A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide
You do not have to solve everything at once. Start with a conversation or one practical need, and confirm local fit, cost, and availability before making plans.
Start here - Fight the Blight
Fight the Blight is the nonprofit front door and offers virtual peer-support groups; ask about current fit, grant eligibility, and capacity. The Peer Tree is a separate private-pay pathway; confirm service area, scope, travel, and fees. Unburied is digital peer support, not therapy or emergency support. These are independent options, not endorsements. Local resources below have their own service areas, eligibility rules, costs, and capacity.
For immediate danger, fire, rescue, or urgent medical response, call 911. For emotional distress, call or text 988; United Summit Center's Healthy Minds—Clarksburg lists 24-hour crisis services for its area. HOPE, Inc. offers confidential survivor support, not general housing. West Virginia 211 can help locate current basic-needs referrals, but a referral does not guarantee aid, a housing placement, or a shelter bed.
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 a separate private-pay pathway for hoarding-related support. Confirm the service requested, whether Clarksburg is in the current service area, availability, travel, and fees before making plans.
Unburied is a digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter, including friends and family. It is not therapy or emergency support and cannot replace local services.
Call 211 or 1-833-848-9905, or text a ZIP code to 898-211, to connect with a resource specialist about food, housing, utilities, health care, transportation, and other needs. Ask whether an organization is currently accepting people before traveling.
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, rescue, or urgent medical response. If it is safe, explain access, mobility, or communication needs. Administrative and non-emergency numbers are not substitutes for dispatch.
United Hospital Center is a nearby WVU Medicine hospital in Bridgeport. The state facility directory lists it as an active short-term hospital. For life-threatening symptoms or emergency transport, call 911; contact the hospital for current access and billing questions.
WVU Medicine identifies Healthy Minds—Clarksburg as a comprehensive mental-health center operated by United Summit Center, with 24-hour crisis and emergency services. Its listed crisis line is 1-844-985-4371. Ask whether the location and situation fit the current response.
Call or text 988, or use the online chat, to connect with a trained crisis counselor. This is crisis support, not local emergency dispatch or a guaranteed in-person response.
Help4WV offers confidential support and help finding behavioral-health and substance-use options. Ask about current service and connection methods. Call 911 for immediate physical danger or urgent medical response.
HOPE, Inc. lists a 24-hour helpline, emergency shelter, advocacy, support, and a Harrison County outreach office. Shelter location and availability are not published here; call the confidential helpline to discuss safe next steps.
For a possible poisoning, call 1-800-222-1222 or use Poison Control's online tool. If someone is unconscious, having a seizure, or struggling to breathe, call 911 immediately.
The City of Clarksburg lists 304-626-4900 as its police non-emergency number. It is not a crisis counseling, cleanup, or housing line. Call 911 for immediate danger.
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.
The state lists the Harrison County office at 304-627-2295, open weekdays 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Call to confirm the correct service, address, documents, and current office hours before visiting.
Use the state portal to review or apply for available benefits. Application completion does not guarantee eligibility, approval, or a payment date; contact the state office if a deadline or urgent need is involved.
The West Virginia Department of Health lists the local health department at 304-623-9308, weekdays 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Contact the department to confirm the service, eligibility, cost, and appointment needs before visiting.
The clinic's current location page describes primary care and CareXpress walk-in care, and says the pharmacy has a 340B discount program for qualifying patients. Call to confirm services, new-patient availability, charges, and eligibility.
Healthy Minds—Clarksburg is operated by United Summit Center in coordination with WVU Medicine. Its published services include adult and child outpatient therapy, case management, and other behavioral-health supports. Confirm intake and fit directly.
The authority describes public housing at Mason House, Koupal Towers, and Laurel Lanes and provides application information. Contact the authority to confirm current eligibility, wait status, accessible-unit options, and documents before applying.
