A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Concord, New Hampshire.

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 Concord and Merrimack County.

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Start here - Fight the Blight

You do not have to know the perfect next step.

Fight the Blight is the nonprofit and virtual-group front door for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns, including people directly affected and supporters who want to learn how to provide support. People in Concord and Merrimack County can also use current city, county, statewide, nonprofit, peer-support, qualified-care, housing, shelter, food, benefits, legal, transportation, code, disposal, and practical pathways. No outside listing is an endorsement; each organization sets its own eligibility, cost, hours, service area, capacity, consent, privacy, and safety rules.

For immediate danger

For immediate danger, fire, serious injury, violence, or a life-threatening medical emergency, call 911. For behavioral-health or substance-use crisis support in New Hampshire, call or text 988 or 1-833-710-6477. For daily-needs and local human-service navigation, call 211 or 1-866-444-4211. Confirm the current local response before relying on it.

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.

Statewide navigation for housing, food, mental health, utilities, and basic needs · New Hampshire · service and eligibility rules vary

211 New Hampshire

211 New Hampshire connects residents with trained information and referral specialists for housing, utilities, food, mental health, health care, and other non-emergency needs. Call 211 in New Hampshire or 1-866-444-4211 from outside the state. Confirm the program, address, hours, eligibility, and wait time before relying on a referral; 211 is not emergency dispatch or cleanup.

24/7 behavioral-health and substance-use crisis support · New Hampshire · crisis scope and response options apply

New Hampshire Rapid Response Access Point

New Hampshire's Rapid Response Access Point is a 24/7 pathway for mental-health and substance-use crisis support. Call or text 988 or 1-833-710-6477 to ask about supportive de-escalation, mobile response, crisis centers, or same-day or next-day care. Call 911 for immediate danger; this is not a cleanup service.

City basic-needs, benefits, housing, fuel, and referral navigation · Concord city limits · residency, income, household, and document rules apply

Concord Human Services

Concord Human Services is the city's local welfare office and can provide or connect eligible residents with interim assistance for basic needs such as shelter, food, medications, rent, and utilities. It does not guarantee cash assistance or cleanup funding. Ask about the current application steps, documents, office hours, and city-residency requirements.

State rental assistance, affordable housing, and Housing Choice Voucher navigation · New Hampshire · income, waitlist, and program rules apply

New Hampshire Housing

New Hampshire Housing lists rental-assistance, affordable-housing, and energy-support pathways. Its Housing Choice Voucher route is for qualified very-low-income households, and applicants may face a long wait. Confirm current openings, income limits, documents, reasonable accommodations, local property rules, and whether a waitlist is open.

Local public housing and affordable-housing authority · Concord and Penacook · application, waitlist, and eligibility rules apply

Concord Housing + Redevelopment

Concord Housing + Redevelopment manages public housing, affordable rentals, and Housing Choice Voucher pathways for Concord and Penacook. Current public-housing and voucher waitlists may be closed, while accessible-unit applications may remain available. Confirm current income, household, documentation, screening, accessibility, and waitlist rules; an application does not guarantee a unit.

Aging and disability resource navigation · New Hampshire, including Merrimack County · program and service-area rules apply

New Hampshire ServiceLink

ServiceLink is New Hampshire's aging and disability resource-center network and can help people and caregivers understand long-term services, supports, Medicare, Medicaid, options counseling, and caregiver programs. Use the current Concord Human Services referral information or call 1-866-634-9412 to confirm the local office, eligibility, and program capacity; it is not emergency response or cleanup.

Qualified-care directory · Concord and New Hampshire search plus telehealth options · providers self-report and IOCDF does not endorse

IOCDF Hoarding Resource Directory

The International OCD Foundation directory can be searched by Concord, ZIP code, or full address for clinicians and programs that indicate an interest in OCD or hoarding-related care. IOCDF says it does not endorse listed providers. Ask about current hoarding-disorder experience, licensure, insurance, fees, wait time, privacy, and whether home-based or telehealth work fits; this is not emergency support.

