In The News

For Immediate Release

Spence-Chapin Services To Families And Children Now Licensed As A Full-Service Adoption Agency In Connecticut

New York, NY, June 3, 2016 – Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children announced today that, in addition to New York and New Jersey, it has become licensed as an adoption agency in the state of Connecticut. The century old agency will now be able to offer all adoption services as well as mental and emotional health programs to Connecticut families. This includes international, domestic, and special needs adoption, adoption home studies, post-placement supervision, adoption finalization, biological parent counseling & support, and family counseling. 

Spence-Chapin’s Domestic Adoption Programs are presently accepting new applications from the tri-state area. The Domestic Adoption Programs support Spence-Chapin’s mission of providing adoption and adoption-related services of the highest quality. 

“Spence-Chapin has an active Domestic Adoption Program and I’m pleased to say that we can extend this service to Connecticut families, in addition to families in New York and New Jersey” says Linda Alexandre, Director Domestic Adoption. 

For families in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut interested in beginning the infant adoption process with Spence-Chapin, informational webinars are frequently held online. During a webinar, Spence-Chapin staff will share details about domestic adoption at Spence-Chapin including information about the children in need of adoption, the matching process, options counseling and support for biological parents, open adoption, and steps in the adoption process. All webinar attendees receive the adoption application. For more information, interested families should visit: spence-chapin.org/events-calendar/

Download PDF here.

en_USEnglish

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]

Name(Required)
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.