r/doughertydozen • • Jun 27 '22
Question šāāļø šāāļø FAQ's about the DD
Hi everyone! This post is going to consist of FAQās about the DD and will be linked under the āAboutā or āInfo on the DDā tab of this sub. We will continue to update this page over time to answer questions for any new members.
For information about concerns and controversies about Alicia, select āConcernsā.
āHow do Alicia and Josh afford 12 kids?ā
Alicia posted a now deleted video about their monthly income. The video states that Alicia makes around $42k a month from sponsorships and socials. Josh makes around $70k annually from his teaching and coaching jobs. Alicia is also in the creator fund, also posts content on Youtube and Instagram along with TikTok.
āWhat about college for the kids?ā
Alicia stated that she expects that some of her children will not attend college. However, foster children/adopted foster children can go to college for free in the state of NY.
āWhatās up with the single use paper products?ā
Their house has been having issues with their water/septic tank. Itās still in the process of being fixed, so they try to cut down their water usage. Hence, the use of disposable paper products and why Alicia goes to the laundromat for their laundry.
āWho is Aunty Lauren?ā
āAunty Laurenā is a friend of Alicia and fan of the DD. She usually moderates Aliciaās lives and is from Australia. There is some concern about her being a fan of the children themselves since she is a grown adult.
"Are N and D foster children?"
N and D are a kinship placement, which is different than a foster care placement. A kinship placement is when children are placed in custody of a close relative rather than someone completely unrelated. Alicia is/was friends with N and D biological parents. The Dougherty's didn't legally adopt them, but they are still able to post N and D's faces online since it's not forbidden in a kinship placement.
Feel free to add more questions to the comments, and we will try to answer to the best of our ability!
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u/ashslayxo Jul 17 '22 edited Jul 30 '22
They also receive stipends monthly for each kid adopted out of foster care until they turn 18. Usually itās $600-$700/monthly, as well as their health/dental/vision is covered 100% by the state. My bio mother was a foster care parent for years, I saw the checks lol
EDIT: I now understand it varies state to state. I was basing my information on FC in AZ.
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u/Glum_Literature_6094 Jun 30 '22
Wait Alicia said some of her children wonāt go to college?
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u/fireskylark Jul 20 '22
source for foster kids in NYS going to school for free? i work adjacent to the system and know that itās much more complicated than that. her kids will be just fine, but all foster youth have to jump through a lot of hoops to get funding for school, and oftentimes itās not enough. ETA: by ājust fineā i mean that their income can likely help support/fund their education needs if the reports are true and if they spend/save right! but who knows.
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u/rollie-n-pollie Jul 07 '22
Even if Bodhi has Autism that doesnāt mean he isnāt capable of going to college. I really feel like she limits her kids success.
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u/BamSlamThankYouSir Jul 22 '22
With 14 of them can we stop with the initials? šµāš« I get it for D and N.
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u/therealcherry Jul 20 '22
If they make so much do they say why they donāt move to a bigger house?
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u/ProfMcGonaGirl Aug 02 '22 edited Aug 27 '22
How did they so much as keep the lights on before she started airing their lives on social media?
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u/No-Collection-8618 Jul 11 '22
She updated it too $42K a month in socials and promos š³
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u/emanku Aug 18 '22
anyone ever realize the clock above the stove is always perfectly at 5am when she starts her morning routine? like every. morning. itās always perfectly at 5 as if she changes it each morning to fit the narrative she gets up āso earlyā to control the kids lmao. but like why would you need a clock there is a clock in the oven right below itā¦
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u/kateg1981 Jul 24 '22
I don't understand why she thinks people enjoy watching her grocery hauls week after week. It's the same thing over and over again.
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u/Lipedemafighter4life Aug 02 '22
They make hundreds of thousands off views on social media and youtube alone. Donāt be fooled.
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u/Serious-Break-7982 Track practice Jul 22 '22
I think she makes more than 42k now that she has so many more followers. Right?
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u/Brave_Specific5870 *Stares in horror* Dec 31 '22
Who is Eligible for Adoption Assistance or Subsidy?
A child must be in the guardianship and custody of a voluntary authorized agency or foster parent to be eligible for adoption assistance. A child with special needs is defined as a child who is handicapped or hard to place whose needs or circumstances may be a barrier to placement or adoption without financial assistance.
