community facing unsafe living conditions. Support our Home Repair program through the link in bio.
When we met this elderly woman, she hadn`t been able to leave her house in months. No groceries. No doctor visits. No fresh air. Today, thanks to our incredible contractors, she has safe access to the outside world again.
We`re grateful to help this family, but dozens more in our community are living in unsafe conditions. You can support our Home Repair program to help more projects like this through the 🔗 in our bio.
Your generosity brought moments of joy to local families this holiday season. While many of our neighbors continue to face daily challenges with housing, food security, and essential needs, these gifts provided a bright moment during difficult times.
Thank you to everyone who adopted Santa letters, donated gifts, or contributed gift cards. Your support matters. ❤️
This weekend’s brutal temperatures put our unhoused neighbors at serious risk. Thanks to our generous donors, we provided emergency motel stays and essential support. Village Landorette stepped up with clean laundry, while volunteers are delivering daily meals, hygiene items, and warm clothing. We’re working toward sustainable employment and permanent housing solutions, but the journey is long and challenging. This emergency intervention offers a critical moment of relief - but there’s much more work ahead to address the root causes of housing insecurity in our community.
Education shouldn`t come with a side of hunger. Your support can change their stories from struggle to success. Visit the link in our bio to donate and help change these students` lives. ❤️📚
Thank you Lenore Davis @davis.lenore for organizing this amazing and super fun fundraiser. Also all the people that came to volunteer!!❤️
🌟 HCO LOVE FEST | February 8, 5:30-7:30 PM
Join us for an intimate evening celebrating community and compassion at 230 Elm in Southampton. Executive Director Marit Molin will share stories of impact from across our four program areas and unveil plans to deepen our work addressing poverty on the East End.
Enjoy special performances while connecting with fellow community members who share our vision of creating lasting change. Your ticket includes drinks and light bites, with all proceeds supporting HCO`s critical programs in home repair, food security, crisis care, and youth services.
📍 230 Elm Street, Southampton
🎟️ Tickets available through link in bio
Together, we`re building a stronger, more equitable East End.
Thanks to @dancehampton`s toy drive and wrapping party, children in our community who would otherwise go without will receive gifts this Christmas.
Many local families are struggling to afford basic necessities, let alone holiday presents. Community partners like Dance Hampton help us bring moments of joy to children facing serious hardships.
This family has lived with toxic mold, unsafe wiring, and deteriorating floors for 15 years - a reality for many in our community who can’t afford repairs or safer housing.
Tomorrow, we begin a new chapter by demolishing this unsafe structure and providing a new home. While one family’s housing crisis will be solved, many homes remain on our waiting list, each with similar urgent needs.
Thank you to our donors who make transformations like this possible.
✨ A healthy smile can change everything! Our hearts are filled with gratitude to Dr. Sarah and the incredible team at Smile Orthodontics for donating orthodontic treatments to our clients.
Your generosity gives more than straight teeth - it gives confidence, dignity, and the courage to smile boldly. Thank you for transforming lives, one smile at a time! 🦷💫
🙏 In a world where too many go without, your generosity lights the darkness. Every item purchased from our wish list represents a family in crisis who won’t have to choose between necessities. To our donors: you’ve done more than send supplies - you’ve given hope to those facing impossible choices. Thank you for seeing the need and answering the call. 💝
Jennifer, a single mom who recently lost her husband also lost her housing and had to relocate to Hampton Bays. She and her 2 little girls had nothing for their new rental.
Thanks to our amazing community, we provided new mattresses, kitchen supplies, new clothing, and toys that brought these precious smiles. No one should have to sleep on the floor.
Do you want to help more struggling families like Jennifer`s? Link in bio to donate ✨
Thank you to Colin Ambrose at Estia`s Little Kitchen and Amanda at The Rico Memorial Foundation in Center Moriches for ensuring local families could share a holiday meal together. Your generosity helped provide Thanksgiving turkeys to families who would have gone without. Thank you for caring about our neighbors in need.
A broken wood stove. No other heat source. One family among many in the ‘hidden Hamptons’ where basic necessities like warmth aren’t guaranteed.
The cost of living here is 3x the national average, pushing working families into impossible choices between food, medicine, or keeping warm.
Your donation today helps us repair this heating system immediately. But more importantly, it shows this family they aren’t forgotten by their community.
Link in bio to donate.
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday. In the Hamptons, there are many local families who live with no heat, not enough food to eat, and struggle to afford coats for their children. You can help change that! Please click the link in bio to donate.
We’re filled with gratitude as we help a local disabled neighbor who has faced unsafe living conditions for over a decade. Through the generosity of our community partners, she’ll soon have a new home. With heartfelt thanks to the following businesses who have donated materials and/or labor:
Forden & Co. - Project lead
Hampton Yards - Site preparation
Triangle Building Products - Framing materials
Cisco Framing - Construction
Pro Interior Carpentry - Windows & trim
Deer Park Stairs - Basement stairs
Riverhead Building Supply - Roofing materials
Plum Tech - Plumbing
Hunter Insulation - Insulation
Flame Propane - Gas tank and interior gas piping
We are thankful for our East End community which enables us to transform lives.
