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Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children

SPENCE-CHAPIN IS AN ACCREDITED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN OFFERING QUALITY ADOPTION SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 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. Our mission is driven by the simple belief that every child deserves a family.

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. Through our Modern Family Center we are helping 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.

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children Announces Legacy Addition to Its Board of Directors Image

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    06-17-21

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children Announces Legacy Addition to Its Board of Directors

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children announced the addition of Martha Ulman, the grandchild of Clara Spence, Spence-Chapin’s Co-Founder and Spence School in Manhattan Founder, as an Honorary Director to its Board of Directors
    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children Holds Virtual Fundraiser to Support Children Living in Orphanages Image

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    05-05-21

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children Holds Virtual Fundraiser to Support Children Living in Orphanages

    NYC Non-profit Spence-Chapin raises $60,000 to help children living in orphanages through its unique Granny Program during a virtual event on May 4th, 2021.
    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children Completes First of Four Playgrounds for Orphanages in Johannesburg, South Africa As Part of Project Play Initiative Image

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    09-03-20

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children Completes First of Four Playgrounds for Orphanages in Johannesburg, South Africa As Part of Project Play Initiative

    In 2019, Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children (Spence- Chapin) launched Project Play in conjunction with Jo’burg Child Welfare (JCW) as part of its Granny Program expansion project to benefit more than 200 children residing in four orphanages throughout Johannesburg, South Africa. Project...
    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children  Raises Over $300,000 at Annual Gala  Image

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    11-14-19

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children Raises Over $300,000 at Annual Gala

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children held their Annual “Welcome Home” Gala last Tuesday evening, November 5, 2019 at Current at Chelsea Piers, raising over $300,000. More than 250 guests gathered to help celebrate adoption and to “welcome home” many of the children, women, and families...

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children  Celebrates National Adoption Month  with Voices of Adoption: Adoptee Stories About Search and Reunion on November 21, 2019 Image

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    11-01-19

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children Celebrates National Adoption Month with Voices of Adoption: Adoptee Stories About Search and Reunion on November 21, 2019

    WHAT:  Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children (Spence-Chapin) is hosting various activities throughout the month of November including Voices of Adoption: Adoptee Stories About Search and Reunion, in honor of National Adoption Month. The event is hosted by Jessi...

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children Celebrates Its Second Century of Service With Annual Gala on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Image

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    10-17-19

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children Celebrates Its Second Century of Service With Annual Gala on Tuesday, November 5, 2019

    On Tuesday, November 5, 2019, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Current at Chelsea Piers, Spence-Chapin will host its 2019 Annual Gala to celebrate a second century of service, and to “Welcome Home” adoptive families, friends, and supporters who understand the importance of a safe,...

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children  Recognized by HRC Foundation for LGBTQ Inclusion Efforts Image

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    06-28-19

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children Recognized by HRC Foundation for LGBTQ Inclusion Efforts

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children, a premier and globally recognized non-profit adoption and family services organization, is proud to announce that it has been recognized as an Innovator in LGBTQ inclusion in Celebrating Everyday Change-Makers in Child Welfa...

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children to March with  LGBTQIA+ Families and Allies at This Weekend’s NYC World Pride | Stonewall 50 Image

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    06-26-19

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children to March with LGBTQIA+ Families and Allies at This Weekend’s NYC World Pride | Stonewall 50

    Who: Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children (Spence-Chapin) has been offering exceptional adoption services for over a century. Our mission is to help find loving families for children whatever their needs or circumstances and provide counseling and supp...

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children Names Yekaterina (Kate) Trambitskaya as Chief Executive Officer Image

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    06-17-19

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children Names Yekaterina (Kate) Trambitskaya as Chief Executive Officer

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children, a premier and globally recognized non-profit adoption and family services organization, announced today that its Board of Directors has unanimously chosen Yekaterina (Kate) Trambitskaya as the organization’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO).  Spence-C...

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families & Children  Celebrates 110 Years of Building Families Through Adoption  at Annual Gala  Image

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    05-09-18

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families & Children Celebrates 110 Years of Building Families Through Adoption at Annual Gala

    Spence-Chapin Services to Families & Children held their Annual Gala last Thursday evening, May 3, 2018 at Current at Chelsea Piers. Support for Spence-Chapin’s Annual Gala furthers the 110-year old organization’s guiding principle that every child deserves a family....

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