“ Charity begins At Home”.  It is not just another slogan.

Corcoran Cares is the name of the non-profit, in house, charitable giving organization created to support dozens of charitable and philanthropic organizations within the communities Corcoran serves.   

It is our personal, tangible and meaningful way to help to sustain our pledge to improving the quality of life in these communities… the places where we live and work.  

Each time you see the Corcoran Cares logo on an employee or agent’s web page, it means that that individual has made a personal, financial commitment to support the many charitable organizations served under the Corcoran Cares umbrella. More far reaching than the traditional aspects of signing an Exclusive, marketing a property, hosting an open house, advertising…negotiating ….selling and closing a deal, the Corcoran agent you have chosen will help to provide benefits to our communities that extend well beyond the close of the sale of your home. At the corporate level, Corcoran makes a matching gift contribution to each participating employee or agents’ efforts. And, most importantly, we work hard to ensure that these contributions go to organizations in which the bulk of each dollar goes directly to “program recipients” as opposed to going to the expenses associated with the cost of running each organization.

For the Corcoran Cares recipients these contributions become more than just a check. They become a deposit in their future.  

The scope of services provided by the Corcoran Cares organizations is broad and ranges from “Art Start, Inc” an arts based, after school program in Manhattan, to “ Turtle Nest Village”, a transitional housing and self sufficiency program for young adults in Palm Beach, Florida. These two programs, in conjunction with the other Corcoran Cares beneficiaries such as The Hope Program, Children’s Aid Society, NYC Audubon, The Partnership for the Homeless, The Retreat, The Bedford Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corp, WOLF, and The Empire State Pride Agenda Foundation, encompass a full range of organizations which provide services to youth, the arts, medical research, education, wildlife, the environment, social reform issues, hunger, housing, job placement and familial solvency. Our giving doesn’t stop here. There are many other organizations which additionally benefit from our employee and agent generosity.

We feel that our efforts and our support barely scratch the surface in terms of need. But still, we have made the commitment to begin.

Our business successes are based on our ability to understand and fulfill our customer’s needs. Our personal successes are based on our ability to understand and share the responsibility of maintaining the communities in which we all live and work so that the needs of the entire community can be met.

Corcoran Cares . More than just a logo. It is our motto for success in all of our futures.

For us, Charity really does begin At Home.

2007 Corcoran Group Cares Beneficiaries:

Manhattan

Art Start, Inc

Art Start is an arts-based after-school/educational organization that serves “at-risk” children and youth in New York City. Art Start’s learning-centered programs offer consistency and dependability for young people living in shelters and disenfranchised neighborhoods. www.art-start.org

Children’s Aid Society

The Children’s Aid Society serves over 120,000 New York City children and their families, providing services that address every aspect of a child’s life, from infancy trough adolescence, and provide the guidance and resources a family needs to ensure its children’s well-being. CAS programs include health (medical, dental and mental health care), adoptions and foster care, adolescent development, counseling, preventative services (including violence and substance abuse and pregnancy prevention for teens), summer camps, winter respite camps for the disabled, recreation, the arts, education, college scholarship and job training. www.childrensaidsociety.org

Empire State Pride Agenda Foundation

The Empire State Pride Agenda Foundation is the research, education and advocacy entity of the Empire State Pride Agenda. The Foundation advances the ESPA’s public policy goals by: educating public officials and mobilizing allies; and organizing, empowering and educating the LGBT community across New York State. In addition, the Foundation administers the New York State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual abd Transgender Health and Human Services Network, made up of 53 LGBT non-profit organizations, and manages Pride in Action, an initiative that cultivates religious, labor and business allies supportive of LGBT issues. www.prideagenda.org

New York City Audubon

Founded in 1979, New York City Audubon seeks to protect and conserve New York City’s wild birds and habitats, improving the quality of life for all New Yorkers. NYC Audubon educates children and adults thru tours, classes and publications of urban grasslands, woodlands, wetlands and wildlife; and acts steward of the city’s birds through research and volunteerism. www.nycaudubon.org

The Partnership for the Homeless

The Partnership for the Homeless works with faith communities, neighborhood organizations, businesses, and government to attack the root cause of homelessness, and empowers homeless people to leave the city’s streets and shelters for lives of independence and financial stability. www.partnershipforthehomeless.org

WOLF (Wipe Out Leukemia Forever)

Established in 2001, WOLF raises funds for pediatric leukemia research. WOLF currently supports some of the country’s leading researchers actively at work searching for a cure.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

 * Founded a pediatric research program at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center.

* Funded a second research project at Columbia through the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

*Funded a research project at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Pediatric leukemia researchers at these esteemed institutions are actively searching for a cure thanks in part to the donations provided by WOLF.

Brooklyn

Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corp

BSVAC is the nation’s first minority-run volunteer ambulance corps. BSVAC’s mission is to help minority communities become healthier, and to train youth to become helpers and healers. Programs include emergency medical services, preventative health education, community training, and youth programs.

The Hope Program

The HOPE Program helps New Yorkers living in poverty to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Through its direct services which include job training, job placement, and a lifetime of support services, HOPE prepares individuals for a life as fully independent adults. Knowing that there is now quick fix for poverty, HOPE also works to inform practices by sharing its research with other nonprofit organizations, policymakers and the public. www.thehopeprogram.com

The Hamptons

The Retreat

Based in East Hampton, The Retreat is the only domestic violence agency on the East End of Long Island, servicing the area of Brookhaven to Montauk, on both sides of the North and South Forks. The Retreat provides safety, shelter and comprehensive support services for victims of domestic violence and their children, educates the community about the issue of domestic violence and works together with the criminal justice system to hold offenders accountable. All Retreat services are free of charge to those in need. www.theretreat.org

Palm Beach

Turtle Nest Village

Turtle Nest Village provides transitional housing and self-sufficiency education for young adults (ages 18-23) who have been discharged from foster care. Turtle Nest Village provides housing, education, work readiness, life-skills training, and counseling in order to facilitate a smooth transition for disenfranchised youth from childhood to adulthood. www.turtlenv.org