A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Crowley, 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 Crowley or Acadia Parish.

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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Crowley, Acadia Parish, and nearby Acadiana 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 mobile crisis and crisis-care 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 Crowley or Acadia 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 pathway with crisis intervention, outpatient, intensive outpatient, substance-use, and child and adult services - Crowley and Acadia Parish; clinical intake, referral, Medicaid, insurance, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Crowley Behavioral Health Clinic

The Acadiana Area Human Services District lists the Crowley Behavioral Health Clinic at 1822 West 2nd Street with crisis intervention, substance-use, intensive outpatient, outpatient, prevention, and child and adult behavioral-health services. Confirm current intake, coverage, program fit, and capacity directly.

Information, referral, and resource-navigation pathway for food, shelter, housing, health, utilities, and social services - Louisiana, including Acadia 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 - Crowley and Acadia 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 Acadia 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 public crisis-intervention, outpatient, intensive-outpatient, and substance-use care pathway - Crowley and Acadia Parish; clinical intake, referral, Medicaid, insurance, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Crowley Behavioral Health Clinic Crisis and Outpatient Services

The Crowley clinic is part of the Acadiana Area Human Services District, which publishes crisis intervention, integrated mental-health and substance-use, intensive outpatient, outpatient, and child and adult services. Confirm current crisis access, hours, eligibility, and whether a medical emergency needs 911 or hospital care.

Local hospital with 24/7 medical and surgical care - Crowley and Acadia Parish; emergency-department triage, clinical, insurance, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Ochsner Acadia General Hospital

Ochsner Acadia General Hospital is located in Crowley and publishes 24/7 operation for medical and surgical care. Use emergency care for urgent medical concerns; call 911 when immediate danger, fire, serious injury, or an active threat requires dispatch.

Official public-health, Medicaid-application, and WIC pathway - Crowley; public-health, appointment, documentation, and eligibility rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Acadia Parish Health Unit

Louisiana's service directory lists the Acadia Parish Health Unit at 1029 Capitol Avenue in Crowley for Medicaid application assistance and WIC. Confirm current public-health, immunization, environmental-health, appointment, and documentation routes before traveling; use 911 for emergencies.

Official parish emergency-preparedness and public-safety information pathway - Acadia Parish; incident, alert, evacuation, re-entry, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Acadia Parish Emergency Preparedness

Louisiana's official Acadia Parish profile links local emergency-preparedness and public-safety contacts. Use official parish and state channels for severe-weather and disaster planning; 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 Acadia 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 with a Crowley parish office and 24/7 hotline - Acadia Parish; screening, confidentiality, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Acadia Parish Child Welfare

Louisiana DCFS lists Acadia Parish child-welfare contacts in Crowley and a confidential 24/7 child-abuse and neglect hotline. Use the current state route when a child may be unsafe; call 911 for immediate danger or a serious medical emergency.

Official parish law-enforcement and public-safety pathway - Acadia Parish; jurisdiction, report, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office

The Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office lists its Crowley headquarters and directs residents to call 911 for emergencies. Use the main line or official contact route for non-emergency questions, public-safety concerns, or law-enforcement navigation; it is not a cleanup or clinical service.

Official fire, rescue, EMS, fire-prevention, and disaster-response pathway - Crowley city limits; response, jurisdiction, and incident rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

Crowley Fire Department and Emergency Services

The City of Crowley identifies its Fire Department as a fire, rescue, EMS, fire-prevention, and disaster-management resource serving the city. Use the department for preparedness and public-safety information; call 911 for fire, medical emergency, immediate danger, or active threat.

Official veterans-benefits and crisis-navigation pathway with a Crowley office - Acadia Parish; veteran status, appointment, benefits, and service-capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Acadia Parish Veterans Service Office

The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs lists the Acadia Parish Veterans Service Office at 521 Southwest Court Circle in Crowley and provides benefits-navigation contacts. Veterans and supporters can also use the Veterans Crisis Line; confirm current office schedules and benefits questions directly.

Free 24/7 crisis support for veterans, service members, and people who support them - nationwide, including Crowley; 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.

Community-action pathway for economically challenged residents with food, housing, utility, transportation, weatherization, and wraparound-support programs - Acadia, Jeff Davis, and Vermilion Parishes; income, documentation, funding, household, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

ASSIST Agency Acadia Office

ASSIST Agency identifies itself as a community action agency serving Acadia, Jeff Davis, and Vermilion Parishes and lists a Crowley office at 225 North Avenue C. Ask about current food, housing, utility, transportation, weatherization, case-management, and emergency-assistance programs; confirm funding and eligibility directly.

Public-housing and housing-choice pathway with low-rent and Section 8 functions - Crowley; income, household, application, waitlist, rent, documentation, and unit-availability rules apply; not emergency shelter unless specifically confirmed

Crowley Housing Authority

HUD's current public-housing contact report lists the Housing Authority of the City of Crowley at 200 Westwood Drive with low-rent and Section 8 housing functions. Confirm current waitlists, applications, income limits, accessibility, rent, and unit availability directly.

Regional community-action pathway serving Acadia Parish with housing, energy, utility, and supportive programs - Acadiana and surrounding parishes; income, documentation, funding, service-area, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

SMILE Community Action Agency

Louisiana Housing Corporation identifies SMILE Community Action Agency as serving Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin, and Jefferson Davis Parishes, with energy assistance and related community-action pathways. Confirm the correct current office, application route, funding, and eligibility before relying on it.

