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Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
Protecting Our Youth.
Preserving Our Culture.
Emergency Hotline: (774) 205-4568
Main Number: (508) 477-0208 Ext. 197
Our Mission
Every Native child and family should have access to community-based, culturally appropriate services that help them grow up safe health, spiritually strong, and free from abuse (physical, verbal, and/or sexual) and neglect. The department functions with a commitment to preserve and strengthen Mashpee Wampanoag families, to prevent out of home placement, to maintain family ties and responsibilities, to reunify families and to provide kinship permanency plans for children who cannot return home.
Becoming a Foster Parent
The ICWA Department continues looking for Foster Care Homes for our Native Children” who becomes an out of home placement for various reasons.
These children sincerely needs to be placed in a safe Tribal Home, until such time when the child can be returned home to his family. If your circumstances allow, I ask you to please come forward and allow the native tradition to continue down through our children. Please call: Maria Turner @ 508.477.0208 ext. 144.
ICWA Services
Advocating for Family and Children for their best interest
Collaborate with Department of Children and Families
Recruited and Trained American Indian Foster/Adoptive Parents
Facilitate Child and Family Team Meetings
Act as a Team Member
Court Advocacy and Preparation
Referral Source
Supervised Visitation Services
Professional and Confidential
ICWA Services contacts
Cynthia Burke- ICWA Caseworker
Email: Cynthia.Burke@mwtribe-NSN.gov
Phone: (508) 477-0208 Ext. 121
Cheryl Lammers- ICWA Caseworker
Email: Cheryl.Lammers@mwtribe-nsn.gov
Phone: (508) 477.0208 Ext. 146
