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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 2008

Cherokee County

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Adult Protective Services

New Guardianships 2
Ongoing Guardianships 4
Referrals Assigned 32
Investigations Completed 35


Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 25
Total 57
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 13
Confirmed Services Recommended 5
Services Not Needed 13
Services Recommended 26
Failed to Cooperate 0
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 14
Total 6
Services Provided 2
Services Recommended 0
Both 0
None 4
Failed to Cooperate 0
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 18
Abuse 3
Neglect 14
Both 1


Child Care

Recipients by Recipient County
Persons 147
Expenditures by Vendor County
Expenditures $44,613
Children by Age
Total 147
Under 1 year old 15
1 year old 32
2 years old 32
3 years old 27
4 years old 10
5 years old 9
6-12 years old 22
Over 12 years old 0
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 147
White 68
Black 15
American Indian 54
Hispanic 8
Asian 2
Facilities by Stars
Total 49
One Star 18
One + Star 2
Two Star 25
Three Star 4
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars
Total 125
One Star 12
One + Star 16
Two Star 91
Three Star 6
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 15
Two Star 47
Three Star 6
Facilities by Stars - Homes
One Star 10
One + Star 1
Two Star 18
Three Star 0
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Homes
One Star 12
One + Star 1
Two Star 44
Three Star 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 49
All Capacity 1,211
DHS Contract Facilities 36
DHS Contract Capacity 730
Centers
All Centers 20
All Capacity 948
DHS Contract Centers 9
DHS Contract Capacity 486
Homes
All Homes 29
All Capacity 263
DHS Contract Homes 27
DHS Contract Capacity 244


Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 201
1-5 years old 20
6-17 years old 44
18-21 years old 14
22-59 years old 108
60+ years old 15
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 201
White 122
Black 5
American Indian 65
Hispanic 7
Asian 2
Waiver Applications by Age
Total 35
1-5 years old 5
6-17 years old 14
18-21 years old 8
22-59 years old 8
60+ years old 0


Elderly Support Services

Total Meals Served 3,191
Congregate Meals 2,154
Meals At Home 1,037
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 99
Kinship Unpaid 0
Kinship Paid 10
Non-Kinship Regular 18
Therapeutic 8
Level B 0
Level C 0
Level D/D+ 0
Level E 2
Group and Shelter 3
Psychiatric 0
Trial Adoption 3
Trial Reunification 8
Other 47
Children by Age
Total 99
Under 1 year old 7
1-2 years old 16
3-4 years old 21
5-6 years old 13
7-8 years old 10
9-10 years old 3
11-12 years old 7
13-14 years old 4
15-16 years old 8
17 years old 7
18 years old and older 3
Children by Race
Total 99
White 16
Black 2
American Indian 62
Hispanic 19
Asian/Pacific Islander 0
Homes by Type
Total 44
Trial Adoption 3
Non-Kinship Regular 9
Tribal 20
Kinship Paid 9
Kinship Unpaid 0
Therapeutic 3
DDSD 0
Other 0
Homes by Race
Total 44
White 17
Black 1
American Indian 25
Hispanic 0
Asian/Pacific Islander 0
Unknown 1


SoonerCare

Cases 5,554
Persons 9,203
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 498
1 year old 468
2 years old 383
3 years old 393
4 years old 342
5 years old 341
6 years old 330
7 years old 340
8 years old 336
9 years old 283
10 years old 335
11 years old 284
12 years old 276
13 years old 266
14 years old 270
15 years old 242
16 years old 258
17 years old 248
18-64 years old 2,460
65+ years old 850


State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,377 1,377 $54,849
Aged 323 323 $11,055
Blind 4 4 $143
Disabled 1,050 1,050 $43,651
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 41 38 14
Aged 7 4 2
Blind 0 1 0
Disabled 34 33 12
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 323 92 231
White 187 49 138
Black 7 4 3
American Indian 122 35 87
Hispanic 1 1 0
Asian 6 3 3
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 1,050 506 544
White 639 296 343
Black 29 22 7
American Indian 365 178 187
Hispanic 14 7 7
Asian 3 3 0


Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)

Cases 2,213
Recipients 5,702
Value $622,625
Average Payment
Per Case $281.35
Per Person $109.19
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,213 5,702
White 1,184 2,694
Black 49 102
American Indian 914 2,726
Hispanic 59 168
Asian 7 12


TANF

Total Cases 103
Child Only Cases 66
Cases with Adults 37
Diversion Assistance Cases 0
Flex Fund Cases 1
Support Service Cases 0
Payments $21,388
Average Payment Per Case $207.65
Diversion Assistance Payments $0
Flex Funds Payments $260
Support Service Payments $0
Voucher Payments $61
Total Persons 229
Adults 37
Children 192
Cases Opened 13
Cases Closed 12
Applications Denied 33
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 229 37 192
White 70 10 60
Black 5 0 5
American Indian 134 26 108
Hispanic 19 1 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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