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

Cherokee County

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Adult Protective Services

New Guardianships 2
Ongoing Guardianships 6
Referrals Assigned 25
Investigations Completed 24

Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 13
Total 32
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 6
Confirmed Services Recommended 3
Services Not Needed 10
Services Recommended 10
Failed to Cooperate 3
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 10
Total 21
Services Provided 1
Services Recommended 9
Both 5
None 6
Failed to Cooperate 0
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 9
Abuse 0
Neglect 8
Both 1

Child Care

Recipients by Recipient County
Persons 146
Expenditures by Vendor County
Expenditures $34,301
Children by Age
Total 146
Under 1 year old 9
1 year old 33
2 years old 33
3 years old 29
4 years old 12
5 years old 7
6-12 years old 23
Over 12 years old 0
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 146
White 71
Black 15
American Indian 50
Hispanic 7
Asian 3
Facilities by Stars
Total 51
One Star 24
One + Star 4
Two Star 19
Three Star 4
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars
Total 141
One Star 15
One + Star 17
Two Star 101
Three Star 8
Facilities by Stars - Centers
One Star 11
One + Star 1
Two Star 5
Three Star 4
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Centers
One Star 0
One + Star 16
Two Star 53
Three Star 8
Facilities by Stars - Homes
One Star 13
One + Star 3
Two Star 14
Three Star 0
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Homes
One Star 15
One + Star 1
Two Star 48
Three Star 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 51
All Capacity 1,258
DHS Contract Facilities 37
DHS Contract Capacity 737
Centers
All Centers 21
All Capacity 988
DHS Contract Centers 9
DHS Contract Capacity 486
Homes
All Homes 30
All Capacity 270
DHS Contract Homes 28
DHS Contract Capacity 251

Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 201
1-5 years old 20
6-17 years old 45
18-21 years old 14
22-59 years old 106
60+ years old 16
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 2,823
Congregate Meals 1,787
Meals At Home 1,036
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 93
Kinship Unpaid 0
Kinship Paid 11
Non-Kinship Regular 21
Therapeutic 10
Level B 0
Level C 0
Level D/D+ 0
Level E 2
Group and Shelter 1
Psychiatric 0
Trial Adoption 3
Trial Reunification 9
Other 36
Children by Age
Total 93
Under 1 year old 5
1-2 years old 16
3-4 years old 18
5-6 years old 13
7-8 years old 8
9-10 years old 5
11-12 years old 7
13-14 years old 3
15-16 years old 8
17 years old 7
18 years old and older 3
Children by Race
Total 93
White 18
Black 2
American Indian 54
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 5,565
Persons 9,247
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 506
1 year old 466
2 years old 394
3 years old 392
4 years old 350
5 years old 343
6 years old 317
7 years old 352
8 years old 337
9 years old 286
10 years old 338
11 years old 280
12 years old 274
13 years old 265
14 years old 275
15 years old 243
16 years old 248
17 years old 248
18-64 years old 2,490
65+ years old 843

State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,382 1,382 $56,871
Aged 317 317 $11,916
Blind 3 3 $116
Disabled 1,062 1,062 $44,839
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 38 44 6
Aged 5 7 1
Blind 0 1 0
Disabled 33 36 5
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 317 90 227
White 182 47 135
Black 7 4 3
American Indian 121 35 86
Hispanic 1 1 0
Asian 6 3 3
Blind by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 3 1 2
White 3 1 2
Black 0 0 0
American Indian 0 0 0
Hispanic 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0
Disabled by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 1,062 505 557
White 648 296 352
Black 33 24 9
American Indian 364 175 189
Hispanic 14 7 7
Asian 3 3 0

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)

Cases 2,228
Recipients 5,736
Value $624,445
Average Payment
Per Case $280.27
Per Person $108.86
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,228 5,736
White 1,202 2,738
Black 51 107
American Indian 907 2,696
Hispanic 61 182
Asian 7 13

TANF

Total Cases 101
Child Only Cases 61
Cases with Adults 40
Diversion Assistance Cases 0
Flex Fund Cases 4
Support Service Cases 1
Payments $20,769
Average Payment Per Case $205.63
Diversion Assistance Payments $0
Flex Funds Payments $620
Support Service Payments $100
Voucher Payments $61
Total Persons 231
Adults 40
Children 191
Cases Opened 7
Cases Closed 8
Applications Denied 18
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 231 40 191
White 71 11 60
Black 5 0 5
American Indian 132 27 105
Hispanic 22 2 20
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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