Easter Seals Disability Services

Supportive Housing (Rental Subsidy)

Provides rental assistance and case management services to severely and persistently mentally ill adults to help them live more independently within their communities. Services include assessment, case management, service planning, service linkage, ongoing monitoring, ongoing clinical support, and advocacy.

Criteria: 18 years of age or older diagnosed with mental illness.  Although rental assistance may not always be available, case management services may still be provided.

Counties: Essex, Hunterdon, Monmouth, Somerset and Warren

Contact Information:

Essex: Marc Behnke - Tel: 973-857-3500

E-mail: mbehnke@nj.easterseals.com

Hunterdon: Tisha Luckett - Tel: 908-788-7580, ext.  617 
E-mail:  tluckett@nj.easterseals.com 

Monmouth: Jill Castina Tel: 732-918-1188, ext. 146

E-mail: jcastina@nj.easterseals.com

Somerset:  Jeanmarie Laracuente - Tel: 908-722-4300, ext. 611
E-mail:  jlaracuente@nj.easterseals.com

Warren:  David Dean - Tel: 908-689-6600, ext.  117 
E-mail:  ddean@nj.easterseals.com 

Funding:  New Jersey State Department of Human Services’ Division of Mental Heath Services