New Addiction Recovery and Family Support Programs Coming to Sussex County

Pennsylvania nonprofit Be a Part of the Conversation is launching recovery programs and parent partnership services in southern Delaware for families affected by addiction.

Published on Feb. 27, 2026

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Families in Sussex County, Delaware, will soon have access to new addiction recovery and family support programs through the expansion of the Pennsylvania-based nonprofit Be a Part of the Conversation. The organization, which focuses on educating families about substance use, addiction, and recovery, as well as connecting them to peer support and resources, is intentionally expanding into southern Delaware to address the lack of resources in that region compared to the northern part of the state.

Why it matters

Research shows that peer support can play a powerful role in addiction recovery, helping to reduce stigma and create a space where families feel understood. The expansion of Be a Part of the Conversation into Sussex County aims to provide much-needed resources and support for families navigating addiction, an issue that has long been underserved in the southern part of Delaware.

The details

Be a Part of the Conversation, founded in 2011 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, is a nonprofit that focuses on educating families about substance use, addiction, and recovery, and connecting them for peer support while linking them with recovery resources. The organization is now expanding into southern Delaware, an area that advocates say has long lacked resources compared to the northern part of the state. Kathy Greeley, the organization's Delaware program manager, says that often resources come into the state and start in the north, leaving southern Delaware as the 'last ones to get those resources'.

  • Be a Part of the Conversation was founded in 2011 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
  • The organization is now expanding into southern Delaware, with plans underway.

The players

Be a Part of the Conversation

A Pennsylvania-based nonprofit focused on educating families about substance use, addiction, and recovery, and connecting them for peer support while linking them with recovery resources.

Kathy Greeley

The Delaware program manager for Be a Part of the Conversation, who is a woman in recovery and has personal experience with the lack of resources for families dealing with addiction in southern Delaware.

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What they’re saying

“We have so many more resources in the Wilmington area than we do down here. So often my experience has been that things come into the state and they start north and they come south. They go from New Castle to Kent to Sussex — and we're kind of the last ones to get those resources.”

— Kathy Greeley, Delaware Program Manager, Be a Part of the Conversation (whyy.org)

“I'm a woman in recovery, and I started working in the field of recovery and addiction when I got here. I was using their resources at the time, because I really didn't have any resources for families.”

— Kathy Greeley, Delaware Program Manager, Be a Part of the Conversation (whyy.org)

“There weren't any family meetings for just parents. There weren't a lot of resources for people to go and get information as to what addiction was, how it affects families, what you can do to get help, how you can help your person who's suffering with the addiction.”

— Kathy Greeley, Delaware Program Manager, Be a Part of the Conversation (whyy.org)

What’s next

The expansion of Be a Part of the Conversation's programs and services into Sussex County, Delaware, is currently in the planning stages, with the organization working to bring its resources and support to families in the southern part of the state.

The takeaway

The launch of new addiction recovery and family support programs in Sussex County, Delaware, through the expansion of the Pennsylvania-based nonprofit Be a Part of the Conversation, represents a much-needed effort to address the lack of resources and support for families navigating addiction in the southern part of the state. By providing peer support, education, and connections to recovery resources, the organization aims to reduce stigma and empower families affected by substance use disorders.