A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Denver, Colorado.

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 Denver and the surrounding metro region.

People first.Then the stuff.A Fight the Blight initiative

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 who are directly affected and supporters who want to learn how to provide support. People in Denver and the metro region can also use current city, county, state, nonprofit, peer-support, qualified-care, housing, shelter, food, benefits, transportation, legal, 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, call or text 988. For housing, food, utilities, transportation, and other basic-needs navigation, call 211 or text your ZIP code to 898-211. 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.

Colorado hoarding coalition · Denver and Front Range connections · activity and contact options must be confirmed

Colorado Hoarding Task Force

This volunteer Colorado network connects people, families, professionals, and community agencies with hoarding-related education and resources. Its site says the group does not meet regularly, so confirm current activity, local contacts, and the best way to connect before relying on it. It is independent of Fight the Blight and is not an emergency service.

Qualified care · Denver metro · hoarding-related specialty · intake, credentials, payment, and capacity rules apply

Elevation Behavioral Therapy

The International OCD Foundation lists this Denver practice as providing care for OCD and related disorders, including hoarding, with in-person and teletherapy options. Ask about current intake, clinician credentials, treatment fit, insurance, private-pay rates, accessibility, and whether the practice serves the person's location. This is clinical care, not a cleanup service or emergency response.

Qualified behavioral-health care · Adults 60+ in listed metro counties · program and funding rules apply

Jefferson Center Older Adult Services

Jefferson Center describes hoarding-disorder services for adults age 60 and older in Denver and several surrounding counties, with in-person and telehealth options described on its current page. Confirm county eligibility, referral or assessment steps, availability, accessibility, and any cost before relying on the program.

Aging and disability navigation · Denver region · free referral and options counseling; service rules apply

Denver Regional Aging and Disability Resource Center

DRCOG's Aging and Disability Resource Center helps adults age 60 and older, adults with disabilities, caregivers, friends, and professionals connect with long-term services and supports. It publishes information and assistance, options counseling, case management, and a Network of Care directory. Anyone may make a referral; confirm the service area and current availability.

Statewide basic-needs navigation · free and confidential · local provider eligibility and capacity vary

211 Colorado

Colorado's 211 system helps identify current local options for housing, shelter, food, utilities, health and human services, aging and disability supports, and other needs. Call 211 or search the statewide database, then confirm eligibility, language access, waitlists, hours, and current availability directly.

Affordable rental housing and housing-choice pathway · Denver · income, waitlist, household, and documentation rules apply

Denver Housing Authority

The Denver Housing Authority provides affordable rental housing and housing-choice voucher opportunities and publishes current interest-list and application information. Check directly for open lists, property-based options, reasonable accommodations, required documents, and current wait times; an application does not guarantee a unit or immediate placement.

Statewide housing and rental-assistance navigation · Colorado · program eligibility and funding rules apply

Colorado Housing Connects

HUD's Colorado housing-resource guidance directs people to Colorado Housing Connects for rental and housing-assistance navigation. Ask about current rent, utility, eviction-prevention, housing-counseling, and referral options, and confirm the person's county, income, documents, and program fit.

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 · Denver and Colorado · 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.

Behavioral-health crisis support · free and available 24/7 · crisis response rules apply

988 Colorado

Call or text 988 for free, confidential behavioral-health crisis support in Colorado. It can help with suicidal thoughts, emotional distress, and mental-health or substance-use concerns. It is not a cleanup or housing service; call 911 for immediate danger, a medical emergency, or a fire.

At-risk adult safety pathway · Denver County · age, disability, jurisdiction, and response rules apply

Denver Adult Protective Services

Colorado Adult Protective Services investigates suspected mistreatment and self-neglect involving at-risk adults. Colorado guidance notes that self-neglect can include hoarding that creates an unsafe living situation. Denver's APS hotline is published as 720-944-2994. APS is not a general clutter referral line, and self-determination and least-restrictive responses still matter.

Statewide at-risk adult safety pathway · Colorado outside Denver County · county intake and response rules apply

Colorado Adult Protective Services county contacts

For someone outside Denver County, Colorado's APS page directs callers to the appropriate county department for an intake. This pathway is for an at-risk adult who may be unable to obtain necessary care or protection, not for ordinary decluttering help. Confirm the county, urgency, and available response before calling.

