SUPPORT
the AUTISM
COMMUNITY
with NEST

This year, we are proud to announce that NEST New York is donating 1% of the purchase price from sales made from April 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 on nestnewyork.com, up to a maximum donation of $125,000, to NEXT for Autism. Discover why this non-profit organization is close to our founder Laura Slatkin’s heart.

SUPPORT the AUTISM
COMMUNITY with NEST

This year, we are proud to announce that NEST New York is donating 1% of the purchase price from sales made from April 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 on nestnewyork.com, up to a maximum donation of $125,000, to NEXT for Autism. Discover why this non-profit organization is close to our founder Laura Slatkin’s heart.

Laura is committed to advancing the field of autism. Her son, David, is severely impacted by the disorder. In 2003, along with her husband and close colleagues, she co-founded NEXT for AUTISM, an organization dedicated to transforming the national landscape of services for people living with autism. Here, she shares a bit about her journey.

Laura is committed to advancing the field of autism. Her son, David, is severely impacted by the disorder. In 2003, along with her husband and close colleagues, she co-founded NEXT for AUTISM, an organization dedicated to transforming the national landscape of services for people living with autism. Here, she shares a bit about her journey.

Laura is committed to advancing the field of autism. Her son, David, is profoundly impacted by the disorder. In 2003, along with her husband and close colleagues, she co-founded NEXT for AUTISM, an organization dedicated to transforming the national landscape of services for people living with autism. Here, she shares a bit about her journey.

NEXT for AUTISM'S IMPACT

“Since 2003, we have 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 New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia, and Cornell Universities that provides clinical care across the lifespan of individuals with autism.”

NEXT for AUTISM'S IMPACT

“Since 2003, we have 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 New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia, and Cornell Universities 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 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.”

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 and the Bronx. We were delivering services to an underserved population of children that deserved a state-of-the-art education. That was an important accomplishment.”

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 and the Bronx. 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.”

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.”

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.”