Be a part of something big. There are many opportunities to get involved with our programs and help support the children, women, and families we serve. Have a skill you would like to share? A suggestion for a volunteer opportunity? Contact us and let us know!
Our adoptive family playgroups are looking for caring and responsible teen adoptee (13+) volunteers! Events are held on Saturdays throughout the year from 10am-12pm in our Manhattan office. We are looking for volunteers who, alongside Spence-Chapin staff, will participate in games, creative activities and open play with young adoptees (ages 0-8 years old). We ask that volunteers commit to attend most events throughout the school-year. Community service time is offered for volunteered time!
Email [email protected] to learn more.
We are recruiting volunteer Mentors living in NY, NJ or CT for our Junior and Teen Mentorship Programs. Adult adoptees (21+) serve as Mentors to middle and high school students, engaging in monthly group activities and outings throughout the NYC area. The Mentorship programs empowers adoptees by creating spaces for kids to make new friends, talk about the topics that are important to them, while building their own adoptee community. Mentors serve as role models who can share their experiences as adoptees while encouraging mentees to ask questions, feel comfortable with their identities, and develop healthy self-esteem. The Mentorship programs are adoptee led and run, and include multicultural, educational and social outings, as well as a series of adoption forums. Contact us at 212-360-0279 or [email protected] to learn more.
Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children offers internships to students that provide the opportunity to work with knowledgeable and experienced professionals on assignments critical to the organization. Assignments can include social work, development, marketing, operations & IT, legal and compliance, post adoption records & resources. The diversity of these roles creates a variety of opportunities for students to gain exposure to the work of a non-profit organization based in New York City that has been providing adoption services and adoption support for more than 110 years.Â
Our Interim Care Providers play an essential role in the work of our organization. No job is more important than caring for and providing a safe, stable, and nurturing environment for a child as his or her biological parents make a plan for the child’s future.
Our programs are funded through donations from our community – your support allows us to serve every member of our community and ensure that we can find adoptive homes for children who need families. Your help enables us to:
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Waiting Children Profiles
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.
Spence-Chapin takes the privacy rights of the children that we are seeking to place very seriously, and share the profile with you under the following conditions:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PASSWORD ACCESS
That you acknowledge and understand that
1. Misuse of the content, and/or linking to any sites that reflect practices that involve the sale, abduction, exploitation, or trafficking of children is strictly prohibited.
2. You have been given limited access to confidential information in the form of images that you will not disclose to any person or in any manner that is inconsistent with applicable policies and procedures of Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children.
3. The confidentiality obligation shall continue indefinitely, including at all times after my association with Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children.
4. You are not permitted to release, copy, distribute, or sell any of these images to third parties in any form.
5. Impermissible disclosure of the images may result in legal actions being taken against you, by or on behalf of that person.
6. You are doing this freely, voluntarily and with a full understanding of what you are agreeing to by entering/accessing this blog.
7. Thank you for your interest in providing a loving home for a waiting child! We look forward to connecting with you soon to continue discussing adoption paths at Spence-Chapin. We hope that you like us on Facebook, follow us on twitter, and keep up with our families through our adoption blog!
Warm regards,
The Adoption Team at Spence-Chapin
Phone: 212-400-8150
Email: [email protected]
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