Housing crisis and shelter pathway · Denver · walk-up, referral, eligibility, and capacity rules vary

Denver Department of Housing Stability shelter navigation

Denver's shelter information lists current access points and explains that walk-up access or referrals may depend on the program. Availability, eligibility, transportation, and placement are not guaranteed. Use 911 for an immediate threat; for city services outside an emergency, call 311 or 720-913-1311 from outside Denver.

City-service navigation · sanitation, property, housing, code, and neighborhood questions · city jurisdiction and response rules apply

Denver 311

Denver's 311 route connects residents with city services and requests, including property, neighborhood, sanitation, and housing-related concerns. A request is not a promise of cleanup, repair, or emergency response. Call 911 for an immediate threat and confirm the correct department, jurisdiction, documents, and timeline.

Fire prevention, life-safety, and emergency response · Denver · emergency and prevention rules apply

Denver Fire Department

The Denver Fire Department provides fire and emergency response, prevention, inspection, and life-safety information. Use 911 for a fire or immediate danger; planned prevention questions should go through the department's current public information route. This is not a hoarding-support group or cleanup service.

Property-maintenance and housing-safety pathway · Denver · inspection, notice, correction, and appeal rules apply

Denver neighborhood inspections and housing-code pathway

Denver's inspection and code pages explain how the City addresses property safety, health, and maintenance concerns. This can begin a formal municipal process and is not the same as consent-based support or cleanup; ask about voluntary options, timelines, and any notice or appeal rights before relying on it.

Free civil legal help · low-income Coloradans · housing, eviction, health-and-safety, income, and intake rules apply

Colorado Legal Services housing help

Colorado Legal Services provides free civil legal assistance to qualifying low-income Coloradans, including housing, eviction, landlord-tenant, and health-and-safety matters. Its site publishes eviction clinics and housing information. Apply or call to confirm eligibility, county, scope, and timing; this is not emergency dispatch or a cleanup service.

Confidential domestic-violence emergency shelter and advocacy · Denver · violence-related intake, safety, and capacity rules apply

SafeHouse Denver

SafeHouse Denver provides confidential emergency housing, advocacy, and safety planning for survivors of domestic violence and intimate-partner violence and their children. Use this for a genuine violence or abuse concern; it is not a general shelter, hoarding-support group, or cleanup service.

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.

Practical disposal · City and County of Denver · schedule, accepted-item, set-out, and service rules apply

Denver large-item pickup

Denver's trash and recycling guidance includes Large Item Pickup and directs residents to use an address-based schedule or contact 311. Collection rotations and accepted materials can change, so confirm the current pickup week, set-out rules, and service limits before moving items outside. This service does not provide sorting, organizing, or emergency cleanup.

Food pantry, mobile-distribution, and SNAP-navigation pathway · Colorado and Wyoming · partner schedule and eligibility rules vary

Food Bank of the Rockies food locator

Food Bank of the Rockies provides a current locator for free food distributions and directs people to use an address, city, or ZIP code to find nearby sites. Its SNAP outreach team also helps with applications. Confirm the distribution time, identification, transportation, household rules, and available food before traveling.

Food, health, employment, child-care, and adult-protection navigation · Denver · program eligibility and documents apply

Denver Human Services assistance programs

Denver Human Services connects eligible residents to food assistance, health coverage, child care, employment support, adult protection, and other essential services. Ask which current program fits the household and what income, identity, residency, disability, or other documents are required. Benefits decisions are made by the relevant program.

Rental, utility, and relocation assistance · City and County of Denver · income, hardship, tenancy, residence, and funding rules apply

Denver Temporary Rental and Utility Assistance

Denver's TRUA program guidelines describe possible rental, utility, and relocation assistance for eligible renter households experiencing financial hardship whose primary residence is in the City and County of Denver. Confirm current application status, income limit, documents, funding, and whether assistance is available; approval is not guaranteed.

Aging, disability, caregiver, nutrition, transportation, and in-home support directory · eight-county Denver region · eligibility varies

DRCOG Area Agency on Aging Network of Care

DRCOG's Area Agency on Aging and Network of Care connect older adults, people with disabilities, veterans, caregivers, and professionals with nutrition, transportation, in-home, legal, benefits, and long-term-support options. Confirm county, age or disability eligibility, cost, provider availability, and current service capacity.

