For a limited time, application fees for our International Programs are waived through April 15, offering families added support as they take the next step.
Welcome to Spence-Chapin’s international adoption programs! We look forward to supporting you as you grow your family through intercountry adoption. We will guide you through each step of the process and provide ongoing training throughout your pre-adoption experience so that you can be as prepared as possible for parenting through intercountry adoption.
Please select the appropriate application below based on the state where you reside.
Click here for our application. In order to ensure that we provide you with relevant program information as well as a description of the common needs of children awaiting adoption in South Africa, we require that families attend our one-hour introductory webinar on the South Africa Adoption program before applying. You can attend such webinar live by registering for an upcoming webinar or you can click these hyperlinks to watch our pre-recorded Overview of Adoption from South Africa.
Click here for our application. In order to ensure that we provide you with relevant program information as well as a description of the common needs of children awaiting adoption in Colombia, we require that families attend our one-hour introductory webinar on the Colombia Adoption program before applying. You can attend such webinar live by registering for an upcoming webinar or you can click these hyperlink to watch our pre-recorded Overview of Adoption from Colombia.
We are here to support you as you adopt a child who is related to you in Jamaica and the Eastern Caribbean; we additionally have a limited referral-based program in select Eastern Caribbean countries. Our team is happy to answer any questions as you complete this application.
Click here for our application. In order to ensure that we provide you with relevant program information as well as a description of the common needs of children awaiting adoption in Costa Rica, we require that families attend our one-hour introductory webinar on the Costa Rica Adoption program before applying. You can attend such webinar live by registering for an upcoming webinar.
Click here for our application. In order to ensure that we provide you with relevant program information as well as a description of the common needs of children awaiting adoption in South Africa, we require that families attend our one-hour introductory webinar on the South Africa Adoption program before applying. You can attend such webinar live by registering for an upcoming webinar or you can click these hyperlinks to watch our pre-recorded Overview of Adoption from South Africa.
Click here for our application. In order to ensure that we provide you with relevant program information as well as a description of the common needs of children awaiting adoption in Colombia, we require that families attend our one-hour introductory webinar on the Colombia Adoption program before applying. You can attend such webinar live by registering for an upcoming webinar or you can click these hyperlink to watch our pre-recorded Overview of Adoption from Colombia.
We are here to support you as you adopt a child who is related to you in Jamaica and the Eastern Caribbean; we additionally have a limited referral-based program in select Eastern Caribbean countries. Click here for our application; this application includes forms required by the State of New York for all adoptions, including for international kinship adoptions. Sometimes forms issued by the State can be confusing or you might have questions about the forms. Our team is happy to answer any questions as you complete this application.
Click here for our application. In order to ensure that we provide you with relevant program information as well as a description of the common needs of children awaiting adoption in Costa Rica, we require that families attend our one-hour introductory webinar on the Costa Rica Adoption program before applying. You can attend such webinar live by registering for an upcoming webinar.
Spence-Chapin has partnered with the experts at Your Adoption Finance Coach to provide our families with free access to experts, tools and content that can take the worry out of financing your adoption. This service is available at no additional cost to families. Free financial coaching is available to families once an application has been received and approved for one of our adoption programs, including our domestic and international home study services! Contact us to learn more.
Waiting Children Profiles
Thank you for your interest in adopting through Spence-Chapin! We are able to share the profiles of children who are considered to be the most in need and are waiting internationally to be matched with an adoptive family. The children featured on this page have been waiting for the longest to find families and consist of children who are older, part of a sibling group, or children with a diagnosed medical condition. In order to respect the privacy of these children, this page has been password protected.
Spence-Chapin takes the privacy rights of the children that we are seeking to place very seriously, and share the profile with you under the following conditions:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PASSWORD ACCESS
That you acknowledge and understand that
1. Misuse of the content, and/or linking to any sites that reflect practices that involve the sale, abduction, exploitation, or trafficking of children is strictly prohibited.
2. You have been given limited access to confidential information in the form of images that you will not disclose to any person or in any manner that is inconsistent with applicable policies and procedures of Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children.
3. The confidentiality obligation shall continue indefinitely, including at all times after my association with Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children.
4. You are not permitted to release, copy, distribute, or sell any of these images to third parties in any form.
5. Impermissible disclosure of the images may result in legal actions being taken against you, by or on behalf of that person.
6. You are doing this freely, voluntarily and with a full understanding of what you are agreeing to by entering/accessing this blog.
7. Thank you for your interest in providing a loving home for a waiting child! We look forward to connecting with you soon to continue discussing adoption paths at Spence-Chapin. We hope that you like us on Facebook, follow us on twitter, and keep up with our families through our adoption blog!
Warm regards,
The Adoption Team at Spence-Chapin
Phone: 212-400-8150
Email: [email protected]
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