A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide
A respectful local place to begin when clutter, housing pressure, safety concerns, or support for someone you care about are becoming hard to carry alone.
Start here - Fight the Blight
Fight the Blight is the nonprofit and virtual-group front door for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns. People in Albuquerque can also use city, county, and state pathways for crisis response, housing, aging, disability, protective services, benefits, legal information, disposal, and care navigation. No outside listing is an endorsement; each organization sets its own eligibility, cost, hours, service area, capacity, consent, and safety rules.
For immediate danger, fire, serious injury, or a life-threatening medical emergency, call 911. For emotional distress or behavioral-health crisis support, call or text 988. For Albuquerque non-emergency city navigation, call 311; for New Mexico community referrals, call 211.
First conversations
You do not need to know the perfect service name before reaching out. These organizations can help you understand the landscape and identify a next step.
New Mexico 211 connects residents with local resources for housing, food, utilities, health care, transportation, household needs, government services, and community programs. Bernalillo County is served through the North Central call center. The service is free, but the referred organization sets its own eligibility, hours, and capacity.
The City of Albuquerque Department of Senior Affairs provides information and connections for older adults and caregivers, including meals, transportation, case management, home services, and community programs. Ask which current service fits the person's age, needs, address, and available funding; this is not emergency care or a cleanup service.
New Mexico's ADRC helps older adults, people with disabilities, caregivers, and families identify services such as in-home care, chore support, transportation, meals, legal information, and care coordination. Ask about the right local program, documentation, waitlists, and what is currently available in Bernalillo County.
The International OCD Foundation lists OCD Support ABQ as an in-person peer group for adults who identify with OCD-related challenges. Hoarding may be relevant as a related concern, but the group is not individualized treatment or cleanup. Confirm the current schedule, location, accessibility, and whether it feels like a good fit.
The IOCDF lists a New Mexico OCD Support Group in Albuquerque for children, adolescents, teens, and their parents or family members. It may help families think through related concerns, but it is not a hoarding-specific treatment or cleanup service. Confirm the current meeting details, age range, location, and fit before attending.
Safety and stability
These pathways serve different situations. Read the labels carefully before calling, especially when a response may involve crisis care, protective services, shelter, housing rules, legal advocacy, or emergency dispatch.
Call 911 for an immediate threat, fire, serious injury, dangerous utility or structural condition, or life-threatening medical emergency. Give the dispatcher the exact address, hazards, mobility needs, and whether anyone may be trapped. Use 988, 211, or 311 for non-immediate support.
Call or text 988 for immediate behavioral-health crisis support. Counselors can listen, help with safety planning, and connect callers to local services. This is not a hoarding-specific service or cleanup line; call 911 for a medical emergency, fire, or immediate threat to life.
Albuquerque Community Safety provides behavioral-health and quality-of-life response teams for situations such as welfare checks, unsheltered support, and nonviolent behavioral-health crises. The city says to call 911 for emergencies and 311 for non-emergencies or next-day follow-up. This is a response and navigation pathway, not a hoarding-specific cleanup service.
New Mexico APS investigates suspected abuse, neglect, self-neglect, and exploitation involving adults who cannot safeguard themselves. APS is a protective-services pathway, not hoarding treatment or cleanup. Call 911 first for immediate danger and ask about the reporting process, rights, and available least-restrictive supports.
The Albuquerque Fire Rescue Department explains how blocked exits, windows, and pathways can increase fire and rescue risk in homes affected by hoarding. Use the guidance for a calm safety conversation and call 911 for a fire, medical emergency, or immediate threat. It is educational, not a cleanup or enforcement service.
Albuquerque Code Enforcement investigates land-use, housing-code, nuisance, and property-maintenance concerns and may combine education, referrals, and enforcement. This is not a consent-based support or cleanup program. Ask about the process, deadlines, reasonable accommodations, and possible consequences before assuming a result.
The City of Albuquerque directs people experiencing homelessness or housing instability to Coordinated Entry access points and the Gateway shelter system. An assessment is required for many housing pathways and services are not guaranteed. Call 311 for local navigation and 911 for an emergency.
The City operates rental and utility assistance pathways through its Health and Social Service Centers for eligible Albuquerque residents facing eviction or utility shutoff. Funding is limited; ask which center serves the address, what documents are required, and whether a legal referral or mediation option is also needed.
