Staten Island Alliance

Resource Hub

for North Shore Children and Families

Spence-Chapin can provide you with comprehensive free services as you work with one of our dedicated social workers to create a plan for you and your baby. These services include:

Support and Counseling: We Offer a safe space to consider all your options with free, confidential, and supportive counseling. You can speak with us however you feel most comfortable - phone, email, text, in-person, or via virtual video counseling.

Newborn Interim / Respite Care: Our Interim Care Program will allow you to continue counseling to fully explore all options while your child is care for by a nurturing caregiver in a loving home. While your baby is in interim care, you will retain your legal rights and be able to visit with your baby.

Financial Assistance: Our services will always be 100% free for you. In addition, we can also provide pregnancy-related medical and living expenses. These may include expenses for rent, utilities, groceries and transportation, and more. Your social worker can support you in determining what you qualify for within state guidelines.

Birth Parent Support and Community: Making an adoption plan is an act of courage that deserves ongoing support. Spence-Chapin provides birth parents a supportive community and a connection to professionals who understand all aspects of adoption. If you choose to, you can receive ongoing and free support from Spence-Chapin, including support groups, individual counseling sessions, and more. Our peer-led support group meets monthly to explore feelings and to share stories in a safe, supportive space. The group is open to all birthparents even if their adoptions were not planned through Spence -Chapin.

Case Management and Referrals: Through the free counseling you receive, your counselor will have resources available to support the plan you choose for the future. Resources may include on-going counseling, referrals for housing and more.