Medicaid Initiative Funded by a Grant from The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs & Department of Human Services

FREEHOLD – May 28, 2026 – Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey is now actively accepting referrals as part of NJ’s housing services community as a Housing Supports Program provider in Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties, in support of the Camden Coalition. Once fully operational, CSPNJ will have the capacity to support over 100 individuals concurrently with housing stability services across all five Managed Care Organizations: Aetna®, Fidelis Care, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, UnitedHealthcare, and Wellpoint.

The Housing Supports Program helps individuals facing housing insecurity who have Medicaid find and maintain housing. First initiated in June of 2025, this program offers four key services: pre-tenancy, tenancy sustainment, move-in supports, and residential modification and remediation. CSPNJ has six staff members trained and available to provide Housing Support services. In its current stage, a caseload of around twenty people served is anticipated.

“We’re incredibly grateful to be joining this network of providers to open new opportunities for safe and secure housing for the folks in our communities,” CSPNJ Deputy Director of Southern Region Niki Schlett says. “With the housing epidemic continue to rise, it is crucial for organizations like CSPNJ and others to be able to show up for those needing assistance in avoiding or recovering from homelessness with a compassionate approach.”

CSPNJ will offer focused, time-limited support services to individuals in the community designed to help them prepare for, obtain, and maintain stable housing. Through a person-centered approach, CSPNJ will work alongside individuals to address barriers to housing stability, strengthen independent living skills, connect participants to community-based resources, and promote long-term wellness and self-sufficiency. Services may include housing readiness support, assistance with navigating housing applications and systems, coordination with landlords and service providers, and ongoing guidance aimed at helping individuals successfully transition into and sustain safe, stable housing within the community.

Among the five community wellness centers that CSPNJ operates in the southern NJ counties, 43.57% of members identify as living in homelessness. Individuals who are interested in receiving assistance through the Housing Support Program must be enrolled in Medicaid, have a social risk factor such as current homelessness or recent incarceration, and a clinical risk factor like a mental or chronic health condition.

This initiative is made by possible by the collaboration of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and Department of Human Services through the NJ FamilyCare Housing Supports Provider Readiness Program. To refer an eligible individual for CSPNJ’s housing support services, please contact Niki Schlett at hsp@cspnj.org for more information.

About Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey (CSPNJ)

A statewide behavioral health agency incorporated in 1984, CSPNJ has established itself as a respected innovator of housing, Community Wellness Centers, employment, and economic development services that promote the wellness and recovery of people with the lived experience of behavioral health conditions. CSPNJ empowers New Jersey residents with behavioral health challenges by providing peer-led, values-based services that foster wellness, recovery, housing stability, and advocacy. Starting with just three drop-in centers to what is now a statewide network of programs, CSPNJ is a nationally recognized leader in the design and delivery of wellness and recovery-oriented services, offering opportunities for people to live, learn, and work in the community of their choice. CSPNJ has been in operation for over 40 years, having provided supportive housing and community wellness centers for decades, respite and homelessness services for over 10 years, and outreach services for over 5 years. CSPNJ is a HUD-approved Public Housing Agency that provides mainstream and CoC housing vouchers for over 20 years. For more information about CSPNJ, visit www.cspnj.org.