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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 - April 2009

Cherokee County

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Adult Protective Services

New Guardianships 1
Ongoing Guardianships 4
Referrals Assigned 28
Investigations Completed 33


Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 18
Total 15
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 6
Confirmed Services Recommended 0
Services Not Needed 5
Services Recommended 4
Failed to Cooperate 0
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 17
Total 25
Services Provided 0
Services Recommended 0
Both 0
None 25
Failed to Cooperate 0
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 6
Abuse 1
Neglect 4
Both 1


Child Care

Recipients by Recipient County
Persons 138
Expenditures by Vendor County
Expenditures $44,960
Children by Age
Total 138
Under 1 year old 12
1 year old 29
2 years old 34
3 years old 24
4 years old 13
5 years old 10
6-12 years old 15
Over 12 years old 1
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 138
White 64
Black 13
American Indian 46
Hispanic 13
Asian 2
Facilities by Stars
Total 49
One Star 19
One + Star 2
Two Star 25
Three Star 3
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars
Total 137
One Star 17
One + Star 2
Two Star 105
Three Star 13
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 13
Facilities by Stars - Homes
One Star 11
One + Star 2
Two Star 16
Three Star 0
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Homes
One Star 15
One + Star 2
Two Star 52
Three Star 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 49
All Capacity 1,167
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 29
All Capacity 263
DHS Contract Homes 21
DHS Contract Capacity 197


Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 202
1-5 years old 20
6-17 years old 46
18-21 years old 15
22-59 years old 104
60+ years old 17
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 202
White 121
Black 5
American Indian 66
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 3,566
Congregate Meals 2,304
Meals At Home 1,262
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 39
Trial Adoption 1
Non-Kinship Regular 8
Tribal 17
Kinship Paid 8
Kinship Unpaid 1
Therapeutic 4
DDSD 0
Other 0
Homes by Race
Total 39
White 10
Black 2
American Indian 25
Hispanic 1
Asian/Pacific Islander 0
Unknown 1


Out of Home Care Placements

Children by Type
Total 78
Kinship Unpaid 0
Kinship Paid 10
Non-Kinship Regular 25
Therapeutic 8
Level B 0
Level C 0
Level D/D+ 0
Level E 2
Group and Shelter 2
Psychiatric 0
Trial Adoption 2
Trial Reunification 1
Other 28
Children by Age
Total 78
Under 1 year old 5
1-2 years old 12
3-4 years old 19
5-6 years old 9
7-8 years old 7
9-10 years old 3
11-12 years old 6
13-14 years old 3
15-16 years old 6
17 years old 5
18 years old and older 3
Children by Race
Total 78
White 14
Black 2
American Indian 42
Hispanic 20
Asian/Pacific Islander 0


SoonerCare

Cases 5,699
Persons 9,417
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 530
1 year old 438
2 years old 442
3 years old 384
4 years old 357
5 years old 371
6 years old 337
7 years old 332
8 years old 343
9 years old 317
10 years old 312
11 years old 313
12 years old 266
13 years old 278
14 years old 271
15 years old 248
16 years old 244
17 years old 261
18-64 years old 2,528
65+ years old 845


State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,364 1,364 $52,569
Aged 287 287 $9,435
Blind 3 3 $113
Disabled 1,074 1,074 $43,021
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 28 24 12
Aged 3 6 2
Blind 0 0 0
Disabled 25 18 10
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 287 84 203
White 162 46 116
Black 7 4 3
American Indian 111 30 81
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 1,074 517 557
White 631 291 340
Black 42 28 14
American Indian 379 184 195
Hispanic 19 11 8
Asian 3 3 0


Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)

Cases 2,302
Recipients 5,979
Value $754,960
Average Payment
Per Case $327.96
Per Person $126.27
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,302 5,979
White 1,231 2,800
Black 58 117
American Indian 938 2,855
Hispanic 69 197
Asian 6 10


TANF

Total Cases 102
Child Only Cases 55
Cases with Adults 47
Diversion Assistance Cases 0
Flex Fund Cases 14
Support Service Cases 1
Payments $22,685
Average Payment Per Case $222.40
Diversion Assistance Payments $0
Flex Funds Payments $3,618
Support Service Payments $60
Voucher Payments $61
Total Persons 235
Adults 47
Children 188
Cases Opened 11
Cases Closed 15
Applications Denied 20
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 235 47 188
White 68 17 51
Black 11 0 11
American Indian 129 28 101
Hispanic 25 2 23
Asian 2 0 2




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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