A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide
A respectful local 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 Beaver Dam and Dodge County.
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 Beaver Dam can also use city, county, state, nonprofit, and independent pathways for crisis response, housing, aging, disability, protective services, benefits, food, transportation, legal information, 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 or Dodge County's crisis line at 920-386-4094 during business hours; after hours, weekends, and holidays, call Northwest Connections at 888-552-6642. For shelter, food, and basic-needs navigation, review Wisconsin 211, the Dodge County Community Resource Guide, and CWCAC's local routes.
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.
Use Wisconsin 211 to identify current local resources for shelter, food, utilities, health care, mental health, substance use, benefits, and other needs. A referral is not a guarantee of an open bed, appointment, benefit, or service, so confirm directly.
Dodge County Human Services and Health is the local entry point for behavioral-health and crisis services, adult and child protective services, benefits, public health, and other county programs. The current county contact page lists the main line, ADRC, APS, CPS, clinical and crisis, economic-support, and public-health contacts. Call intake to ask which route fits and what eligibility, cost, or documentation applies.
Dodge County's current crisis page says regular-business-hours calls can be referred to a crisis worker at 920-386-4094. After hours, weekends, and holidays, call Northwest Connections at 888-552-6642 for an on-call crisis worker. Call 911 for immediate physical danger, fire, violence, or a medical emergency.
The Aging and Disability Resource Center describes itself as a first stop for reliable, unbiased information on aging and living with a disability. It helps older adults, people with disabilities, caregivers, families, and supporters compare services, transportation, benefits, meals, home supports, and long-term-care options. Call to ask about current programs, accessibility, and follow-up.
NAMI Wisconsin describes free, confidential peer-support groups for people living with a mental-health concern. Ask the state office or a local affiliate about current Beaver Dam-area or virtual groups, accessibility, and whether the group is a fit for ongoing support.
The International OCD Foundation directory can be searched for clinicians, support groups, organizers, and programs that indicate an interest in hoarding-related care. Listings are not endorsements. Ask about licensure, fees, insurance, wait time, privacy, and whether home-based or telehealth work fits.
The Dodge County ADRC resource hub links to current county, Wisconsin, housing, food, caregiver, transportation, disability, and national pathways, including 2026 brochures and a resource directory. Use it to identify a possible next call, then confirm current details, eligibility, capacity, and service area directly.
Dodge County describes its Community Resource Guide as a printable starting point for housing, food assistance, health care, transportation, crisis support, and other services throughout the county. Use it to find a possible pathway, then confirm hours, eligibility, capacity, privacy, and scope directly.
Marshfield Medical Center-Beaver Dam is a 24/7 hospital and medical campus serving the greater Dodge County region. Its current page lists emergency services, behavioral health, psychiatry, counseling, primary care, rehabilitation, and other care. Ask about current intake, coverage, financial assistance, and whether scheduled care or the emergency department is appropriate; call 911 for an emergency.
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 a fire, medical emergency, violence, immediate threat, suicide attempt, or dangerous condition that cannot wait for a scheduled service. Emergency dispatch is not a hoarding-support program, counseling service, or cleanup provider.
Call or text 988, or use online chat, for emotional distress, suicidal thoughts, mental-health or substance-use crisis, or concern about a loved one. Call 911 for immediate danger.
Dodge County's current crisis page says regular-business-hours calls can be referred to a crisis worker at 920-386-4094. After hours, weekends, and holidays, call Northwest Connections at 888-552-6642 for an on-call crisis worker. Call 911 for immediate danger, violence, fire, or a medical emergency.
Dodge County describes adult protective services for elders and adults at risk who may face abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation. For a non-facility concern in Dodge County, call the ADRC at 920-386-3580 during business hours; for an emergency, call the Dodge County Sheriff at 920-386-3726 or local law enforcement. APS is not hoarding treatment or cleanup.
Wisconsin DHS explains how to report suspected abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or financial exploitation to the county where the adult at risk lives. For Dodge County, use the county ADRC route for local follow-up; call 911 or law enforcement for immediate danger. APS is not hoarding treatment or cleanup.
Dodge County lists Child Protective Services at 920-386-3750 through Human Services and Health. Call for child-safety concerns and ask which report route and after-hours instructions apply; call 911 when a child faces immediate danger. This is not a general hoarding-support service or cleanup program.
PAVE provides survivor-centered advocacy, emergency support, safety planning, legal help, counseling, shelter information, and education for people affected by violence. Its current contact page lists a 24/7 crisis line at 920-887-3810 and a text line at 920-344-0123. Use confidential intake and call 911 for immediate danger.
Central Wisconsin Community Action Council identifies New Beginnings as temporary emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness or displacement. Call before traveling to ask about current intake, household rules, capacity, food, accessibility, and whether motel-voucher or another route fits.
