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We met Kai on our recent trip to Colombia and had fun playing a game where we put stickers all over our faces (see if you can spot them in the pictures below!) Kai was delightful to play with; he told us all about how he hopes he will find a “grande familia” (big family) through adoption, and if they happen to have a pool, he would be thrilled! Since he’s used to sharing a room with other kids, he told us that he hopes his new family will have a brother for him to share a bedroom with, so he “doesn’t get lonely.”
Kai had a rough start in life and came into the child welfare system when he was only 5 years old. His legal process has now brought him to a children’s home (orphanage) where he is eligible for international adoption. Kai has no formal diagnoses, and he is not prescribed medication. The social worker shared that sometimes, when Kai is sad or angry, it is difficult to understand his words and he might struggle to follow instructions. However, she added that he does well with individual attention and can be redirected.
Kai told us that if he had a superpower, it would be invisibility and also that someday he would like to travel to Medellin, Colombia, for vacation. Like many kids his age, Kai does not like broccoli, but says his favorite food is soup. In school, Kai excels in “Informatics” (computers) but is not the best at math.
Kai needs a family who is kind, affectionate, playful and who likes to be active (play soccer, swim, ride bikes, etc.). A family for Kai will be able to support him as he continues to process his feelings in a supportive, loving home. Kai also mentioned that he hopes his new family will get him braces to fix the gap between his front teeth. Could you or someone you know be a family for Kai?
Please contact our team at 212-400-8150 or email us at [email protected] to learn more about Kai.
If you receive and accept the referral of Kai through Spence-Chapin, you will benefit from the generosity of our Briden Adoption Fund, which can offset the costs of adopting an international Waiting Child. The Briden Adoption Fund is made possible by the generosity of a Spence-Chapin family.
To learn more about a waiting child, enter the password below. To receive the password, please fill out our form and we will follow up with you.
Elizabeth L. Smith, LMSW (she/her) is a compassionate, trauma-informed, and adoption-competent therapist. In her Adoptee Support Sessions, she provides non-clinical support services to adopted people. Her clinical training, narrative work, and living experience as an adopted person inform her perspective and practice. Elizabeth possesses deep awareness, empathy, and understanding of the shifting complexities of adoption, reunion, search, and the importance of being together in community.
We met Kai on our recent trip to Colombia and had fun playing a game where we put stickers all over our faces (see if you can spot them in the pictures below!) Kai was delightful to play with; he told us all about how he hopes he will find a “grande familia” (big family) through adoption, and if they happen to have a pool, he would be thrilled! Since he’s used to sharing a room with other kids, he told us that he hopes his new family will have a brother for him to share a bedroom with, so he “doesn’t get lonely.”
Kai had a rough start in life and came into the child welfare system when he was only 5 years old. His legal process has now brought him to a children’s home (orphanage) where he is eligible for international adoption. Kai has no formal diagnoses, and he is not prescribed medication. The social worker shared that sometimes, when Kai is sad or angry, it is difficult to understand his words and he might struggle to follow instructions. However, she added that he does well with individual attention and can be redirected.
Kai told us that if he had a superpower, it would be invisibility and also that someday he would like to travel to Medellin, Colombia, for vacation. Like many kids his age, Kai does not like broccoli, but says his favorite food is soup. In school, Kai excels in “Informatics” (computers) but is not the best at math.
Kai needs a family who is kind, affectionate, playful and who likes to be active (play soccer, swim, ride bikes, etc.). A family for Kai will be able to support him as he continues to process his feelings in a supportive, loving home. Kai also mentioned that he hopes his new family will get him braces to fix the gap between his front teeth. Could you or someone you know be a family for Kai?
Please contact our team at 212-400-8150 or email us at [email protected] to learn more about Kai.
If you receive and accept the referral of Kai through Spence-Chapin, you will benefit from the generosity of our Briden Adoption Fund, which can offset the costs of adopting an international Waiting Child. The Briden Adoption Fund is made possible by the generosity of a Spence-Chapin family.
To learn more about a waiting child, enter the password below. To receive the password, please fill out our form and we will follow up with you.
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]
