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 Gallatin 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 Bozeman and Gallatin County can also use city, county, statewide, nonprofit, peer-support, qualified-care, housing, shelter, food, legal, utility, and practical pathways. 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 behavioral-health crisis support, call or text 988 or call the Help Center at 406-586-3333. Gallatin County mobile crisis is dispatched through the Help Center and is currently described as available 10 a.m.-10 p.m. daily; the county says the region does not have a community-based crisis receiving or stabilization center, so confirm current routing before traveling. For housing, food, utilities, transportation, and basic-needs navigation, call Montana 211 or review HRDC and county resources.
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.
Montana 211 connects callers with a trained resource specialist for food, housing, mental health, utilities, disability, and other services. Call 211 or 1-888-586-3332, or use the online resource directory. Confirm eligibility, capacity, hours, transportation, and referral requirements directly.
The Help Center is based in Bozeman and provides free 24/7 crisis support at 406-586-3333, receives 988 calls for southwestern Montana, and connects people with Montana 211 resources. It also describes walk-in crisis counseling at 699 Farmhouse Lane during business hours; call first to confirm current access. This is crisis and navigation support, not cleanup or ongoing organizing.
Bozeman Health describes same-day, no-appointment outpatient psychiatry walk-in hours Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at its Purple Zone location, as well as Psychiatric Emergency Services adjacent to the Emergency Department and an adult inpatient psychiatric unit. This is qualified clinical care, not hoarding cleanup or a substitute for 911. Confirm current intake, cost, insurance, and emergency routing before traveling.
Gallatin County maintains a directory of support agencies and resources for local residents. Use it as a starting map for services, then confirm directly with each independent organization before sharing information or traveling. A directory entry is not an endorsement and does not guarantee current availability.
The International OCD Foundation's hoarding directory helps people search for therapists, programs, support groups, organizers, and task forces. A directory listing is not an Alliance endorsement or credential guarantee. Ask about hoarding-specific experience, consent-based pacing, privacy, insurance, fees, and scope before choosing a provider.
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 there is immediate danger, fire, a serious injury, violence, or a life-threatening medical emergency. Emergency dispatch is not a hoarding-support program, behavioral-health counseling service, or cleanup provider. When the situation is not immediately dangerous, begin with a support, care, or navigation pathway.
Call or text 988 for emotional distress, a mental-health or substance-use crisis, or concern about someone else. In Gallatin County, 988 routes to the local Help Center. 988 is not a cleanup provider and does not guarantee an in-home response; call 911 for immediate danger, fire, violence, or a medical emergency.
Gallatin County says Connections Health Solutions staffs mobile crisis services dispatched through the Help Center. The team can provide on-scene evaluation, intervention, referrals, safety planning, and higher-care recommendations for a mental-health emergency. The county currently describes service for 12 hours each day, seven days a week; call 988 or 406-586-3333 to confirm current coverage and response limits.
Bozeman Health describes Psychiatric Emergency Services adjacent to the Emergency Department for acute psychiatric needs. The county identifies this hospital pathway as available 24/7. Use 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency, and confirm current hospital entry and intake instructions before traveling when the situation is not immediately life-threatening.
Montana Adult Protective Services protects older persons and adults with disabilities from abuse, neglect, self-neglect, and exploitation, while emphasizing self-determination and the least restrictive response. If harm is happening now, call 911. Otherwise, report online or call 1-844-277-9300 during listed office hours. This is a protective-services pathway, not a general cleanup referral.
Bozeman code officers address health, safety, quality-of-life, nuisance-property, illegal-dumping, and property-disrepair concerns, with a stated goal of voluntary compliance. Use this pathway for a genuine municipal code or safety concern, not as a substitute for consent-based support. Confirm city-limit jurisdiction and current procedures before filing; staff list 406-582-2222 for code questions.
Haven provides a 24-hour support line at 406-586-4111 and describes a secure, pet-friendly shelter near Bozeman Pond Park, with access for all genders and stays of up to six months when space is available. Chat and text support are listed 8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily. Use this for domestic- or sexual-violence safety planning, not hoarding-specific care.
