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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 - June 2006

Cherokee County

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Adult Protective Services

Referrals
Total 29
Self Neglect 23
Caretaker Neglect 2
Caretaker Abuse 1
Other 3
Completed Investigations 29
Confirmed Reports 18


Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 38
Total 95
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 4
Confirmed Services Recommended 19
Services Not Needed 35
Services Recommended 35
Failed to Cooperate 2
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 3
Total 5
Services Provided 0
Services Recommended 1
Both 0
None 0
Failed to Cooperate 4
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 23
Abuse 6
Neglect 16
Both 1


Child Care

Paid Claims by Recipient
Persons 148
Expenditures $31,486
Paid Claims by Vendor
Persons 145
Expenditures $30,375
Children by Age
Total 148
Under 1 year old 8
1 year old 23
2 years old 32
3 years old 21
4 years old 21
5 years old 10
6-12 years old 33
Over 12 years old 0
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 148
White 72
Black 13
American Indian 60
Hispanic 3
Asian 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 59
All Capacity 1,279
DHS Contract Facilities 35
DHS Contract Capacity 603
Centers
All Centers 21
All Capacity 958
DHS Contract Centers 7
DHS Contract Capacity 357
Homes
All Homes 38
All Capacity 321
DHS Contract Homes 28
DHS Contract Capacity 246


Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 175
1-5 years old 13
6-17 years old 34
18-21 years old 12
22-59 years old 103
60+ years old 13
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 175
White 113
Black 6
American Indian 52
Hispanic 4
Asian 0
Waiver Applications 21


Elderly Support Services

Total Meals Served 5,793
Congregate Meals 2,575
Meals At Home 3,218
Geriatric Day Care Recipients
New Referrals 0
Total New FYTD Referrals 0
Total Served 0
Served FYTD 0


Food Stamps

Cases 2,228
Recipients 5,802
Value of Stamps $523,252
Average Payment
Per Case $234.85
Per Person $90.18
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,228 5,802
White 1,256 2,984
Black 58 129
American Indian 839 2,505
Hispanic 69 173
Asian 6 11


Foster Care

Children by Type
Total 80
Foster Family Care 17
Relative 17
Tribal 35
DDSD 0
Kinship Non-Relative 11
Children by Age
Total 80
Under 1 year old 5
1-2 years old 15
3-4 years old 8
5-6 years old 8
7-8 years old 5
9-10 years old 9
11-12 years old 7
13-14 years old 9
15-16 years old 10
17 years old 4
18 years old and older 0
Children by Race
Total 80
White 27
Black 5
American Indian 39
Hispanic 9
Asian 0
Homes by Type
Total 67
Foster Family Care 14
Relative 8
Tribal 39
Kinship Non-Relative 6
DDSD 0
Homes by Race
Total 67
White 27
Black 0
American Indian 38
Asian 0
Hispanic 0
Unknown 2


Medicaid

Cases 4,956
Persons 8,274
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 463
1 year old 364
2 years old 389
3 years old 328
4 years old 350
5 years old 331
6 years old 321
7 years old 314
8 years old 290
9 years old 289
10 years old 250
11 years old 260
12 years old 253
13 years old 232
14 years old 271
15 years old 251
16 years old 221
17 years old 215
18-64 years old 2,231
65+ years old 651


State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,349 1,350 $64,287
Aged 298 298 $12,221
Blind 4 4 $203
Disabled 1,047 1,048 $51,863
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 35 32 11
Aged 5 8 3
Blind 0 0 0
Disabled 30 24 8
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 298 77 221
White 169 41 128
Black 5 3 2
American Indian 121 32 89
Hispanic 1 0 1
Asian 2 1 1
Blind by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 4 2 2
White 2 1 1
Black 1 0 1
American Indian 1 1 0
Hispanic 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0
Disabled by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 1,048 515 533
White 646 312 334
Black 38 25 13
American Indian 352 169 183
Hispanic 9 7 2
Asian 3 2 1


TANF

Cases 106
Child Only Cases 64
Cases with Adults 42
Diversion Assistance Cases 0
Flex Fund Cases 3
Support Service Cases 0
Payments $23,063
Average Payment Per Case $217.58
Diversion Assistance Payments $0
Flex Funds Payments $317
Support Service Payments $0
Voucher Payments $0
Persons 236
Adults 43
Children 193
Cases Opened 15
Cases Closed 13
Applications Denied 18
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 236 43 193
White 81 16 65
Black 10 0 10
American Indian 134 27 107
Hispanic 10 0 10
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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