The Gersh Experience at Daemen College is the newest member of the Independent Small Programs Alliance (ISPA). Gersh is a coed educational program with three (3) locations in the New York City area and a new program, The Gersh Experience at Daemen College.

When visiting Gersh for 2 days I was extremely impressed with Kevin Gersh, President and CEO as well as their level of Educational Programming and their excellent and very competent staff.

The Gersh Experience at Daemen College is a one-of-a-kind college level program for students with neurobiological disorders such as Aspergeršs Syndrome and High Functioning Autism. In partnership with Daemen College, a fully accredited private college in upstate New York, Gersh provides the support needed need to earn a four-year undergraduate degree in a wide variety of majors. If a successful college experience is the goal of a student/family, The Gersh Experience at Daemen is the program to help reach it.

The Gersh Experience campus is located on 9.5 acres in North Tonawanda, New York. This safe, residential community is just a few miles from Buffalo and Niagara Falls, and a two-hour drive to Toronto. Gersh facilities include a stately three-story building, which houses classrooms, dining facilities, a student union, computer lab and other amenities to enhance the college experience.


This unique program has a solid partnership with Daemen College, a fully accredited institution offering college level courses leading to a Bacheloršs Degree in a variety of majors in the Arts and Sciences, Health and Human Services, Pre-Professional Programs and Interdisciplinary Studies.

The Gersh Experience at Daemen College is a visionary, yet practical provision of education, support, social growth and maturation for a population of young people whose future can be bigger and brighter than many families and professionals have ever dreamed.

I encourage you to plan a trip to The Gersh Experience at the beginning of January 2007. I will personally be hosting a number of tours with Gersh staff. You may contact me or for more detailed information contact:

Heidi B. Lindsay
Director of Community Outreach
Gersh Academy
150 Broadhollow Road
Suite 120
Melville, NY 11747
Phone: (631) 385-3342
Fax: (631) 427-6332
www.gershacademy.org