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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 - February 2009

Cherokee County

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Adult Protective Services

New Guardianships 1
Ongoing Guardianships 6
Referrals Assigned 28
Investigations Completed 21


Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 7
Total 21
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 14
Confirmed Services Recommended 0
Services Not Needed 5
Services Recommended 2
Failed to Cooperate 0
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 25
Total 10
Services Provided 3
Services Recommended 4
Both 0
None 3
Failed to Cooperate 0
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 14
Abuse 2
Neglect 11
Both 1


Child Care

Recipients by Recipient County
Persons 132
Expenditures by Vendor County
Expenditures $30,219
Children by Age
Total 132
Under 1 year old 9
1 year old 28
2 years old 29
3 years old 26
4 years old 16
5 years old 6
6-12 years old 17
Over 12 years old 1
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 132
White 63
Black 15
American Indian 44
Hispanic 9
Asian 1
Facilities by Stars
Total 48
One Star 19
One + Star 1
Two Star 25
Three Star 3
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars
Total 135
One Star 16
One + Star 1
Two Star 108
Three Star 10
Facilities by Stars - Centers
One Star 8
One + Star 0
Two Star 9
Three Star 3
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Centers
One Star 2
One + Star 0
Two Star 53
Three Star 10
Facilities by Stars - Homes
One Star 11
One + Star 1
Two Star 16
Three Star 0
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Homes
One Star 14
One + Star 1
Two Star 55
Three Star 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 48
All Capacity 1,155
DHS Contract Facilities 29
DHS Contract Capacity 609
Centers
All Centers 20
All Capacity 904
DHS Contract Centers 8
DHS Contract Capacity 412
Homes
All Homes 28
All Capacity 251
DHS Contract Homes 21
DHS Contract Capacity 197


Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 203
1-5 years old 23
6-17 years old 43
18-21 years old 16
22-59 years old 104
60+ years old 17
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 203
White 124
Black 5
American Indian 64
Hispanic 8
Asian 2
Waiver Applications by Age
Total 36
1-5 years old 6
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 2,833
Congregate Meals 1,896
Meals At Home 937
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 38
Trial Adoption 1
Non-Kinship Regular 9
Tribal 17
Kinship Paid 7
Kinship Unpaid 0
Therapeutic 4
DDSD 0
Other 0
Homes by Race
Total 38
White 11
Black 2
American Indian 24
Hispanic 0
Asian/Pacific Islander 0
Unknown 1


Out of Home Care Placements

Children by Type
Total 90
Kinship Unpaid 0
Kinship Paid 11
Non-Kinship Regular 22
Therapeutic 10
Level B 0
Level C 0
Level D/D+ 0
Level E 2
Group and Shelter 2
Psychiatric 0
Trial Adoption 2
Trial Reunification 10
Other 31
Children by Age
Total 90
Under 1 year old 8
1-2 years old 15
3-4 years old 17
5-6 years old 11
7-8 years old 7
9-10 years old 5
11-12 years old 8
13-14 years old 2
15-16 years old 9
17 years old 6
18 years old and older 2
Children by Race
Total 90
White 17
Black 2
American Indian 48
Hispanic 23
Asian/Pacific Islander 0


SoonerCare

Cases 5,603
Persons 9,270
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 510
1 year old 460
2 years old 424
3 years old 396
4 years old 348
5 years old 362
6 years old 327
7 years old 326
8 years old 329
9 years old 309
10 years old 301
11 years old 306
12 years old 266
13 years old 260
14 years old 272
15 years old 248
16 years old 254
17 years old 244
18-64 years old 2,487
65+ years old 841


State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,361 1,361 $53,546
Aged 292 292 $9,856
Blind 3 3 $110
Disabled 1,066 1,066 $43,580
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 30 28 8
Aged 1 5 2
Blind 0 0 0
Disabled 29 23 6
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 292 72 220
White 160 31 129
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 1,066 512 554
White 634 289 345
Black 41 27 14
American Indian 371 184 187
Hispanic 17 9 8
Asian 3 3 0


Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)

Cases 2,240
Recipients 5,812
Value $619,988
Average Payment
Per Case $276.78
Per Person $106.67
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,240 5,812
White 1,217 2,765
Black 50 103
American Indian 901 2,737
Hispanic 66 197
Asian 6 10


TANF

Total Cases 107
Child Only Cases 60
Cases with Adults 47
Diversion Assistance Cases 0
Flex Fund Cases 7
Support Service Cases 1
Payments $21,872
Average Payment Per Case $204.41
Diversion Assistance Payments $0
Flex Funds Payments $1,087
Support Service Payments $125
Voucher Payments $61
Total Persons 246
Adults 47
Children 199
Cases Opened 10
Cases Closed 16
Applications Denied 31
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 246 47 199
White 65 14 51
Black 8 0 8
American Indian 142 31 111
Hispanic 28 2 26
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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