Qualified outpatient mental-health, psychiatry, care coordination, and focused-care pathway - Chattanooga and surrounding counties; intake, payment, and service-area rules apply
Mental Health Cooperative - Chattanooga
Mental Health Cooperative's Chattanooga location serves Hamilton and nearby counties with therapy, psychiatry, medication, care coordination, children and family services, and focused-care options. Confirm current availability, insurance or payment, age range, and whether the requested support is clinical or nonclinical.
Qualified inpatient and outpatient behavioral-health care - Chattanooga and Southeast Tennessee; clinical assessment, insurance, age, and admission rules apply
Parkridge Valley Hospital
Parkridge Valley Hospital lists inpatient and outpatient mental-health services for adults and acute inpatient care for adolescents. Ask about the current level of care, intake process, insurance or payment, and whether the concern is appropriate for its clinical services. Hospital care is not routine hoarding support or a cleanup service.
Specialized intensive outpatient mental-health and skills program - Chattanooga; adults with intellectual/developmental and mental-health diagnoses, communication, and intake requirements apply
Orange Grove Center Intensive Outpatient Program
Orange Grove Center describes an intensive outpatient program for adults with an intellectual or developmental disability and a current mental-health diagnosis. The program focuses on regulation, coping, decision-making, interpersonal boundaries, and peer support. It is not general therapy, a hoarding-specific program, or a cleanup provider; confirm current eligibility and intake.
Public housing, Housing Choice Voucher, affordable housing, and resident-service pathways - Chattanooga and Hamilton County; income, waitlist, documentation, and program rules apply
Chattanooga Housing Authority
The Chattanooga Housing Authority provides safe, affordable housing and resident services. Use its resident portal to apply or check an existing application, and confirm current waitlist openings, reasonable accommodations, accessibility, and documentation directly. Housing assistance is not guaranteed and is not a cleanup grant.
Rapid rehousing, deposit assistance, outreach, housing navigation, and eviction-prevention pathway - Chattanooga city limits; eligibility and funding rules apply
Office of Homelessness and Supportive Housing
The City describes rapid rehousing and deposit assistance for people experiencing homelessness, plus rental assistance for some households at risk of eviction. Posted eviction-prevention criteria include living within city limits, a documented income or expense disruption, past-due rent, and no eviction filing yet. Confirm current funding, walk-in hours, and eligibility before relying on it.
Food, clothing, shelter and housing navigation, employment, community-center, and basic-needs support - Chattanooga; shelter and program availability vary
Chatt Foundation
The Chatt Foundation, formerly Chattanooga Community Kitchen, serves hungry, homeless, and vulnerable neighbors with food, clothing, shelter and housing support, employment, and other services. Its downtown location is a practical first stop for someone who needs basic-needs navigation alongside a housing or safety concern. Confirm current program and shelter capacity before traveling.
Overnight shelter, meals, and referrals for people experiencing homelessness - Chattanooga; nightly gate, population, identification, and capacity rules apply
Chattanooga Rescue Mission
Chattanooga Rescue Mission lists shelter, meals, and referrals to community partners for men and women facing homelessness. Confirm current intake, identification, accessibility, belongings, pets, and bed availability before traveling. Shelter is not hoarding support, therapy, or a guaranteed placement.
Food pantry map, mobile distributions, SNAP assistance, nutrition education, and emergency food network - Southeast Tennessee and nearby service area; pantry rules vary
Chattanooga Area Food Bank
The Chattanooga Area Food Bank connects people to free groceries, meal sites, mobile distributions, SNAP assistance, and community partners. Its food map explains what to bring and whether a site asks for identification or a ZIP code. Food support is not hoarding support or a substitute for emergency care; confirm hours, transportation, and household rules directly.
Minimum-housing, property-maintenance, litter, overgrowth, and inoperable-vehicle code pathway - Chattanooga city limits; complaint, notice, inspection, and enforcement rules apply
City of Chattanooga Code Enforcement
City code enforcement addresses minimum housing standards, structural conditions, litter, overgrowth, and inoperable vehicles. Residents can call 311 or the code office. This is a regulatory pathway that may create deadlines or liens; it is not consent-based hoarding support, therapy, or guaranteed financial assistance.
