A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Baton Rouge, 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 Baton Rouge or East Baton Rouge Parish.

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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, and nearby 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; Capital Area Human Services also lists a 24-hour crisis line. For current food, shelter, housing, utilities, transportation, or benefits 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 Baton Rouge or East Baton Rouge 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 or family supporters. It is not therapy, a crisis service, or a substitute for emergency help.

Public behavioral-health, addiction, and developmental-disability care - East Baton Rouge and the capital area; intake, identity, payment, and program rules apply

Capital Area Human Services

Capital Area Human Services is the public behavioral-health authority for East Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes. It describes mental-health, addiction-recovery, and developmental-disability services, crisis access, and payment pathways. Fees are assessed by ability to pay, with a sliding schedule; Medicaid, Medicare, and many private plans are accepted. Ask whether the current team can address hoarding-related concerns and which intake route fits.

Qualified behavioral-health, psychiatry, counseling, intensive-outpatient, and inpatient pathways - Baton Rouge; appointment, insurance, payment, clinical-scope, and capacity rules apply; not emergency care

Baton Rouge General Behavioral and Mental Health

Baton Rouge General describes outpatient counseling, psychiatry, group therapy, intensive outpatient care, inpatient behavioral health, and substance-use services. Its Mid City behavioral-health clinic lists adult psychiatry and accepts Medicaid. Ask about current hoarding-related experience, intake, insurance, payment, accommodations, and whether the level of care fits.

Aging and Disability Resource Center, caregiver, benefits, legal, and service coordination - capital-area parishes; age, disability, need, income, and program rules vary

Capital Area Agency on Aging

The Capital Area Agency on Aging operates an Aging and Disability Resource Center serving East Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes. Counselors help older adults, adults with adult-onset disabilities, and caregivers find public and private resources. Ask about current assessments, caregiver support, Medicare counseling, legal services, and local referrals.

Housing, utility, food, health, aging, transportation, and human-services navigation - Louisiana, including Baton Rouge; free referral access and local capacity vary

Louisiana 211

Louisiana 211 connects people in all 64 parishes with individualized information and referrals for health and human services. Dial 211 or text a ZIP code to 898-211 and ask for Baton Rouge or East Baton Rouge options, then confirm eligibility, capacity, hours, and referral requirements directly.

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.

Immediate danger, fire, medical emergency, or active threat - Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish; emergency use only

911 Emergency Services

Call 911 when there is immediate danger, fire, a medical emergency, violence, or a threat that cannot wait for a scheduled service. Emergency dispatch is not a hoarding-support program, behavioral-health counseling service, or cleanup provider.

Mental-health and substance-use crisis support - Nationwide, including Baton Rouge; free, confidential, 24/7 support

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for emotional distress, a mental-health or substance-use crisis, or concern about someone else. 988 can help with crisis support and connection to local resources, but it is not a cleanup provider or guaranteed in-home response. Call 911 for immediate danger.

Behavioral-health crisis support - Baton Rouge and the capital area; crisis assessment and program rules apply; not cleanup or emergency dispatch

Capital Area Human Services Crisis Line

Capital Area Human Services lists a 24-hour crisis line for the capital area. Ask what current crisis response fits the situation and whether the team can connect the caller to ongoing care. Call 911 for immediate danger, fire, or a medical emergency.

Local law-enforcement and safety response - Baton Rouge city limits; non-emergency response, jurisdiction, and incident rules apply

Baton Rouge Police Department

The City-Parish lists Baton Rouge Police Department non-emergency contact information. Use the non-emergency number for a planned safety concern or report; call 911 for an immediate threat. Police response is not hoarding treatment, consent-based organizing, or guaranteed cleanup.

Local fire protection and emergency response - Baton Rouge city limits; emergency dispatch, inspection, and response limits apply

Baton Rouge Fire Department

The City-Parish lists Baton Rouge Fire Department non-emergency contact information. Call 911 for fire, smoke, a medical emergency, or immediate danger. Fire services can respond to an emergency but are not a hoarding-support or cleanup program.

Disaster planning, alerts, hazards, evacuation, and recovery navigation - East Baton Rouge Parish; preparedness information, shelter, and response limits apply

East Baton Rouge Parish Preparedness

East Baton Rouge Parish publishes preparedness information for floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, and other hazards. Use it to plan for evacuation, alerts, shelter, and needs involving older adults or people with disabilities. Call 911 for immediate danger.

Reports and protective-services response for vulnerable adults - Louisiana; age, vulnerability, risk, jurisdiction, and investigation rules apply

Louisiana Adult Protective Services

Louisiana Adult Protective Services describes a pathway for reporting suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or self-neglect involving a vulnerable adult. It is not a routine cleanup service or guaranteed housing placement. Share only information needed for the report and call 911 for immediate danger.

