A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Amite City, Louisiana.

A respectful place to begin, whether you are looking for support for yourself, worried about someone you love, or trying to respond to a safety, housing, care, or practical concern in Amite City or Tangipahoa Parish.

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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Amite City, Tangipahoa Parish, and nearby southeast Louisiana communities. We can help you think through what kind of next step may fit.

For immediate danger

Call 911 for a medical emergency, fire, immediate danger, or active threat. For emotional distress or a behavioral-health crisis, call or text 988. For current food, shelter, housing, utilities, transportation, benefits, or family-resource navigation, dial 211 and confirm local availability.

First conversations

A few good places to start

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.

Private-pay hoarding support, organizing help, groups, and family guidance - broader service area; scope, cost, scheduling, travel, consent, safety, and capacity rules apply; not emergency care

The Peer Tree

The Peer Tree is the private-pay pathway for organizing help, decluttering support, groups, family guidance, and practical next steps when a grant or public program is not the right fit. Ask about scope, cost, travel, consent, safety, and whether support is available in Amite City or Tangipahoa Parish.

Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns - online; no cost or eligibility claim verified; not therapy or emergency support

Unburied

Unburied, from The Peer Tree, offers a judgment-free digital pathway with peer support, groups, and tools for people directly affected and for friends, family, property managers, municipal teams, nonprofit workers, and other supporters. It is not therapy, a crisis service, or a substitute for emergency help.

Qualified local critical-access hospital and medical pathway - Amite City and Tangipahoa Parish; clinical, admission, insurance, payment, referral, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Hood Memorial Hospital

Hood Memorial Hospital is listed by Louisiana Department of Health at 301 West Walnut Street in Amite City. Review current emergency, medical, clinic, social-work, referral, accessibility, coverage, payment, and capacity routes directly before relying on a service.

Information, referral, and resource-navigation pathway for food, shelter, housing, health, utilities, and social services - Louisiana, including Tangipahoa Parish; availability, eligibility, and provider capacity must be confirmed; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana 211

Use Louisiana 211 to ask about current local food, shelter, housing, health, utility, senior, disability, disaster, and family resources. Confirm the direct provider, hours, eligibility, and capacity before traveling or sharing sensitive information; use 911 for immediate danger.

Safety and stability

When the concern involves safety, housing, or crisis

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.

Emergency police, fire, and medical dispatch - Amite City, Tangipahoa Parish, and Louisiana; call for immediate danger, fire, serious injury, or life-threatening medical emergency; not a planned-service or resource-navigation line

911 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 or 211 for non-immediate support.

Free 24/7 phone, text, and chat crisis support - Louisiana and nationwide, including Tangipahoa Parish; not a substitute for 911 when danger is immediate

Louisiana 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for emotional distress, suicidal thoughts, or a behavioral-health or substance-use crisis. Louisiana identifies 988 as a direct connection to accessible crisis support; use 911 for immediate danger, fire, serious injury, or an ambulance need.

Official behavioral-health mobile-crisis, crisis-center, and short-term community-support pathway - Louisiana, including Tangipahoa Parish; regional assignment, assessment, clinical, eligibility, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Crisis Response System

Louisiana's Crisis Response System describes mobile crisis response, 24/7 behavioral-health crisis centers, and short-term community support. Confirm the current Tangipahoa Parish access route through Louisiana's behavioral-health system or 988; call 911 for immediate danger, fire, serious injury, or an ambulance need.

Qualified local critical-access hospital and emergency pathway - Amite City and Tangipahoa Parish; triage, clinical, admission, insurance, payment, referral, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger or ambulance need

Hood Memorial Hospital Emergency and Medical Care

Hood Memorial Hospital publishes current hospital contacts from its Amite City location. Use emergency services for urgent medical concerns and call 911 for immediate danger, severe symptoms, fire, or when ambulance transport is needed; confirm non-emergency access directly.

Qualified public mental-health, addiction, developmental-disability, and community-care pathway serving Tangipahoa Parish from southeast Louisiana clinics; assessment, clinical, insurance, fee, eligibility, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority - Tangipahoa Access

FPHSA's Rosenblum Behavioral Health Clinic in Hammond serves residents of Tangipahoa, Livingston, and St. Helena parishes with mental-health and addictive-disorders services. Normal clinic hours are weekdays; FPHSA says to use 211, ViaLINK chat, or TXT211 after hours rather than leave an urgent voicemail.

Official parish law-enforcement, non-emergency, public-safety, and local-notification pathway - Tangipahoa Parish; jurisdiction, report, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office

Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office publishes Amite City and parish non-emergency contacts, evacuation-assistance numbers, and emergency-preparedness information. Confirm jurisdiction and the right planned-service contact; call 911 for crimes in progress, immediate danger, fire, serious injury, or an ambulance need.

