A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Covington, 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 Covington or St. Tammany Parish.

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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Covington, St. Tammany Parish, and nearby Northshore communities. We can help you think through what kind of next step may fit.

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 provides crisis-response pathways. 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 Covington or St. Tammany Parish.

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.

Qualified public behavioral-health, developmental-disability, substance-use, prevention, and recovery pathway - St. Tammany Parish and four nearby Florida Parishes; clinical, intake, residency, eligibility, payment, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority serves residents of St. Tammany, Livingston, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, and Washington Parishes with person-centered behavioral-health and developmental-disability services, including mental-health, substance-use, prevention, and recovery pathways. Confirm current Covington-area intake, coverage, and program fit directly.

Information, referral, and resource-navigation pathway for food, shelter, housing, health, utilities, and social services - Louisiana, including St. Tammany 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.

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 - Covington and St. Tammany 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.

Free 24/7 phone, text, and chat crisis support - Louisiana and nationwide; 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. Louisiana identifies 988 as a direct connection to accessible crisis support; use 911 for immediate danger, fire, or a serious medical emergency.

Official mobile-crisis, behavioral-health crisis-care, brief-support, and stabilization pathway - Louisiana, including St. Tammany 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.

Qualified adult and senior inpatient psychiatric stabilization and intensive outpatient pathway - Covington; age, clinical, admission, insurance, payment, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Covington Behavioral Health

Covington Behavioral Health describes a 104-bed inpatient psychiatric center for adults and seniors and publishes inpatient and intensive outpatient pathways. It is a qualified-care option, not a general shelter or emergency dispatch service; call first for current assessment, admission, coverage, and capacity information, and call 911 for immediate danger.

Official public-health, Medicaid application-assistance, and community wellness pathway - Covington; appointment, service, documentation, and eligibility rules apply; not emergency dispatch

St. Tammany Parish Hospital Community Wellness Center

Louisiana's directory lists the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Community Wellness Center at 1505 N Florida Street in Covington and identifies Medicaid application assistance for clients. Confirm current hours, appointments, documents, and available services before traveling; use 911 for emergencies.

Official parish emergency-preparedness, alerts, evacuation, recovery, and public-information pathway - St. Tammany Parish; incident, alert, evacuation, re-entry, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

St. Tammany Parish Emergency Preparedness

Use St. Tammany Parish emergency-preparedness information for severe-weather planning, alerts, evacuation, recovery, and public information. A preparedness page is not emergency dispatch; call 911 for immediate danger or an active emergency.

Official report-and-response pathway for suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults - Louisiana, including St. Tammany Parish; screening, confidentiality, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Adult Protective Services

Louisiana Adult Protective Services provides a reporting and response pathway when an older or vulnerable adult may be experiencing abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Use the state route to confirm current reporting options; call 911 for immediate danger, fire, serious injury, or an active threat.

Official child-protection and family-services pathway - Louisiana, including St. Tammany Parish; screening, confidentiality, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Child Welfare

Louisiana DCFS provides a confidential 24/7 child-abuse and neglect reporting pathway and child-welfare services. Use the current state route when a child may be unsafe; call 911 for immediate danger or a serious medical emergency.

Free, confidential 24/7 safety-planning and local domestic-violence referral pathway - Louisiana, including St. Tammany Parish; hotline triage, shelter, confidentiality, and service-capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Domestic Violence Hotline

Louisiana publishes a statewide domestic-violence hotline that can connect callers to local programs and safety support. The hotline is not a substitute for emergency dispatch; call 911 when immediate danger or an active threat is present.

Official city law-enforcement and non-emergency public-safety pathway - Covington city limits; jurisdiction, report, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

Covington Police Department

The City of Covington lists the Covington Police Department for local public-safety contacts and directs residents to call 911 for emergencies. Use the non-emergency route for a planned report or safety question when there is no immediate danger.

Official city code-enforcement, minimum-housing, building-permit, sanitation, zoning, and property-maintenance pathway - Covington city limits; jurisdiction, inspection, permit, fee, and code rules apply; not emergency dispatch

City of Covington Code Enforcement and Building Safety

Covington's current code and code-enforcement materials address minimum housing, sanitation, building conditions, permits, and related city requirements. Use this route for planned property or safety concerns and confirm city limits, complaint process, inspections, forms, and fees; call 911 for an active emergency.

Official parish law-enforcement and public-safety pathway outside city jurisdictions - St. Tammany Parish; jurisdiction, report, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office

The Louisiana St. Tammany Parish profile links the parish sheriff's directory and local public-safety contacts. Confirm whether the address is within parish or municipal jurisdiction; call 911 for immediate danger, fire, serious injury, or an active threat.

