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Real Stories

"A birth mother puts the needs of her child above the wants of her heart.”

“There are two different kinds of strength. There’s the strength to make a parenting plan and then there’s the strength to give that plan to another.”

“Thank you again for everything I know without you this would have been so much worse for me; I'm so thankful to have been able to choose a couple that I am comfortable with and meet them. I’m happy with the decision I made."

“I look up to our birth parents and I respect them because they’re so strong. I give them a lot of credit for going through the process. It’s very emotional. It’s hard…they’re very resilient.”

Journey of Strength and Hope: A Birth and Adoptive Mom’s Story

The Present

Jacqui adopted a beautiful baby girl named Carina through Spence-Chapin in August 2018. When we asked Jacqui why she chose to work with Spence-Chapin, she said that she was first introduced to Spence-Chapin as a birth parent seeking counseling and support many years ago. And after finally finding this support, she knew this was an organization she could trust to treat birth parents with respect.

Domestic Special Needs Adoption at Spence-Chapin: Who Chooses the Adoptive Family?

Families often have questions about what the matching process is like in our Domestic Special Needs Adoption Program. Similar to Spence-Chapin’s Domestic Infant Adoption Program, the matching process in our Domestic Special Needs Program is driven by birth family whenever possible.

BUILDING FAMILIES, NURTURING COMMUNITIES: THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF SOCIAL WORKERS IN ADOPTION

Two Infants, Two Families

Monica Baker, a social worker with Spence-Chapin for more than ten years, understands well the delicate balance of emotions involved in her work. She spends her days enabling connections between infants and the families who can provide forever homes for them.

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Birth Fathers & Open Adoption

Birth father David and adoptive mom Sarah talk about their experiences in an open adoption, and we hear from Spence-Chapin Director of Domestic Adoptions, Monica Baker, and Associate Director of Birth Parent Services, Mary McCabe, about the importance of open adoption and the role that birth fathers can play in the adoption planning process.

Opening Up About Open Adoption

Birth mother Sarah, adoptive mom Laurie, and adoptee Ela, have been in an open adoption since Ela’s birth. Together, they talk with Spence-Chapin Director of Domestic Adoption Programs and Outreach, Monica Baker, about their experiences with open adoption and what it has meant in each of their lives.

The Unfiltered Truth from Birth Parents (Part 1)

This episode begins the conversation with birth parents Linda and Jack as they speak with Spence-Chapin Director of Domestic Adoption Programs and Outreach, Monica Baker, about their decisions to make an adoption plan, their experience with open adoption, and how they have been working through the challenges and emotions they’ve faced along the way.

The Unfiltered Truth from Birth Parents (Part 2)

This episode is a continuation of the conversation with birth parents Linda and Jack, moderated by Spence-Chapin Director of Domestic Adoption Programs & Outreach, Monica Baker. In this episode, we are also joined by Annie, a birth mother who placed her child for adoption a little over a decade ago. We pick up the conversation with Monica asking Annie what she wants people to know about open adoption.

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