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Oklahoma Department of Human Services
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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 2006

Cherokee County



   

Adult Protective Services

Referrals
Total 29
Self Neglect 16
Caretaker Neglect 3
Caretaker Abuse 7
Other 3
Completed Investigations 28
Confirmed Reports 13


Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 46
Total 59
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 9
Confirmed Services Recommended 14
Services Not Needed 14
Services Recommended 22
Failed to Cooperate 0
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 11
Total 9
Services Provided 0
Services Recommended 5
Both 2
None 2
Failed to Cooperate 0
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 23
Abuse 3
Neglect 15
Both 5


Child Care

Recipients by Recipient County
Persons 160
Expenditures by Vendor County
Expenditures $34,883
Children by Age
Total 160
Under 1 year old 9
1 year old 28
2 years old 30
3 years old 23
4 years old 24
5 years old 9
6-12 years old 37
Over 12 years old 0
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 160
White 76
Black 18
American Indian 57
Hispanic 8
Asian 1
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 60
All Capacity 1,344
DHS Contract Facilities 37
DHS Contract Capacity 738
Centers
All Centers 21
All Capacity 1,011
DHS Contract Centers 9
DHS Contract Capacity 487
Homes
All Homes 39
All Capacity 333
DHS Contract Homes 28
DHS Contract Capacity 251


Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 176
1-5 years old 14
6-17 years old 34
18-21 years old 12
22-59 years old 103
60+ years old 13
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 176
White 113
Black 6
American Indian 53
Hispanic 4
Asian 0
Waiver Applications 22


Elderly Support Services

Total Meals Served 6,166
Congregate Meals 2,831
Meals At Home 3,335
Geriatric Day Care Recipients
New Referrals 0
Total New FYTD Referrals 0
Total Served 0
Served FYTD 0


Food Stamps

Cases 2,317
Recipients 5,992
Value of Stamps $546,685
Average Payment
Per Case $235.95
Per Person $91.24
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,317 5,992
White 1,302 3,080
Black 58 133
American Indian 875 2,590
Hispanic 74 172
Asian 8 17


Foster Care

Children by Type
Total 84
Foster Family Care 18
Relative 25
Tribal 31
DDSD 0
Kinship Non-Relative 10
Children by Age
Total 84
Under 1 year old 4
1-2 years old 13
3-4 years old 14
5-6 years old 9
7-8 years old 6
9-10 years old 10
11-12 years old 6
13-14 years old 11
15-16 years old 8
17 years old 2
18 years old and older 1
Children by Race
Total 84
White 26
Black 5
American Indian 42
Hispanic 11
Asian 0
Homes by Type
Total 64
Foster Family Care 16
Relative 9
Tribal 33
Kinship Non-Relative 6
DDSD 0
Homes by Race
Total 64
White 28
Black 0
American Indian 35
Asian 0
Hispanic 0
Unknown 1


Medicaid

Cases 5,102
Persons 8,469
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 461
1 year old 368
2 years old 377
3 years old 345
4 years old 351
5 years old 323
6 years old 341
7 years old 287
8 years old 325
9 years old 277
10 years old 257
11 years old 256
12 years old 263
13 years old 228
14 years old 271
15 years old 262
16 years old 225
17 years old 228
18-64 years old 2,282
65+ years old 742


State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,347 1,347 $56,213
Aged 290 290 $10,797
Blind 4 4 $170
Disabled 1,053 1,053 $45,246
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 24 18 20
Aged 4 2 1
Blind 0 0 1
Disabled 20 16 18
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 290 71 219
White 169 38 131
Black 5 2 3
American Indian 113 30 83
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 1,053 505 548
White 648 306 342
Black 36 22 14
American Indian 354 168 186
Hispanic 11 6 5
Asian 4 3 1


TANF

Cases 118
Child Only Cases 69
Cases with Adults 49
Diversion Assistance Cases 4
Flex Fund Cases 14
Support Service Cases 14
Payments $26,383
Average Payment Per Case $223.58
Diversion Assistance Payments $2,120
Flex Funds Payments $3,177
Support Service Payments $4,146
Voucher Payments $0
Persons 264
Adults 49
Children 215
Cases Opened 22
Cases Closed 17
Applications Denied 32
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 264 49 215
White 89 18 71
Black 12 1 11
American Indian 146 30 116
Hispanic 15 0 15
Asian 2 0 2




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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