A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide
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 Huron County.
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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Bad Axe, Huron County, and other communities. We can help you think through what is happening and what kind of next step may fit.
Call 911 for a medical emergency, fire, violence, or immediate threat. For behavioral-health crisis support, call or text 988 or Huron Behavioral Health at 1-800-356-5568. For housing or resource navigation, contact Huron County Homeless Solutions, the Huron County HARA, or Michigan 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.
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 Bad Axe or Huron County.
Unburied, from The Peer Tree, offers a judgment-free digital pathway with peer support, groups, and tools for people directly affected and for friends or family supporters. It is not therapy, a crisis service, or a substitute for emergency help.
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 when someone is in immediate danger, there is a fire or medical emergency, violence, or a life-safety threat. Tell the dispatcher the location, immediate hazard, and any access or mobility issue responders should know.
Huron County lists 911 for emergencies and 989-269-6421 as a non-emergency contact. Use this pathway for dispatch or jurisdiction questions, not as a substitute for 911 when danger is immediate.
The Huron County Sheriff's Office is based at 120 South Heisterman Street in Bad Axe. Contact the office for non-emergency public-safety questions, and call 911 for immediate danger or an active emergency.
The City of Bad Axe publishes city contacts, police and public-works departments, utilities, ordinances, and community-resource links. Ask which department has jurisdiction before sharing personal information or arranging a response.
Huron Behavioral Health provides 24-hour, seven-day crisis triage for psychiatric or mental-health emergencies and directs people to walk-in, phone, inpatient screening, or emergency-room care as appropriate. Call 1-800-356-5568, walk in during clinic hours, call 989-269-9293, or call 911 for immediate danger.
Call or text 988 for immediate emotional distress, suicide, or mental-health crisis support. If there is immediate physical danger, fire, or a medical emergency, call 911 instead.
McLaren Thumb Region operates a hospital and 24-hour emergency center at 1100 South Van Dyke Road in Bad Axe. For a life-threatening medical emergency call 911; confirm current access and any service changes directly with the hospital.
The Huron County Health Department is located at 1142 South Van Dyke Road in Bad Axe and publishes public-health and environmental-health programs. It is not emergency dispatch; call 911 for immediate danger and ask the department which program or referral fits a health concern.
Huron County Homeless Solutions is based in Bad Axe and describes temporary-housing coordination, volunteer consulting, and referrals to employment, transportation, food, and other local resources. Contact them to ask about current intake, capacity, and the safest next step.
Michigan Adult Protective Services investigates reports involving vulnerable adults, including neglect and self-neglect. Call 855-444-3911 any time day or night when a vulnerable adult may be at risk; use 911 for immediate danger.
Michigan State Emergency Relief may help eligible households with emergencies involving utilities, home repairs, housing, relocation, or burial. The state says SER is for emergencies and is not a solution to ongoing or chronic financial difficulty; apply through MI Bridges and confirm current eligibility.
The Huron County Veterans Affairs Office in Bad Axe assists veterans, spouses, dependents, and families with local, state, and federal benefits and can help coordinate no-cost transportation to some VA medical appointments. Ask about current eligibility, documents, and scheduling.
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.
Huron Behavioral Health describes outpatient mental-health, family, group, specialty, and substance-use services for Huron County residents. Ask about access, payment, language support, accommodations, and whether the service fits the concern; it is not hoarding cleanup.
Huron Behavioral Health lists an Access Center and customer-service pathways for arranging services and determining coverage or payment. Call to ask what information is needed and what program may be appropriate.
Huron Behavioral Health publishes rights, appeal, grievance, and recipient-rights information. Use this pathway for questions about behavioral-health services or an appeal; it is not emergency response or a general legal hotline.
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers' Thumb location is at 876 North Van Dyke Road in Bad Axe and describes care for underserved, uninsured, and underinsured people. Ask about current appointments, payment, sliding-fee eligibility, and which service can help.
The county health department offers public-health information and programs from its Bad Axe office. Ask whether a concern involves personal health, environmental health, immunizations, preparedness, or another county referral.
The Huron County Health Department's Personal Health Center publishes family-planning, STI-testing, and related personal-health information. Contact the program to confirm current appointment times, access, confidentiality, and cost questions.
McLaren Thumb Region is a critical-access hospital at 1100 South Van Dyke Road in Bad Axe serving the Thumb area. Ask about current primary care, rehabilitation, specialty, wound, imaging, and discharge-support pathways; it is not a hoarding-support program.
Huron County Medical Care Facility is at 1116 South Van Dyke Road in Bad Axe and describes skilled nursing, restorative care, and resident-support services. Ask about current admission, care level, family involvement, and financial requirements.
