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 Antrim County.
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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Bellaire, Antrim 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 North Country Community Mental Health at 877-470-4668 or call or text 988. For housing or resource navigation, contact Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency, Antrim County Commission on Aging, Michigan 211, or Michigan's housing and benefits portals.
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 Bellaire or Antrim 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.
The Antrim County Sheriff's Office lists its Bellaire office at 209 Portage Drive, Suite A, and routine phone 231-533-8627. Use the non-emergency pathway for routine questions and call 911 when an immediate threat is present.
Antrim County maintains emergency-services and preparedness information through its county offices and public-safety resources. Use it for planning, incident information, and current contacts, not as emergency dispatch.
Michigan's official fire-service directory can help identify the current fire agency serving an address. Call 911 for fire, smoke, blocked egress, or a medical emergency rather than waiting for a routine directory response.
North Country Community Mental Health lists a 24/7 crisis line at 877-470-4668 and serves Antrim County. Call for urgent behavioral-health support; call 911 for a medical or physical-safety emergency.
North Country CMH lists access to services at 877-470-7130 and an Antrim County office at 203 E. Cayuga Street in Bellaire. Ask about current county access, eligibility, and program options.
Call or text 988 for 24/7 crisis support, or use the online chat option. 988 is not a hoarding-specific service and does not replace 911 when someone is in immediate danger.
The Health Department of Northwest Michigan serves Antrim County and lists a Bellaire location at 209 Portage Drive. Its public-health information line is 800-386-5959 and appointments line is 800-432-4121. Confirm current services, hours, and program requirements before visiting.
Michigan protective services can receive concerns involving possible abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an adult or child. Use the state's current reporting information and call 855-444-3911 for the 24/7 abuse-and-neglect reporting line; call 911 when immediate safety is at risk.
Michigan's State Emergency Relief program may help eligible households facing certain emergency needs. Apply or ask about current eligibility through Michigan assistance channels; do not assume approval or immediate payment.
Michigan 211 can help identify current local housing, food, utility, transportation, and support resources. Ask for Antrim County options and confirm details with each provider.
The Village of Bellaire provides current public notices, meeting information, water and utility links, public-works information, and police contacts. The village says website information should be verified with its offices and does not replace county emergency dispatch.
Antrim County's construction-code pages connect residents with building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, flood-plain, and soil-erosion pathways. Confirm the correct permit or inspection contact before beginning repair, alteration, or demolition work.
Antrim County links residents to its road commission for county-road and right-of-way questions. Use the current county or road-commission contacts for routine access concerns and call 911 for an active life-safety emergency.
Michigan EGLE explains how to handle household hazardous waste and directs residents to local disposal information. Confirm Antrim County collection dates, accepted materials, and preparation rules before transport.
Veterans, service members, and people supporting them can call 988 and press 1, text 838255, or use the Veterans Crisis Line online. This is crisis support, not hoarding-specific care.
Contact MISS DIG 811 before digging or disturbing soil so underground utilities can be marked. This supports safer repair and property work but is not emergency response.
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.
Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency lists Antrim County programs including food assistance, Early Head Start, Head Start, emergency home repair, weatherization, homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing, rental counseling, budgeting, foreclosure education, and free tax preparation. Confirm current availability and eligibility.
NMCAA's Antrim County page identifies emergency home repair, weatherization, homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing, and supportive services for veterans. Ask about current intake, waitlists, and whether a home or household qualifies.
MSHDA explains how local Housing Assessment and Resource Agencies and other partners connect Michigan residents with housing assistance. Use the state information to identify the correct local pathway and confirm current availability.
MSHDA's current CoC contact list places Antrim County in the Northwest Continuum of Care. The list identifies Ashley Halladay-Schmandt and 231-499-1019 as a coordination contact; confirm the current access point and eligibility before relying on a referral.
Michigan Housing Locator is a statewide search tool for rental and affordable-housing listings. Listings can change quickly; verify availability, accessibility, application requirements, and costs with the property or program.
MSHDA's 811 information describes project-based rental assistance for eligible households with disabilities. Confirm current properties, referral requirements, and waitlists before relying on the program for a housing plan.