Free 24/7 crisis support for veterans, service members, and people who support them - nationwide, including Covington; 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 the Veterans Crisis Line chat. Use 911 for immediate danger, fire, or a serious medical emergency.

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.

Public-housing and Housing Choice Voucher pathway with low-rent housing and resident services - Covington; income, household, application, waitlist, rent, documentation, accessibility, and unit-availability rules apply; not emergency shelter unless specifically confirmed

Housing Authority of the City of Covington

HUD lists the Housing Authority of the City of Covington at 303 W 33rd Avenue and identifies it as a combined public-housing and voucher authority. Confirm current waitlists, applications, income limits, accessibility, rent, and unit availability directly; a housing authority is not an emergency shelter unless it specifically confirms that service.

Parish housing, homelessness, coordinated-entry, supportive-housing, and resource-navigation pathway - St. Tammany Parish; program, household, funding, documentation, and service-capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

St. Tammany Parish Housing and Homeless Navigation

St. Tammany Parish identifies housing and homelessness coordination, supportive-housing, basic-needs, and referral pathways through parish and community partners. Ask for the current coordinated-entry or housing-navigation route and confirm eligibility, documents, funding, and availability before relying on a referral.

State rental-opportunity, affordable-housing, homelessness, coordinated-entry, and energy-assistance navigation pathway serving St. Tammany Parish; income, household, documentation, funding, program, and service-area rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Housing Corporation

Louisiana Housing Corporation publishes affordable-housing, rental-opportunity, homelessness, coordinated-entry, and energy-assistance pathways. Confirm the current program, application route, funding, parish service area, and eligibility before relying on a listing.

Nonprofit aging-support pathway with meals, transportation, homemaker, chore, legal, material-aid, caregiver, utility-assistance, and information services - St. Tammany Parish; age, functional, assessment, schedule, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

St. Tammany Council on Aging

The Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs directory lists St. Tammany Council on Aging at 72060 Ramos Drive in Covington with nutrition, transportation, chore, homemaker, legal, material-aid, utility-assistance, caregiver, and information services. Confirm current age, functional, assessment, scheduling, and capacity requirements directly.

Demand-response transportation for older adults and people with disabilities, including medical, grocery, senior-center, and social-service trips - St. Tammany Parish; age, disability, reservation, aide, fare, geography, and capacity rules apply; not emergency transport

COAST Council on Aging Transit

The Louisiana DOTD transit guide lists COAST, the Council on Aging St. Tammany, as providing rural and urban demand-response transportation. Confirm current reservations, eligibility, fare or donation rules, service area, lift access, and whether a trip is available; this is not emergency transport.

Community food-assistance, supplemental-food, produce, household-item, and limited emergency-assistance pathway - St. Tammany Parish; income, registration, schedule, household, supply, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Northshore Food Bank

Northshore Food Bank serves St. Tammany Parish and publishes food-assistance, staple-box, produce, special-diet, and community-cupboard programs. Its published eligibility includes households at or below 200% of federal poverty guidelines; confirm registration, pickup schedule, documents, supply, and current emergency-assistance options before traveling.

Local nonprofit and faith-based social-service navigation pathway at the Northshore Catholic Center - Covington; program, appointment, household, funding, faith, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Northshore Catholic Center and Catholic Charities on the Northshore

The Archdiocese of New Orleans identifies its Northshore Catholic Center at 4465 Highway 190 East Service Road in Covington as the headquarters for Catholic Charities on the Northshore and related ministries. Ask what current assistance, referral, or appointment pathway fits; do not assume a specific program, funding source, or eligibility result.

Public library, free Wi-Fi, computers, printing, large-print materials, study, meeting, reference, and community-information pathway - Covington; card, schedule, technology, reservation, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

St. Tammany Parish Library - Covington Branch

The Covington Branch of St. Tammany Parish Library is at 310 W 21st Avenue and publishes current hours, computer, Wi-Fi, printing, study, reference, and community-program access. Confirm current hours and card or technology rules before traveling; library services are not emergency shelter or crisis response.

Peer-support, family-support, education, and mental-health resource-navigation pathway - St. Tammany Parish; group schedule, participation, privacy, clinical, and emergency limits apply; not therapy or emergency dispatch

NAMI St. Tammany

NAMI St. Tammany publishes local mental-health information and support pathways for people living with mental-health conditions and their families. Confirm current group dates, format, participation rules, and whether a current program fits; use 988 or 911 for crisis or immediate danger.