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 · Concord and Merrimack County · use for fire, medical emergency, violence, or immediate threat

911 Emergency Services

Call 911 when there is immediate danger, fire, a medical emergency, violence, or a threat that cannot wait for a scheduled service. Emergency dispatch is not a hoarding-support program, behavioral-health counseling service, or cleanup provider. When the situation is not immediately dangerous, begin with support, care, or navigation.

Mental-health and substance-use crisis support · United States, including New Hampshire · free, confidential, 24/7 support

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for emotional distress, a mental-health or substance-use crisis, or concern about someone else. 988 is not a cleanup provider and does not guarantee an in-home response. Call 911 for immediate danger, fire, violence, or a medical emergency.

State behavioral-health crisis line and response navigation · New Hampshire · 24/7 · crisis scope and capacity rules apply

New Hampshire Rapid Response Access Point

The New Hampshire Rapid Response Access Point can help people and families connect with 24/7 crisis support, mobile response, crisis centers, and follow-up care. Call or text 1-833-710-6477 or 988. It is not a cleanup or housing-placement service; call 911 for immediate danger.

Protective-services pathway for abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation · New Hampshire · adult-protection standards apply

New Hampshire Adult Protective Services

New Hampshire's Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services receives and investigates reports involving adults age 18 or older who cannot provide for their own care and protection because of aging, chronic illness, or disability. State guidance identifies hoarding that interferes with safety as a possible sign of self-neglect. Use APS for a genuine protection concern, not as a general cleanup referral; call 911 for an emergency.

Housing-maintenance and occupancy-code complaint pathway · Concord city limits · jurisdiction, inspection, notice, and compliance rules apply

Concord Housing Division

Concord's Housing Division responds to complaints about existing residential housing and premises under the city's housing maintenance and occupancy code and federal standards. Use this for a genuine housing-safety or habitability concern. Ask about consent, inspection, notice, repair, and possible enforcement before relying on this route.

Building, property-maintenance, permit, and inspection navigation · Concord city limits · access, priority, and code-compliance rules apply

Concord Building Safety

Concord's Building Safety Division administers the city's Property Maintenance Code and handles building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, demolition, inspection, and occupancy questions. A complaint or permit issue can lead to inspection, notice, deadlines, or enforcement. Ask what voluntary steps are available first; this is not a cleanup or emergency service.

Fire prevention and life-safety guidance · Concord and Penacook · education, inspections, and code jurisdiction apply

Concord Fire Prevention

Concord's Fire Prevention Bureau provides fire-prevention education, life-safety guidance, and fire-code inspections for Concord and Penacook. The bureau can address fire hazards and code questions, but it is not a hoarding-support group, cleanup provider, or substitute for 911. Call the business line for planned safety questions and call 911 for an emergency.

Free smoke and carbon-monoxide alarms · Concord residents and designated New Hampshire communities · eligibility and installation rules apply

Get Alarmed New Hampshire

Concord Fire describes the Get Alarmed New Hampshire program for free smoke and carbon-monoxide alarms, installation, and education for eligible homeowners in designated at-risk communities, with special consideration for homes with children age 5 and younger or adults age 60 and older. Concord residents can call 603-225-8651; residents outside Concord should contact their local fire department. Call 911 for a fire.

Emergency shelter and homelessness navigation · Concord area and New Hampshire · capacity, intake, season, and program rules vary

Concord Shelters

The City of Concord's shelter page lists local and statewide pathways including Friends Emergency Shelter, Concord Crisis Center, Edna McKenna House, and seasonal winter-shelter options. The city also points people to 211 New Hampshire. Confirm current capacity, intake, transportation, belongings guidance, and eligibility before traveling; shelter is not a cleanup service.

Independent nonprofit shelter and homelessness resource · Concord · capacity, intake, and housing-navigation rules vary

Concord Coalition to End Homelessness

Concord Coalition to End Homelessness is an independent local nonprofit with shelter, resource-center, and homelessness-navigation pathways. It describes help with basic needs, shelter, case management, housing searches, applications, and stability. It is not an Alliance or Fight the Blight provider; confirm current access, hours, referral requirements, belongings policies, and available housing navigation directly.

