{"id":39952,"date":"2025-09-08T13:17:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T17:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spence-chapin.org\/?page_id=39952"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:09:22","slug":"heritage-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spence-chapin.org\/es\/heritage-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Heritage Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Spence-<\/span><\/span>Chapin\u2019s Colombia<\/span> Heritage Adoption Program<\/span><\/span> connects families of Colombian descent <\/span>across<\/span> the United States with children <\/span>in need of<\/span> adoption in Colombia. <\/span>It\u2019s<\/span> a <\/span>beautiful<\/span>, unique opportunity for families who would like to share this cultural connection with their future child. \u202f<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Spence-Chapin\u2019s Colombia Heritage Program is designed for families of Colombian descent living <\/span>across<\/span> the United States who wish to adopt from Colombia.<\/span> The Colombian child welfare system<\/span> prioritize<\/span>s<\/span> the placement of children into Colombian families, including <\/span>Colombian-American<\/span> families<\/span>.<\/span> When a child is declared in need of adoption,<\/span> Colombian families<\/span> (including <\/span>Colombian-American<\/span> families) are<\/span> the first considered <\/span>option<\/span>. Therefore,<\/span> children referred to <\/span>Colombian <\/span>Heritage families have profiles with less complex special needs than children traditionally <\/span>referred through intercountry adoption programs. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>To explore our Heritage Program or other adoption pathways in Colombia, we invite you to join an upcoming <\/span>webinar<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Gender<\/strong>: Boys a<\/span><\/span>n<\/span><\/span><\/span>d girls are equally represented in the Colombian child welfare syste<\/span><\/span>m<\/span><\/span><\/span>. Therefore, the right-fit family for adoption from Colombia is one that is open to a child of either s<\/span>ex; this ensures that children have equal access to adoption irrespective of their sex. <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Race\/Ethnicity<\/strong>: Colombia is a beautifully diverse country. Children <\/span>represent<\/span> a wide-range of racial and ethnic backgrounds with disproportionate <\/span>representation of Afro-Colombian children in the protection and adoption systems. Families should be prepared to parent a child of any race or ethnic background. <\/span><\/p>

Ages<\/strong>: Families<\/span> must <\/span>minimally be<\/span> open to the adoption of a child ages 0<\/span> through 5 years old at the time of referral. <\/span><\/p>

Special Characteristics<\/strong>: While families in the Colombia Heritage program are eligible to adopt children without severe special medical needs, we still expect that all children eligible for adoption will have experienced some of the following common characteristics which might impact individual children differently.\u00a0<\/p>