The authority explains its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program and application steps. Contact the office before traveling to verify whether applications are being accepted, current requirements, and any waitlist status.
The organization describes services that connect people to food resources, rides, family supports, and heating-repair help. Contact its Clarksburg office to ask which programs are open, what documents are needed, and whether a need is within its current service area.
Central WV Community Action coordinates a local food-resource effort and lists area pantries, including Clarksburg locations. Check the current listing and call the pantry before traveling because hours, intake requirements, and supplies can change.
Central WV Community Action's pantry page currently lists The Lord's Pantry at Clarksburg Baptist Church for Mondays, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. The listing is from a coordinating nonprofit; call the church at 304-624-6536 before traveling to confirm current hours, eligibility, and food availability.
The Central WV Community Action food directory lists Mustard Seed Food Pantry in Clarksburg. Check the coordinator's current listing and call 304-623-0859 before traveling to ask about current hours, eligibility, and available food.
The Center's Clarksburg site lists Kinley Cafe, transportation, food pantry news, events, and other resources. Call to ask about current meal access, age or disability requirements, activities, and any suggested contributions.
The Center publishes a transportation policy describing service limitations, booking, and donation-based local rides. Call before depending on a trip; drivers do not provide assisted transport from inside a home or destination, and schedules may be limited.
CENTRA describes fixed routes and ADA complementary paratransit with accessible buses. Check current route notices, stop locations, and trip details before traveling; the published service area and schedules may not reach every address.
The Bureau for Medical Services explains non-emergency medical transportation for Medicaid members. Contact the member's plan before scheduling to confirm covered trips, required notice, and the transportation manager.
Legal Aid's current office directory lists Clarksburg and Harrison County in its service area. Most people should begin with the application line or online intake rather than visiting an office; if a hearing is within 10 days, call promptly and explain the deadline.
Older adults can ask whether a civil legal issue fits the program and what application steps are required. Contact the organization directly to confirm current services, eligibility, and fees, if any.
The statewide ADRC describes services and connections for older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers. Ask about current local options, eligibility, and how to apply; a referral is not a promise of placement or funding.
HUD explains how to find approved housing counselors who may discuss rental, homeownership, or housing-related concerns. Ask about costs, service area, and whether the counselor handles the specific issue; this is not a housing placement service.
The state Bureau for Family Assistance page describes homelessness services and links to current pathways. For immediate shelter or housing needs, also call 211 and ask about openings before traveling.
The library lists computers, internet, printing, outreach, and delivery among its services. Contact the library to confirm current hours, card eligibility, delivery reach, and any fee before visiting.
WVU Extension's Harrison County page provides local contact and education pathways. Ask about current workshops and resources; do not assume a class or visit is available without confirming details.
The Authority publishes county contact information and directs residents of municipalities to their local collection provider. Ask the Authority or city about accepted materials, disposal rules, schedules, and current costs before moving items.
The City lists Public Works contacts and publishes seasonal cleanup information. Contact the Public Works Center before putting items out; pickup rules, schedules, and excluded materials can change.
The City lists a Code Enforcement contact at 304-624-1633. If you are unsure whether an issue falls within the department's role, ask about the process and any notice or appeal steps; a referral does not guarantee a particular outcome.
The county lists Sheriff's Office administrative and patrol contacts in Clarksburg. Use these for non-emergency matters only; the office is not a hoarding cleanout, housing, or crisis-counseling provider.
The state Department of Agriculture describes food-distribution programs. For a current Harrison County pantry or distribution location, check with Central WV Community Action or 211 before traveling.
Central WV Community Action lists housing help that includes heating-repair information. Contact the office to ask whether the issue, household, and property qualify and whether funds are currently available; no award or repair is promised.
Search the statewide directory for current local food, housing, healthcare, transportation, and utility entries. Confirm the provider's hours, eligibility, availability, and location before traveling.
A note from the Alliance
This guide is anchored in Clarksburg, West Virginia, 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