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The Nest Project, Inc. is a healing arts non-profit based out of New York City.  

We build nests to create safe spaces for people to be held and witnessed through the challenges of life and transform their stories into beautiful works of art.  

We serve everyone with a story to tell, bringing softness to the harsh realities. To date, we have served over 400 participants and built over 50 nests.

“When I think of a nest, I think of a place of safety and protection. Safe to let go. Safe to feel at ease. Safe to be yourself and completely protected.”

— Annesta

The Team

  • Debbie Baxter Portrait

    Debbie Baxter

    FOUNDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & LEAD ARTIST

  • Keith Gaffney Portrait

    Keith Gaffney

    CHIEF OF OPERATIONS

“The wounds have become the holes where the new flowers have grown.”

— Ati