Regional peer-support, family-support, education, and suicide-loss support pathway serving St. Tammany and nearby parishes; group schedule, participation, privacy, and capacity rules apply; not therapy or emergency dispatch

NAMI Southeast Louisiana

NAMI Southeast Louisiana lists programs and peer-support pathways serving St. Tammany, Livingston, Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John, Tangipahoa, and Washington Parishes. Confirm current group schedule and service area directly; call 988 or 911 when crisis or immediate danger is present.

Free civil legal-information and legal-assistance pathway for eligible low-income residents, including housing, public benefits, health, family, consumer, and disaster matters - Covington and southeast Louisiana; income, case-type, conflict, intake, deadline, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Southeast Louisiana Legal Services - Covington

Southeast Louisiana Legal Services publishes a Covington office and free civil legal assistance for eligible low-income residents. Housing, public-benefits, disability, consumer, disaster, and family issues may fit different intake paths; confirm eligibility, case type, deadlines, and capacity before relying on a referral.

State civil-legal information and referral pathway with parish and issue filters - Louisiana, including St. Tammany Parish; income, case-type, intake, deadline, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Civil Legal Navigator

Use the Louisiana Civil Legal Navigator to search current legal information, self-help, advocacy, and referral pathways by parish and issue. Housing, benefits, disability, disaster, and living-condition questions may require different forms of help; confirm the correct provider directly.

Official SNAP application, interview, verification, and redetermination pathway - Louisiana, including St. Tammany Parish; income, household, identity, document, interview, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana SNAP Success Center

Louisiana's SNAP Success Center explains online and phone applications, documents, interviews, and redeterminations. Eligible households may receive monthly food benefits, but approval and timing are not guaranteed; use the current state application route or call the listed help line.

Official Medicaid and health-coverage pathway - Louisiana, including St. Tammany Parish; income, household, identity, program, and eligibility rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Medicaid

Louisiana Medicaid provides current health-coverage program and application information for eligible residents. Review the state pathway or ask a qualified community provider for application help; approval and coverage are not guaranteed.

Official city water, utility billing, garbage, recycling, public works, permits, planning, parks, and local service-navigation pathway - Covington city limits; account, service-area, billing, repair, permit, and jurisdiction rules apply; not emergency dispatch

City of Covington Services and Utilities

The City of Covington publishes city contacts for water, utility billing, garbage and recycling, public works, permits, planning, parks, and related services. Confirm the address is within city limits and verify current charges, forms, schedules, and emergency contacts; call 911 for immediate danger.

Official parish and state local-government navigation pathway for emergency preparedness, local government, library, courts, public safety, utilities, and parish contacts - St. Tammany Parish; department, jurisdiction, incident, and service rules apply; not emergency dispatch

St. Tammany Parish Government Navigation

Louisiana's official St. Tammany Parish profile identifies Covington as the parish seat and links emergency preparedness, local government, library, court, public-safety, and contact pathways. Use current state and parish routes to find the correct office; call 911 for immediate danger.

State vocational-rehabilitation and disability-employment pathway - Covington and Louisiana; disability, employment, assessment, documentation, program, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Rehabilitation Services - Covington

Louisiana Rehabilitation Services provides vocational-rehabilitation and employment-support pathways for eligible people with disabilities. Confirm current Covington office location, intake, documentation, eligibility, and service capacity before relying on a referral.

Parish veterans-services navigation pathway for benefits, claims, and local veteran support - St. Tammany Parish; veteran status, documentation, appointment, benefit, and case rules apply; not emergency dispatch

St. Tammany Veterans Services

The St. Tammany Parish profile provides a route into parish and state veteran-service contacts. Ask for the current Veterans Service Officer or benefits-navigation pathway and confirm appointment, documentation, and eligibility requirements; use the Veterans Crisis Line for a crisis.

Public disaster-recovery, utility, storm, branch-status, and information-access pathway - St. Tammany Parish; incident, service, utility, weather, and recovery rules apply; not emergency dispatch

St. Tammany Parish Library Storm Hub

The St. Tammany Parish Library Storm Hub gathers current storm-recovery, branch-status, utility, and public-information links, including emergency utility contacts. Use official emergency alerts and call 911 for immediate danger; confirm each utility's service area and outage process directly.

Multi-agency navigation route for housing, food, behavioral health, utilities, transportation, benefits, legal help, aging, disaster, and safety - St. Tammany Parish; provider hours, eligibility, and capacity must be confirmed; not emergency dispatch

St. Tammany Parish Resource Navigation

When a need crosses multiple systems, combine 211, FPHSA, Covington Behavioral Health, public health, the Housing Authority, Council on Aging, COAST transit, the library, Northshore Food Bank, Catholic Charities, legal aid, city code, utilities, and parish emergency-preparedness routes. Confirm each provider before traveling or sharing sensitive information.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Covington, 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