Indian Child Welfare
The mission of the Shawnee Tribe Indian Child Welfare program is to restore and strengthen Native American Families.
To this end, we are committed to providing family centered strength-based services. Keeping with the Indian Child Welfare Act, the Shawnee Tribe believes that children have the right to be raised in their own families, communities, and culture. We also believe that families are the primary source of love and affection for their children and their first and most effective connection to their culture.
We believe that all families have the right to self-determination. Our involvement with the families is to support, encourage, guide, and enhance the strengths that each family already has. In-home services, follow up, and referrals are all vital resources to the family’s success. Safety and permanency of our Shawnee children is paramount. The well-being of the children and their families is the driving force of service delivery. Stable families and happy children result in healthy communities. To this end, we will strive to improve program services, and the overall child welfare system of the Shawnee Tribe.