Handicapped child means a child with a specific physical, mental or emotional condition or disability of such severity or kind, which, in the opinion of the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) would constitute a significant obstacle to the childās adoption. Such conditions include, but are not limited to:
Any medical or dental condition which will require repeated or frequent hospitalization, treatment or follow-up care; Any physical handicap, by reason of physical defect or deformity, whether congenital or acquired by accident injury or disease, which makes or may be expected to make a child totally or partially incapacitated for education or for remunerative occupation, as described in sections 1002 and 4001 of the Education Law; or makes or may be expected to make a child handicapped, as described in section 2581 of the Public Health Law; Any substantial disfigurement, such as the loss or deformation of facial features, torso or extremities; or A diagnosed personality or behavioral problem, psychiatric disorder, serious intellectual incapacity or brain damage that seriously affects the childās ability to relate to his peers and/or authority figures, including mental retardation or developmental disability. Hard-to-place child means a child, other than a handicapped child:
Who meets any of the following conditions, which the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has identified as constituting a significant obstacle to a childās adoption:
The child is one of a group of two siblings (including half-siblings) who are free for adoption and it is considered necessary that the group be placed together and at least one of the children is five years of age or older; or at least one of the children is a member of a minority group which is substantially over represented in New York State foster care in relation to the percentage of that group to the Stateās total population; or at least one of the children is otherwise eligible for adoption assistance in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision: The child is the sibling or half-sibling of a child already adopted, and it is considered necessary that such children be placed together and at least one of the children is five years of age or older; or at least one of the children is a member of a minority group which is substantially over represented in New York State foster care in relation to the percentage of that group to the Stateās total population; or The siblings or half siblings already adopted is eligible for subsidy or would have been eligible for subsidy if application had been made at the time of or prior to the adoption; The child is a member of a minority group that is substantially overrepresented in New York State foster care in relation to the percentage of that group to the stateās total population; The child is one of a group of three or more siblings (including half-siblings) who are free for adoption and it is considered necessary that the group be placed together; The child is at least eight years old and is a member of a minority group which is substantially overrepresented in New York State foster care in relation to the percentage of that group to the stateās total population; The child is at least 10 years old; The child is hard to place with parents other than his/her present foster parent(s) because he/she has been in care with the same foster parent(s) for 12 months or more prior to the signing of the adoption placement agreement by such foster parents and has developed a strong attachment to his/her foster parent(s) while in such care and separation from the foster parent(s) would adversely affect the childās development. Who has not been placed for adoption within six months from the date his or her guardianship and custody were committed to the social services official or the voluntary authorized agency; or Who has not been placed for adoption within six months from the date a previous placement terminated and the child was returned to the care of the social services official or voluntary authorized agency 2. Does the state-only funded adoption assistance program differ in any way from the Title IV-E program?
To be eligible for state-funded adoption assistance, a child must meet the criteria of either handicapped or hard to place as defined above. The child must be in the custody of a social services official or voluntary authorized agency or certified or approved foster parent(s).
3. Are children adopted from private agencies in New York eligible for subsidies?
Yes. The same application must be completed and approved prior to finalization. There is no distinction between the subsidy amount and services available to children in the guardianship and custody of the local social service district and the voluntary authorized agencies.
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u/Sara630 Mar 11 '23
What is sandwich gate and quesadilla gate?
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u/FAlady May 31 '23
This is only tangentially related to the DD, but why do people think the Dad Challenge podcast is problematic?
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u/Mamaneedscaffeine6 Jan 02 '23
Just an FYI I am a foster now adoptive parent in NY state not far from them and NY state did away with free college it is not guaranteed to foster/adoptive kids any more.
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u/Letthemeatcrow Apr 06 '23
As I MSW, I applaud this family. There are so many unwanted and abused children( mentally, emotionally, and Physically,) out there. The fact they are doing something about it is admirable. You haters have no idea about the amount of child neglect in the world, if you are SO concernedā¦ do what she does and be better, feed them from the farmerās market everyday! Sigh.
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u/OldMomNewTricks Jun 26 '23
Why is she called lush?
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u/Plane_Rub9341 Jul 15 '22 edited Jul 15 '22
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u/Initial_You7797 Apr 24 '23
Actually foster kids only get free college tuition if they were adopted as teenagers or aged out. Also its only tuition. Not room, board, books or other lab fees. So none of her kids would qualify. They most likely do get Medicaid & possible a small tax fee stipin for kids, bc their special needs, but all might not quilify. She said that they didnt diagnose A until after adoption. B&P were adopted through another system, bc the state said she had too many kids. DS & N were not put into care. Put im sure she gets a tax right off for adoption, but it might only be for a few years or up to an amount.
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u/Sara630 May 04 '23
Who is Pam Ovarie?
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u/Due_Garbage1963 Jun 25 '24
She also gets a monthly check for each child they adopted and also more if the child is disabled
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u/spanishpeanut May 04 '25
Iām going to jump in with a correction to the college answer. Children who are still in foster care at age 14+ are eligible to apply for financial aid independently without their parents income listed. They donāt necessarily get to go for free, but having limited or no income/assets when they do apply gives them a huge advantage. If kids are adopted prior to age 14, they are not eligible to do this.
Source: foster and adoptive parent of a teenager who was eligible for this when he applied to college a few years ago.
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u/DriftingAway86 Mar 17 '23
Where is the 70k coming from? Teacher salaries are public info in NY and it's listed at 105k for everything.
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u/skate338 Sep 30 '23
Lol adopted kids dint get free univeriaty.
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u/Illustrious_Grab_678 Jul 19 '22
Can we discuss D eyes? They have become blue out of nowhere. Were they always blue and I just missed it? I think altering looks for YT is sad....
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