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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 - September 2005

Cherokee County

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Adult Protective Services

Referrals
Total 22
Self Neglect 16
Caretaker Neglect 2
Caretaker Abuse 0
Other 4
Completed Investigations 22
Confirmed Reports 17


Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 38
Total 60
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 13
Confirmed Services Recommended 12
Services Not Needed 23
Services Recommended 12
Failed to Cooperate 0
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 7
Total 8
Services Provided 1
Services Recommended 4
Both 0
None 3
Failed to Cooperate 0
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 25
Abuse 0
Neglect 23
Both 2


Child Care

Paid Claims by Recipient
Persons 181
Expenditures $30,077
Paid Claims by Vendor
Persons 178
Expenditures $28,881
Children by Age
Total 181
Under 1 year old 22
1 year old 32
2 years old 45
3 years old 31
4 years old 16
5 years old 12
6-12 years old 23
Over 12 years old 0
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 181
White 98
Black 16
American Indian 60
Hispanic 7
Asian 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 62
All Capacity 1,242
DHS Contract Facilities 41
DHS Contract Capacity 650
Centers
All Centers 20
All Capacity 908
DHS Contract Centers 7
DHS Contract Capacity 372
Homes
All Homes 42
All Capacity 334
DHS Contract Homes 34
DHS Contract Capacity 278


Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 174
1-5 years old 14
6-17 years old 28
18-21 years old 16
22-59 years old 100
60+ years old 16
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 174
White 113
Black 7
American Indian 50
Hispanic 4
Asian 0
Waiver Applications 33


Elderly Support Services

Total Meals Served 6,036
Congregate Meals 2,806
Meals At Home 3,230
Geriatric Day Care Recipients
New Referrals 0
Total New FYTD Referrals 0
Total Served 0
Served FYTD 0


Food Stamps

Cases 2,218
Recipients 5,810
Value of Stamps $516,665
Average Payment
Per Case $232.94
Per Person $88.93
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,218 5,810
White 1,262 3,002
Black 59 129
American Indian 836 2,517
Hispanic 58 158
Asian 3 4


Foster Care

Children by Type
Total 90
Foster Family Care 34
Relative 11
Tribal 37
DDSD 1
Kinship Non-Relative 7
Children by Age
Total 90
Under 1 year old 6
1-2 years old 18
3-4 years old 16
5-6 years old 10
7-8 years old 9
9-10 years old 7
11-12 years old 6
13-14 years old 5
15-16 years old 8
17 years old 3
18 years old and older 2
Children by Race
Total 90
White 34
Black 2
American Indian 47
Hispanic 7
Asian 0
Homes by Type
Total 55
Foster Family Care 15
Relative 5
Tribal 30
Kinship Non-Relative 4
DDSD 1
Homes by Race
Total 55
White 24
Black 0
American Indian 29
Asian 0
Hispanic 0
Unknown 2


Medicaid

Cases 4,956
Persons 8,199
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 342
1 year old 324
2 years old 331
3 years old 350
4 years old 327
5 years old 331
6 years old 283
7 years old 314
8 years old 262
9 years old 259
10 years old 219
11 years old 252
12 years old 205
13 years old 261
14 years old 251
15 years old 228
16 years old 231
17 years old 201
18-64 years old 2,501
65+ years old 727


State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,302 1,303 $54,926
Aged 309 309 $11,235
Blind 5 5 $219
Disabled 988 989 $43,472
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 32 33 16
Aged 4 4 4
Blind 0 0 0
Disabled 28 29 12
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 309 82 227
White 177 48 129
Black 5 2 3
American Indian 126 32 94
Hispanic 1 0 1
Asian 0 0 0
Blind by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 5 3 2
White 2 1 1
Black 0 0 0
American Indian 3 2 1
Hispanic 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0
Disabled by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 989 474 515
White 620 287 333
Black 35 23 12
American Indian 323 157 166
Hispanic 8 5 3
Asian 3 2 1


TANF

Cases 93
Child Only Cases 68
Cases with Adults 25
Diversion Assistance Cases 1
Flex Fund Cases 3
Support Service Cases 1
Payments $19,050
Average Payment Per Case $204.84
Diversion Assistance Payments $675
Flex Funds Payments $364
Support Service Payments $55
Voucher Payments $0
Persons 192
Adults 26
Children 166
Cases Opened 11
Cases Closed 9
Applications Denied 19
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 192 26 166
White 66 9 57
Black 10 0 10
American Indian 106 17 89
Hispanic 9 0 9
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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