A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Clintwood, Virginia.

Start with a respectful next step in Clintwood or elsewhere in Dickenson County. This guide connects people, families, supporters, and local systems with practical pathways while keeping emergencies and qualified care in the right lane.

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You do not have to solve everything at once. Start with the pathway that fits the situation, then confirm current availability, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and safety requirements directly with the organization.

For immediate danger

If there is immediate danger, fire, a medical emergency, violence, or an active threat, call 911. For emotional or behavioral-health crisis support, call or text 988 or use Virginia's local crisis and community-services pathways.

First conversations

A few good places to start

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.

Private-pay hoarding support, organizing help, groups, and family guidance - broader service area, including possible support for Dickenson County; private-pay scope, cost, scheduling, travel, consent, safety, and capacity must be confirmed directly; not emergency or clinical care

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, and whether support is available in Dickenson County.

Digital peer-support pathway - online for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns and their supporters; current access and eligibility should be confirmed; no fee or clinical-coverage claim is made here; not therapy, crisis response, 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, family, property managers, municipal workers, and other supporters.

Free, confidential resource navigation for housing, food, health care, utilities, transportation, legal help, and basic needs - Virginia, including Dickenson County; 24/7 service; each referred provider has its own eligibility, cost, and availability rules; not emergency dispatch

211 Virginia

211 Virginia connects people with current local resources for housing, food, health care, utilities, transportation, mental health, and other needs. Ask for options serving Clintwood and Dickenson County.

Qualified community-services-board pathway for mental health, substance use, developmental services, crisis care, and recovery - Dickenson County; intake, eligibility, payment, and capacity rules vary; not emergency dispatch

Dickenson County Behavioral Health Services

Dickenson County Behavioral Health Services is the local public behavioral-health, substance-use, developmental-services, and crisis pathway. Confirm intake, current locations, coverage, financial assistance, and the after-hours crisis route.

Qualified local hospital and emergency-care pathway - 312 Hospital Drive, Clintwood; emergency and acute care are listed by the hospital system; insurance, transfer, billing, and capacity rules must be confirmed directly; not cleanup or hoarding support

Dickenson Community Hospital

Dickenson Community Hospital is the local qualified hospital pathway for Dickenson County. Call 911 for a life-threatening emergency and confirm current care information directly.

Safety and stability

When the concern involves safety, housing, or crisis

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.

Immediate danger and emergency dispatch - Clintwood and Dickenson County; use for fire, medical emergency, violence, rescue, or an active threat; not a hoarding-support program, counseling service, or cleanup provider

911 Emergency Services

Call 911 when there is immediate danger, fire, a medical emergency, violence, a rescue need, or a threat that cannot wait for a scheduled service.

Emotional-distress and suicide-crisis support - Virginia and nationwide; phone, text, and chat access; free and confidential; crisis-support eligibility and local follow-up vary; not fire, EMS, or police dispatch; call 911 for immediate physical danger

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for emotional distress, suicidal thoughts, or a behavioral-health crisis. If there is immediate physical danger, fire, a medical emergency, or an active threat, call 911 instead.

County law-enforcement, civil-process, and emergency-dispatch pathway - Dickenson County; call 911 for immediate danger; non-emergency dispatch is 276-926-1650; jurisdiction and report rules apply; not counseling or cleanup

Dickenson County Sheriff's Office and Emergency 911

The Dickenson County Sheriff's Office provides county law-enforcement and public-safety services. Use 911 for emergencies and 276-926-1650 for non-emergency dispatch questions.

24-hour emergency dispatch for law enforcement, fire, rescue, EMS, search and rescue, and emergency management - Dickenson County; call 911 for emergencies; response, location, and service rules apply; not routine social-service intake

Dickenson County E-911 Communications

Use Dickenson County E-911 for emergency dispatch. Call 911 for an active emergency; the county lists 276-926-6330 for the E-911 office and routine communications questions.