Food-assistance and referral pathway with a Crowley distribution site - Acadiana; household, schedule, supply, and referral rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Catholic Charities FoodNet and Crowley Christian Care Center

Catholic Charities of Acadiana lists the Crowley Christian Care Center at 726 West 7th Street as a FoodNet supplemental-food site and directs people to call 232-HELP for referral to the nearest pantry. Confirm current distribution times, household requirements, supplies, and referral details before traveling.

Community meal pathway listed by the Diocese of Lafayette for Crowley - Crowley and Acadia Parish; schedule, meal, access, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Ms. Helen's Soup Kitchen

The Diocese of Lafayette lists Ms. Helen's Soup Kitchen among its Crowley outreach programs. Confirm the current address, schedule, access requirements, and meal availability directly; this is a practical food resource, not emergency shelter or medical care.

Nonprofit aging-support pathway with senior centers, Meals on Wheels, transportation, wellness, and community connection - Acadia Parish; age, functional, assessment, schedule, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Acadia Council on Aging

The Acadia Council on Aging lists senior-center activities in Crowley and other parish communities, transportation to medical appointments and groceries, and Meals on Wheels for homebound seniors. Confirm current assessment, eligibility, delivery area, schedule, and capacity directly.

Demand-response transportation for older adults and people with disabilities, including medical, shopping, meals, employment, and social trips - Acadia Parish; age, disability, reservation, fare, geography, and capacity rules apply; not emergency transport

Acadia Parish Council on Aging Transit

The Louisiana DOTD transit guide lists Acadia Parish Council on Aging transportation from Crowley as demand-response service for elderly and disabled riders, with wheelchair-lift vehicles and weekday hours. The guide lists a $1-$7.50 base fare; confirm current reservations, schedule, fare, and trip eligibility directly.

Public library and digital-access pathway with free cards for eligible parish residents, public computers, Wi-Fi, printing, meeting space, and online learning resources - Crowley; card, proof-of-address, schedule, technology, and small printing-fee rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Acadia Parish Library Crowley Branch

Acadia Parish Library lists its Crowley Branch at 1125 North Parkerson Avenue and publishes public computers, free Wi-Fi, printing, digital resources, meeting space, resume tools, and educational databases. Confirm current hours, card documentation, technology access, and fees directly.

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

Acadiana Legal Service Corporation

Acadiana Legal Service Corporation provides free civil legal assistance and community education across its Louisiana service area and publishes online and phone intake. Confirm whether the current service area includes the specific Acadia matter, complete the eligibility check, and do not assume an application creates attorney-client privilege.

State civil-legal information and referral pathway with parish and issue filters - Louisiana, including Acadia 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 property-maintenance, nuisance, hazard, development, and permit-compliance pathway - Crowley city limits; jurisdiction, inspection, permit, fee, and code rules apply; not emergency dispatch

City of Crowley Code Enforcement and Permits

The City of Crowley's Code Enforcement Department safeguards people and property from hazards and handles property-maintenance and development regulations. Confirm city limits, complaint process, current inspection steps, permit forms, and fees before reporting or beginning work.

Official water, wastewater, public-works, streets, stormwater, and utility-service pathway - Crowley city limits; account, service, jurisdiction, work-order, schedule, and payment rules apply; not emergency cleanup

City of Crowley Public Works and Utilities

The City of Crowley publishes water and wastewater, public works, streets, stormwater, and utility contacts, including an after-hours wastewater number. Confirm service-area rules, utility account requirements, bulk or debris questions, work orders, and current charges directly.

Official local-government navigation pathway for administration, utilities, public works, police, fire, code enforcement, and public services - Crowley; department, jurisdiction, account, permit, and service rules apply; not emergency dispatch

City of Crowley City Hall and Department Directory

The City of Crowley directory provides current department contacts for City Hall, utilities, public works, police, fire, code enforcement, and other public services. Use it to identify the right city office before sharing personal information or traveling; call 911 for emergencies.

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

Acadia Parish Government Navigation

Louisiana's official Acadia Parish profile identifies Crowley 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.

Official court-navigation and child-support pathway - Acadia Parish courthouse in Crowley; case, filing, confidentiality, appointment, and deadline rules apply; not civil legal aid or emergency dispatch

Acadia Parish Clerk of Court Juvenile and Child Support

The Acadia Parish Clerk of Court lists juvenile and criminal non-support services at the Crowley courthouse and publishes contact information. Use the office for the correct court and filing route; confirm deadlines and confidentiality rules, and do not treat it as a housing, cleanup, or emergency service.

Official veterans-benefits navigation pathway with a Crowley office - Acadia Parish; veteran status, appointment, benefits, and service-capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Acadia Parish Veterans Service Office

The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs lists local benefits-navigation services at 521 Southwest Court Circle in Crowley. Veterans and supporters can ask about benefits and referrals; confirm current office schedules, documentation, and program fit directly.

State housing, rental-assistance, homelessness, and energy-assistance navigation pathway serving Louisiana communities - Acadia Parish; income, household, documentation, funding, program, and service-area rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Housing Corporation Rental and Energy Assistance

Louisiana Housing Corporation publishes rental-opportunity, energy-assistance, homelessness, and community-action pathways and identifies Acadia Parish service contacts. Confirm the current program, application route, funding, and eligibility before relying on a listing.

Official SNAP application, interview, verification, and redetermination pathway - Louisiana, including Acadia 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; call 888-LAHelp-U or use the current state application route.

Official Medicaid and health-coverage pathway - Louisiana, including Acadia 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.

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

Acadia Parish Resource Navigation

When a need crosses multiple systems, combine 211, the Crowley behavioral-health clinic, Ochsner Acadia General, ASSIST, the Housing Authority, Council on Aging, transit, food assistance, legal help, public health, city code, utilities, and 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 Crowley, 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.

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