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AZ Expansion

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About Spence-Chapin

Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children is a non-profit organization that has been providing adoption and adoption support services for over a century. The Spence-Chapin Way is to provide guidance and support to children, women, and families throughout all our program areas.

Our work is made possible due to the generosity of our supporters. Learn more about the impact a contribution can make on the lives of those we serve!

How To Adopt

Begin your adoption journey with confidence and ease. Our expert team of professionals will guide you every step of the way, from home study to placement, and everything in between.

I'm Pregnant

If you or someone you know is facing an unplanned pregnancy and don’t know where to turn, Spence-Chapin can help. Our caring and compassionate experts will talk you through all of your options. We offer free, unbiased, and confidential counseling and community resources for expectant parents.

Adoption Support

From coaching and counseling to events, and more, our Pre & Post Adoption Services are there for you and your family.

Therapy

Spence-Chapin provides a nonjudgmental space for individuals, couples, children, and families to feel heard and supported while working on challenging with relationships or improving family interactions. We tailor our approach to meet your needs, providing a blend of behavioral and relational therapy to best support you and affect positive change.

Waiting Children

Visit our waiting child page to learn more about children currently awaiting their forever families.

Community Programming

Come join a great community of individuals, children, and families connected to adoption! From toddler playgroups to identity workshops to mentorship and adult support groups, our team of dedicated caring professionals is there to help guide you at every life stage and connect you to a supportive community.
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Supporting VulNernable Children

Check out highlights from the Spece-Chapin Gala and witness the incredible support that fuels our mission to empower individuals and strengthen families. The Gala was an incredible success, raising funds for adoption and family services while celebrating the theme of Embrace. We were honored to have over 200 advocates, supporters, and leaders join us at the stunning Tribeca Rooftop. Learn more about our honorees, speakers, and sponsors, and see photos on our Gala website! Thank you to all who attended and supported our mission to empower individuals and strengthen families. Together, we embrace a brighter future for children and families in need.
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Spence-Chapin announces expansion into Arizona

For more than 110 years, Spence-Chapin has been committed to our mission that every child deserves a family, and has worked toward our vision of a world where every child belongs, adoption is a celebrated choice, and all families are embraced. Today, we are taking another step closer to that vision by expanding into the state of Arizona. Beginning in 2024, Spence-Chapin will be offering comprehensive Birth & Expectant Parent Services, home study services, and a full-service Domestic Adoption Program through our new regional office in Tucson, Arizona. We will continue to provide the same high-quality and comprehensive programs and services throughout New York and New Jersey. 

A Tribute To Martha Heck Ulman

Spence-Chapin in Union Square

Spence-Chapin honors the memory of Martha Heck Ulman, granddaughter of Spence-Chapin Co-Founder, Clara Spence, and Spence-Chapin Honorary Board Member. Please read our tribute to Mrs. Ulman, written by our Chief Executive Officer, Kate Trambitskaya.

Our Headquarters Has Moved

Spence-Chapin in Union Square

Spence-Chapin is excited to announce that our headquarters has moved to a new location! Our new home is located at 120 East 16th Street, 11th floor, New York, NY 10003

Centrally situated in the heart of Irving Place in Union Square—a district with as rich and vibrant a history as our own—our new headquarters will be more accessible to the children, women, and families we serve. It will provide us with the space to host a variety of new and exciting community events and programs, to offer our wide range of therapy and counseling services to meet different needs and ages, and to continue to connect families through adoption.  

Once the dust has settled, we will invite everyone in the Spence-Chapin Family to visit our new headquarters during our Space to Grow Launch Party in March of 2023, with more details forthcoming. In the meantime, we will be updating our Space to Grow: New Headquarters page on our website with photos and videos of the new location. We can’t wait to show you around! 

Check Out Our Podcast

Don’t miss an episode of Spence-Chapin’s podcast about all things adoption—Adoption Talk by Spence-Chapin!

There are many voices that make up the adoption constellation. This podcast aims to hear from all of them because each voice brings an important perspective and story about adoption.

This podcast brings you conversations with adoptees, birth parents, adoptive families, adoption professionals and health and social service experts as they share their experiences and discuss all things adoption . Let’s get started.

Every Step of the way

This film, Every Step of the Way, premiered at the Spence-Chapin 2022 Gala and chronicles the adoption journey of a family from the moment the birth mother meets with adoptive parents, to the adoptee’s high school graduation. While this film depicts just one journey, Spence-Chapin is there to provide support for all of the unique journeys of adoption, and beyond. 

Spence-Chapin has rebranded!

For more than 110 years, Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children has supported thousands of children, women, and families. Throughout that history, we have always strived to ensure that our services and programs evolve as the communities we serve change and grow, and that we are able to respond to the needs of children, whatever their challenges or circumstances. What began as two small nurseries providing care for infants and growing families to adoption, is today an expansive community and family services organization with a global reach. We felt it was time that our logo and brand reflected that.

Upcoming Events

To see all upcoming events at Spence-Chapin, please view our events calendar

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Monthly Birth Parent Support Group

Date: Tuesday, March 26 Times: 07:00pm – 08:00pm Location:

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27

Teen Voices of Adoption

Date: Wednesday, March 27 Times: 06:00pm – 07:30pm Location: Zoom

Apr

6

Bagels & Blox and Play Café

Date: Saturday, April 6 Times: 10:00am – 12:00pm Location: Spence-Chapin
HRC Seal 2021
Spence-Chapin is a proud recipient of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s “All Children – All Families” Innovator in LGBTQ Inclusion seal of recognition for 2021. Spence-Chapin is committed to equality in adoption and is proud of the many children we have placed in loving, stable, same-sex households. Find out more about our adoption pathways for LGBTQ+ families!

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