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

Cherokee County

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Adult Protective Services

New Guardianships 2
Ongoing Guardianships 2
Referrals Assigned 37
Investigations Completed 19

Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 26
Total 53
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 0
Confirmed Services Recommended 2
Services Not Needed 35
Services Recommended 16
Failed to Cooperate 0
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 12
Total 10
Services Provided 2
Services Recommended 1
Both 2
None 5
Failed to Cooperate 0
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 2
Abuse 0
Neglect 2
Both 0

Child Care

Recipients by Recipient County
Persons 143
Expenditures by Vendor County
Expenditures $34,652
Children by Age
Total 143
Under 1 year old 14
1 year old 35
2 years old 31
3 years old 26
4 years old 9
5 years old 8
6-12 years old 20
Over 12 years old 0
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 143
White 63
Black 17
American Indian 54
Hispanic 6
Asian 3
Facilities by Stars
Total 50
One Star 19
One + Star 2
Two Star 25
Three Star 4
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars
Total 127
One Star 13
One + Star 12
Two Star 95
Three Star 7
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 12
Two Star 50
Three Star 7
Facilities by Stars - Homes
One Star 11
One + Star 1
Two Star 18
Three Star 0
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Homes
One Star 13
One + Star 0
Two Star 45
Three Star 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 50
All Capacity 1,233
DHS Contract Facilities 37
DHS Contract Capacity 752
Centers
All Centers 20
All Capacity 963
DHS Contract Centers 9
DHS Contract Capacity 501
Homes
All Homes 30
All Capacity 270
DHS Contract Homes 28
DHS Contract Capacity 251

Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 197
1-5 years old 19
6-17 years old 45
18-21 years old 12
22-59 years old 106
60+ years old 15
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 197
White 119
Black 5
American Indian 64
Hispanic 7
Asian 2
Waiver Applications by Age
Total 34
1-5 years old 4
6-17 years old 15
18-21 years old 7
22-59 years old 8
60+ years old 0

Elderly Support Services

Total Meals Served 3,153
Congregate Meals 2,248
Meals At Home 905
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 98
Kinship Unpaid 0
Kinship Paid 8
Non-Kinship Regular 16
Therapeutic 8
Level B 0
Level C 0
Level D/D+ 0
Level E 2
Group and Shelter 1
Psychiatric 0
Trial Adoption 4
Trial Reunification 12
Other 47
Children by Age
Total 98
Under 1 year old 7
1-2 years old 18
3-4 years old 22
5-6 years old 13
7-8 years old 10
9-10 years old 2
11-12 years old 6
13-14 years old 3
15-16 years old 8
17 years old 6
18 years old and older 3
Children by Race
Total 98
White 14
Black 0
American Indian 65
Hispanic 19
Asian/Pacific Islander 0
Homes by Type
Total 46
Trial Adoption 3
Non-Kinship Regular 9
Tribal 22
Kinship Paid 8
Kinship Unpaid 0
Therapeutic 4
DDSD 0
Other 0
Homes by Race
Total 46
White 20
Black 1
American Indian 24
Hispanic 0
Asian/Pacific Islander 0
Unknown 1

SoonerCare

Cases 5,543
Persons 9,177
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 495
1 year old 491
2 years old 370
3 years old 389
4 years old 349
5 years old 338
6 years old 332
7 years old 335
8 years old 319
9 years old 281
10 years old 320
11 years old 283
12 years old 277
13 years old 260
14 years old 274
15 years old 249
16 years old 252
17 years old 236
18-64 years old 2,473
65+ years old 854

State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,374 1,374 $56,169
Aged 320 320 $11,047
Blind 5 5 $190
Disabled 1,049 1,049 $44,932
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 36 37 13
Aged 5 4 2
Blind 0 1 0
Disabled 31 32 11
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 320 89 231
White 185 47 138
Black 7 4 3
American Indian 122 34 88
Hispanic 1 1 0
Asian 5 3 2
Blind by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 5 2 3
White 3 1 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 1,049 500 549
White 645 298 347
Black 29 20 9
American Indian 358 172 186
Hispanic 14 7 7
Asian 3 3 0

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)

Cases 2,181
Recipients 5,628
Value $550,110
Average Payment
Per Case $252.23
Per Person $97.75
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,181 5,628
White 1,169 2,651
Black 46 98
American Indian 905 2,710
Hispanic 54 157
Asian 7 12

TANF

Total Cases 96
Child Only Cases 64
Cases with Adults 32
Diversion Assistance Cases 1
Flex Fund Cases 3
Support Service Cases 4
Payments $19,287
Average Payment Per Case $200.91
Diversion Assistance Payments $1,050
Flex Funds Payments $656
Support Service Payments $1,130
Voucher Payments $61
Total Persons 211
Adults 32
Children 179
Cases Opened 16
Cases Closed 10
Applications Denied 23
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 211 32 179
White 73 11 62
Black 5 0 5
American Indian 114 20 94
Hispanic 18 1 17
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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