State emergency-preparedness, alerts, shelter, and disaster-information pathway - Virginia, including Dickenson County; local incident instructions and eligibility rules apply; call 911 for an active emergency

Virginia Emergency Management

Virginia Emergency Management provides preparedness and disaster-information resources that complement Dickenson County emergency services. Follow current local incident instructions and call 911 for an active emergency.

County disaster-planning, incident-coordination, preparedness, and public-information pathway - Dickenson County; shelter and incident instructions change with conditions; call 911 for an active emergency; not counseling or cleanup

Dickenson County Emergency Management

Use Dickenson County emergency-management contacts and public notices for current preparedness, flood, shelter, and incident information. Call 911 for immediate danger.

Local emergency-department and acute-care pathway - Clintwood; call 911 for life-threatening symptoms; triage, transfer, insurance, billing, and capacity rules apply; not cleanup or hoarding support

Dickenson Community Hospital Emergency Care

Dickenson Community Hospital lists a 24-hour emergency department and acute care. Call 911 for life-threatening symptoms rather than driving if conditions may be urgent.

Official public-health, WIC, immunization, screening, family-planning, communicable-disease, vital-record, and environmental-health pathway - 344 Brush Creek Road, Clintwood; fees, appointments, and eligibility vary; not emergency care

Cumberland Plateau Health District - Dickenson County Health Department

The Dickenson County Health Department is part of Virginia's Cumberland Plateau Health District. Ask about current public-health services, WIC, immunizations, vital records, private-well and septic questions, and any applicable fees.

Local adult, child, family-support, APS, CPS, benefits-screening, and adult-services pathway - 1280 Browning Hollow, Clintwood; eligibility and screening rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger; jurisdiction and response rules apply

Dickenson County Department of Social Services Protective Services

Use Dickenson County Social Services when a child or adult may be experiencing abuse, neglect, exploitation, or unsafe conditions and the situation is not an immediate 911 emergency. Ask about APS, CPS, adult services, benefits, and required documents.

Qualified behavioral-health, substance-use, developmental-services, and crisis pathway - Dickenson County; daytime and after-hours numbers differ; call 911 for immediate physical danger; not fire or EMS dispatch

Dickenson County Behavioral Health Services Crisis Pathway

Dickenson County Behavioral Health Services lists daytime crisis intervention at 276-926-1680 and after-hours emergency services at 276-926-1650. Confirm the current route before relying on it and use 911 for immediate physical danger.

Confidential survivor-support and safety-planning pathway - Virginia, including Dickenson County; 24/7 advocates, local referrals, shelter, and transportation options vary; call 911 for immediate danger; not housing or cleanup guarantee

Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Hotline

Call or text Virginia's statewide hotline for confidential support related to sexual or domestic violence. Advocates can help identify local options, including services in Dickenson County; call 911 for immediate danger.

Poison-exposure information and medical guidance - Virginia; call 911 for collapse, seizure, breathing trouble, or another immediate emergency; not hoarding support or cleanup

Virginia Poison Center

Call the Virginia Poison Center for poison-exposure guidance. If someone has collapsed, cannot breathe normally, is having a seizure, or is in immediate danger, call 911 first.

Utility-locate and excavation-safety pathway - Virginia, including Dickenson County; submit before digging; marking and utility-owner rules apply; call 911 for an active gas, electrical, fire, or other utility emergency

Virginia 811

Contact Virginia 811 before digging or disturbing ground so utility lines can be marked. Use 911 for an active gas, electrical, fire, or other immediate utility danger.

Municipal administration, police, fire, permits, zoning, planning, records, and town-service pathway - Clintwood; town jurisdiction, service-area, fee, and code rules apply; call 911 for emergencies; not private cleanup

Town of Clintwood Government and Public Safety

Use the Town of Clintwood for current municipal services, public-safety, permits, codes, records, planning, and town-government questions. Confirm town jurisdiction before making a property request.

County administration, planning, zoning, permits, property, and code-information pathway - Dickenson County; jurisdiction, permit, inspection, fee, and appeal rules apply; not emergency dispatch or private cleanup

Dickenson County Building, Planning, and Code Information

Use Dickenson County government for building, planning, zoning, property, and code questions. Confirm jurisdiction and current requirements directly before starting work or making a safety request.

Public water, wastewater, account, outage, and service-safety pathway - Dickenson County; service-area, account, billing, outage, and infrastructure rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Dickenson County Public Service Authority

Dickenson County Public Service Authority provides a local route for water and wastewater questions, account service, and utility safety. Confirm service area, billing, outages, and connection requirements directly.

State-road, right-of-way, access, traffic, and roadway-safety information pathway - Virginia, including Dickenson County; state, county, and town jurisdiction rules apply; call 911 for an immediate roadway danger; not private-property cleanup

Virginia Department of Transportation

VDOT provides the state route for roadway, right-of-way, access, and traffic-safety questions. Confirm whether an issue belongs to VDOT, Dickenson County, or the Town of Clintwood before submitting a request.

State law-enforcement and public-safety pathway - Virginia, including Dickenson County; call 911 for immediate danger; jurisdiction and report rules apply; not counseling or cleanup

Virginia State Police

Use Virginia State Police for state law-enforcement information when appropriate. Call 911 for an active emergency and confirm whether county, town, or state jurisdiction applies.

People and practical help

Housing, food, care, transportation, and ongoing support

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.

Local SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, energy assistance, family, adult, child, protective-services, and self-sufficiency pathway - 1280 Browning Hollow, Clintwood; program, income, household, documentation, seasonal, and appointment rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Dickenson County Department of Social Services

Dickenson County Social Services is a local starting point for public benefits, family services, adult services, child services, energy assistance, protective services, and self-sufficiency support. Ask about current eligibility and required documents.

Online benefits screening and application pathway for SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, energy assistance, and related programs - Virginia, including Dickenson County; income, household, documentation, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Virginia CommonHelp

CommonHelp is Virginia's online route to screen and apply for several public-benefit programs. Confirm current rules and contact Dickenson County Social Services if online access is difficult.

State energy-bill and fuel-assistance pathway - Virginia, including Dickenson County; seasonal, income, household, application, and funding rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Virginia Energy Assistance

Virginia's energy-assistance pathway can help eligible households ask about heating, cooling, crisis, and utility support. Confirm current application windows and local documentation requirements.

Public housing and affordable-housing pathway serving Southwest Virginia, including Dickenson County; income limits, waiting lists, funds, unit rules, and documentation apply; not emergency shelter or guaranteed placement

Cumberland Plateau Regional Housing Authority

The Cumberland Plateau Regional Housing Authority is the regional public-housing pathway connected with Dickenson County. Confirm current properties, applications, eligibility, waiting-list status, accessibility, and whether a specific unit serves your household.

Public transit and request-based mobility pathway for Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, and Tazewell counties; routes, pickup requests, accessibility, and scheduling rules apply; fare policy can change; not emergency transport

Four County Transit

Four County Transit, a division of Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens, serves Dickenson County with route and request-based transportation. The agency says service is currently fare-free and asks riders to request pickups in advance; confirm current routes before traveling.

Area-agency-on-aging and disability-support pathway for Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, and Tazewell counties; programs include aging, caregiver, nutrition, in-home, and transportation services; age, disability, income, referral, and capacity rules vary; not emergency care

Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens

Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens is the regional area agency on aging and a central information resource for older adults, caregivers, and disabled people in Dickenson County. Ask about current in-home, nutrition, caregiver, benefits, and transportation programs.

Public-library, technology, privacy, learning, and community-information pathway - 198 Chase Street, Clintwood; library-card, hours, accessibility, technology, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch or clinical care

Jonnie B. Deel Memorial Library - Lonesome Pine Regional Library

Jonnie B. Deel Memorial Library is the Clintwood branch of Lonesome Pine Regional Library. Libraries can provide information, internet access, private conversations, technology, and community programming; confirm current hours before traveling.

Public-school, family, student-support, career-technical, and school-meal pathway - Dickenson County; enrollment, school, transportation, meal, disability, and calendar rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Dickenson County Public Schools

Dickenson County Public Schools publishes current family, school, transportation, meal, and student-support information. Families should confirm enrollment, accessibility, meal, and student-support details directly.

State education-information and school-quality profile pathway - Dickenson County Public Schools; data, school, enrollment, and program information is informational; not emergency dispatch or individualized education advice

Virginia School Quality Profiles - Dickenson County Public Schools

Virginia's School Quality Profiles provide a state-maintained information route for Dickenson County Public Schools, including school and program data. Confirm current student services and enrollment details with the school division.

Regional job, training, career-navigation, and workforce-development pathway - 818 Happy Valley Drive, DCER Building, Room 228, Clintwood; appointments, eligibility, employer, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Virginia Career Works - Clintwood

Virginia Career Works - Clintwood is a local workforce center for job search, training, and career-navigation support. Call for an appointment and confirm current services, documents, and eligibility.

Free civil-legal-help pathway for eligible low-income residents - Dickenson County and Southwest Virginia; income, assets, case type, conflict, and capacity rules apply; does not handle every case or criminal matters; not emergency dispatch

Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society

Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society provides free civil legal assistance in Dickenson County and the region. Apply through the centralized intake route and confirm eligibility, case type, and capacity.

Regional food-bank and hunger-relief pathway serving Dickenson County; pantry, food-distribution, eligibility, schedule, and capacity rules vary by local partner; not emergency dispatch

Feeding Southwest Virginia

Feeding Southwest Virginia is the regional food-bank pathway serving Dickenson County. Use its current partner and distribution information or call 211 to identify a local food resource and confirm requirements.

Local food-bank and food-assistance pathway - 1280 Browning Hollow, Clintwood; open Tuesdays 8 a.m. to noon as listed by the county; availability, household rules, and changes should be confirmed before traveling; not emergency medical care

Dickenson County Food Bank

Dickenson County Food Bank offers a local food-assistance route. The county lists the food bank at 1280 Browning Hollow and open Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to noon; confirm current distribution details before traveling.

Regional planning, community-development, housing, transportation, economic-development, and local-government coordination pathway - Dickenson, Dickenson, Russell, and Clintwood counties; program and funding eligibility vary; not emergency dispatch

Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission

The Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission coordinates regional planning and community-development work across Clintwood and neighboring counties. It can help identify current regional partners and public projects, but does not replace direct program intake.

Virginia Cooperative Extension education and practical-support pathway - 200 Chase Street, Clintwood; program schedules, registration, and eligibility vary; not emergency dispatch or clinical care

Virginia Cooperative Extension - Dickenson County

Virginia Cooperative Extension's Dickenson County office offers locally based education and practical programs. Ask about current household, agriculture, 4-H, nutrition, and healthy-home resources.

Practical education pathway for clutter, household safety, food, family, water, and home-risk concerns - Dickenson County and Virginia; educational scope only; not inspection, cleanup, treatment, or emergency response

Virginia Cooperative Extension Healthy-Home Education

Extension can be a practical educational pathway for healthy-home and household-risk questions, including information that may help supporters plan a safer next conversation. Confirm current local programming; it is not a cleanup or clinical service.

County administration, departments, public notices, permits, records, service offices, and local-government navigation pathway - Dickenson County; jurisdiction, fee, appointment, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Dickenson County Government Services

Dickenson County government is the local starting point for departments, public notices, permits, records, service offices, and county programs. Confirm which office has jurisdiction before submitting a request.

Municipal administration, public-safety, permits, zoning, planning, records, and town-service pathway - Clintwood; town jurisdiction, fee, appointment, and code rules apply; not emergency dispatch or private cleanup

Town of Clintwood Municipal Services

The Town of Clintwood is the municipal route for town-government questions, public notices, permits, codes, records, and local services. Confirm that the property is within town limits before making a request.

Statewide support-navigation pathway for housing, food, child care, health, mental health, utilities, and local programs - Virginia, including Dickenson County; each program has its own eligibility, cost, and capacity rules; not emergency dispatch

Virginia Support Resources

Virginia's support-resources page explains how to find current help with housing, food, child care, health, utilities, and related needs. Use 211 for local navigation and confirm every referral directly.

Veteran and family benefits, behavioral-health, housing, employment, transportation, and financial-assistance navigation - Southwest Virginia, including Dickenson County; veteran/family eligibility and program capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Virginia Department of Veterans Services - West Region

Virginia's Department of Veterans Services West Region helps veterans and families connect with behavioral health, benefits, housing, employment, transportation, and financial-assistance pathways serving Dickenson County.

Free statewide phone and web navigation for housing, food, utilities, transportation, health, and legal resources - Dickenson County and Virginia; each referral has separate eligibility, cost, and availability; not emergency dispatch

Virginia 211 Housing and Basic-Needs Navigation

Use Virginia 211 when you need a current human connection to local housing, food, utility, health, transportation, or legal options and are not sure which agency fits.

Local circuit-court and clerk-of-court pathway for records, filings, jury, civil, and court-information questions - Dickenson County; legal deadlines, filing rules, fees, and representation limits apply; not emergency dispatch or legal advice

Dickenson County Circuit Court and Clerk

Use the Dickenson County Circuit Court Clerk and county constitutional-offices pages for current court, records, filing, and clerk information. Confirm deadlines and whether legal advice or representation is needed.

State veteran-benefits, claims, health, housing, employment, and family-support navigation - Virginia, including Dickenson County; veteran and program eligibility rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Virginia Department of Veterans Services

Virginia DVS provides benefits and service-navigation information for veterans and families. Use the West Region pathway for local connections and confirm current eligibility and appointment requirements.

Qualified local hospital and outpatient-care pathway - 312 Hospital Drive, Clintwood; insurance, referral, scheduling, billing, and capacity rules apply; emergency limits apply; not cleanup or hoarding support

Dickenson Community Hospital Outpatient and Specialty Care

Dickenson Community Hospital and its medical-associate services provide a qualified local-care route beyond emergencies. Confirm current outpatient, primary-care, specialty, accessibility, and financial-information options directly.

State behavioral-health and developmental-services navigation pathway - Virginia, including Dickenson County; local CSB intake, eligibility, insurance, and capacity rules vary; 988 or 911 for crisis limits

Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

Virginia DBHDS explains that community-services boards are the public entry point for mental-health, substance-use, developmental, crisis, and supportive services. Use Dickenson County Behavioral Health Services for local intake and call 988 or 911 as appropriate.

State job matching, wage, training, veteran, and employment-navigation pathway - Virginia, including Dickenson County; account, eligibility, employer, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Virginia Workforce Connection

Virginia Workforce Connection provides job matching, wage information, skill requirements, veteran services, and training opportunities. Pair it with the regional Virginia Works center for current hands-on help.

Regional public-housing and Housing Choice Voucher pathway serving Dickenson County; income limits, waiting lists, funds, unit rules, reasonable accommodations, and documentation apply; no emergency-housing guarantee

Cumberland Plateau Regional Housing Authority - Dickenson housing applications

Cumberland Plateau Regional Housing Authority serves Dickenson County with public-housing and housing-choice-voucher pathways. The online application says waiting-list rules apply and the authority has no emergency housing; confirm current properties, applications, accessibility, and status directly.

County solid-waste, transfer-station, litter-control, and disposal-information pathway - Dickenson County; accepted materials, hours, fees, access, and safety rules apply; not private cleanup or emergency response

Dickenson County Solid Waste and Transfer Station

Use Dickenson County solid-waste and transfer-station contacts for current disposal information, accepted materials, hours, and access rules. Confirm requirements before transporting debris or other materials.

County animal-control and animal-safety pathway - Dickenson County; jurisdiction, response, intake, licensing, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate human danger; not a general cleanup service

Dickenson County Animal Control

Use Dickenson County Animal Control for animal-safety, stray, welfare, and county animal-service questions. Confirm response and intake rules directly; call 911 for immediate human danger.

A note from the Alliance

Start with the person. Then decide what the situation needs.

This guide is anchored in Clintwood, 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.

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