N.J. Moves Toward More Community Homes

Paul Salavatore with state Human
Services Commissioner Jennifer
Velez in Closter on Tuesday. Salavatore
lives in a group home in Haworth.

CLOSTER — 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.