Bulky household trash drop-off - Chattanooga city residents; valid city residency, Hamilton County tags, load limits, 12-visit annual limit, and material rules apply
City Refuse Collection Centers
City residents can take many bulky household items to three refuse collection centers. The city requires proof of residency, limits visits to 12 per calendar year, restricts loads to a standard pickup-bed amount, and lists materials it will not accept. Confirm whether an item is accepted before transporting it; attendants may refuse a load.
Household hazardous-waste disposal pathway - Chattanooga and Tennessee residents as specified by the City; identification, material, facility-hours, and acceptance rules apply
City Household Hazardous Waste
The City provides a household hazardous-waste pathway with a current facility schedule and Tennessee-resident identification requirements. The page warns that staff may refuse unidentifiable materials and excludes some products such as latex or acrylic paint. Do not transport unknown or unsafe materials without confirming the current instructions.
Scheduled curbside pickup for household bulky items and brush - Chattanooga residents; placement, material, annual-limit, and resident rules apply
City Brush and Bulk Trash Collection
The city offers scheduled curbside pickup for many household bulky items, including furniture, mattresses, appliances, carpet, and large toys. Residents must separate materials and place them safely at the curb; businesses, apartment complexes, landlords, and contractors are excluded. Confirm the current schedule and accepted items before setting anything out.
Free civil legal help for qualifying residents, including housing, eviction, domestic-violence, elder-law, and benefits matters - Hamilton County; income, case type, and intake rules apply
Legal Aid of East Tennessee
Legal Aid of East Tennessee serves Hamilton County from its Chattanooga office and may help qualifying residents with eviction and tenant rights, domestic-violence and protection matters, elder law, and public benefits. Call early, before a deadline, and ask whether the specific issue fits its current program capacity.
Non-medical in-home help with housekeeping, errands, grocery shopping, and daily living - Chattanooga; referrals exclusively through Tennessee APS and eligibility rules apply
Partnership Home Care Program
Partnership's Home Care Program assists older adults and disabled adults with non-medical in-home support such as housekeeping, grocery shopping, and personal assistance. The organization says referrals are accepted exclusively through Tennessee Adult Protective Services and eligibility includes APS-identified need. It is not a general-public cleanup service; ask APS about the current referral path.
ADA paratransit with origin-to-destination shared transportation - Chattanooga, Red Bank, and East Ridge service area; functional eligibility, medical verification, reservations, and fares apply
CARTA Care-A-Van
CARTA's Care-A-Van provides origin-to-destination shared transportation for people with disabilities who are functionally unable to use fixed-route service for some or all trips. The current page lists an eligibility application, medical verification, advance reservations, and fares that vary by service level. Ask about current pickup rules, accessible needs, and whether the trip fits the service area.
Volunteer assisted transportation for essential appointments - Southeast Tennessee; adults 60+, screening, mobility, scheduling, and affordable-ride rules apply
MyRide TN Southeast
MyRide TN Southeast provides volunteer assisted transportation to essential appointments for adults age 60 and older who can walk independently or with a walker or cane. The service lists screened and trained volunteers, a short rider application, and priority for medical appointments. Call before relying on a ride; availability, screening, and scheduling rules apply.
State information and referral for transportation serving older adults and people with disabilities - Tennessee; regional resource and eligibility rules vary
Tennessee Transportation Assistance
Tennessee's Department of Disability and Aging maintains transportation information for older adults and people with disabilities, including Area Agency on Aging and Disability options and MyRide Tennessee. Call the statewide information line to identify the current Hamilton County pathway, then confirm fares, eligibility, scheduling, and accessibility directly.
Nonprofit disability, caregiver, aging, respite, and self-sufficiency programs - Chattanooga and regional service areas; program, age, disability, and capacity rules vary
Signal Centers
Signal Centers is a Chattanooga nonprofit with programs focused on disability, early childhood, caregiver support, aging, respite, and self-sufficiency. Ask which current program fits the person's age, disability, caregiving, or independence needs. It is not a hoarding-specific cleanup provider or emergency service.
Private-pay hoarding support, organizing help, groups, and family guidance - broader service area; scope, cost, scheduling, travel, consent, and privacy rules apply
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, privacy, and whether requested support is available in Chattanooga.
Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns - online; 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.