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Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Stronger Families Grow 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 - December 2008

Cherokee County



   

Adult Protective Services

New Guardianships 2
Ongoing Guardianships 3
Referrals Assigned 31
Investigations Completed 46


Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 8
Total 34
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 0
Confirmed Services Recommended 1
Services Not Needed 25
Services Recommended 8
Failed to Cooperate 0
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 6
Total 31
Services Provided 5
Services Recommended 9
Both 11
None 6
Failed to Cooperate 0
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 1
Abuse 0
Neglect 1
Both 0


Child Care

Recipients by Recipient County
Persons 135
Expenditures by Vendor County
Expenditures $40,141
Children by Age
Total 135
Under 1 year old 9
1 year old 30
2 years old 31
3 years old 22
4 years old 12
5 years old 8
6-12 years old 22
Over 12 years old 1
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 135
White 69
Black 14
American Indian 41
Hispanic 8
Asian 3
Facilities by Stars
Total 50
One Star 23
One + Star 4
Two Star 19
Three Star 4
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars
Total 134
One Star 15
One + Star 17
Two Star 91
Three Star 11
Facilities by Stars - Centers
One Star 10
One + Star 1
Two Star 5
Three Star 4
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Centers
One Star 0
One + Star 16
Two Star 51
Three Star 11
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 40
Three Star 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 50
All Capacity 1,218
DHS Contract Facilities 37
DHS Contract Capacity 737
Centers
All Centers 20
All Capacity 948
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 204
1-5 years old 22
6-17 years old 46
18-21 years old 14
22-59 years old 105
60+ years old 17
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 204
White 124
Black 5
American Indian 66
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 3,123
Congregate Meals 1,986
Meals At Home 1,137
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 97
Kinship Unpaid 0
Kinship Paid 11
Non-Kinship Regular 19
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 11
Other 40
Children by Age
Total 97
Under 1 year old 6
1-2 years old 17
3-4 years old 17
5-6 years old 14
7-8 years old 8
9-10 years old 5
11-12 years old 7
13-14 years old 3
15-16 years old 9
17 years old 5
18 years old and older 6
Children by Race
Total 97
White 18
Black 3
American Indian 57
Hispanic 19
Asian/Pacific Islander 0
Homes by Type
Total 43
Trial Adoption 2
Non-Kinship Regular 9
Tribal 21
Kinship Paid 8
Kinship Unpaid 0
Therapeutic 3
DDSD 0
Other 0
Homes by Race
Total 43
White 14
Black 2
American Indian 26
Hispanic 0
Asian/Pacific Islander 0
Unknown 1


SoonerCare

Cases 5,569
Persons 9,216
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 511
1 year old 457
2 years old 405
3 years old 388
4 years old 357
5 years old 340
6 years old 327
7 years old 338
8 years old 336
9 years old 291
10 years old 328
11 years old 286
12 years old 278
13 years old 248
14 years old 268
15 years old 252
16 years old 254
17 years old 237
18-64 years old 2,476
65+ years old 839


State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,384 1,384 $61,222
Aged 313 313 $11,824
Blind 3 3 $116
Disabled 1,068 1,068 $49,282
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 39 39 19
Aged 6 14 4
Blind 0 0 0
Disabled 33 25 15
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 313 88 225
White 181 46 135
Black 7 4 3
American Indian 118 34 84
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 1,068 508 560
White 643 293 350
Black 35 24 11
American Indian 370 179 191
Hispanic 17 9 8
Asian 3 3 0


Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)

Cases 2,292
Recipients 5,893
Value $646,194
Average Payment
Per Case $281.93
Per Person $109.65
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,292 5,893
White 1,244 2,789
Black 51 107
American Indian 924 2,794
Hispanic 67 193
Asian 6 10


TANF

Total Cases 100
Child Only Cases 58
Cases with Adults 42
Diversion Assistance Cases 0
Flex Fund Cases 2
Support Service Cases 0
Payments $21,299
Average Payment Per Case $212.99
Diversion Assistance Payments $0
Flex Funds Payments $150
Support Service Payments $0
Voucher Payments $61
Total Persons 229
Adults 42
Children 187
Cases Opened 10
Cases Closed 7
Applications Denied 20
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 229 42 187
White 59 10 49
Black 5 0 5
American Indian 137 30 107
Hispanic 25 2 23
Asian 3 0 3




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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