Protective-services pathway for older adults - Louisiana; age, risk, jurisdiction, and response rules apply

Louisiana Elderly Protective Services

The Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs describes Elderly Protective Services for concerns involving older adults, including possible neglect or self-neglect. Confirm current reporting routes and limits; call 911 for an immediate medical, fire, violence, or safety emergency.

Utility, food, rent or mortgage, medication, and basic-needs assistance - East Baton Rouge; income, household, funding, and intake rules apply

East Baton Rouge Parish Office of Social Services

The parish Office of Social Services at 4523 Plank Road describes LIHEAP, CSBG, rent or mortgage, food, and medication assistance. The current intake page describes online LIHEAP intake, drop-off and mail-in options, and phone help for homebound applicants or people needing application assistance. Confirm documents, income limits, funding, and deadlines.

Shelter and homelessness-response navigation - Baton Rouge; population, intake, capacity, accessibility, and referral rules vary

Baton Rouge Homeless Shelters and One-Stop Day Shelter

The City-Parish lists local shelter pathways, including St. Vincent de Paul, Salvation Army, and the Capital Area Alliance for the Homeless One-Stop Day Shelter. Confirm the current access point, household rules, transportation, accessibility, and whether a bed or referral is available. Shelter is not hoarding-specific treatment or a guaranteed long-term placement.

Coordinated homelessness response - East Baton Rouge and six surrounding parishes; assessment, eligibility, capacity, and referral rules apply

Capital Area Alliance for the Homeless

The Capital Area Alliance for the Homeless coordinates regional homelessness-response pathways, including shelter, housing, case management, and coordinated entry. It is not a cleanup crew or guaranteed housing placement. Ask for the current access point and confirm household, documentation, disability, and capacity requirements.

Public housing and Housing Choice Voucher navigation - East Baton Rouge Parish; income, waitlist, application, accommodation, and program rules apply

East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority

The East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority describes affordable housing communities and Housing Choice Voucher pathways. It maintains separate waiting lists and posts notices when applications are accepted. Confirm current openings, waitlists, reasonable accommodations, and application instructions directly.

State affordable-housing, supportive-housing, rental, weatherization, and energy-assistance navigation - Louisiana; program, income, disability, and funding rules apply

Louisiana Housing Corporation

The Louisiana Housing Corporation administers or coordinates programs involving affordable rentals, homelessness solutions, supportive housing, weatherization, and energy assistance. It is a program-administration and navigation pathway, not a promise of a unit or payment. Confirm current local access points, waitlists, and eligibility.

Public-health and environmental-health access - East Baton Rouge; clinic days, service scope, and intake rules vary; not emergency care

East Baton Rouge Parish Health Unit

The Louisiana Department of Health lists the East Baton Rouge Parish Health Unit at 353 North 12th Street in Baton Rouge with public-health and environmental-health contacts. Ask whether the current service fits the need and confirm clinic days, eligibility, and referral requirements; call 911 for an emergency.

Building, occupancy, code-inspection, and property-safety pathway - Baton Rouge city limits; notices, mitigation, deadlines, and housing consequences may apply

Baton Rouge Permits and Inspections

The City-Parish Permits and Inspections Division handles plan review, code inspections, and code enforcement for zoning, building, occupancy, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical construction. Use this for a genuine property-safety or occupancy concern and ask about notice, inspection, accommodation, and mitigation processes. It is regulatory, not therapy, crisis care, or cleanup.

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.

Residential garbage, recycling, bulky-item, and out-of-cart collection - Baton Rouge; address, material, cart, quantity, and schedule rules apply

Baton Rouge City-Parish Garbage Collection

The City-Parish provides twice-weekly garbage, weekly recycling, and weekly out-of-cart collection for eligible residential service. The current page allows residents to find schedules by address and describes a maximum of 10 out-of-cart items per collection day, with limits and exclusions for hazardous, commercial, demolition, remodeling, medical, and eviction waste. Confirm the address schedule and set-out rules before moving items.

Non-emergency city-parish service requests and information - Baton Rouge and surrounding areas; jurisdiction and service-type rules apply; not emergency dispatch

East Baton Rouge Parish 311

The City-Parish 311 system accepts non-emergency requests and information questions involving garbage, recycling, drainage, traffic, sewer, and animal services. It serves Baton Rouge and provides limited routing information for nearby municipalities; confirm jurisdiction and service limits. Call 911 for immediate danger.

