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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 - May 2006

Cherokee County

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Adult Protective Services

Referrals
Total 32
Self Neglect 22
Caretaker Neglect 6
Caretaker Abuse 1
Other 3
Completed Investigations 31
Confirmed Reports 18


Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 43
Total 74
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 4
Confirmed Services Recommended 2
Services Not Needed 28
Services Recommended 40
Failed to Cooperate 0
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 4
Total 0
Services Provided 0
Services Recommended 0
Both 0
None 0
Failed to Cooperate 0
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 6
Abuse 1
Neglect 4
Both 1


Child Care

Paid Claims by Recipient
Persons 173
Expenditures $31,346
Paid Claims by Vendor
Persons 172
Expenditures $30,579
Children by Age
Total 173
Under 1 year old 14
1 year old 36
2 years old 32
3 years old 30
4 years old 18
5 years old 7
6-12 years old 35
Over 12 years old 1
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 173
White 84
Black 12
American Indian 68
Hispanic 9
Asian 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 59
All Capacity 1,226
DHS Contract Facilities 36
DHS Contract Capacity 605
Centers
All Centers 20
All Capacity 903
DHS Contract Centers 7
DHS Contract Capacity 357
Homes
All Homes 39
All Capacity 323
DHS Contract Homes 29
DHS Contract Capacity 248


Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 174
1-5 years old 13
6-17 years old 34
18-21 years old 13
22-59 years old 101
60+ years old 13
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 174
White 111
Black 6
American Indian 53
Hispanic 4
Asian 0
Waiver Applications 23


Elderly Support Services

Total Meals Served 5,772
Congregate Meals 2,466
Meals At Home 3,306
Geriatric Day Care Recipients
New Referrals 0
Total New FYTD Referrals 0
Total Served 0
Served FYTD 0


Food Stamps

Cases 2,223
Recipients 5,724
Value of Stamps $519,314
Average Payment
Per Case $233.61
Per Person $90.73
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,223 5,724
White 1,264 2,969
Black 57 131
American Indian 828 2,437
Hispanic 68 176
Asian 6 11


Foster Care

Children by Type
Total 87
Foster Family Care 21
Relative 13
Tribal 41
DDSD 0
Kinship Non-Relative 12
Children by Age
Total 87
Under 1 year old 6
1-2 years old 16
3-4 years old 12
5-6 years old 10
7-8 years old 6
9-10 years old 7
11-12 years old 6
13-14 years old 8
15-16 years old 10
17 years old 6
18 years old and older 0
Children by Race
Total 87
White 27
Black 5
American Indian 45
Hispanic 10
Asian 0
Homes by Type
Total 67
Foster Family Care 15
Relative 8
Tribal 39
Kinship Non-Relative 5
DDSD 0
Homes by Race
Total 67
White 27
Black 0
American Indian 38
Asian 0
Hispanic 0
Unknown 2


Medicaid

Cases 4,944
Persons 8,193
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 466
1 year old 368
2 years old 390
3 years old 332
4 years old 335
5 years old 338
6 years old 307
7 years old 315
8 years old 298
9 years old 275
10 years old 239
11 years old 259
12 years old 244
13 years old 237
14 years old 266
15 years old 246
16 years old 219
17 years old 217
18-64 years old 2,187
65+ years old 655


State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,349 1,350 $56,905
Aged 300 300 $10,692
Blind 6 6 $266
Disabled 1,043 1,044 $45,947
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 27 20 10
Aged 2 6 0
Blind 0 1 0
Disabled 25 13 10
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 300 72 228
White 175 41 134
Black 5 2 3
American Indian 119 29 90
Hispanic 1 0 1
Asian 0 0 0
Blind by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 6 2 4
White 2 0 2
Black 2 0 2
American Indian 2 2 0
Hispanic 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0
Disabled by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 1,044 505 539
White 650 307 343
Black 37 25 12
American Indian 343 165 178
Hispanic 11 6 5
Asian 3 2 1


TANF

Cases 103
Child Only Cases 67
Cases with Adults 36
Diversion Assistance Cases 0
Flex Fund Cases 6
Support Service Cases 0
Payments $23,334
Average Payment Per Case $226.54
Diversion Assistance Payments $0
Flex Funds Payments $815
Support Service Payments $0
Voucher Payments $0
Persons 230
Adults 36
Children 194
Cases Opened 7
Cases Closed 11
Applications Denied 12
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 230 36 194
White 77 15 62
Black 10 0 10
American Indian 129 21 108
Hispanic 13 0 13
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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