A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide
You do not have to solve everything at once. Use this guide to choose one safe next step, ask what a service actually covers, and keep the person and the property in view.
Start here - Fight the Blight
Start with the kind of help you need today. A support conversation, a private-pay pathway, a behavioral-health intake, or a practical referral can each be a valid first step.
Start with a respectful conversation about your priorities and ask about current virtual groups or another suitable support path. No whole-home cleanout is required to reach out.
Role: nonprofit hoarding-support conversation and virtual-group front door | geography: online; ask about Lincoln County fit | cost/eligibility: ask about current free and funded options | emergency limit: not crisis dispatch or clinical care
If someone is in immediate danger, call 911. For a mental-health or substance-use crisis, call or text 988. Routine support, cleanup planning and resource navigation are not emergency response.
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 The Peer Tree when a private-pay support, sorting, organizing or family-support pathway may fit. Ask what is available in or around Brookhaven before making plans.
Use Unburied for peer support, friends-and-family guidance, groups and structured tools that can help with ongoing momentum. It is not a substitute for emergency or clinical care.
Ask Region 8 about an appropriate behavioral-health, substance-use or community-support intake. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health identifies Region 8 as serving Lincoln County; confirm current local scheduling and program fit.
Ask about an outpatient behavioral-wellness appointment and what information is needed for intake. Confirm whether the service matches the person's goals and current safety needs.
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 immediate danger, fire, a medical emergency or a situation that cannot safely wait. Do not enter an unsafe structure to retrieve belongings or help someone else.
Call or text 988 for a mental-health or substance-use crisis, or when you are worried about someone and need help deciding on the next safe step.
If a person needs more than routine scheduling, ask Region 8 what crisis or community response is currently available for Lincoln County. Availability and response boundaries must be confirmed at the time of need.
KDMC states its emergency department is available around the clock. For a life-threatening emergency, call 911 first; do not drive an unsafe person if emergency transport is needed.
Use the City Officials page to confirm current police and fire contacts. For immediate danger, fire or a medical emergency, call 911 instead of waiting for a routine callback.
Use the Sheriff's Office website to find current county contact information. Jurisdiction and response depend on where the property is located and what is happening.
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.
Use the city's contact page for City Hall and department routing. Explain whether the issue is inside city limits and ask for the correct current department before sharing more detail.
The county site provides county-office and service information, including property-related and administrative pathways. Confirm which office owns the question before relying on a general answer.
Use the department directory to identify the right city contact for a practical concern. Ask what can be handled by the city and what must be handled by a property owner or another agency.
Use the hotline page for city-limit concerns such as debris or leaves, street signs, water or sewer leaks, potholes, blocked traffic signs and related public-works issues.
For a water, sewer or service-line concern, use the department page and ask about the address, account status, repair responsibility and after-hours process.
Use the Street Department information for street-side and right-of-way questions. Confirm what is city responsibility before moving materials or placing items near a roadway.
Use the city's waste information to confirm normal collection, accepted materials and the right contact. Do not place hazardous, sharp or unsafe materials out without clear instructions.
Food and benefit stability can make a safety plan more workable. Use MDHS's application guidance and confirm what documents and county-office support are currently required.
The MDHS directory lists a resource-and-referral center at MSU Extension–Lincoln County. Confirm current hours, the type of referral available and whether the listed location is the right access point.
Extension can be a practical connection for family health, community development and local education. Ask which current program or staff member matches the question rather than assuming it provides direct cleanup services.
Use HUD's Mississippi page to find housing authorities, housing counseling, homelessness and utility pathways. Confirm vacancies, waitlists, local jurisdiction and eligibility directly with the listed provider.
MRHA 7 lists Lincoln County in its ten-county service area. Contact the authority to confirm whether the address and household fit its current programs, whether a waitlist is open and what documents are needed.
Call 211 or use the local United Way information to ask about food, housing, utilities, health, domestic-violence, disaster and other practical resources. Ask for the provider's current intake details and service area.
For a housing, benefits, discrimination, family or other civil-legal question, ask whether the issue fits current Mississippi Center for Legal Services intake. Do not delay a safety emergency while waiting for legal guidance.
A note from the Alliance
This guide is anchored in Brookhaven, Mississippi, 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