Welcome to the first step to your adoption journey! Spence-Chapin offers home study services for families pursuing domestic, international, or relative adoption. The home study assessment is a required and essential part of every adoption journey, and with over 110 years of experience providing adoption services, your team at Spence-Chapin will guide you through every step of this evaluative and preparative process.
Beyond the home study assessment, Spence-Chapin provides connection and resources through community events, trainings, support groups, and therapeutic services for your family’s lifelong journey.
Have questions? Contact us at [email protected] or 212-400-8150 to learn more and to start your adoption journey today.
We look forward to getting to know your family!
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Spence-Chapin offers a range of adoption-related services for families in New York, New Jersey, and now Arizona. We provide domestic and international home study assessments which include personalized, one-on-one support with required home study documentation, clearances and training. Beyond our home study services, we offer clinical consultations, coordination with legal and placement agencies, and access to adoption finance coaching.
If you’re looking to adopt domestically, whether you are working with an adoption attorney or another adoption agency, Spence-Chapin is able to provide comprehensive domestic home study services that meet all state and federal requirements. As a client of Spence-Chapin, you will also have access to ongoing training, webinars, and a wealth of resources to support your family’s growth and wellbeing.
To start the process, please select the home study application that pertains to you:
If you’re looking to complete an international adoption and need a home study, Spence-Chapin has got you covered. We offer home study assessments for all countries offering intercountry adoption which includes coordination with your primary agency to ensure that all state, USCIS, and country requirements are met. As a client of Spence-Chapin, you will also have access to free international adoption trainings, a wealth of resources to support you and your child as well as post-placement and post-adoption support and supervision services. To start the process, please select the home study application that pertains to you:
Interested in adopting from a country where Spence-Chapin does not have a current program?
If you reside in Arizona, New York, or New Jersey, Spence-Chapin can provide you with home study services—the first step for every adoption journey! Spence-Chapin provides international home studies for families adopting from a wide range of countries, including India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mexico, Ghana, the Dominican Republic, and more. We can also provide you with home study services, whether you’re planning your adoption through traditional agency, pursuing a relative adoption, or completing a kinship home study. In fact, whatever country you ultimately choose to adopt from, and whichever international adoption pathway you choose, we can get you started through our home study services.
Contact us today to learn about international home study requirements, and how to get started on your home study!
Spence-Chapin’s home study fees reflect the work and support we dedicate to your family. To reduce barriers to adoption, fees are not incurred all at once but are charged incrementally as services are rendered. To assist you in planning, click the below fee schedule that correlates with your adoption.
Spence-Chapin’s home study fees reflect the work and support we dedicate to your family. To reduce barriers to adoption, fees are not incurred all at once but are charged incrementally as services are rendered. To assist you in planning, click the below fee schedule that correlates with your adoption.
Spence-Chapin is committed to reducing barriers to adoption and partners with the experts at Your Adoption Finance Coach to provide our families with free access to experts, tools, and content that can take the worry out of financing your adoption. Additionally, the Federal Adoption Tax Credit can greatly offset the costs of adoption. The Adoption Tax Credit is up to $17,280 per adoption, taken in the tax year in which your adoption is finalized.
Free financial coaching is available to families once an application has been received and approved for one of our adoption programs, including our domestic and international home study services! Please contact us to learn more.
As a Hague accredited agency, Spence-Chapin provides home study services that follow the guidelines of the Hague Convention on International Adoption. We have provided the below information to help you learn more as you explore our services and your next steps.
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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.
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Warm regards,
The Adoption Team at Spence-Chapin
Phone: 212-400-8150
Email: [email protected]
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