Local directory of emergency assistance, food, housing, fuel, utilities, and referrals · Concord area · program rules vary

Concord Human Services Other Assistance

Concord's assistance directory gathers local contacts for emergency basic-needs assistance, fuel and electric programs, food, housing, homelessness, and statewide referrals. Treat it as a navigation map rather than a guarantee of funding or service. Confirm the current contact, intake route, documents, hours, and eligibility directly.

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.

Independent nonprofit food, clothing, and basic-needs support · Concord area · inventory, hours, and household rules vary

Friends of Forgotten Children

Friends of Forgotten Children is an independent Concord nonprofit that offers food, clothing, and other practical support to at-risk and low-income families and individuals. Confirm current hours, identification or household rules, transportation, and what is available before traveling. It is not hoarding-specific treatment or guaranteed cleanup funding.

Independent free food pantry and human-service navigation · Concord · hours, household, and appointment rules apply

Christ the King Food Pantry

Christ the King Food Pantry offers free food and hosts Merrimack County navigators who can help people work through social-service systems. The pantry states that it does not provide legal advice, counseling, transportation, monetary assistance, clinical services, or hoarding cleanup. Confirm current hours, eligibility, identification, and available food before traveling.

Independent nonprofit community meal and food-access resource · Concord · meal schedule and capacity vary

Friendly Kitchen

Friendly Kitchen is a Concord community food resource that works with local partners and the New Hampshire Food Bank. Confirm the current meal schedule, access rules, transportation, and whether a particular service is available today. It can help with immediate food needs while other steps are planned; it is not hoarding support or emergency medical care.

Independent nonprofit food pantry and basic-necessities resource · Concord · schedule and household rules vary

CityHope NH

CityHope NH describes a food pantry and twice-monthly access to hygiene and basic necessities in Concord. Confirm current dates, eligibility, transportation, and supply limits before traveling. It is an independent organization and does not guarantee housing, clinical care, or cleanup.

Independent nonprofit housing, food-security, healthy-aging, and volunteer-support pathway · Concord area · program capacity and eligibility vary

Friends Program

Friends Program is a Concord-based nonprofit with programs involving emergency housing, stable housing for families, food security, healthy aging, caregiver support, and volunteer services. Ask which current program fits the household and whether there is a local referral route. It is not an Alliance or Fight the Blight provider.

Independent nonprofit behavioral-health and addiction-treatment pathway · central New Hampshire · intake, insurance, and capacity rules apply

Riverbend Community Mental Health

Riverbend Community Mental Health is a private nonprofit serving central New Hampshire with behavioral-health and addiction services for children, adults, and families. Its Concord information describes adult walk-in intakes on weekdays and services that may be delivered in offices, homes, or community settings. Call to confirm current intake, insurance, accessibility, privacy, and fit; it is not a cleanup provider or emergency service.

Independent statewide disability and aging-support nonprofit · New Hampshire · disability, age, and service-area rules vary

Granite State Independent Living

Granite State Independent Living is a statewide nonprofit whose services include advocacy, information, education, support, and transition services for people with disabilities and seniors. Ask about independent-living support, home safety, accessibility, benefits navigation, and whether the current program serves the household. It is not a hoarding-specific treatment or cleanup service.

Public and demand-response transportation · Concord area and participating Merrimack County communities · route, reservation, age, disability, and fare rules apply

Concord Area Transit

Concord Area Transit provides accessible fixed-route service and demand-response transportation for Concord residents, visitors, and eligible riders, including senior and disability-focused options. Confirm current routes, reservations, accessibility, fares, service area, and ride requirements before planning a trip; this is scheduled transportation, not an emergency service.

Municipal bulky-item, furniture, appliance, and household-waste disposal · Concord regional cooperative · fees, accepted materials, and member-community rules apply

Concord Transfer Station

The Concord Transfer Station accepts residential trash, recycling, furniture, appliances, construction debris, and other listed materials for residents and small businesses in member communities. Fees apply to many items, a minimum charge applies, and Concord residents need proof of residency for residential rates. Confirm accepted materials, payment, transportation, and safety before moving anything; it is a disposal route, not an organizing service.

