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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 - May 2009

Cherokee County

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Adult Protective Services

New Guardianships 1
Ongoing Guardianships 5
Referrals Assigned 25
Investigations Completed 22


Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 15
Total 20
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 6
Confirmed Services Recommended 2
Services Not Needed 4
Services Recommended 8
Failed to Cooperate 0
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 18
Total 34
Services Provided 1
Services Recommended 0
Both 0
None 33
Failed to Cooperate 0
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 8
Abuse 3
Neglect 1
Both 4


Child Care

Recipients by Recipient County
Persons 142
Expenditures by Vendor County
Expenditures $36,510
Children by Age
Total 142
Under 1 year old 10
1 year old 28
2 years old 30
3 years old 21
4 years old 17
5 years old 15
6-12 years old 20
Over 12 years old 1
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 142
White 64
Black 14
American Indian 49
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 124
One Star 19
One + Star 1
Two Star 92
Three Star 12
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 3
One + Star 0
Two Star 45
Three Star 12
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 16
One + Star 1
Two Star 47
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 3,235
Congregate Meals 2,138
Meals At Home 1,097
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 36
Trial Adoption 2
Non-Kinship Regular 8
Tribal 14
Kinship Paid 8
Kinship Unpaid 1
Therapeutic 3
DDSD 0
Other 0
Homes by Race
Total 36
White 9
Black 1
American Indian 24
Hispanic 1
Asian/Pacific Islander 0
Unknown 1


Out of Home Care Placements

Children by Type
Total 77
Kinship Unpaid 0
Kinship Paid 11
Non-Kinship Regular 25
Therapeutic 9
Level B 0
Level C 0
Level D/D+ 0
Level E 2
Group and Shelter 0
Psychiatric 0
Trial Adoption 0
Trial Reunification 2
Other 28
Children by Age
Total 77
Under 1 year old 3
1-2 years old 10
3-4 years old 17
5-6 years old 11
7-8 years old 7
9-10 years old 5
11-12 years old 7
13-14 years old 1
15-16 years old 7
17 years old 6
18 years old and older 3
Children by Race
Total 77
White 16
Black 0
American Indian 40
Hispanic 21
Asian/Pacific Islander 0


SoonerCare

Cases 5,705
Persons 9,473
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 523
1 year old 457
2 years old 428
3 years old 378
4 years old 350
5 years old 375
6 years old 335
7 years old 340
8 years old 339
9 years old 320
10 years old 315
11 years old 312
12 years old 282
13 years old 271
14 years old 280
15 years old 250
16 years old 258
17 years old 259
18-64 years old 2,551
65+ years old 850


State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,357 1,357 $43,566
Aged 286 286 $7,331
Blind 3 3 $90
Disabled 1,068 1,068 $36,145
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 32 44 3
Aged 6 6 1
Blind 0 0 0
Disabled 26 38 2
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 286 84 202
White 161 45 116
Black 7 4 3
American Indian 111 31 80
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 1,068 510 558
White 633 288 345
Black 40 27 13
American Indian 374 182 192
Hispanic 19 11 8
Asian 2 2 0


Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)

Cases 2,321
Recipients 6,020
Value $763,261
Average Payment
Per Case $328.85
Per Person $126.79
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,321 6,020
White 1,234 2,800
Black 54 115
American Indian 961 2,906
Hispanic 66 189
Asian 6 10


TANF

Total Cases 95
Child Only Cases 53
Cases with Adults 42
Diversion Assistance Cases 0
Flex Fund Cases 4
Support Service Cases 0
Payments $20,297
Average Payment Per Case $213.65
Diversion Assistance Payments $0
Flex Funds Payments $795
Support Service Payments $0
Voucher Payments $61
Total Persons 219
Adults 42
Children 177
Cases Opened 7
Cases Closed 11
Applications Denied 20
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 219 42 177
White 64 15 49
Black 11 1 10
American Indian 113 23 90
Hispanic 29 3 26
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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