Michigan's current HARA contact list identifies Human Development Commission as the Huron County HARA. Use it for housing assessment and homelessness-resource navigation, and confirm current intake hours, documents, and countywide service availability.
Thumb Area Transit provides demand-response transportation throughout Huron County. The service publishes lift-equipped vehicles, door-to-door rides, and current operating hours; call or text to ask about advance reservations, accessibility, cost, and trip purpose.
Region VII Area Agency on Aging serves Huron County as part of its regional aging network. Ask about current caregiver support, in-home services, benefits navigation, equipment, meals, and other supports; availability and cost share vary.
Huron County lists a senior center at 150 Nugent Road in Bad Axe. Contact the center to ask about current activities, wellness, meals, social connection, transportation, and referrals for older adults.
Huron County's current department directory brings together local contacts that may matter in a housing, safety, guardianship, property, legal, health, or benefits situation. Start with the department that matches the concern and ask what information can be shared.
The county lists Building and Zoning at 250 East Huron Avenue in Bad Axe. Use this pathway for questions about permits, zoning, property conditions, or which office handles a building concern; it is not a cleanup or behavioral-health service.
Huron County lists its Road Commission at 417 South Hanselman Street in Bad Axe. Contact it for county-road or right-of-way questions and ask which public agency has responsibility for a specific location.
Bad Axe City Hall is at 300 East Huron Avenue and publishes city hours, utility-bill information, departments, ordinances, and forms. Contact the city to clarify a municipal question before sharing sensitive details.
The City of Bad Axe publishes refuse, recycling, yard-waste, and landfill guidance through its Emterra materials. Confirm current pickup dates, accepted materials, container limits, large-item procedures, and any landfill requirements before setting items out.
The Bad Axe Area District Library at 200 South Hanselman Street offers public computers, Wi-Fi, printing, digital resources, meeting and quiet spaces, and community programs. Ask about current hours, card eligibility, technology help, and private conversation space.
Shared Blessings describes monthly food boxes, a clothing store, utility and transportation assistance, beds for children, and other basic-needs programs. Contact the organization to confirm current hours, application steps, household eligibility, and capacity.
Huron County maintains a current resources page that points residents toward local food and assistance pathways, including Shared Blessings. Use it as an orientation tool, then confirm details directly with the organization before relying on a listing.
Thumb Industries provides employment and transition services for people with disabilities, mental illness, or dual diagnoses and operates a thrift store and work-services locations in Bad Axe. Ask about current program eligibility, job coaching, and referral requirements.
Huron County lists MSU Extension at 690 North Port Crescent Street in Bad Axe. Contact the office to ask about current education, family, food, aging, financial, or community programs that may fit a practical need.
Michigan's MI Bridges lets residents apply for benefits, manage a case, and explore community resources. Ask about food, Medicaid, cash assistance, utilities, emergency relief, and paper-application alternatives if online access is difficult.
Michigan 211 can help identify local and statewide resources for housing, food, utilities, transportation, health, and other needs. It is a navigation service, not emergency dispatch; call 911 for immediate danger and confirm every referral directly.
Michigan's housing locator can help people search for housing options and related information. Ask about accessibility, waitlists, income limits, deposits, screening, and whether a listing is current before applying or sharing documents.
Michigan Legal Help offers self-help information, legal resources, and pathways to determine whether a civil legal issue may qualify for assistance. It is not emergency response or representation in every matter; confirm scope and eligibility.
Michigan EGLE explains how hazardous waste and harmful household products should be managed and points to proper disposal information. Do not place unknown chemicals, fuels, medications, sharps, or hazardous materials in regular trash without confirming the safe route.
Michigan Rehabilitation Services can help eligible people with disabilities prepare for, obtain, and retain employment. Ask about the local office, documentation, assessment, accommodations, and whether a referral through Huron Behavioral Health or Thumb Industries is appropriate.
Huron County lists a Public Guardian office in Bad Axe. This is a narrow legal and protective pathway, not a general caregiver or cleanup service; seek legal advice and confirm the proper court process before taking action.
Huron County lists the Prosecuting Attorney's office in Bad Axe. Use this pathway for questions about a county criminal matter or victim-related referral, not for immediate danger, housing navigation, or hoarding-support counseling.
The Huron County directory identifies court and clerk offices in the county building at 250 East Huron Avenue in Bad Axe. Contact the office that matches the matter and ask what forms, deadlines, fees, and privacy protections apply.
A note from the Alliance
This guide is anchored in Bad Axe, Michigan, 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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