Official municipal law-enforcement and non-emergency reporting pathway for Amite City; jurisdiction, report, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

Amite City Police Department

The Town of Amite City identifies its first responders and an after-hours emergency contact through its department directory. Use the municipal route for planned questions or reports within city limits and confirm jurisdiction; call 911 for crimes in progress, immediate danger, fire, or medical emergencies.

Official municipal fire, first-responder, and emergency-response pathway for Amite City; jurisdiction, response, inspection, and prevention rules apply; call 911 for fire or immediate danger

Amite City Fire and First Responders

Amite City's current departments page identifies first responders and an after-hours emergency contact. Call 911 for fire, smoke, an immediate threat, a dangerous structural condition, or a medical emergency; confirm planned prevention and inspection questions with the city.

Official parish disaster-preparedness, evacuation, shelter, alert, and recovery-navigation pathway - Tangipahoa Parish; hazard, registration, transportation, shelter, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Tangipahoa Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness

Tangipahoa Parish and Louisiana's emergency-management contacts provide preparedness, evacuation, shelter, and recovery information. Ask about Amite-area evacuation assistance and current accommodations before an event; call 911 for an active emergency.

Official Tangipahoa Parish emergency-notification pathway for hazardous events - Tangipahoa Parish; registration, device, address, alert, and network-coverage rules apply; not emergency dispatch

TANGIAlert

Tangipahoa Parish promotes TANGIAlert for emergency notifications by text, phone, email, and other selected contact paths. Register the location and confirm how alerts and evacuation information work; call 911 rather than waiting for an alert during immediate danger.

Official public-health, environmental-health, immunization, vital-record, voter-registration, and WIC pathway - Amite City and Tangipahoa Parish; clinic hours, service, documentation, eligibility, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Tangipahoa Parish (Amite) Health Unit

The Louisiana Department of Health lists the Tangipahoa Parish (Amite) Health Unit at 330 West Oak Street in Amite City. Published services include environmental health, immunizations, vital records, voter registration, and WIC; confirm current hours and availability before traveling.

Official report-and-response pathway for suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or extortion of vulnerable adults - Louisiana, including Tangipahoa Parish; screening, confidentiality, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Adult Protective Services

Louisiana Adult Protective Services investigates reports involving vulnerable adults and arranges protective services. Use the official route to confirm the correct report line for the person's age and disability status; call 911 for a life-threatening emergency.

Official child-protection and family-services pathway - Louisiana, including Tangipahoa Parish; screening, confidentiality, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Child Welfare

Louisiana DCFS provides a child-protection and family-services pathway when a child may be unsafe. Call the official reporting line and confirm current intake details; call 911 for immediate danger or a serious medical emergency.

Free poison-exposure information and triage pathway - Louisiana, including Amite City and Tangipahoa Parish; exposure-specific medical guidance and emergency-response rules apply; call 911 for severe symptoms or immediate danger

Louisiana Poison Control

For a possible poisoning or hazardous exposure, call Louisiana Poison Control for exposure-specific guidance. Call 911 for trouble breathing, unconsciousness, seizures, severe symptoms, fire, or immediate danger.

People and practical help

Housing, food, care, transportation, and ongoing support

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.

Official state directory for parish seat, courts, health, library, emergency preparedness, sheriff, local government, and community contacts - Tangipahoa Parish; department, jurisdiction, hours, and service rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Tangipahoa Parish Profile

Louisiana's official Tangipahoa Parish profile identifies Amite City as the parish seat and links local routes for emergency preparedness, courts, health, library, local government, sheriff, and other public services. Use it to find the responsible office and confirm current details before traveling or sharing sensitive information.

Official municipal navigation for police, first responders, roads, water, city hall, and local services - Amite City limits; department, account, service, and jurisdiction rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Town of Amite City Departments

Amite City's current department directory identifies city hall at 212 East Oak Street, weekday business hours, city service contacts, and an after-hours emergency number. Use it for planned municipal concerns and confirm the correct department; call 911 for immediate danger.

Official parish-government navigation for roads, permits, public works, utilities, emergency preparedness, community resources, and administration - Tangipahoa Parish; department, account, service, and jurisdiction rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Tangipahoa Parish Government

Tangipahoa Parish Government provides local navigation for public works, emergency preparedness, housing, community resources, and parish offices. Use the Amite contact route to locate the right department and confirm current hours, documents, jurisdiction, and capacity.