The Antrim County Commission on Aging is based at 308 E. Cayuga Street in Bellaire and lists phone 231-533-8703. It connects older adults and caregivers with meals, in-home services, medical transportation, and Medicare or Medicaid assistance; confirm current eligibility and scheduling.
The county's current meal page lists the Cayuga Street Cafe at the Bellaire Senior Center, 308 E. Cayuga Street, with lunch and curbside service Monday through Friday. Confirm menus, reservations, delivery eligibility, and current hours with the Commission on Aging.
Antrim County Commission on Aging maintains a medical-transportation pathway for eligible residents. Call ahead to ask about service area, notice requirements, accessibility, cost or donation expectations, and current availability; call 911 for emergency transport.
Antrim County lists its transportation service as a dial-a-ride pathway and provides separate fare information. Confirm routes, reservation lead time, accessibility, and current fare rules before travel.
Bellaire Public Library is at 111 S. Bridge Street and lists current library, digital-resource, interloan, notary-by-appointment, and technology offerings. Its phone is 231-533-8814; confirm hours and current program details before visiting.
East Jordan Family Health Center identifies a Bellaire location and describes affordable family health care, pharmacy, chronic-condition support, and after-hours nurse guidance. Call 231-536-2206 or use the current site to confirm location, hours, and appointment requirements.
Michigan's current directory lists Antrim County MDHHS at 203 E. Cayuga Street in Bellaire with information phone 231-533-8664. Ask about food assistance, cash assistance, child care, adult services, and current local intake requirements.
Antrim County lists eight recycling drop-off centers and identifies the Bellaire site at the Antrim County Transportation building, 4700 M-88. Confirm accepted materials, hours, and current site conditions before transporting items.
Antrim County identifies the Antrim Conservation District as the manager of county recycling drop-off centers and links residents to conservation services. Ask about current environmental, land, and property resources directly.
Michigan's food-assistance information helps residents understand current food-benefit pathways and how to apply through MI Bridges or local MDHHS. Confirm eligibility and required documents before applying.
MI Bridges is Michigan's online pathway for screening and applying for selected benefits and services. Use it alongside local MDHHS or 211 navigation when online access, documents, or a local explanation would help.
Michigan Legal Help provides plain-language legal information, self-help tools, and referral pathways for issues such as housing, public benefits, debt, and family matters. Confirm whether the issue and household qualify for a referral.
Legal Services of Northern Michigan provides civil-legal information and possible representation for qualifying northern Michigan residents. Contact the organization to confirm current Antrim County coverage and intake requirements.
The Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency helps veterans and families navigate benefits and services. Use the state site for current contact options and ask a county or state representative which pathway fits.
Michigan Works! connects job seekers and employers with employment, training, and career resources. Use the current state directory and regional contacts to confirm available programs near Bellaire.
MDOT's current public-transit directory helps identify regional providers and mobility services. Use it to cross-check Antrim-area transportation contacts and confirm service details before travel.
Michigan's ride-finder connects residents with transit and aging-related transportation resources and directs people to county providers. Use it to cross-check current Antrim County contacts before travel.
Michigan's early-childhood information connects families with Early On developmental screening and support. Use the state pathway to confirm the regional provider, eligibility, and current intake process.
NMCAA lists Early Head Start, Head Start, and Great Start to Readiness services for Antrim County families. Confirm current enrollment, age, income, and local-site eligibility.
Michigan State University Extension provides community education and practical programs through county and regional offices. Use the current county page to confirm programs and contacts.
The Library of Michigan's county guide identifies Bellaire as the Antrim County seat and provides county reference information. Use current local government sources for service contacts and hours.
The official county site connects residents with the Clerk, Treasurer, Equalization, Building Code, Health Department, Emergency Services, Veterans, Roads, courts, Commission on Aging, transportation, housing, recycling, and other county services. Use current office pages to confirm contacts and hours.
Antrim County's housing page directs homeowners and households to Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency, USDA Rural Development, Veterans Affairs, MDHHS, and other housing pathways. Confirm current programs, intake, and eligibility before relying on a referral.
The county directory connects residents with the Clerk, Register of Deeds, Treasurer, Equalization, courts, and related public-record pathways. Ask the county which office and current process fit the situation.
A note from the Alliance
This guide is anchored in Bellaire, 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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