Our mission is driven by the simple belief that every child deserves a family.
Spence-Chapin has been offering exceptional adoption services for over 100 years. Our mission is to help find loving families for children whatever their needs or circumstances, and provide counseling and support for all children and the families to whom they have been born or entrusted.
Spence-Chapin focuses on finding adoptive homes for children who need families; promoting the understanding of adoption through counseling and public education; and improving adoption’s image and practice. We help each family member navigate their individual adoption stories with clarity and confidence. Spence-Chapin’s roots can be traced to the early 1900s and the pioneering work of Clara Spence, and Dr. and Mrs. Henry Chapin, who independently established nurseries out of concern for homeless infants abandoned in hospitals and shelters.
Today, Spence-Chapin is proud of our role as a prominent voice and leading advocate for adoption, and of our commitment to the wellbeing of all members of the adoption triad: birth parents, adoptive parents, and their children.
Mission Statement:
The mission of Spence-Chapin is to help find loving families for children whatever their needs or circumstances and provide counseling and support for all children and the families to whom they have been born or entrusted.
Vision Statement:
A world where adoption is a celebrated choice, every child belongs, and all families are embraced.
Core Values:
Compassion
Dignity
Integrity
Inclusivity
Leadership
Find loving parents for children in need of adoption, and guide parents through every step of the adoption process.
Our Hague-Accredited program connects children from South Africa, Colombia, and Bulgaria to their forever families.
Placing children with severe medical challenges with loving adoptive families who are able to care for their ongoing needs.
Pairing children living in long-term facilities with a caregiver who provides them with consistent, one-on-one care and attention.
Support through coaching, counseling, and community programming starting from the beginning of the adoption journey and continuing for a lifetime.
Spence-Chapin promotes equal opportunity for all clients by complying with local, state and federal laws and regulations. We do not exclude, deny applicants, or otherwise discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, military device obligation, veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. Our policies and practices are intended to ensure that all clients are treated equally.
Licensed and authorized in New York, New Jersey & Arizona
©2024 SPENCE-CHAPIN SERVICES TO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN A REGISTERED 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH EIN 13-1834590
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