Home-energy payment assistance - East Baton Rouge; income, documents, service responsibility, crisis status, and available-funding rules apply

East Baton Rouge LIHEAP Utility Assistance

The City-Parish LIHEAP program describes non-crisis assistance every six months and crisis assistance once a year when a household is responsible for energy costs and has a threatening or actual interruption. Proof of income, identification, Social Security cards, and a utility bill are listed requirements; assistance depends on funding and is paid to the provider.

Meals, care management, material aid, information, transportation, and independence support - East Baton Rouge Parish; age, need, and program rules vary

East Baton Rouge Council on Aging

The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging serves adults age 60 and older with information and assistance, care-management connections, meals, material aid, transportation, and support intended to help people remain independent. Its care managers can assess needs and recommend services. Ask about current home-based, caregiver, nutrition, utility, and benefits pathways.

Nearby senior-center, meals, transportation, activities, and information pathway - Baker; age, schedule, registration, and capacity rules apply

Baker Senior Center

East Baton Rouge Council on Aging operates senior centers and lists the Baker Senior Center at 3334 Jefferson Street. It can be a nearby option for older adults seeking meals, activities, transportation, and social connection. Confirm current hours, age or registration rules, transportation coverage, accessibility, and capacity directly.

Food pantry, meal-site, shelter, and distribution navigation - Baton Rouge and the capital area; site, schedule, eligibility, and availability rules vary

Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank

The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank distributes food through pantries, meal sites, shelters, and community agencies. Use its current information to find an appropriate nearby partner and confirm schedule, household rules, transportation, and supplies. Food assistance is not a substitute for emergency medical or crisis care.

Basic-needs financial assistance, food, housing and disaster benefits, and case management - Baton Rouge area; funds, intake, and eligibility vary

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge

Catholic Charities describes case-management and support pathways for housing, disaster benefits, food, and other basic needs, with direct assistance when funds are available. It is an independent nonprofit pathway, not guaranteed hoarding-cleanup funding. Ask about current funds, documents, service area, and the appropriate local program.

Critical home repairs, safety, and accessibility modifications - Greater Baton Rouge area; ownership, income, age, disability, scope, funding, and capacity rules apply

Habitat for Humanity Greater Baton Rouge - Critical Home Repair

Habitat for Humanity Greater Baton Rouge describes a critical-home-repair program for homeowners who need help with home integrity, safety, or accessibility. Confirm whether Baton Rouge is in the current service area, whether the household owns the home, income and priority rules, repair scope, and current capacity. Application does not guarantee service.

Independent home-repair and safety-modification pathway - Greater Baton Rouge; income, ownership, priority, scope, funding, and capacity rules apply

Rebuilding Together Baton Rouge

Rebuilding Together Baton Rouge describes repairs and modifications that may improve health, safety, accessibility, and energy efficiency for eligible homeowners. Confirm the current application route, household criteria, service area, and project capacity; it does not advertise hoarding cleanup.

Public transportation and specialized-transit navigation - East Baton Rouge Parish; route, fare, eligibility, reservation, and accessibility rules apply

Capital Area Transit System (CATS)

Louisiana DOTD's transit-resource guide identifies CATS as the regional public-transit authority for East Baton Rouge Parish and lists specialized transportation options in the parish. Confirm current routes, fares, paratransit eligibility, reservation requirements, and whether a trip fits the service area.

Parish library, internet, information, technology, and community-access pathway - East Baton Rouge; card, branch, technology, and accessibility rules apply

East Baton Rouge Parish Library System

The East Baton Rouge Parish Library system provides branches, internet, technology, materials, and community information. The system operates multiple locations, including the Baker Branch and the Main Library's Career Center. Confirm current branch hours, library-card rules, technology access, privacy, and accessibility needs.

Public health-coverage and eligibility pathway - Louisiana; income, household, disability, residency, documentation, and program rules apply

Louisiana Medicaid

Louisiana Medicaid provides information about health-coverage programs and application routes. Coverage does not guarantee a particular clinician, hoarding-specific care, or in-home service. Review current eligibility and enrollment requirements and ask a participating plan or provider about behavioral-health access.

Food-benefit application and eligibility navigation - Louisiana, including East Baton Rouge; income, household, identity, and documentation rules apply

Louisiana SNAP Success Center

The Louisiana Department of Health's SNAP Success Center provides information for applying for food benefits and understanding current application steps. Confirm household, income, identity, reporting, and renewal requirements directly; SNAP is not emergency dispatch or clinical care.

Civil-legal information and referral - Louisiana; issue, income, conflict, geographic, and program-eligibility rules apply

LouisianaLawHelp

LouisianaLawHelp provides legal information and a directory for civil-legal assistance. It may help with housing, benefits, consumer, family, disability, or safety-related questions, but it does not guarantee representation and is not a crisis or cleanup service. Confirm current eligibility and availability.

