Join Spence-Chapin staff members and fellow adoptive parents along with adoptee voices for an open discussion about adoption, race and identity. Our conversation will focus on racism experienced in the Black community. This will take place via Zoom and will be a facilitated group-based … [Read more...]

Considering adopting? Want to learn about adoption programs at Spence-Chapin? Join Spence-Chapin staff to learn about the current landscape of international and domestic adoption and the needs of the children waiting for adoptive families. We’ll discuss the scope of all Spence-Chapin adoption … [Read more...]

Join us to hear from our International Team! The team is excited to meet you virtually and to share their experiences working in the International Adoption Program at Spence-Chapin. The team will discuss their backgrounds, what brought them to the field of adoption, examples of their day to day … [Read more...]

Our International Team is excited to host this webinar and to share information about Colombia’s rich cultural history, history of adoption, and recent shifts in child welfare that have had a positive impact on children living in alternative care settings. We will discuss common medical and special … [Read more...]

Has your child recently asked a question you are not sure how to answer? Are you are wondering: how do I explain this to a 3/5/8-year-old? When is the right time to give these details? This is the group for you. We will share advice on how to talk to your child about their story using words and … [Read more...]

Considering adopting? Want to learn about adoption programs at Spence-Chapin? Join Spence-Chapin staff to learn about the current landscape of international and domestic adoption and the needs of the children waiting for adoptive families. We’ll discuss the scope of all Spence-Chapin adoption … [Read more...]

Found in Korea Film: Q&A with Nam Holtz We will host a discussion about our interest, disinterest, experience or thoughts about the process of search. How do these conversations happen at home? How do we manage expectations around the process? What does it mean to go through the search … [Read more...]

Considering adopting? Want to learn about adoption programs at Spence-Chapin? Join Spence-Chapin staff to learn about the current landscape of international and domestic adoption and the needs of the children waiting for adoptive families. We’ll discuss the scope of all Spence-Chapin adoption … [Read more...]

Learn language that will help you better communicate with your teen when you or they want to talk about sex/sexuality. We will discuss terminology like cis gender, gender fluid, pronouns, binary and non-binary. This event will be facilitated virtually; register for zoom link. The fee for this … [Read more...]

2020 – 2021 Monthly Strengthening Your Family live stream webinar series For Parents and Professionals The first 600 registrations are FREE each month … [Read more...]