REFLECTIONS FROM A SPENCE-CHAPIN INTERIM CARE PROVIDER
Written by Ann Lapin I’m trying desperately to be respectful of the person speaking to me, but my husband keeps texting me. First he sends me a selfie of him […]
REFLECTIONS ON SPENCE-CHAPIN HISTORY DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Written by Antoinette Cockerham (COO) This month as we celebrate Black History Month, I have found myself taking time to reflect on the history of African American adoption, the role […]
ADOPTION IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
In November of 2005, Ed Gordon of National Public Radio (NPR) sat down with Spence-Chapin’s then-Assistant Director of Domestic Adoption Antoinette “Toni” Cockerham and Spence-Chapin adoptive parent Lisha Epperson about […]
6 MYTHS ABOUT OPEN ADOPTION
For expectant and birth parents, the term “open adoption” may sound intimidating or confusing. What does an open adoption look like? How does it work? Is it really in the […]
A DAY IN THE LIFE: INTERIM CARE PROVIDER
From the moment she gets a call from Spence-Chapin about a newborn coming into care, Carmela Grabowski goes into mommy mode. “I put fresh linens on the bassinet, clean the […]
REFLECTING ON BIRTH PARENTS AND PLACING A CHILD IN ADOPTION
As a social worker in the International Department at Spence-Chapin, I’ve been enlightened by so many aspects of adoption: the way hearts of adoptive parents can break, heal, stretch, and […]
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