Veteran benefits, claims, and service navigation - Louisiana; veteran status, discharge, benefit, and appointment rules apply

Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs

The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs can help eligible veterans and families navigate benefits and related services. Ask about current parish or regional contacts and whether a referral fits the need. This is not hoarding-specific treatment, emergency response, or cleanup support.

Developmental-disability support coordination and service navigation - Louisiana; eligibility, assessment, waiver, and capacity rules apply

Louisiana Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities

The Louisiana Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities provides information about eligibility, supports, and service coordination. It may be relevant when disability-related daily-living, safety, or caregiver needs are part of the picture. Confirm current intake, assessment, waiver, and provider-capacity rules.

Qualified outpatient psychiatry and behavioral-health clinic - Baton Rouge; adults, appointment, insurance, payment, clinical-scope, and capacity rules apply; not emergency care

Baton Rouge General Mid City Medicine Clinic Behavioral Health

Baton Rouge General lists its Mid City Medicine Clinic Behavioral Health at 3401 North Boulevard, Suite 100, with adult psychiatry and behavioral-health services. The current location page identifies Medicaid acceptance. Ask about current clinicians, hoarding-related experience, appointment availability, accessibility, and referrals.

Qualified intensive-outpatient and group-therapy pathway - Baton Rouge; adults 18+, appointment, insurance, payment, clinical-scope, and capacity rules apply; not emergency care

Baton Rouge General Behavioral Wellness Center

Baton Rouge General lists a Behavioral Wellness Center at 4045 North Boulevard, Suite A, with an intensive outpatient program for adults 18 and older who need more support than weekly counseling but do not require hospitalization. Ask whether the current program fits the need and confirm intake, payment, and availability.

Qualified medical, primary-care, specialty, and behavioral-health pathway - Baton Rouge; appointment, insurance, payment, clinical-scope, and capacity rules apply; not emergency support

Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge

Ochsner identifies multiple Baton Rouge-area locations and lists outpatient psychiatry and behavioral-health services in the region. A medical or behavioral-health visit may help identify health, medication, mobility, or referral needs that overlap with a clutter or safety concern. Confirm the correct current location, clinician, coverage, and appointment availability directly.

Independent certified professional organizing and decluttering - Baton Rouge and surrounding communities; paid service, scope, pricing, availability, and safety planning vary

Emend

Emend describes certified professional organizing, decluttering, and systems designed to make spaces easier to use and maintain, including senior-living and move-related support. It is an independent commercial lead, not an Alliance or Fight the Blight provider and not therapy or emergency care. Ask about consent, pace, privacy, disposal, insurance, and cost.

Independent organizing and downsizing provider - Baton Rouge; paid service, scope, pricing, availability, and safety planning vary

Professional Organizers Baton Rouge

This local organizing business advertises decluttering, home organizing, downsizing, senior downsizing, and removal of unwanted donation items. It is an independent commercial lead, not an Alliance or Fight the Blight provider. Ask for a written scope, a consent-centered process, privacy practices, disposal plan, worker insurance, and an itemized estimate.

Independent paid hoarding and specialty-cleanup provider serving the Baton Rouge area; scope, pricing, consent, insurance, worker training, disposal, and availability must be verified

Exit Cleanup

Exit Cleanup advertises hoarding cleanup, clutter remediation, and specialty cleaning in the Baton Rouge area. This is an independent commercial lead, not an Alliance or Fight the Blight provider and not therapy or emergency care. Before agreeing to work, ask about consent, privacy, written scope, material handling, disposal, insurance, and a detailed estimate.

Independent paid hoarding cleanup and remediation provider - Baton Rouge; scope, pricing, insurance, disposal, and safety planning vary

AAA Rousse Services

AAA Rousse Services advertises hoarding cleanup in Baton Rouge and describes coordinating disposal with East Baton Rouge Parish waste management. It is an independent commercial lead, not an Alliance or Fight the Blight provider. Ask about the person's consent and pace, worker training, privacy, insurance, material handling, disposal, and a written estimate.

Practical and peer support - private-pay pathway available online and by service-area review; scope, cost, travel, scheduling, consent, safety, and capacity rules apply

The Peer Tree

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.

Digital peer support - available online; no cost or eligibility claim verified; not therapy or emergency support

Unburied

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 supporters. It can offer ongoing connection, tools, and momentum from Baton Rouge or anywhere else. It is not therapy, clinical care, or emergency support.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Baton Rouge, 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.

Need help choosing a path? Contact Fight the Blight