Montana's behavioral-health crisis system information lists Montana Crisis Recovery at 1-877-503-0833 along with 988 and other crisis pathways. Use 988 or 911 when appropriate and confirm what response is available in Gallatin County. This is crisis support, not cleanup, organizing, or ongoing clinical care.
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.
HRDC serves communities including Bozeman, Belgrade, Big Sky, West Yellowstone, Manhattan, and Three Forks through food, housing, energy, homelessness-prevention, transportation, and other programs. Its Bozeman office is at 206 E Griffin Drive and lists 406-587-4486. Ask about current eligibility, documentation, accessibility, transportation, and funding before applying.
HRDC's Homeward Point at 208 E Griffin Drive is open nightly 7 p.m.-8 a.m., with check-in listed 7-10 p.m. Family check-in is listed at 4 p.m. Daytime services are described Tuesday-Friday by appointment. Call 406-556-1123 to confirm current space, belongings rules, accessibility, transportation, and intake before traveling.
HRDC describes family suites at Homeward Point, 208 E Griffin Drive, with family check-in beginning at 4 p.m. daily and first-come access when rooms are open. Call 406-556-1123 before traveling to confirm whether the household fits current rules and whether space is available. This is shelter, not hoarding-specific care or guaranteed housing.
Gallatin County's food-services directory lists Gallatin Valley Food Bank at 602 Bond Street in Bozeman, with 406-586-7600, and identifies the Community Cafe at 302 N 7th Avenue. Confirm current distribution times, household eligibility, transportation, and any identification requirements directly.
Gallatin County maintains a housing directory with affordable-housing properties, senior-housing pathways, and local housing resources. Use it to identify a possible starting point, then confirm current openings, rent, accessibility, application steps, waitlists, and reasonable-accommodation procedures with the independent property or program.
The City of Bozeman's Community Housing program explains municipal affordable-housing work and current housing pathways. It is a policy and program starting point, not a guaranteed rental or hoarding-support placement. Confirm current resident options, eligibility, waitlists, and whether a specific property or program is accepting applications.
Bozeman's current solid-waste information directs residents to household hazardous waste at the Bozeman Convenience Site Tuesday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. It is free for noncommercial residents; commercial loads and loads of 25 gallons or more require an appointment. Call 406-451-1230 to confirm accepted materials and safe transportation before moving chemicals, sharps, or other hazards.
The City of Bozeman lists bulky-item collection as a separate residential service pathway. Confirm the current schedule, accepted items, fees, preparation requirements, and whether a household address is eligible before placing furniture, appliances, or other large items at the curb. The city service is not a cleanup or organizing provider.
HRDC connects eligible households with energy assistance and weatherization pathways. Renters and homeowners may qualify, but income, housing, landlord permission, health-and-safety, priority, and funding rules apply. This is not cleanup funding; ask about current applications, documentation, wait times, and emergency utility options.
One Health lists a Bozeman Medical and Behavioral Health location at 1695 Tschache Lane with 406-585-1360, weekday hours, and later Tuesday and Thursday hours. It also lists after-hours support at 406-414-5000. Ask about current behavioral-health intake, insurance or sliding-scale options, scope, and wait time; this is qualified care, not cleanup or emergency dispatch.
Montana Legal Services Association provides civil-legal information and applications for issues that may include housing and public benefits. Its current public notice says staffing and response times are reduced and that new applicant voicemails are currently being returned only for domestic violence or public-housing/Section 8 matters through October 5, 2026. Apply or call 1-800-666-6899, and ask what intake is currently available.
Recovery Point, a Greater Impact program, lists certified peer specialists, recovery coaching, groups, and family support at 2000 N 7th Avenue in Bozeman. This is a local peer-recovery pathway rather than hoarding-specific treatment, organizing, or cleanup. Call 406-215-2707 to confirm current hours, eligibility, and fit.
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.
Unburied, from The Peer Tree, is a judgment-free digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns and for friends, family, property managers, municipal workers, and other supporters. It can offer ongoing connection, tools, and momentum from Bozeman or anywhere else. It is not therapy, clinical care, or emergency support.
A note from the Alliance
This guide is anchored in Bozeman, Montana, 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