What Does Making an Adoption Plan in New York and New Jersey Look Like?

Key Takeaways If you are considering adoption, you do not have to navigate the process alone. Spence-Chapin supports individuals and families throughout New York and New Jersey with thoughtful, personalized guidance. Making an adoption plan is a deeply personal decision, and every experience looks different. Our role is to provide clear information, steady support, and […]

Judah: A Special Needs Adoption Story

Baby Judah and his big brother Jack

Baby Judah was born nine weeks before schedule, at the beginning of 2023. His young mother was unprepared for the many medical diagnoses he would receive.

November is National Adoption Awareness Month

Each November, National Adoption Awareness Month (NAAM) serves as an important time to spotlight adoption topics, increase understanding of the adoption process, and honor all members of the adoption triad—birth parents, adoptive parents, and adopted persons.

Noelle’s Adoption Journey — Part Three: Learning and Living Through Open Adoption

This is the first part of a special three-part series written by Noelle, who made an adoption plan for her son 20 years ago. She reached out to share her personal experience through pregnancy, choosing an adoptive family, giving birth, open adoption and her relationship with her son, hoping it will help others in their journeys.  […]

Noelle’s Adoption Journey — Part Two: Finding the Perfect Family 

This is the first part of a special three-part series written by Noelle, who made an adoption plan for her son 20 years ago. She reached out to share her personal experience through pregnancy, choosing an adoptive family, giving birth, open adoption and her relationship with her son, hoping it will help others in their journeys.  […]

Noelle’s Adoption Journey — Part One: Where it All Started

This is the first part of a special three-part series written by Noelle, who made an adoption plan for her son 20 years ago. She reached out to share her personal experience through pregnancy, choosing an adoptive family, giving birth, open adoption and her relationship with her son, hoping it will help others in their journeys.  […]

Spence-Chapin Services to Families & Children Opening First Arizona Office

PHOENIX, July 3, 2024 — Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children, a New York-based organization that has been supporting and strengthening families for more than 110 years, has been granted a license by the state of Arizona to bring our services to the women, children, and families. The organization will begin serving Arizonans throughout the state, through its state headquarters […]

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