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Library: Statistics: County Profiles - August 2008

Cherokee County

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Adult Protective Services

New Guardianships 3
Ongoing Guardianships 0
Referrals Assigned 33
Investigations Completed 43

Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 26
Total 45
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 0
Confirmed Services Recommended 4
Services Not Needed 30
Services Recommended 11
Failed to Cooperate 0
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 5
Total 28
Services Provided 3
Services Recommended 14
Both 1
None 9
Failed to Cooperate 1
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 4
Abuse 1
Neglect 3
Both 0

Child Care

Recipients by Recipient County
Persons 162
Expenditures by Vendor County
Expenditures $37,745
Children by Age
Total 162
Under 1 year old 13
1 year old 35
2 years old 30
3 years old 27
4 years old 13
5 years old 14
6-12 years old 30
Over 12 years old 0
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 162
White 81
Black 19
American Indian 54
Hispanic 7
Asian 1
Facilities by Stars
Total 51
One Star 19
One + Star 2
Two Star 26
Three Star 4
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars
Total 150
One Star 16
One + Star 20
Two Star 106
Three Star 8
Facilities by Stars - Centers
One Star 8
One + Star 1
Two Star 7
Three Star 4
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Centers
One Star 0
One + Star 20
Two Star 57
Three Star 8
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 16
One + Star 0
Two Star 49
Three Star 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 51
All Capacity 1,240
DHS Contract Facilities 36
DHS Contract Capacity 745
Centers
All Centers 20
All Capacity 963
DHS Contract Centers 9
DHS Contract Capacity 501
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 20
6-17 years old 43
18-21 years old 13
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 3,130
Congregate Meals 2,306
Meals At Home 824
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 100
Kinship Unpaid 0
Kinship Paid 6
Non-Kinship Regular 18
Therapeutic 8
Level B 0
Level C 0
Level D/D+ 0
Level E 2
Group and Shelter 1
Psychiatric 0
Trial Adoption 5
Trial Reunification 12
Other 48
Children by Age
Total 100
Under 1 year old 7
1-2 years old 18
3-4 years old 24
5-6 years old 14
7-8 years old 9
9-10 years old 3
11-12 years old 5
13-14 years old 4
15-16 years old 9
17 years old 5
18 years old and older 2
Children by Race
Total 100
White 12
Black 1
American Indian 67
Hispanic 20
Asian/Pacific Islander 0
Homes by Type
Total 45
Trial Adoption 4
Non-Kinship Regular 9
Tribal 21
Kinship Paid 7
Kinship Unpaid 0
Therapeutic 4
DDSD 0
Other 0
Homes by Race
Total 45
White 21
Black 1
American Indian 22
Hispanic 0
Asian/Pacific Islander 0
Unknown 1

SoonerCare

Cases 5,472
Persons 9,080
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 503
1 year old 465
2 years old 383
3 years old 364
4 years old 358
5 years old 342
6 years old 325
7 years old 335
8 years old 316
9 years old 282
10 years old 316
11 years old 287
12 years old 271
13 years old 259
14 years old 258
15 years old 254
16 years old 237
17 years old 242
18-64 years old 2,431
65+ years old 852

State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,362 1,362 $54,880
Aged 319 319 $10,793
Blind 6 6 $223
Disabled 1,037 1,037 $43,864
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 31 29 14
Aged 5 5 2
Blind 2 0 0
Disabled 24 24 12
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 319 87 232
White 183 46 137
Black 7 4 3
American Indian 123 33 90
Hispanic 1 1 0
Asian 5 3 2
Blind by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 6 3 3
White 4 2 2
Black 0 0 0
American Indian 2 1 1
Hispanic 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0
Disabled by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 1,037 500 537
White 637 295 342
Black 32 23 9
American Indian 352 173 179
Hispanic 13 6 7
Asian 3 3 0

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)

Cases 2,112
Recipients 5,470
Value $533,028
Average Payment
Per Case $252.38
Per Person $97.45
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,112 5,470
White 1,139 2,594
Black 47 101
American Indian 867 2,606
Hispanic 52 157
Asian 7 12

TANF

Total Cases 85
Child Only Cases 55
Cases with Adults 30
Diversion Assistance Cases 0
Flex Fund Cases 6
Support Service Cases 5
Payments $16,692
Average Payment Per Case $196.38
Diversion Assistance Payments $0
Flex Funds Payments $1,278
Support Service Payments $1,250
Voucher Payments $61
Total Persons 180
Adults 30
Children 150
Cases Opened 10
Cases Closed 5
Applications Denied 18
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 180 30 150
White 57 12 45
Black 5 0 5
American Indian 97 16 81
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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