Local Housing Choice Voucher, Emergency Shelter Grant, Rapid Re-Housing, and affordable-housing pathway - Amite and Tangipahoa Parish; income, household, documentation, waitlist, accessibility, funding, and availability rules apply; not emergency shelter unless confirmed

Tangipahoa Parish Housing Authority

Tangipahoa Parish Government's housing authority is at 111 North Bay Street, Suite B, in Amite and assists low-, very low-, and extremely low-income households through Housing Choice Vouchers and other programs. Confirm applications, waitlists, reasonable accommodations, funding, and whether a current program fits the household.

Official federal public-housing-authority contact record - Tangipahoa Parish Council, Amite; application, income, household, documentation, waitlist, voucher, accessibility, and availability rules must be confirmed; not emergency shelter

HUD Tangipahoa Parish Housing Contact

HUD's public-housing-authority contact record identifies Tangipahoa Parish Council at 303 East Oak Street in Amite. Use the local authority and HUD routes to confirm current applications, waitlists, eligibility, accessibility, reasonable accommodations, and unit or voucher availability.

State housing, community-action, and low-income home-energy assistance pathway - Tangipahoa Parish; income, utility-account, document, funding, seasonal, crisis, and local-provider rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Housing Corporation and LIHEAP - Amite

Louisiana Housing Corporation identifies Quad Area Community Action Agency and the Tangipahoa/Kentwood-Amite LIHEAP contact for energy assistance. Confirm current intake, income and document rules, funding, crisis procedures, and whether applications are open before relying on assistance.

Official statewide housing-crisis and coordinated-entry navigation pathway - Louisiana, including Tangipahoa Parish; assessment, local access point, eligibility, shelter, availability, and placement rules apply; not a direct shelter guarantee or emergency dispatch

Louisiana Homelessness Solutions and Coordinated Entry

Louisiana Housing Corporation directs people experiencing homelessness or housing instability to coordinated-entry access points, housing-and-services routes, and 211. Use the local access-point process to ask about shelter and housing navigation; confirm availability and eligibility rather than assuming placement.

Official statewide rental-search and affordable-housing information pathway - Louisiana, including Amite City and Tangipahoa Parish; vacancy, screening, rent, application, accessibility, and availability must be confirmed with property managers; not emergency shelter

LAHousingSearch

LAHousingSearch is Louisiana's statewide rental-search route for affordable and other housing listings. Search results do not guarantee current vacancy, eligibility, accessibility, acceptance, or a safe placement; contact the property or housing agency directly and use 211 for current homelessness or shelter navigation.

Official federal housing-assistance and public-housing-authority navigation pathway - Louisiana, including Tangipahoa Parish; local PHA, waitlist, income, documentation, accessibility, and availability rules apply; HUD is not a direct emergency or shelter provider

HUD Louisiana Housing Resources

HUD's Louisiana page directs residents to public housing authorities, housing counselors, rental-search tools, and homelessness resources. HUD does not guarantee a local vacancy or direct placement; confirm the current Tangipahoa housing-authority route, waitlists, eligibility, and application requirements.

Local nonprofit aging-services, meals, caregiver, transportation, homemaker, medical-alert, and senior-support pathway - Tangipahoa Parish; age, assessment, scheduling, funding, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Tangipahoa Voluntary Council on Aging

The Tangipahoa Voluntary Council on Aging serves parish residents age 60 and older with senior centers, home-delivered meals, medical-alert buttons, light housekeeping, transportation, and other independence supports. Confirm assessment, eligibility, schedule, fees or donations, accessibility, and capacity.

Parish rural demand-response, curb-to-curb, non-emergency transportation pathway - Tangipahoa Parish; reservations, destination, accessibility, wait-time, fare, and capacity rules apply; not emergency transport

Tangi Transit and Tangipahoa Public Transportation

Tangipahoa public transportation is operated by the Voluntary Council on Aging. The current service information says anyone can request parish demand-response transportation with advance scheduling; riders under 60 currently pay $9 one way and residents age 60 or older are asked for a donation that is not required. Confirm current service, pickup time, and capacity.

Local senior center, congregate-meal, nutrition, recreation, transportation, wellness, and social-connection pathway - Amite City and central Tangipahoa Parish; age, hours, participation, meal, transportation, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Amite Senior Center

The Amite Senior Center is at 113 Northeast Central Avenue and serves adults age 60 and older in central Tangipahoa Parish with activities and support that encourage independence and social connection. Published hours are weekdays 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM; confirm current programs and eligibility.