Affordable housing applications and navigation · Denver · interest-list, income, household, and documentation rules apply

Denver Housing Authority applications and housing navigator

DHA publishes current affordable-housing opportunities, interest lists, application information, and housing-navigation resources. Check directly for which lists are open, reasonable accommodations, required documents, and current wait times. An application does not guarantee a unit or immediate placement.

Regional homelessness-system coordination and resource information · Metro Denver · coordinated-entry and provider capacity rules apply

Metro Denver Homeless Initiative

MDHI coordinates regional homelessness-system work and publishes current information about the Denver metro response and data. It is not a shelter or direct placement guarantee; people needing immediate housing navigation should start with 211, the City's shelter route, or the current coordinated-entry access point.

Public behavioral-health care pathway · Denver · hoarding fit, referral, insurance, and financial-assistance rules vary

Denver Health Behavioral Health

Denver Health provides adult outpatient behavioral-health services, including therapy and medication evaluation. Its page does not promise hoarding-specific treatment, so ask whether the current team can address hoarding-related concerns, whether a referral is needed, and what insurance or financial-assistance rules apply.

Free civil legal help · Colorado · housing, public benefits, identification, income, and intake rules apply

Colorado Legal Services

Colorado Legal Services helps qualifying low-income Coloradans, seniors, and veterans with civil legal problems including housing, public benefits, identification, and economic challenges. Apply to confirm whether the current office, clinic, or referral fits the person's county and issue.

Eviction, rental-assistance, and housing-legal information · Colorado · court, tenant, and program rules apply

Colorado Judicial Branch housing resources

The Colorado Judicial Branch publishes an interactive eviction-resources map, rental-assistance information, housing forms, and links to legal-help organizations. Court self-help resources cannot provide legal advice or representation; confirm the correct county, deadlines, and available legal assistance.

SNAP, LEAP, Colorado Works, and emergency-food navigation · Colorado · income, household, residency, and program rules apply

Colorado Department of Human Services food and energy assistance

Colorado Human Services publishes routes to SNAP, low-income energy assistance, Colorado Works, and other benefit programs. Use the current application and county-contact guidance, then confirm eligibility, documents, processing time, language access, and whether the household qualifies.

Job search, career counseling, and training pathway · Denver metro · program eligibility and center schedules vary

Workforce centers and employment services

Denver and surrounding metro workforce centers provide job-search assistance, career counseling, training information, and connections to employment programs. Confirm the nearest center, current hours, eligibility, documents, accommodations, and available training funds before traveling.

Searchable support and care directory · Denver, Colorado, and beyond · provider details must be verified directly

IOCDF Hoarding Resource Directory

The International OCD Foundation directory can help people search for hoarding-related therapists, programs, support groups, organizers, and task forces. Availability, credentials, insurance, fees, service area, and emergency limits can change; use it as a starting point and confirm every detail with the provider.

Independent organizing help · Colorado · hoarding filter, training, scope, cost, and availability must be verified

NAPO Colorado directory

The National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals' Colorado directory allows people to search local organizers and filter for hoarding-related expertise. A directory listing is not an endorsement. Ask about training, scope, consent-centered practice, insurance, travel fees, and whether the organizer works alongside clinical or safety professionals when needed.

Practical and peer support · private-pay pathway · confirm fit, scope, cost, scheduling, and safety

The Peer Tree

The Peer Tree is the private-pay pathway for nonclinical organizing help, decluttering support, groups, family guidance, and practical next steps when a grant or public program is not the right fit. Ask about current availability, service area, scope, pacing, privacy, consent, safety, and fees before beginning. The Peer Tree is separate from Fight the Blight's nonprofit programming.

Digital peer-support pathway · available online · not therapy, clinical care, or emergency support

Unburied

Unburied, from The Peer Tree, is a judgment-free digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns and for friends, family, property managers, municipal workers, and other supporters who want to learn how to provide support. It can offer ongoing connection, tools, and momentum from Denver or anywhere else. It is not therapy, a crisis service, or a substitute for emergency help.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Denver, Colorado, 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