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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 - December 2009

Cherokee County



   

Adult Protective Services

New Guardianships 1
Ongoing Guardianships 7
Referrals Assigned 27
Investigations Completed 38


Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 17
Total 37
Substantiated Court Intervention Requested 3
Substantiated Services Recommended 4
Ruled Out 17
Unsubstantiated Services Recommended 11
Failure to Cooperate 2
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 13
Total 18
Services Provided 1
Services Recommended 0
Both 0
None 17
Failure to Cooperate 0
Investigations Substantiated
Total 7
Abuse 1
Neglect 5
Both 1


Child Care

Recipients by Recipient County
Persons 134
Expenditures by Vendor County
Expenditures $39,894
Children by Age
Total 134
Under 1 year old 13
1 year old 34
2 years old 36
3 years old 25
4 years old 8
5 years old 3
6-12 years old 14
Over 12 years old 1
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 134
White 70
Black 12
American Indian 44
Hispanic 7
Asian 1
Facilities by Stars
Total 47
One Star 18
One + Star 1
Two Star 25
Three Star 3
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars
Total 124
One Star 13
One + Star 4
Two Star 98
Three Star 9
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 2
One + Star 0
Two Star 57
Three Star 9
Facilities by Stars - Homes
One Star 11
One + Star 1
Two Star 14
Three Star 0
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Homes
One Star 11
One + Star 4
Two Star 41
Three Star 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 47
All Capacity 1,150
DHS Contract Facilities 28
DHS Contract Capacity 625
Centers
All Centers 21
All Capacity 918
DHS Contract Centers 10
DHS Contract Capacity 459
Homes
All Homes 26
All Capacity 232
DHS Contract Homes 18
DHS Contract Capacity 166


Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 206
1-5 years old 21
6-17 years old 43
18-21 years old 19
22-59 years old 106
60+ years old 17
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 206
White 122
Black 6
American Indian 68
Hispanic 9
Asian 1
Waiver Applications by Age
Total 42
1-5 years old 6
6-17 years old 17
18-21 years old 10
22-59 years old 9
60+ years old 0


Elderly Support Services

Total Meals Served 2,997
Congregate Meals 1,894
Meals At Home 1,103
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 28
Trial Adoption 1
Non-Kinship Regular 6
Tribal 14
Kinship Paid 4
Kinship Unpaid 0
Therapeutic 3
DDSD 0
Other 0
Homes by Race
Total 28
White 9
Black 1
American Indian 17
Hispanic 0
Asian/Pacific Islander 0
Unknown 1


Out of Home Care Placements

Children by Type
Total 54
Kinship Unpaid 0
Kinship Paid 1
Non-Kinship Regular 13
Therapeutic 6
Level B 0
Level C 0
Level D/D+ 0
Level E 1
Group and Shelter 0
Psychiatric 0
Trial Adoption 3
Trial Reunification 4
Other 26
Children by Age
Total 54
Under 1 year old 7
1-2 years old 8
3-4 years old 12
5-6 years old 6
7-8 years old 5
9-10 years old 1
11-12 years old 3
13-14 years old 2
15-16 years old 3
17 years old 6
18 years old and older 1
Children by Race
Total 54
White 8
Black 1
American Indian 35
Hispanic 10
Asian/Pacific Islander 0


SoonerCare

Cases 5,957
Persons 9,981
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 514
1 year old 466
2 years old 461
3 years old 426
4 years old 386
5 years old 373
6 years old 353
7 years old 353
8 years old 354
9 years old 354
10 years old 322
11 years old 352
12 years old 299
13 years old 294
14 years old 272
15 years old 296
16 years old 259
17 years old 276
18-64 years old 2,695
65+ years old 876


State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,374 1,374 $52,110
Aged 282 282 $9,059
Blind 3 3 $110
Disabled 1,089 1,089 $42,941
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 44 41 15
Aged 4 7 0
Blind 0 0 0
Disabled 40 34 15
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 282 84 198
White 160 48 112
Black 6 4 2
American Indian 110 29 81
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 1,089 512 577
White 635 286 349
Black 34 22 12
American Indian 398 190 208
Hispanic 20 12 8
Asian 2 2 0


Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)

Cases 2,830
Recipients 7,220
Value $926,962
Average Payment
Per Case $327.55
Per Person $128.39
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,830 7,220
White 1,439 3,238
Black 59 119
American Indian 1,242 3,608
Hispanic 83 242
Asian 7 13


TANF

Total Cases 117
Child Only Cases 63
Cases with Adults 54
Diversion Assistance Cases 0
Flex Fund Cases 9
Support Service Cases 1
Payments $26,882
Average Payment Per Case $229.76
Diversion Assistance Payments $0
Flex Funds Payments $1,328
Support Service Payments $100
Voucher Payments $0
Total Persons 287
Adults 55
Children 232
Cases Opened 13
Cases Closed 14
Applications Denied 29
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 287 55 232
White 72 16 56
Black 10 1 9
American Indian 179 37 142
Hispanic 26 1 25
Asian 0 0 0




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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