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OKDHS Home > Library > County Profiles > July > Cherokee County
Library: Statistics: County Profiles - July 2008

Cherokee County



   

Adult Protective Services

New Guardianships 0
Ongoing Guardianships 2
Referrals Assigned 25
Investigations Completed 25

Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 26
Total 44
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 3
Confirmed Services Recommended 2
Services Not Needed 18
Services Recommended 19
Failed to Cooperate 2
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 14
Total 21
Services Provided 3
Services Recommended 10
Both 0
None 8
Failed to Cooperate 0
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 5
Abuse 3
Neglect 0
Both 2

Child Care

Recipients by Recipient County
Persons 158
Expenditures by Vendor County
Expenditures $50,003
Children by Age
Total 158
Under 1 year old 8
1 year old 31
2 years old 27
3 years old 29
4 years old 17
5 years old 14
6-12 years old 32
Over 12 years old 0
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 158
White 76
Black 21
American Indian 54
Hispanic 6
Asian 1
Facilities by Stars
Total 53
One Star 20
One + Star 2
Two Star 26
Three Star 5
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars
Total 145
One Star 15
One + Star 19
Two Star 100
Three Star 11
Facilities by Stars - Centers
One Star 9
One + Star 1
Two Star 7
Three Star 5
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Centers
One Star 0
One + Star 19
Two Star 52
Three Star 11
Facilities by Stars - Homes
One Star 11
One + Star 1
Two Star 19
Three Star 0
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Homes
One Star 15
One + Star 0
Two Star 48
Three Star 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 53
All Capacity 1,320
DHS Contract Facilities 36
DHS Contract Capacity 772
Centers
All Centers 22
All Capacity 1,043
DHS Contract Centers 9
DHS Contract Capacity 528
Homes
All Homes 31
All Capacity 277
DHS Contract Homes 27
DHS Contract Capacity 244

Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 195
1-5 years old 19
6-17 years old 43
18-21 years old 14
22-59 years old 104
60+ years old 15
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 195
White 120
Black 5
American Indian 62
Hispanic 6
Asian 2
Waiver Applications by Age
Total 33
1-5 years old 5
6-17 years old 13
18-21 years old 7
22-59 years old 8
60+ years old 0

Elderly Support Services

Total Meals Served 3,714
Congregate Meals 2,389
Meals At Home 1,325
Adult Day Care Persons Regular
New 0
Total New FYTD 0
Total Served in Month 0
Total Served FYTD 0
DDSD
New 0
Total Served FYTD 0
ADvantage
New 0
Total Served FYTD 0

Foster Care Placements

Children by Type
Total 102
Kinship Unpaid 0
Kinship Paid 7
Non-Kinship Regular 19
Therapeutic 11
Level B 0
Level C 0
Level D/D+ 0
Level E 2
Group and Shelter 1
Psychiatric 0
Trial Adoption 3
Trial Reunification 13
Other 46
Children by Age
Total 102
Under 1 year old 6
1-2 years old 24
3-4 years old 18
5-6 years old 16
7-8 years old 7
9-10 years old 5
11-12 years old 5
13-14 years old 3
15-16 years old 11
17 years old 6
18 years old and older 1
Children by Race
Total 102
White 12
Black 1
American Indian 72
Hispanic 17
Asian/Pacific Islander 0
Homes by Type
Total 46
Trial Adoption 4
Non-Kinship Regular 10
Tribal 20
Kinship Paid 8
Kinship Unpaid 0
Therapeutic 4
DDSD 0
Other 0
Homes by Race
Total 46
White 22
Black 2
American Indian 22
Hispanic 0
Asian/Pacific Islander 0
Unknown 0

SoonerCare

Cases 5,447
Persons 8,978
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 510
1 year old 451
2 years old 388
3 years old 361
4 years old 348
5 years old 329
6 years old 319
7 years old 318
8 years old 309
9 years old 289
10 years old 306
11 years old 300
12 years old 265
13 years old 266
14 years old 257
15 years old 250
16 years old 257
17 years old 223
18-64 years old 2,394
65+ years old 838

State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,353 1,353 $54,291
Aged 318 318 $10,830
Blind 4 4 $144
Disabled 1,031 1,031 $43,317
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 41 40 11
Aged 7 6 1
Blind 0 0 0
Disabled 34 34 10
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 318 88 230
White 181 45 136
Black 7 4 3
American Indian 124 35 89
Hispanic 1 1 0
Asian 5 3 2
Blind by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 4 2 2
White 3 1 2
Black 0 0 0
American Indian 1 1 0
Hispanic 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0
Disabled by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 1,031 502 529
White 632 298 334
Black 33 24 9
American Indian 350 171 179
Hispanic 13 6 7
Asian 3 3 0

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)

Cases 2,101
Recipients 5,439
Value $532,469
Average Payment
Per Case $253.44
Per Person $97.90
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,101 5,439
White 1,132 2,566
Black 47 106
American Indian 862 2,591
Hispanic 54 165
Asian 6 11

TANF

Total Cases 86
Child Only Cases 54
Cases with Adults 32
Diversion Assistance Cases 0
Flex Fund Cases 7
Support Service Cases 23
Payments $17,749
Average Payment Per Case $206.38
Diversion Assistance Payments $0
Flex Funds Payments $2,322
Support Service Payments $4,750
Voucher Payments $61
Total Persons 186
Adults 32
Children 154
Cases Opened 7
Cases Closed 10
Applications Denied 27
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 186 32 154
White 54 11 43
Black 7 0 7
American Indian 104 19 85
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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