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