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Oklahoma Department of
Human Services
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Brighter Futures
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Sequoyah Memorial Office Building, 2400 N. Lincoln Blvd. • Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 521-3646 • Fax (405) 521-6684 • Internet: www.okdhs.org
 
 
 
Library: Statistics: County Profiles - August 2005

Cherokee County

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Adult Protective Services

Referrals
Total 27
Self Neglect 22
Caretaker Neglect 2
Caretaker Abuse 1
Other 2
Completed Investigations 27
Confirmed Reports 16


Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 47
Total 69
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 15
Confirmed Services Recommended 11
Services Not Needed 9
Services Recommended 30
Failed to Cooperate 4
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 10
Total 20
Services Provided 0
Services Recommended 3
Both 4
None 13
Failed to Cooperate 0
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 26
Abuse 1
Neglect 25
Both 0


Child Care

Paid Claims by Recipient
Persons 195
Expenditures $32,535
Paid Claims by Vendor
Persons 190
Expenditures $31,831
Children by Age
Total 195
Under 1 year old 22
1 year old 33
2 years old 45
3 years old 24
4 years old 21
5 years old 12
6-12 years old 38
Over 12 years old 0
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 195
White 102
Black 19
American Indian 64
Hispanic 10
Asian 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 66
All Capacity 1,313
DHS Contract Facilities 43
DHS Contract Capacity 706
Centers
All Centers 21
All Capacity 953
DHS Contract Centers 8
DHS Contract Capacity 416
Homes
All Homes 45
All Capacity 360
DHS Contract Homes 35
DHS Contract Capacity 290


Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 169
1-5 years old 15
6-17 years old 26
18-21 years old 15
22-59 years old 97
60+ years old 16
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 169
White 110
Black 6
American Indian 49
Hispanic 4
Asian 0
Waiver Applications 33


Elderly Support Services

Total Meals Served 6,668
Congregate Meals 3,071
Meals At Home 3,597
Geriatric Day Care Recipients
New Referrals 0
Total New FYTD Referrals 0
Total Served 0
Served FYTD 0


Food Stamps

Cases 2,201
Recipients 5,805
Value of Stamps $522,418
Average Payment
Per Case $237.35
Per Person $89.99
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,201 5,805
White 1,255 2,978
Black 56 129
American Indian 825 2,521
Hispanic 62 173
Asian 3 4


Foster Care

Children by Type
Total 98
Foster Family Care 36
Relative 13
Tribal 41
DDSD 1
Kinship Non-Relative 7
Children by Age
Total 98
Under 1 year old 6
1-2 years old 21
3-4 years old 18
5-6 years old 10
7-8 years old 12
9-10 years old 8
11-12 years old 7
13-14 years old 4
15-16 years old 7
17 years old 3
18 years old and older 2
Children by Race
Total 98
White 36
Black 2
American Indian 54
Hispanic 6
Asian 0
Homes by Type
Total 59
Foster Family Care 17
Relative 7
Tribal 30
Kinship Non-Relative 4
DDSD 1
Homes by Race
Total 59
White 27
Black 0
American Indian 29
Asian 0
Hispanic 0
Unknown 3


Medicaid

Cases 4,971
Persons 8,305
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 354
1 year old 323
2 years old 331
3 years old 363
4 years old 334
5 years old 337
6 years old 293
7 years old 314
8 years old 261
9 years old 259
10 years old 243
11 years old 242
12 years old 210
13 years old 267
14 years old 262
15 years old 237
16 years old 235
17 years old 211
18-64 years old 2,497
65+ years old 732


State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,311 1,312 $54,214
Aged 307 307 $10,863
Blind 6 6 $266
Disabled 998 999 $43,085
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 29 27 21
Aged 4 7 1
Blind 0 0 0
Disabled 25 20 20
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 307 79 228
White 176 47 129
Black 5 2 3
American Indian 125 30 95
Hispanic 1 0 1
Asian 0 0 0
Blind by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 6 3 3
White 2 1 1
Black 1 0 1
American Indian 3 2 1
Hispanic 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0
Disabled by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 999 487 512
White 634 298 336
Black 31 22 9
American Indian 322 160 162
Hispanic 9 5 4
Asian 3 2 1


TANF

Cases 88
Child Only Cases 65
Cases with Adults 23
Diversion Assistance Cases 2
Flex Fund Cases 4
Support Service Cases 14
Payments $17,509
Average Payment Per Case $198.97
Diversion Assistance Payments $1,665
Flex Funds Payments $510
Support Service Payments $4,260
Voucher Payments $0
Persons 185
Adults 24
Children 161
Cases Opened 14
Cases Closed 12
Applications Denied 10
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 185 24 161
White 56 6 50
Black 10 0 10
American Indian 110 18 92
Hispanic 8 0 8
Asian 1 0 1




Last Updated:  7/28/2011
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Street address: Sequoyah Memorial Office Building, 2400 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Mailing address: P.O. Box 25352, Oklahoma City, OK 73125
(405) 521-3646
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