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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 - October 2006

Cherokee County

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Adult Protective Services

Referrals
Total 26
Self Neglect 15
Caretaker Neglect 0
Caretaker Abuse 4
Other 7
Completed Investigations 26
Confirmed Reports 14


Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 40
Total 82
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 7
Confirmed Services Recommended 11
Services Not Needed 29
Services Recommended 35
Failed to Cooperate 0
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 6
Total 8
Services Provided 2
Services Recommended 2
Both 3
None 0
Failed to Cooperate 1
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 18
Abuse 0
Neglect 17
Both 1


Child Care

Recipients by Recipient County
Persons 155
Expenditures by Vendor County
Expenditures $28,851
Children by Age
Total 155
Under 1 year old 9
1 year old 36
2 years old 29
3 years old 32
4 years old 20
5 years old 4
6-12 years old 25
Over 12 years old 0
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 155
White 71
Black 17
American Indian 62
Hispanic 4
Asian 1
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 60
All Capacity 1,344
DHS Contract Facilities 39
DHS Contract Capacity 752
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 30
DHS Contract Capacity 265


Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 179
1-5 years old 16
6-17 years old 35
18-21 years old 11
22-59 years old 103
60+ years old 14
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 179
White 114
Black 6
American Indian 55
Hispanic 4
Asian 0
Waiver Applications 22


Elderly Support Services

Total Meals Served 6,146
Congregate Meals 2,387
Meals At Home 3,759
Geriatric Day Care Recipients
New Referrals 0
Total New FYTD Referrals 0
Total Served 0
Served FYTD 0


Food Stamps

Cases 2,273
Recipients 5,868
Value of Stamps $547,743
Average Payment
Per Case $240.98
Per Person $93.34
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,273 5,868
White 1,274 3,015
Black 56 116
American Indian 873 2,565
Hispanic 66 165
Asian 4 7


Foster Care

Children by Type
Total 80
Foster Family Care 18
Relative 22
Tribal 28
DDSD 0
Kinship Non-Relative 12
Children by Age
Total 80
Under 1 year old 9
1-2 years old 12
3-4 years old 9
5-6 years old 8
7-8 years old 6
9-10 years old 8
11-12 years old 6
13-14 years old 13
15-16 years old 7
17 years old 1
18 years old and older 1
Children by Race
Total 80
White 32
Black 4
American Indian 33
Hispanic 10
Asian 1
Homes by Type
Total 66
Foster Family Care 17
Relative 8
Tribal 34
Kinship Non-Relative 7
DDSD 0
Homes by Race
Total 66
White 29
Black 0
American Indian 36
Asian 0
Hispanic 0
Unknown 1


Medicaid

Cases 5,145
Persons 8,588
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 449
1 year old 420
2 years old 355
3 years old 368
4 years old 354
5 years old 332
6 years old 343
7 years old 288
8 years old 343
9 years old 276
10 years old 253
11 years old 267
12 years old 279
13 years old 236
14 years old 272
15 years old 253
16 years old 231
17 years old 223
18-64 years old 2,293
65+ years old 753


State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,363 1,363 $56,965
Aged 292 292 $10,300
Blind 6 6 $246
Disabled 1,065 1,065 $46,419
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 26 30 13
Aged 2 6 2
Blind 1 0 0
Disabled 23 24 11
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 292 70 222
White 171 39 132
Black 5 2 3
American Indian 113 28 85
Hispanic 1 0 1
Asian 2 1 1
Blind by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 6 3 3
White 4 2 2
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 1,065 517 548
White 656 314 342
Black 36 23 13
American Indian 360 173 187
Hispanic 10 5 5
Asian 3 2 1


TANF

Cases 113
Child Only Cases 69
Cases with Adults 44
Diversion Assistance Cases 3
Flex Fund Cases 12
Support Service Cases 3
Payments $24,406
Average Payment Per Case $215.98
Diversion Assistance Payments $1,422
Flex Funds Payments $1,700
Support Service Payments $477
Voucher Payments $0
Persons 241
Adults 44
Children 197
Cases Opened 13
Cases Closed 20
Applications Denied 25
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 241 44 197
White 78 14 64
Black 7 0 7
American Indian 135 28 107
Hispanic 20 2 18
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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