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Library: Statistics: County Profiles - January 2009

Cherokee County

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Adult Protective Services

New Guardianships 2
Ongoing Guardianships 3
Referrals Assigned 32
Investigations Completed 26

Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 11
Total 7
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 0
Confirmed Services Recommended 2
Services Not Needed 2
Services Recommended 3
Failed to Cooperate 0
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 22
Total 11
Services Provided 0
Services Recommended 4
Both 4
None 3
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 146
Expenditures by Vendor County
Expenditures $23,879
Children by Age
Total 146
Under 1 year old 9
1 year old 29
2 years old 35
3 years old 25
4 years old 17
5 years old 9
6-12 years old 21
Over 12 years old 1
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 146
White 67
Black 18
American Indian 50
Hispanic 10
Asian 1
Facilities by Stars
Total 49
One Star 24
One + Star 4
Two Star 17
Three Star 4
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars
Total 143
One Star 16
One + Star 17
Two Star 99
Three Star 11
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 49
Three Star 11
Facilities by Stars - Homes
One Star 13
One + Star 3
Two Star 12
Three Star 0
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Homes
One Star 16
One + Star 1
Two Star 50
Three Star 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 49
All Capacity 1,235
DHS Contract Facilities 34
DHS Contract Capacity 684
Centers
All Centers 21
All Capacity 984
DHS Contract Centers 8
DHS Contract Capacity 452
Homes
All Homes 28
All Capacity 251
DHS Contract Homes 26
DHS Contract Capacity 232

Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 203
1-5 years old 22
6-17 years old 46
18-21 years old 14
22-59 years old 104
60+ years old 17
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 203
White 123
Black 5
American Indian 65
Hispanic 8
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 2,675
Congregate Meals 1,587
Meals At Home 1,088
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 Homes

Homes by Type
Total 35
Trial Adoption 0
Non-Kinship Regular 9
Tribal 16
Kinship Paid 7
Kinship Unpaid 0
Therapeutic 3
DDSD 0
Other 0
Homes by Race
Total 35
White 10
Black 2
American Indian 22
Hispanic 0
Asian/Pacific Islander 0
Unknown 1

Out of Home Care Placements

Children by Type
Total 95
Kinship Unpaid 0
Kinship Paid 11
Non-Kinship Regular 23
Therapeutic 10
Level B 0
Level C 0
Level D/D+ 0
Level E 2
Group and Shelter 1
Psychiatric 0
Trial Adoption 2
Trial Reunification 11
Other 35
Children by Age
Total 95
Under 1 year old 7
1-2 years old 16
3-4 years old 16
5-6 years old 12
7-8 years old 10
9-10 years old 4
11-12 years old 8
13-14 years old 3
15-16 years old 8
17 years old 6
18 years old and older 5
Children by Race
Total 95
White 17
Black 3
American Indian 51
Hispanic 24
Asian/Pacific Islander 0

SoonerCare

Cases 5,617
Persons 9,259
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 506
1 year old 460
2 years old 417
3 years old 395
4 years old 351
5 years old 361
6 years old 334
7 years old 326
8 years old 335
9 years old 298
10 years old 311
11 years old 291
12 years old 273
13 years old 255
14 years old 273
15 years old 253
16 years old 255
17 years old 239
18-64 years old 2,485
65+ years old 841

State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,377 1,377 $55,039
Aged 305 305 $10,863
Blind 3 3 $117
Disabled 1,069 1,069 $44,059
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 26 14 13
Aged 4 6 2
Blind 0 0 0
Disabled 22 8 11
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 305 85 220
White 173 44 129
Black 7 4 3
American Indian 118 33 85
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 1,069 506 563
White 635 284 351
Black 40 26 14
American Indian 372 182 190
Hispanic 19 11 8
Asian 3 3 0

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)

Cases 2,256
Recipients 5,853
Value $621,755
Average Payment
Per Case $275.60
Per Person $106.23
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,256 5,853
White 1,219 2,755
Black 51 103
American Indian 916 2,797
Hispanic 64 188
Asian 6 10

TANF

Total Cases 106
Child Only Cases 59
Cases with Adults 47
Diversion Assistance Cases 0
Flex Fund Cases 9
Support Service Cases 0
Payments $21,490
Average Payment Per Case $202.74
Diversion Assistance Payments $0
Flex Funds Payments $1,601
Support Service Payments $0
Voucher Payments $61
Total Persons 242
Adults 47
Children 195
Cases Opened 14
Cases Closed 8
Applications Denied 15
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 242 47 195
White 58 12 46
Black 8 0 8
American Indian 145 33 112
Hispanic 28 2 26
Asian 3 0 3
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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