Gateway West is part of Albuquerque's shelter system for people experiencing homelessness and the city says it is open year-round, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It offers meals, a warm bed, secure under-bed storage, shuttle service, and connections to case management. Shelter does not replace emergency medical or fire response; confirm access, transportation, intake rules, and accommodations before traveling.
People and practical help
These listings connect the local community with housing, food, behavioral health, benefits, transit, survivor advocacy, disability support, peer support, and practical resources. Ask about current availability, cost, scope, consent, and safety before relying on them.
Albuquerque residential customers can request pickup for listed large items such as furniture, appliances, mattresses, and televisions. Confirm current request timing, item limits, placement rules, and whether extra bags or special service charges apply before moving items outside. This is a disposal service, not a sorting or support program.
The Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center accepts listed residential materials such as paint, batteries, cleaners, pesticides, propane bottles, and automotive waste at no charge for Albuquerque and Bernalillo County residents. The current city page lists a 125-pound and 55-gallon-per-load limit and excludes explosives, biomedical waste, electronics, appliances, tires, and business waste. Confirm accepted materials, hours, proof of residency, and holiday closures before traveling.
The City operates convenience centers for residents and small commercial haulers to drop off excess trash and some large items. The city lists fees, vehicle and load limits, and prohibited materials such as hazardous waste, medical waste, ammunition, and construction debris. Check current rules before loading a vehicle.
New Mexico Legal Aid may provide civil legal advice and representation for eligible residents, including housing and eviction matters. It is not a cleanup provider. Contact intake promptly when a notice, court date, habitability concern, reasonable-accommodation question, or benefits issue is involved.
The Albuquerque Housing Authority provides public housing and housing-choice or project-based voucher pathways for eligible households, including older adults and people with disabilities. Applications and waitlists do not guarantee a unit. Verify current openings, reasonable accommodations, income rules, waitlist status, and inspection requirements directly; AHA says it does not charge to apply.
New MexiCare offers financial assistance and training for eligible caregivers helping older adults with physical or cognitive limitations with daily activities. The current state page lists age, functional, income, and resource requirements and says an application is not a final eligibility determination or guarantee of services. Review the current criteria and document requirements before applying.
New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services lists caregiver supports that may include respite, in-home care, homemaker and chore services, meals, transportation, legal information, and care coordination. Ask the ADRC which services are available in Bernalillo County and whether an assessment or waitlist applies.
The International OCD Foundation's hoarding directory can help people search for therapists, programs, support groups, organizers, and task forces. Availability, credentials, insurance, fees, and service area can change. Use it as a starting point and confirm every detail with the provider; directory inclusion is not an endorsement.
The International OCD Foundation directory identifies organizers who report training or experience related to chronic disorganization, aging, and hoarding. IOCDF listings are not endorsements. Verify credentials, hoarding-specific experience, consent-based pacing, privacy, disposal practices, service area, fees, and total cost directly.
Junk Out ABQ describes residential cleanouts, furniture and appliance removal, estate and garage cleanouts, and hoarding cleanout support in Albuquerque and nearby communities. Its site says quotes are free and no-obligation and that paint, propane tanks, motor oil, and chemicals are excluded. This is an independent provider listing, not an endorsement or clinical referral; ask about consent, privacy, worker safety, insurance, item handling, and total cost before scheduling.
The Peer Tree offers nonclinical hoarding and clutter support, including organizing help, groups, family guidance, and practical next steps. Ask about current availability, service area, scope, pacing, privacy, and fees before beginning. The Peer Tree is a separate private-pay pathway from Fight the Blight's nonprofit programming.
Unburied, from The Peer Tree, is a judgment-free digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns and for friends and family. It can offer ongoing connection, tools, and momentum from Albuquerque or anywhere else. It is not therapy, clinical care, cleanup, or emergency support.
A note from the Alliance
This guide is anchored in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and includes city, county, state, nonprofit, national, and independent pathways. A listing here does not mean Fight the Blight endorses every provider or can guarantee availability. The Hoarding Alliance is not a city or county agency, therapy practice, emergency service, or cleanup company. We will keep reviewing this page, but please confirm details directly before relying on them.
Need help choosing a path? Contact Fight the Blight