Municipal curbside waste and recycling rules · Concord city limits · PAYT bags, routes, accepted materials, and set-out rules apply

Concord Trash and Recycling

Concord's trash and recycling page explains curbside collection, purple pay-as-you-throw bags, recycling, route timing, and materials that will not be collected. Confirm the current route, collection day, bag rules, cart requirements, and whether an item needs the transfer station instead. It is a disposal pathway, not a consent-centered organizing plan.

Fuel, electric, weatherization, food, housing, and homelessness-prevention navigation · Merrimack County and central New Hampshire · income and program rules apply

Belknap-Merrimack Community Action Program

Concord Human Services identifies Belknap-Merrimack Community Action Program as a pathway for heating and electric assistance, security deposits, weatherization, senior housing, affordable housing, and homelessness assistance. Confirm current county coverage, income limits, documents, funding, waitlists, and whether a referral is required; assistance is not guaranteed and is not cleanup support.

Free community access, information, education, and social-service navigation · Concord and Penacook · schedules and program capacity vary

Concord Public Library

Concord Public Library provides free public access to computers, programs, discussion groups, education, and community information; a library card or Concord residency is not required to visit or attend many programs. Ask staff about current resource-navigation options, accessibility, privacy, and schedules. The library is not clinical care, emergency response, or cleanup support.

Substance-use treatment and recovery navigation · New Hampshire · intake, assessment, and service eligibility rules apply

The Doorway New Hampshire

New Hampshire's Doorway network is listed by Concord Human Services as a connection to recovery supports and substance-use treatment. Use the current statewide entry point or 211 to confirm the nearest location, hours, assessment, insurance or payment rules, and current capacity. It is not hoarding-specific support, a cleanup service, or a substitute for 911 or 988.

Civil legal-aid navigation · New Hampshire, including Concord · income, issue, deadline, intake, and capacity rules apply

New Hampshire Legal Assistance

Concord's current assistance resources point residents toward legal-aid and legal-referral pathways for housing, benefits, and other civil matters. Use the state's legal-aid intake to confirm whether a current organization serves the issue, county, income level, deadline, and household situation; legal help is not guaranteed representation, emergency dispatch, or cleanup support.

Independent commercial junk-removal provider · Concord and surrounding areas · paid service, scope, consent, and pricing vary

New Hampshire Junk Removal

New Hampshire Junk Removal advertises residential and commercial junk removal, curbside pickup, and full-service loading in Concord. It is an independent commercial lead, not an Alliance or Fight the Blight provider. Ask about consent, pacing, privacy, item decisions, hazardous materials, disposal, insurance, and a written estimate before scheduling.

Independent commercial hoarding-cleanup and restoration provider · Concord and central New Hampshire · paid service, scope, and pricing vary

Soil-Away Restoration Services

Soil-Away advertises hoarding cleanup, trash and furniture removal, biohazard disposal, sanitization, and restoration services serving Concord. It is an independent commercial lead, not an Alliance or Fight the Blight provider and not a substitute for peer or clinical support. Ask about consent, privacy, hazards, worker safety, disposal, insurance, and a written estimate.

Private-pay practical and supporter pathway · service area varies · nonclinical; cost, scope, consent, and availability require confirmation

The Peer Tree

The Peer Tree is the private-pay pathway for organizing, sorting, decluttering, deep cleaning, and support for friends and family beyond grant-funded options. Ask about current Concord-area service availability, scope, pace, cost, privacy, consent, and safety; it is separate from Fight the Blight and is not emergency or clinical care.

Digital peer support · available anywhere, including New Hampshire · not therapy, cleanup, or emergency support

Unburied

Unburied is a judgment-free digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns and for friends and family. It can offer connection and ongoing momentum from Concord or anywhere else, but it is not therapy, emergency response, or a cleanup service; confirm current platform access and privacy details directly.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Concord, New Hampshire, 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