Local public-information, technology, literacy, printing, and community-resource access pathway - Amite City; hours, program, computer, privacy, and facility rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Tangipahoa Parish Library - Amite Branch

The Tangipahoa Parish Library lists its Amite Branch at 204 Northeast Central Avenue with public hours Monday through Saturday. Confirm current hours, technology access, accessibility, printing, privacy, and any program requirements before traveling.

Qualified local critical-access hospital, outpatient, clinic, and referral pathway - Amite City; clinical, appointment, admission, insurance, payment, referral, and capacity rules apply; not a substitute for emergency dispatch

Hood Memorial Hospital Medical and Clinic Care

Hood Memorial Hospital provides a local medical starting point at 301 Walnut Street in Amite City and states that it accepts most insurance carriers. Confirm current services, clinic appointments, accessibility, coverage, payment, social-work, referral, and capacity details directly.

Regional public behavioral-health, addiction, developmental-disability, integrated-care, and prevention pathway - Tangipahoa Parish and southeast Louisiana; assessment, insurance, fee, eligibility, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority

FPHSA's regional system provides behavioral-health and related services to Tangipahoa Parish, with the Rosenblum clinic in Hammond serving Tangipahoa, Livingston, and St. Helena residents. Confirm intake, referral, insurance or fee rules, current clinic hours, after-hours crisis access, and capacity.

Nonprofit civil-legal-aid and housing-stability pathway serving Tangipahoa Parish from Hammond; income, issue, intake, conflict, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch or legal representation until accepted

Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

Southeast Louisiana Legal Services provides free civil legal aid for eligible low-income residents, including housing, public benefits, health, family, and consumer matters. The Hammond office serves Tangipahoa Parish; confirm current income rules, intake, issue eligibility, and whether the organization accepts the matter.

Local nonprofit food-bank and food-box pathway serving Tangipahoa Parish from Hammond; application renewal, household, distribution, schedule, supply, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Our Daily Bread Food Bank of Tangipahoa

Our Daily Bread is a local food bank serving Tangipahoa Parish and currently directs clients to renew monthly food-box applications online or in person. Confirm the next distribution, application, household, accessibility, identification, and available-supply details before traveling.

Parish-identified local hunger-relief pathway serving Tangipahoa Parish from Hammond; schedule, household, identification, supply, and capacity rules must be confirmed; not emergency dispatch or an endorsement

Tangi Food Pantry

Tangipahoa Parish Government identifies Tangi Food Pantry at 2410 West Thomas Street in Hammond as a food resource for parish residents. Confirm current hours, eligibility, application or identification requirements, accessibility, and available supplies before traveling.

Parish-identified local emergency-assistance and community-resource pathway - Amite City; schedule, eligibility, supply, faith-community, and capacity rules must be confirmed; not emergency dispatch or an endorsement

God's Storehouse - Amite

Tangipahoa Parish Government's community-resource listing identifies God's Storehouse at 122 Northeast Central Avenue in Amite. Confirm current services, hours, eligibility, accessibility, and capacity directly before traveling; use 211 for broader resource navigation.

Official SNAP application, interview, redetermination, and change-reporting pathway - Louisiana, including Tangipahoa Parish; income, household, identity, interview, and document rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana SNAP Success Center

The Louisiana SNAP Success Center explains online, paper, and phone applications, verification documents, interviews, redeterminations, and change reporting. Call 888-LAHelp-U or use the online route and confirm current eligibility and processing requirements.

Official Medicaid application, eligibility, coverage, renewal, and member-support pathway - Louisiana, including Tangipahoa Parish; income, household, age, disability, documentation, and coverage rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Medicaid

Louisiana Medicaid provides the state's official route for coverage applications, eligibility questions, renewals, and member support. Louisiana residents can apply online, by mail, in person, or by phone; confirm current program and documentation requirements and do not wait for benefit processing for urgent medical care.

Official veterans-benefits, healthcare, disability, burial, education, and family-support navigation pathway - Tangipahoa Parish; service, eligibility, documentation, appointment, and office-hours rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Veterans Affairs - Tangipahoa Parish

Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs lists parish service offices and directs veterans to the locator and state assistance line for benefits, healthcare, disability, burial, education, and family-support questions. Confirm the current Tangipahoa office, appointment, eligibility, and document requirements.

Official employment, workforce, unemployment, and job-service navigation pathway - Louisiana, including Tangipahoa Parish; eligibility, identity, work-search, documentation, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Workforce Commission

Louisiana Workforce Commission provides the state's route for workforce, employment, job-search, and unemployment information. Confirm the current local office, appointment, identity, eligibility, and document requirements before relying on a service.

A note from the Alliance

Start with the person. Then decide what the situation needs.

This guide is anchored in Amite City, Louisiana, 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.

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