Accreditation

Spence-Chapin has been fully accredited for all adoption and foster care services from the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children since 1986. In addition, as of February 2008 the Council on Accreditation (COA) has granted Spence-Chapin’s application for Dual Accreditation pursuant to the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (IAA). This designation signifies that the United States Department of State recognizes Spence-Chapin as one of the agencies authorized to conduct intercountry adoptions under the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption.