A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Columbia, Louisiana.

A respectful place to begin, whether you are looking for support for yourself, worried about someone you love, or trying to respond to a safety, housing, care, or practical concern in Columbia or Caldwell Parish.

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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Columbia, Caldwell Parish, and nearby north-central Louisiana communities. We can help you think through what kind of next step may fit.

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For immediate danger

Call 911 for a medical emergency, fire, immediate danger, or active threat. For emotional distress or a behavioral-health crisis, call or text 988; Louisiana also maintains a crisis-response system. For current food, shelter, housing, utilities, transportation, or benefits navigation, dial 211 and confirm local availability.

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; scope, cost, scheduling, travel, consent, safety, and capacity rules apply; not emergency 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 Columbia or Caldwell Parish.

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Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns - online; no cost or eligibility claim verified; 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.

Visit Unburied
Qualified local acute-care hospital and referral pathway - Columbia and Caldwell Parish; clinical, admission, insurance, payment, referral, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Caldwell Memorial Hospital

Caldwell Memorial Hospital is listed by Louisiana Department of Health at 411 Main Street in Columbia. Confirm the current emergency, hospital, rural-care, referral, coverage, and capacity routes directly; call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency.

Review local hospital care 318-649-6111
Information, referral, and resource-navigation pathway for food, shelter, housing, health, utilities, and social services - Louisiana, including Caldwell Parish; availability, eligibility, and provider capacity must be confirmed; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana 211

Use Louisiana 211 to ask about current local food, shelter, housing, health, utility, senior, disability, disaster, and family resources. Confirm the direct provider, hours, eligibility, and capacity before traveling or sharing sensitive information; use 911 for immediate danger.

Connect with 211 211

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.

Emergency dispatch for immediate danger, fire, medical emergency, or active threat - Columbia and Caldwell Parish; emergency use only

911

Call 911 when someone is in immediate danger, a fire or medical emergency is happening, violence is occurring, or emergency responders are needed. A housing or clutter concern that is not immediately dangerous may need a planned code, housing, health, or support response instead.

Call 911 911
Free 24/7 phone, text, and chat crisis support - Louisiana and nationwide, including Columbia; not a substitute for 911 when danger is immediate

Louisiana 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for emotional distress, suicidal thoughts, or a behavioral-health or substance-use crisis. Use 911 for immediate danger, fire, or a serious medical emergency.

Call or text 988 988
Official mobile-crisis, behavioral-health crisis-care, brief-support, and stabilization pathway - Louisiana, including Caldwell Parish; triage, clinical, eligibility, and deployment rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Crisis Response System

Louisiana Department of Health describes a crisis-response system that includes mobile crisis response, behavioral-health crisis care, community brief crisis support, and crisis stabilization. Use the state page to identify current regional access and call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency.

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Qualified local hospital emergency-care pathway - Columbia and Caldwell Parish; admission, clinical, insurance, payment, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

Caldwell Memorial Hospital Emergency Care

Caldwell Memorial Hospital publishes current phone and hospital contacts from its Columbia location. Confirm the current emergency and referral route directly; call 911 for an emergency, serious injury, fire, or immediate danger.

Review local emergency care 318-649-6111
Qualified local adult mental-health, addictive-disorder, developmental-disability, child and family, prevention, and recovery pathway - Columbia and Caldwell Parish; assessment, clinical, insurance, Medicaid, referral, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Columbia Integrated Care Clinic

Northeast Delta Human Services Authority lists its Columbia Integrated Care Clinic at 5159 Highway 4 East and publishes adult mental-health, addictive-disorder, child and adolescent, developmental-disability, prevention, and recovery services. Confirm current intake and fit; call 988 or 911 according to urgency.

Review local behavioral-health support 318-649-2333
Official public-health, WIC, immunization, vital-record, reproductive-health, STI, TB, environmental-health, and case-management pathway - Columbia and Caldwell Parish; appointment, documentation, service, and eligibility rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Caldwell Parish Health Unit

The Caldwell Parish Health Unit is listed at 501 Collins Road in Columbia. Confirm current hours, appointments, documents, payment, and service availability before traveling; call 911 for immediate danger.

Review Caldwell public health 318-649-2393
Official parish law-enforcement and public-safety pathway outside municipal jurisdictions - Caldwell Parish; jurisdiction, report, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office

Caldwell Parish publishes its Sheriff's Office at 201 Main Street in Columbia. Confirm jurisdiction and the right planned-service contact; call 911 for immediate danger, fire, serious injury, or an active threat.

Review parish public safety 318-649-2345
Official emergency communications and dispatch pathway for police, fire, and emergency medical services - Caldwell Parish; emergency use and addressing rules apply; not a planned cleanup or housing service

Caldwell Parish Emergency and 911 Communications

Caldwell Parish's public-services directory identifies 911 communications and permit contacts in Columbia. Call 911 for immediate danger and use planned parish contacts only for administrative or addressing questions.

Review emergency communications 318-649-6446
Regional domestic-violence, coordinated-entry, crisis-housing, and shelter-navigation pathway - Caldwell and Region VIII parishes; intake, confidentiality, eligibility, shelter, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Region VIII Domestic-Violence and Housing Safety

Louisiana's IRIS housing and safety route identifies Caldwell in Region VIII and connects people fleeing domestic violence to coordinated-entry and crisis-housing pathways. Use a safe device when possible; call 911 for immediate danger and confirm the current regional provider.

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Free, confidential crisis and safety-planning referral pathway - Louisiana, including Caldwell Parish; hotline triage, shelter, confidentiality, and service-capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Domestic Violence Hotline and Referrals

Use Louisiana's domestic-violence referral route to identify a current local program serving Caldwell Parish and Region VIII. Use a safe device when possible; a hotline or referral is not a substitute for 911 when immediate danger is present.

Review domestic-violence safety resources 1-888-411-1333
Official report-and-response pathway for suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or extortion of vulnerable adults - Louisiana, including Caldwell Parish; screening, confidentiality, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Adult Protective Services

Louisiana Adult Protective Services investigates reports involving vulnerable adults and arranges protective services. Use the official route to confirm the correct report line for the person's age and disability status; call 911 for a life-threatening emergency.

Review adult-protective-services reporting 1-800-898-4910
Official child-protection and family-services pathway - Louisiana, including Caldwell Parish; screening, confidentiality, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Child Welfare

Louisiana DCFS provides a child-protection and family-services pathway when a child may be unsafe. Call the official reporting line and confirm current intake details; call 911 for immediate danger or a serious medical emergency.

Review child-protection services 1-855-452-5437
Free poison-exposure information and triage pathway - Louisiana, including Columbia; exposure-specific medical guidance and emergency-response rules apply; call 911 for severe symptoms or immediate danger

Louisiana Poison Control

For a possible poisoning or hazardous exposure, call Louisiana Poison Control for exposure-specific guidance. Call 911 for trouble breathing, unconsciousness, seizures, severe symptoms, fire, or immediate danger.

Review poison-control help 1-800-222-1222
Free 24/7 crisis support for veterans, service members, and people who support them - nationwide, including Columbia; crisis scope and emergency-response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

VA Veterans Crisis Line

Veterans, service members, and their supporters can call 988 and press 1, text 838255, or use Veterans Crisis Line chat. Use 911 for immediate danger, fire, or a serious medical emergency.

Review Veterans Crisis Line 988
Official public-defense and court-navigation pathway for qualifying people facing criminal charges - Caldwell Parish; appointment, financial qualification, case, and court rules apply; not emergency service

Louisiana Public Defender - Caldwell Parish

Louisiana's Office of the State Public Defender identifies a district public-defender route for Caldwell Parish in Columbia. Confirm current assignment, eligibility, office contact, and court requirements directly; this is not emergency service.

Review public-defense services 318-649-2626
Official regional emergency-preparedness, disaster, shelter, and recovery-information pathway - Caldwell Parish and Louisiana Region VIII; alert, evacuation, shelter, weather, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Caldwell Parish Emergency Preparedness

GOHSEP identifies Caldwell Parish in Louisiana Region VIII and publishes regional emergency-preparedness contacts and guidance. Follow official alerts during severe weather or disaster and call 911 for an active emergency.

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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.

Official parish navigation for courts, library, schools, health, emergency preparedness, public safety, community services, and local government - Caldwell Parish; department, jurisdiction, permit, and service rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Caldwell Parish Government Navigation

Use Caldwell Parish's official state and local directories to locate parish offices for courts, library, schools, health, emergency preparedness, community services, and local government. Confirm current office hours and jurisdiction; call 911 for emergencies.

Review parish government contacts
Official municipal navigation for town administration, utilities, library, parks, and community services - Columbia town limits; town-limit, account, permit, inspection, and service rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Town of Columbia Municipal Services

The Town of Columbia publishes local business and community information and identifies town contacts for utilities and public services. Use planned-service contacts for non-emergency questions and call 911 for immediate danger.

Review Columbia town services 318-649-6174
Local affordable public-housing and rental-assistance pathway - Columbia and Caldwell Parish; application, income, household, documentation, waitlist, accessibility, and unit-availability rules apply; not emergency shelter unless confirmed

Housing Authority of Caldwell Parish

HUD and Louisiana public records list the Housing Authority of the Parish of Caldwell at 103 North Alvin Street in Columbia. Confirm current eligibility, documents, waitlist, accessibility, reasonable-accommodation, and unit-availability rules directly; this is not emergency shelter unless confirmed.

Review local public housing 318-649-5022
Federal housing, rental-assistance, housing-counseling, and fair-housing navigation pathway - Louisiana, including Caldwell Parish; program, income, documentation, waitlist, and local-provider rules apply; not emergency dispatch

HUD Louisiana Housing Resources

HUD's Louisiana resources connect residents to public housing, vouchers, housing counseling, homelessness, and fair-housing pathways. Confirm the local provider, application route, income limits, documents, and availability; this is not emergency shelter unless confirmed.

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State housing, energy-assistance, utility, and community-action navigation pathway - Louisiana, including Caldwell Parish; program, income, documentation, funding, and local-provider rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Housing Corporation and Caldwell Utility Assistance

Louisiana Housing Corporation identifies Caldwell among the parishes in its community-action and energy-assistance network. Confirm the current provider, application window, documents, income rules, funding, and whether a program fits the household's present utility need.

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Local utility-assistance and community-development referral pathway - Columbia and Caldwell Parish; program, income, documentation, funding, appointment, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Caldwell Community Development Center

The East Columbia Water District identifies the Caldwell Community Development Center in Columbia as a contact for utility-assistance questions. Confirm current programs, eligibility, documents, funding, and whether assistance is available before sharing sensitive information.

Review local utility assistance 318-649-6460
Local aging-services, meals, in-home support, caregiver, legal, medication, respite, wellness, and transportation pathway - Caldwell Parish; age, assessment, funding, scheduling, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Caldwell Parish Council on Aging

Caldwell Parish Council on Aging is listed at 307 Main Street in Columbia and publishes case-management and aging-support routes. Confirm current meals, in-home, caregiver, legal, transportation, and eligibility details directly.

Review local aging services 318-649-2584
State aging and disability navigation for meals, in-home support, caregiver help, legal, transportation, Medicare, and local Council on Aging referrals - Louisiana, including Caldwell Parish; age, assessment, funding, and provider-capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs

The Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs serves Louisiana residents age 60 and older through Councils on Aging and Area Agencies on Aging. Use its directory to confirm the current Caldwell-area provider and eligibility for meals, transportation, legal, caregiver, and home-support services.

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Official general-public and non-emergency medical transportation pathway - Caldwell Parish; scheduling, fare, eligibility, reservation, accessibility, and weather rules apply; not emergency transport

Caldwell Parish Public Transportation

Louisiana DOTD lists transportation operated by Caldwell Parish Council on Aging from Columbia. Confirm current provider, fare, reservation, accessibility, service area, and availability before relying on a trip.

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Local public-library, information, technology, literacy, and community-resource pathway - Columbia and Caldwell Parish; hours, program, computer, privacy, and facility rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Caldwell Parish Library

Caldwell Parish Library lists its Columbia branch at 211 Jackson Street and publishes current contact, library, technology, literacy, and community-resource information. Confirm current hours, programs, and access directly.

Review local library services 318-649-2259
Local school-district, student-support, family-resource, meal, and transportation pathway - Caldwell Parish; enrollment, household, age, school, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Caldwell Parish School District

Caldwell Parish School District publishes district contacts at 7112 Highway 165 in Columbia and current family, meal, tutoring, and school-support information. Confirm enrollment, special-education, meal, transportation, and student-support routes directly.

Review parish school resources 318-649-2689
Official SNAP application, interview, recertification, and change-reporting pathway - Louisiana, including Caldwell Parish; income, household, identity, interview, and document rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana SNAP Success Center

The Louisiana SNAP Success Center explains online and phone applications, verification documents, interviews, and redeterminations. Call 888-LAHelp-U or use the online route and confirm current eligibility and processing requirements.

Review SNAP application help 888-524-3578
Official Medicaid application, eligibility, coverage, renewal, and member-support pathway - Louisiana, including Caldwell Parish; income, household, age, disability, documentation, and coverage rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Medicaid

Louisiana Medicaid provides the state's official route for coverage applications, eligibility questions, renewals, and member support. Confirm current program and documentation requirements; do not wait for benefit processing for urgent medical care.

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Official benefits, SNAP, cash-assistance, and economic-stability application pathway - Caldwell Parish; income, household, identity, interview, and documentation rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Caldwell Parish Economic Stability Access

Louisiana Department of Health publishes Economic Stability parish access and 888-LAHelp-U for SNAP and related benefits. Confirm the current Caldwell service arrangement, appointment route, and required documents before traveling.

Review benefits access 888-524-3578
Official veterans-benefits, healthcare, education, disability, burial, and family-support navigation pathway - Caldwell Parish; service, eligibility, documentation, and appointment rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Veterans Affairs - Caldwell Parish

Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs publishes parish veterans-service pathways. Confirm the current Caldwell service officer, appointment, eligibility, and document requirements; use the Veterans Crisis Line or 911 for urgent safety concerns.

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Local extension education for nutrition, family and home, community health, gardening, agriculture, youth development, and workforce preparation - Caldwell Parish; program, schedule, and participation rules apply; not emergency dispatch

LSU AgCenter Caldwell Parish

LSU AgCenter's parish network provides education in nutrition, community health, family and home, gardening, agriculture, 4-H, and youth development. Use the parish office locator to confirm current Caldwell contacts, classes, and participation rules.

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Local public-records, civil, criminal, probate, marriage, land-record, election, and court-administration pathway - Caldwell Parish; identity, record, filing, appointment, and fee rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Caldwell Parish Clerk of Court

The Caldwell Parish Clerk of Court maintains parish records and court filings in Columbia. Confirm current identification, filing, copy, election, appointment, and fee requirements directly; this is not emergency service.

Review clerk-of-court services 318-649-2272
Official court, district-attorney, civil, criminal, and victim-information pathway - Caldwell Parish; case, filing, victim-services, and court rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Thirty-Seventh Judicial District Court and District Attorney

Louisiana Judiciary identifies the 37th Judicial District for Caldwell Parish. Use the official court route to identify the current filing, case, records, or victim-information office and confirm requirements; this is not emergency dispatch.

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Statewide basic-needs navigation for food, shelter, housing, utilities, health, transportation, and family resources - Louisiana, including Columbia; direct-provider availability and eligibility must be confirmed; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana 2-1-1 Resource Navigation

Louisiana 211 can help identify current local food, shelter, housing, utility, health, transportation, senior, disability, and family-resource options. Confirm the direct provider and capacity before traveling or sharing sensitive information; use 911 for emergencies.

Search current local resources 211
Regional navigation for disaster support, shelter, crisis housing, domestic violence, homelessness, and basic needs - Caldwell and surrounding Region VIII parishes; intake, eligibility, capacity, and provider rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Region VIII Emergency and Housing Resource Guide

Region VIII resources connect Caldwell-area residents to emergency preparedness and housing-safety pathways across northeast Louisiana. Confirm the direct local provider, current intake, privacy, eligibility, and availability before relying on a referral.

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A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Columbia, Louisiana, 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