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REIMAGINE a
BRIGHTER FUTURE

We sat down with NEST founder Laura Slatkin to learn more about NEXT for AUTISM, the non-profit organization she and her husband co-founded and how it is advancing the lives of individuals with autism, including her son David.

REIMAGINE a
BRIGHTER FUTURE

We sat down with NEST founder Laura Slatkin to learn more about NEXT for AUTISM, the non-profit organization she and her husband co-founded and how it is advancing the lives of individuals with autism, including her son David.

NEXT for
AUTISM IMPACT

“Since 2003, NEXT has raised over 50 million dollars to support and fund quality autism programs throughout the country. Among them, we have started two charter schools and built The Center for Autism and the Developing Brain, an institute in partnership with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and its affiliate medical schools at Columbia University and Weill Cornell that provides clinical care across the lifespan of individuals with autism.”

THE NEXT for
NEIGHBORS PROGRAM

“David is a part of our pilot community living program, NEXT for NEIGHBORS, in partnership with The Arc Westchester, a community living model that provides comprehensive, supportive services to adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. This is making a tremendous impact on David, as choice, belonging, life-long learning, and healthy living are the foundational principles of the NEXT for NEIGHBORS program model.”

THE APPLE BLOSSOM
DIFFERENCE

“NEST New York donates 10% of the proceeds of the Apple Blossom Collection to NEXT for AUTISM, which has enabled quite a few initiatives. Our focus today is on building a brighter future for adults on the spectrum. The CDC recently stated that there are 5.4 million adults with autism in the U.S. and there is a dearth of quality programs. There is so much important work for us to accomplish in this area—it’s white space that we are determined to fill.”

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MY PROUDEST
NEXT for AUTISM
ACHIEVEMENT

“I have had quite a few but most certainly one of them was the day we opened the doors of the NYC Autism Charter School in Harlem. We were delivering services to an underserved population of children that deserved a state-of-the-art education. That was an important accomplishment.”

MEANINGFUL
MOMENTS

“David is unable to communicate through words, but there are other ways to express love. I ask David for a kiss and he leans his cheek towards my lips. I kiss him and he smiles.”

MAKING a
DIFFERENCE

“Luckily I am always being introduced to people who need help and guidance and it’s always those phone calls that make my work worthwhile. My husband Harry always says if we can help one family it’s all worth it. I love collaborating with people who are motivated to help whether they are personally impacted by autism—in which case we have so much in common—or they have no connection—in which case they are really special folks.”

GIVE BACK WITH THE APPLE BLOSSOM COLLECTION