When an 11-year-old dreams of playing tennis but can`t afford the gear...that`s where community steps in. 🎾 Thank you @GubbinsRunning for making these dreams possible with your generous discounts. ✨
We want to thank the Roberts family so much for hosting a cocktail party for us! We had a great time and we were able to raise more funds to help people in need. ❤️
🎄 62 LETTERS ARE LEFT! Every child deserves the magic of opening a gift on Christmas morning. Our local kids have written their heartfelt letters to Santa, sharing their holiday dreams. Will you help make those wishes come true? ✨ Adopt a Santa letter today and bring joy to an underserved child in our community 🎁 Link in bio to choose your letter
🚗 Moments like these make it all worth it! We are looking for used cars to help more families in need. Tax receipt provided for donations. Please DM us!
SAVE THE DATE 📆 INVITATION COMING SOON!
Our annual Love Fest event will be on Saturday, Feb 8! We hope to see you there!
🦷 Heroes wear white coats! Huge thanks to Dr. Nesi for providing essential dental care to our client and helping ease his pain. Your generosity makes our community stronger! Partners like you make healing possible. 💙
Behind the mansions lies a hidden reality. We’re working to bridge the gap for our neighbors who fall between the cracks - too “wealthy” for government assistance, but struggling to make ends meet in one of America’s most expensive regions. Join us in making a difference. 💙
🎄 142 HOLIDAY WISHES WAITING TO BE GRANTED!
Every child deserves the magic of opening a gift on Christmas morning. Our local kids have written their heartfelt letters to Santa, sharing their holiday dreams. Will you help make those wishes come true?
✨ Adopt a Santa letter today and bring joy to an underserved child in our community
🎁 Link in bio to choose your letter
We`re fundraising to provide Thanksgiving meals for families in need! Can you help with a donation? 🦃 Link in bio to contribute.
We`re also looking for local bakeries and delis who can donate pies, cookies, and other baked goods. Please DM us if you can help! Together we can make this holiday special for our community. 🥧♥️
Thank you Michelle for volunteering with HCO on Tuesdays! Every Tuesday morning she sorts, packs and delivers food to people in need. Your dedication to helping people in need is so appreciated!
Thank you to donors Sandy and Lisa who generously purchased three different Amazon carts full of clothing for 3 struggling families!🧤👖❤️ The children are so happy that they can now go to school with new, warm clothing ❤️🙌🏻
🚨 Did you know? Girls in our community are missing school EVERY MONTH simply because they can`t afford period supplies.
This isn`t just about hygiene - it`s about education, dignity, and opportunity. No student should have to choose between attending class and managing their period.
LETS HELP THEM! 💕
What we need most:
Pads (all sizes)
Tampons (all absorbencies)
Pantiliners
Menstrual cups
Your donation through our Amazon Wishlist (🔗 in bio) ships directly to us and goes straight to students in need.
On Wednesday, we threw a great Halloween party with the Shinnecock Boys and Girls Club @bgc_of_shinnecock_nation
We had a blast!!🎃❤️🎃❤️
Thank you to everyone who helped make this event possible!
@raisingcanes for donating 50 kids meals!! 🍟
@islandharvest for donating Pumpkins 🎃
@april.keooo for facepainting 🎨
And to everyone who donated a costume or candy! 👻 🍭
When the summer season ends, many of our essential workers face an impossible situation: pay unaffordable rent or lose housing entirely. We`re working to break this cycle through year-round job training and emergency support. Join us in creating sustainable solutions for our neighbors. Link in bio to donate. 🏠❤️
Thanks to volunteers like Anja, families in our community have safe and comfortable places to call home. 🏠 Her dedication helped transform another house this month. Thank you Anja for your support!❤️ @anjabreden
In the Hamptons, not everyone has a place to call home. Our Crisis Care Program provides vital support to those facing housing insecurity. We offer food, urgent medical care, and temporary shelter during harsh winter months. Your donation can help us continue this crucial work. Together, we can make a difference in our community.
Our homeless neighbors need your support. Living in the woods, they urgently require warm clothing, backpacks, and other essentials. Your donation can make a real difference. Please click the link in our bio to help. Together, we can provide comfort and dignity to those facing hardship in our community.
Thank you to @newyorksfavoritecoffee for donating 200 bags to our neighbors in need. Your support is deeply appreciated. ❤️
A father who recently lost his wife and is now a struggling single dad recently received @stopandshop gift cards. Thank you to those who support our food program and for caring about those in need.
Shoutout to @budgetblindshamptons for their amazing support on our latest project! 🙌 Their expertise and quality products helped bring our vision to life. From stylish window treatments to professional installation, they went above and beyond. Swipe to see the stunning results!
📦💙 Together, we’re making a difference! Thanks to the incredible support of the Allied Foundation, we’ve distributed over 10,000 diapers and wipes to families in need across the Hamptons! 🌟 With your help, we continue to uplift our neighbors and ensure that every baby has the essentials they deserve.
🎃👻 Halloween Costume Drive! 👻🎃
It`s almost spooky season, and we want every child to experience the magic of Halloween! We`re collecting costumes for local children in need. Here`s how you can help:
1️⃣ Donate new or gently used costumes in excellent condition
2️⃣ Purchase from our Amazon Wish List (link in bio)
Your generosity can bring smiles to little faces this Halloween! DM us for more info or to arrange a costume donation.
