Meet Our Director

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Ms. Helt is a native Staten Islander who has made Sussex County her home in 2006. Ms. Helt is a Certified Family Support Partner and a Certified Nurtured Heart Approach Trainer and Coach with over 30 years combined experience in health & human services, sales and marketing and nonprofit business operations. In 2010 Ms. Helt joined the Family Support Organization of Morris & Sussex Counties, a Family Support Organization, after receiving services for her own family. She currently serves as their Executive Director. Prior to joining the Family Support Organization, Ms. Helt served as a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant. Ms. Helt is also Co-Founder of a nonprofit animal rescue that works with young adults in recovery founded in 2019. She is an active volunteer in the community and proudly serves as Board Member, Council Member or Committee Member for many local organizations, including: New Jersey Alliance of Family Support Organizations, Sussex County Human Service Advisory Council, Sussex and Morris County Council on Juvenile Justice System Improvement (CCJSI) Council Member, Highlands Advisory Committee Member & Sussex County Law Enforcement Committee Member. She has also served over 8 years as Chair & Co-Chair for the Sussex County Mental Health Board and Joint LACADA Board. 

"My own journey began back in 2007 as a new resident of Sussex County NJ and as the parent of three children who have struggled with co-occurring mental health and substance use challenges. I am a graduated kinship caregiver having raised my granddaughter from birth until she was successfully reunified with her mother in 2018, and co parent to two step children with complex trauma related mental health challenges. My professional career with New Jerseys Children's System of Care began in 2010. I have seen the positive progression of service options and availability of programming for families including the integration of services for ID/DD youth and youth with substance use challenges. I personally experienced being served as a family and am now honored to serve families on a professional level ensuring they are provided with proper resources for a successful family journey."