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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 - March 2006

Cherokee County

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Adult Protective Services

Referrals
Total 27
Self Neglect 20
Caretaker Neglect 2
Caretaker Abuse 1
Other 4
Completed Investigations 27
Confirmed Reports 14


Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 41
Total 44
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 2
Confirmed Services Recommended 0
Services Not Needed 18
Services Recommended 24
Failed to Cooperate 0
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 5
Total 6
Services Provided 0
Services Recommended 6
Both 0
None 0
Failed to Cooperate 0
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 2
Abuse 0
Neglect 2
Both 0


Child Care

Paid Claims by Recipient
Persons 187
Expenditures $35,098
Paid Claims by Vendor
Persons 188
Expenditures $35,896
Children by Age
Total 187
Under 1 year old 19
1 year old 41
2 years old 36
3 years old 35
4 years old 13
5 years old 10
6-12 years old 33
Over 12 years old 0
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 187
White 93
Black 11
American Indian 72
Hispanic 11
Asian 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 58
All Capacity 1,199
DHS Contract Facilities 37
DHS Contract Capacity 612
Centers
All Centers 19
All Capacity 881
DHS Contract Centers 7
DHS Contract Capacity 357
Homes
All Homes 39
All Capacity 318
DHS Contract Homes 30
DHS Contract Capacity 255


Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 173
1-5 years old 13
6-17 years old 31
18-21 years old 13
22-59 years old 103
60+ years old 13
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 173
White 111
Black 6
American Indian 52
Hispanic 4
Asian 0
Waiver Applications 28


Elderly Support Services

Total Meals Served 5,632
Congregate Meals 2,592
Meals At Home 3,040
Geriatric Day Care Recipients
New Referrals 0
Total New FYTD Referrals 0
Total Served 0
Served FYTD 0


Food Stamps

Cases 2,223
Recipients 5,690
Value of Stamps $514,090
Average Payment
Per Case $231.26
Per Person $90.35
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,223 5,690
White 1,263 2,954
Black 54 123
American Indian 835 2,427
Hispanic 66 176
Asian 5 10


Foster Care

Children by Type
Total 78
Foster Family Care 24
Relative 10
Tribal 39
DDSD 1
Kinship Non-Relative 4
Children by Age
Total 78
Under 1 year old 4
1-2 years old 17
3-4 years old 11
5-6 years old 9
7-8 years old 6
9-10 years old 5
11-12 years old 4
13-14 years old 8
15-16 years old 8
17 years old 6
18 years old and older 0
Children by Race
Total 78
White 21
Black 5
American Indian 44
Hispanic 8
Asian 0
Homes by Type
Total 64
Foster Family Care 15
Relative 7
Tribal 38
Kinship Non-Relative 3
DDSD 1
Homes by Race
Total 64
White 25
Black 0
American Indian 37
Asian 0
Hispanic 0
Unknown 2


Medicaid

Cases 4,990
Persons 8,240
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 471
1 year old 372
2 years old 383
3 years old 347
4 years old 326
5 years old 332
6 years old 323
7 years old 328
8 years old 296
9 years old 266
10 years old 239
11 years old 258
12 years old 244
13 years old 245
14 years old 280
15 years old 245
16 years old 217
17 years old 225
18-64 years old 2,191
65+ years old 652


State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,326 1,326 $55,210
Aged 305 305 $10,775
Blind 6 6 $312
Disabled 1,015 1,015 $44,123
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 31 26 18
Aged 5 7 3
Blind 1 0 0
Disabled 25 19 15
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 305 76 229
White 173 42 131
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 6 3 3
White 3 2 1
Black 1 0 1
American Indian 2 1 1
Hispanic 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0
Disabled by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 1,015 492 523
White 630 295 335
Black 34 23 11
American Indian 338 166 172
Hispanic 10 6 4
Asian 3 2 1


TANF

Cases 100
Child Only Cases 68
Cases with Adults 32
Diversion Assistance Cases 0
Flex Fund Cases 9
Support Service Cases 0
Payments $21,257
Average Payment Per Case $212.57
Diversion Assistance Payments $0
Flex Funds Payments $1,907
Support Service Payments $0
Voucher Payments $0
Persons 214
Adults 32
Children 182
Cases Opened 12
Cases Closed 8
Applications Denied 17
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 214 32 182
White 69 12 57
Black 12 1 11
American Indian 120 19 101
Hispanic 12 0 12
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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