Adoption Resource Center
ADOPTION PRESENTS UNIQUE CHALLENGES. The Adoption Resource Center
provides services for adoptive parents, adoptees and birth parents. We
offer consultations, counseling, support groups, referrals, programs
for kids and teens, parent workshops and trainings for professionals.
In addition, our social workers can prepare profiles for birth parents
and background narratives for adoptees. Spence-Chapin is committed to
being available to you at all points in your adoption journey.
Those who have not worked with Spence-Chapin previously are welcome to
attend any of our workshops,trainings or other programs.
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Adult Adoptees
In Their Own Words
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Meet Our Staff
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I think I’m fortunate… that my parents made a conscious decision to adopt me. They wanted me. There’s never a moment or a doubt in my mind on that one single fact. When I first came back to Spence-Chapin… for information about my adoption, I was 35 years old, my wife was pregnant and I wanted to acquire medical history. This was my reintroduction to the Spence-Chapin community. My social worker was attentive to my needs… and provided so much more than I expected. I received a complete narrative about my birth parents and my earliest life. I was intrigued by all the information, and it started me on a journey. I’m now in reunion… with my birth mother. One of the first steps I took was to register for potential matches between birth parents and adopted children. There was a match. My birth mother was diligent about keeping her information current for 35 years and so we were able to reuinite. I am a proud mentor… in Spence-Chapin’s mentorship program. It’s a chance for young adoptees to get to spend time with adult adoptees. We go on trips, we have discussions--but mostly we enjoy being a community; we’re a group that allows each other to be ourselves.
I think I’m fortunate… that my parents made a conscious decision to adopt me. They wanted me. There’s never a moment or a doubt in my mind on that one single fact. When I first came back to Spence-Chapin… for information about my adoption, I was 35 years old, my wife was pregnant and I wanted to acquire medical history. This was my reintroduction to the Spence-Chapin community. My social worker was attentive to my needs… and provided so much more than I expected. I received a complete narrative about my birth parents and my earliest life. I was intrigued by all the information, and it started me on a journey. I’m now in reunion… with my birth mother. One of the first steps I took was to register for potential matches between birth parents and adopted children. There was a match. My birth mother was diligent about keeping her information current for 35 years and so we were able to reuinite. I am a proud mentor… in Spence-Chapin’s mentorship program. It’s a chance for young adoptees to get to spend time with adult adoptees. We go on trips, we have discussions--but mostly we enjoy being a community; we’re a group that allows each other to be ourselves. |
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Rita Taddonio
Director, Adoption Resource Center
“Adoption isn’t a single event. It’s something that unfolds over a lifetime. The Adoption Resource Center is constantly evolving and I am proud to be part of a team that is innovative and responsive to the needs of the adoption community.”
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