Trinity Church describes a temporary warming center that may provide overnight respite during the cold-weather season. Confirm that it is operating, current hours, capacity, accessibility, and rules before traveling; call 911 for a medical or weather emergency.
The Central Wisconsin Community Action Council has a Beaver Dam office and housing and homeless-prevention pathways. Ask about current rental assistance, energy help, shelter, case management, and household-stability programs serving Dodge County.
Wisconsin energy and housing resources identify heating, electric, crisis, emergency furnace, and weatherization pathways. Ask about current income rules, applications, required documents, unsafe-heating response, and after-hours instructions; call 911 for a fire or immediate medical danger.
Call 211 or use the Wisconsin 211 search to ask about current shelter, housing, food, utility, and crisis options. A referral is not a guarantee of an open bed or service, so confirm intake, accessibility, belongings, pets, and travel needs directly.
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.
Dodge County ADRC benefit specialists help residents compare Medicare, Medicaid, FoodShare, disability, Social Security, housing, utility, and other benefit pathways. The ADRC describes itself as a bridge connecting individuals, families, friends, and professionals with services. Ask about current applications, documentation, appeals, and free unbiased counseling.
FoodShare is Wisconsin's SNAP program and can help eligible households buy food. Apply through ACCESS or the county route, complete the required interview, and ask about language or disability accommodations if needed.
The Dodge County Food Pantry serves residents of the county and lists Monday, Wednesday, and Friday distribution hours. Call ahead to confirm current registration, household rules, availability, accessibility, and one-visit-per-month limits.
CWCAC identifies the Beaver Dam Community Food Pantry at 134 South Spring Street. Ask about current food distribution, senior stockboxes, income or residency rules, mobile pantry dates, and any documentation requested before traveling.
Beaver Dam Mission Center's current community-resources page identifies Food Is Free as a 24/7/365 pantry at the Habitat ReStore, 1022 Madison Street in Beaver Dam. Confirm current supplies, accessibility, phone guidance, and community-use rules before relying on it; this is a basic-needs resource, not a crisis or medical service.
Beaver Dam Mission Center is a local nonprofit that describes case-by-case support for food, emergency shelter, clothing, homeless supplies, spiritual support, and referrals. Its current resources page notes that it has no current building, so call 920-212-1335 before traveling and ask what is available. It is not emergency dispatch or clinical care.
Dodge County's Specialized Transportation Program serves adults age 65 and older, people with physical or intellectual disabilities, veterans, and the general public. Current guidance asks riders to call 920-386-3832 or 800-924-6407 at least five business days ahead; space is limited, suggested contributions are mileage-based, and no rider is denied for inability to contribute. This is planned transportation, not emergency transport.
Dodge County ADRC administers senior dining and home-delivered meals. Current guidance lists Monday-Friday meals, reservations at least two serving days ahead, home-delivered meals for people age 60 and older who cannot normally leave home, no income requirement for that service, and an eligibility assessment. Call the ADRC to ask about the Beaver Dam dining site, delivery area, caregiver resources, and accessibility.
The Housing Authority of Beaver Dam's current application portal says its public-housing waiting list is open for zero-, one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. The application page lists identity, Social Security, birth-certificate, enrollment, and income-verification documents and says applicants will be contacted when housing is available. Confirm current openings, screening, accessibility, and reasonable accommodations; this is not emergency shelter.
Dodge County ADRC describes the Dodge County Housing Authority as a public nonprofit agency serving eligible low-income families, older adults, and people with disabilities. Ask about current properties, applications, waitlists, accessibility, and rental assistance.
Marshfield Medical Center-Beaver Dam's current campus page lists behavioral health, psychiatry, counseling, emergency services, and other medical care at 707 South University Avenue. Ask about clinical scope, current intake, insurance, financial assistance, wait time, and whether outpatient or emergency care fits; call 911 for an emergency.
Dodge County describes community support programs that can include monitoring, education, crisis prevention, skill development, and service coordination for people navigating a mental-health diagnosis. Call to ask what assessment or referral applies.
PAVE supports people affected by domestic or sexual violence with survivor-centered advocacy, legal help, counseling, safety planning, shelter information, and other support. Its current contact page lists a 24/7 crisis line at 920-887-3810 and a text line at 920-344-0123. Ask about confidential intake and current services; call 911 for immediate danger.
CWCAC operates a Beaver Dam office and connects residents with food, housing, homeless prevention, energy assistance, and other community-action programs. Ask about current funding, income rules, documentation, and whether a referral is needed.
Church Health Services describes a small free pantry beside its Beaver Dam location that is open 24/7 while supplies last. Confirm current accessibility and donation or use guidelines; this is a basic-needs resource, not a crisis or medical service.
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, and safety in Beaver Dam or across Wisconsin.
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.
A note from the Alliance
This guide is anchored in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, 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