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Tribal Child Welfare Programs

ACF Region:
                        Rhode Island is in Region 1 of the Children's Bureau located at:
                        JFK Federal Building, Room 2000
                        Boston, MA 02203
                        Phone: (617) 565-1020
                        Fax: (617) 565-2493
See Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, and ACF regional map.

BIA Region:
                       Rhode Island is in the Eastern Regional Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
                       located at:
                       545 Marriott Drive, Suite 700
                       Nashville, TN 37214
                       Phone: (615) 564-6700
                       Fax: (615) 564-6701
See Department of Interior, BIA regional map, and BIA Human Services Division for more information.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs annually posts Indian Child Welfare Act; Designated Tribal Agents for Service of Notice regulations in the Federal Register.

State Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Manager:
                      Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families
                      Regional Director
                      101 Friendship Street
                      Providence, RI 02903
                      Phone: (401) 792-5083
                      Fax: (401) 792-5082

RHODE ISLAND TRIBES / Rhode Island Tribal Child Welfare Programs

Narragansett Indian Tribe
Department of Health & Human Services – Office of Social Services Programs (OSSP) – Child & Family Services
P.O. Box 268
Charlestown, Rhode Island 02813
Phone: (401) 364-1100 ext. 233
Fax: (401) 364-1104

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