The Peer Tree
The Peer Tree offers private-pay support for people affected by hoarding and their families. Ask about current service options, remote or travel availability, fees, and fit before making plans.
A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide
You deserve support that begins with your goals, not a judgment about your home. You can ask about one next step—feeling safer, keeping housing, finding support, or getting through this week—without agreeing to sort or discard anything today.
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You do not need a complete plan before reaching out. A first step might be a conversation, peer support, behavioral-health care, a housing question, or practical help. These are separate organizations with different roles; ask what each can offer.
A first conversation can help you sort through what kind of support may fit. Ask whether a virtual group or conversation is currently available for your situation and location; no local service availability is assumed.
Role: nonprofit first-conversation and virtual peer-group front door; geography: remote, ask about Teton County fit; cost/eligibility: confirm current program availability and any cost; emergency limit: nonclinical support is not therapy, crisis response, shelter, or cleanup
For immediate danger, fire, or urgent medical help, call 911. For emotional distress or a behavioral-health crisis, call or text 988; a particular local response or placement is not guaranteed. For housing, food, transportation, and community-service referrals, call 211 or visit Montana 211. These routine pathways are not emergency dispatch, shelter placement, clinical treatment, or cleanup services.
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 offers private-pay support for people affected by hoarding and their families. Ask about current service options, remote or travel availability, fees, and fit before making plans.
Unburied offers a digital place to explore peer support and practical tools at your own pace. Confirm current access details directly; it is not a substitute for clinical care or urgent 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 urgent medical help is needed. Do not wait for routine intake or a cleanup appointment during an emergency.
Montana DPHHS says 988 connects callers with crisis support; Montana calls are routed to Voices of Hope in Great Falls. Ask the counselor about options. A specific mobile response, appointment, or placement is not guaranteed.
Montana 211 describes a free, confidential referral service. Ask for current local options and verify eligibility, hours, waitlists, and capacity with each provider.
The Sheriff lists 911 for emergencies and 406-466-5781 as its 24-hour non-emergency number. Use the non-emergency line for routine law-enforcement questions, not medical or behavioral-health treatment.
Montana DPHHS lists APS reporting for eligible adults, including older adults and adults with disabilities. Call 1-844-277-9300 during listed business hours to ask about criteria and next steps. APS is not a routine clutter complaint or cleanup service.
Montana DOJ lists this provider for Choteau and Teton County among its service communities. Call the crisis line to ask what confidential support is currently available. Consider a safer device if phone or browsing activity may be monitored.
The county health department describes CARES as community health and wellness work. Use it for local information and connections; confirm whether a particular service is currently offered and who can access it.
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.
Alluvion lists its Choteau clinic at 19 1st St NE, Choteau, MT 59422, phone 406-466-3574, and describes medical and behavioral-health services. Call to confirm which services are available locally, current hours, coverage, fees, and appointments; listing does not guarantee intake.
Many Rivers lists Choteau contact at 1 Main Ave S, Choteau, MT 59422, 406-466-5681, by appointment. Its insurance page describes accepted plans and financial assistance options; confirm current coverage, fees, intake, and appointment availability directly.
The county lists its Health Department and public-health information. Call to ask what is currently available, whether an appointment is needed, and whether costs or eligibility rules apply.
Teton County CARES says the pantry provides monthly emergency food disbursements for low-income residents and other scheduled programs. New households can request assistance online and a volunteer will follow up; confirm current eligibility, timing, and pickup arrangements.
Montana’s assistance portal links residents to state applications and program information. Review current eligibility and application steps; if food is needed sooner, ask the local pantry or Montana 211 about current options.
Opportunities, Inc. lists Teton among the counties served and describes housing assistance, including a Housing Choice Voucher waitlist process. Call to confirm current programs, eligibility, application status, and local capacity; the page does not guarantee a housing placement.
Opportunities, Inc. says it provides LIHEAP services in Teton County, for eligible renters and homeowners, during the heating season. Contact the provider to confirm the current season, application process, eligibility, and available funding.
Montana DPHHS describes the ADRC as a resource for information and referral, including supports such as transportation and nutrition. Call 800-551-3191 to ask about local contacts, eligibility, and current availability.
Montana DPHHS lists Area III for the north-central region. Call to ask whether a specific service is available for your address and situation; confirm eligibility, scheduling, and capacity before relying on a ride or other support.
The City lists its roll-off site north of Choteau, garbage schedules, and accepted recycling/compost materials. Call before traveling to confirm current hours, access, fees, and what items are accepted; do not assume these services cover all county addresses.
The county lists Refuse District No. 1 information. Confirm your address and district eligibility before relying on a site or service; district boundaries and rules should not be assumed countywide.
Montana DOT publishes transit information, but this guide did not verify a general public transit route serving all Teton County residents. Check current listings and confirm service directly before planning travel.
Montana Legal Services Association describes an application process for civil legal help. Apply or call to check whether your issue and household qualify; not every case or applicant can be served.
The IOCDF directory lets visitors search by location and type of help. A local hoarding-specialty clinician, dedicated peer group, and independent hoarding-specific cleanout provider were not verified for this guide; search results can change, so confirm directly.
A note from the Alliance
This guide is anchored in Choteau, 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.
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