Excerpt from North Jersey: (click for entire article)
At least 16 New Jersey municipalities have committed to using affordable housing trust funds to provide supported homes for adults with developmental disabilities, Human Services Commissioner Jennifer Velez said Tuesday.
Combined with state matching funds, the money is expected to help open at least a couple dozen community homes for the disabled, each of which would house several people with disabilities ranging from severe intellectual disabilities to cerebral palsy and autism.
The state’s push to get towns to commit the trust funds, which come from fees assessed on private developers, is part of a plan announced last year to help address a backlog of disabled adults seeking placement in community programs. Because of a shortage of community housing, many have spent years living in state institutions or in their families’ homes, where they are often cared for by aging parents.


Recent Comments