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Oklahoma Department of Human Services
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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 - July 2009

Cherokee County



   

Adult Protective Services

New Guardianships 0
Ongoing Guardianships 4
Referrals Assigned 49
Investigations Completed 31


Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 7
Total 23
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 1
Confirmed Services Recommended 6
Services Not Needed 9
Services Recommended 7
Failed to Cooperate 0
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 15
Total 33
Services Provided 6
Services Recommended 0
Both 0
None 27
Failed to Cooperate 0
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 7
Abuse 1
Neglect 5
Both 1


Child Care

Recipients by Recipient County
Persons 136
Expenditures by Vendor County
Expenditures $32,962
Children by Age
Total 136
Under 1 year old 12
1 year old 21
2 years old 29
3 years old 18
4 years old 13
5 years old 11
6-12 years old 31
Over 12 years old 1
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 136
White 66
Black 13
American Indian 42
Hispanic 13
Asian 2
Facilities by Stars
Total 49
One Star 20
One + Star 1
Two Star 25
Three Star 3
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars
Total 122
One Star 20
One + Star 1
Two Star 94
Three Star 7
Facilities by Stars - Centers
One Star 8
One + Star 0
Two Star 10
Three Star 3
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Centers
One Star 5
One + Star 0
Two Star 52
Three Star 7
Facilities by Stars - Homes
One Star 12
One + Star 1
Two Star 15
Three Star 0
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Homes
One Star 15
One + Star 1
Two Star 42
Three Star 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 49
All Capacity 1,185
DHS Contract Facilities 29
DHS Contract Capacity 627
Centers
All Centers 21
All Capacity 934
DHS Contract Centers 9
DHS Contract Capacity 442
Homes
All Homes 28
All Capacity 251
DHS Contract Homes 20
DHS Contract Capacity 185


Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 203
1-5 years old 22
6-17 years old 46
18-21 years old 15
22-59 years old 103
60+ years old 17
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 203
White 121
Black 5
American Indian 66
Hispanic 9
Asian 2
Waiver Applications by Age
Total 38
1-5 years old 6
6-17 years old 16
18-21 years old 8
22-59 years old 8
60+ years old 0


Elderly Support Services

Total Meals Served 3,515
Congregate Meals 2,247
Meals At Home 1,268
Adult Day Care Persons Regular
Served in Month 0
Served FYTD 0
Claims Paid in Month $.00
DDSD
New 0
Claims Billed in Month 0
ADvantage
New 0
Claims Billed in Month 0


Foster Care Homes

Homes by Type
Total 38
Trial Adoption 2
Non-Kinship Regular 8
Tribal 14
Kinship Paid 10
Kinship Unpaid 1
Therapeutic 3
DDSD 0
Other 0
Homes by Race
Total 38
White 9
Black 1
American Indian 25
Hispanic 2
Asian/Pacific Islander 0
Unknown 1


Out of Home Care Placements

Children by Type
Total 68
Kinship Unpaid 0
Kinship Paid 6
Non-Kinship Regular 15
Therapeutic 8
Level B 0
Level C 0
Level D/D+ 0
Level E 2
Group and Shelter 0
Psychiatric 0
Trial Adoption 3
Trial Reunification 7
Other 27
Children by Age
Total 68
Under 1 year old 4
1-2 years old 11
3-4 years old 18
5-6 years old 9
7-8 years old 5
9-10 years old 2
11-12 years old 5
13-14 years old 1
15-16 years old 6
17 years old 6
18 years old and older 1
Children by Race
Total 68
White 13
Black 0
American Indian 37
Hispanic 18
Asian/Pacific Islander 0


SoonerCare

Cases 5,784
Persons 9,624
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 515
1 year old 453
2 years old 438
3 years old 398
4 years old 355
5 years old 368
6 years old 337
7 years old 351
8 years old 352
9 years old 343
10 years old 301
11 years old 331
12 years old 297
13 years old 275
14 years old 283
15 years old 262
16 years old 243
17 years old 265
18-64 years old 2,611
65+ years old 846


State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,381 1,381 $59,443
Aged 282 282 $10,736
Blind 3 3 $123
Disabled 1,096 1,096 $48,584
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 39 27 16
Aged 5 5 2
Blind 0 0 0
Disabled 34 22 14
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 282 84 198
White 160 47 113
Black 6 4 2
American Indian 110 30 80
Hispanic 1 1 0
Asian 5 2 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 1,096 523 573
White 645 295 350
Black 42 28 14
American Indian 387 186 201
Hispanic 20 12 8
Asian 2 2 0


Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)

Cases 2,434
Recipients 6,302
Value $791,133
Average Payment
Per Case $325.03
Per Person $125.54
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,434 6,302
White 1,292 2,930
Black 54 117
American Indian 1,009 3,036
Hispanic 72 208
Asian 7 11


TANF

Total Cases 102
Child Only Cases 56
Cases with Adults 46
Diversion Assistance Cases 0
Flex Fund Cases 5
Support Service Cases 12
Payments $23,512
Average Payment Per Case $230.51
Diversion Assistance Payments $0
Flex Funds Payments $1,950
Support Service Payments $2,888
Voucher Payments $61
Total Persons 252
Adults 47
Children 205
Cases Opened 13
Cases Closed 8
Applications Denied 30
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 252 47 205
White 69 16 53
Black 11 1 10
American Indian 142 27 115
Hispanic 28 3 25
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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