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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 - September 2009

Cherokee County



   

Adult Protective Services

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


Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 14
Total 4
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 1
Confirmed Services Recommended 0
Services Not Needed 3
Services Recommended 0
Failed to Cooperate 0
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 11
Total 9
Services Provided 0
Services Recommended 0
Both 0
None 9
Failed to Cooperate 0
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 1
Abuse 1
Neglect 0
Both 0


Child Care

Recipients by Recipient County
Persons 124
Expenditures by Vendor County
Expenditures $34,670
Children by Age
Total 124
Under 1 year old 10
1 year old 31
2 years old 34
3 years old 22
4 years old 5
5 years old 9
6-12 years old 12
Over 12 years old 1
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 124
White 63
Black 8
American Indian 40
Hispanic 11
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 98
One Star 12
One + Star 0
Two Star 80
Three Star 6
Facilities by Stars - Centers
One Star 7
One + Star 0
Two Star 11
Three Star 3
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Centers
One Star 3
One + Star 0
Two Star 39
Three Star 6
Facilities by Stars - Homes
One Star 13
One + Star 1
Two Star 14
Three Star 0
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Homes
One Star 9
One + Star 0
Two Star 41
Three Star 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 49
All Capacity 1,164
DHS Contract Facilities 28
DHS Contract Capacity 605
Centers
All Centers 21
All Capacity 918
DHS Contract Centers 9
DHS Contract Capacity 432
Homes
All Homes 28
All Capacity 246
DHS Contract Homes 19
DHS Contract Capacity 173


Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 203
1-5 years old 21
6-17 years old 45
18-21 years old 19
22-59 years old 102
60+ years old 16
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 203
White 121
Black 5
American Indian 67
Hispanic 9
Asian 1
Waiver Applications by Age
Total 40
1-5 years old 6
6-17 years old 16
18-21 years old 9
22-59 years old 9
60+ years old 0


Elderly Support Services

Total Meals Served 3,307
Congregate Meals 2,268
Meals At Home 1,039
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 33
Trial Adoption 2
Non-Kinship Regular 7
Tribal 14
Kinship Paid 6
Kinship Unpaid 1
Therapeutic 3
DDSD 0
Other 0
Homes by Race
Total 33
White 8
Black 1
American Indian 21
Hispanic 2
Asian/Pacific Islander 0
Unknown 1


Out of Home Care Placements

Children by Type
Total 53
Kinship Unpaid 0
Kinship Paid 2
Non-Kinship Regular 9
Therapeutic 8
Level B 0
Level C 0
Level D/D+ 0
Level E 2
Group and Shelter 1
Psychiatric 0
Trial Adoption 3
Trial Reunification 5
Other 23
Children by Age
Total 53
Under 1 year old 5
1-2 years old 10
3-4 years old 10
5-6 years old 4
7-8 years old 4
9-10 years old 2
11-12 years old 5
13-14 years old 2
15-16 years old 4
17 years old 6
18 years old and older 1
Children by Race
Total 53
White 10
Black 0
American Indian 32
Hispanic 11
Asian/Pacific Islander 0


SoonerCare

Cases 5,863
Persons 9,803
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 518
1 year old 433
2 years old 472
3 years old 388
4 years old 377
5 years old 357
6 years old 351
7 years old 371
8 years old 359
9 years old 360
10 years old 303
11 years old 345
12 years old 280
13 years old 296
14 years old 286
15 years old 286
16 years old 246
17 years old 264
18-64 years old 2,661
65+ years old 850


State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,374 1,374 $53,917
Aged 287 287 $9,453
Blind 3 3 $116
Disabled 1,084 1,084 $44,348
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 34 32 14
Aged 2 2 0
Blind 0 0 0
Disabled 32 30 14
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 287 85 202
White 164 49 115
Black 6 4 2
American Indian 111 29 82
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 1,084 501 583
White 631 280 351
Black 37 22 15
American Indian 397 187 210
Hispanic 17 10 7
Asian 2 2 0


Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)

Cases 2,629
Recipients 6,744
Value $848,155
Average Payment
Per Case $322.62
Per Person $125.76
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,629 6,744
White 1,372 3,077
Black 58 122
American Indian 1,116 3,309
Hispanic 77 226
Asian 6 10


TANF

Total Cases 110
Child Only Cases 60
Cases with Adults 50
Diversion Assistance Cases 1
Flex Fund Cases 12
Support Service Cases 1
Payments $26,292
Average Payment Per Case $239.02
Diversion Assistance Payments $1,074
Flex Funds Payments $1,759
Support Service Payments $100
Voucher Payments $128
Total Persons 256
Adults 50
Children 206
Cases Opened 14
Cases Closed 14
Applications Denied 35
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 256 50 206
White 72 19 53
Black 11 1 10
American Indian 141 28 113
Hispanic 30 2 28
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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