The Peer Tree
Use this pathway when the situation is outside grant-funded services or when private-pay support may fit. Confirm scope, rates, travel, and scheduling first.
A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide
A calm starting point for hoarding support, safety questions, and practical next steps in Dillon and across Beaverhead County.
Start here - Fight the Blight
You do not have to solve everything at once. Start with the pathway that best matches the situation, then confirm current availability, boundaries, cost, and travel before relying on any program.
Ask what a first conversation would cover or how a virtual group works. You can ask without sending photos or arranging a home visit.
Role: nonprofit front door for hoarding support and virtual groups; geography: ask about joining online from Dillon or elsewhere in Beaverhead County; cost/eligibility: confirm registration, group fit, and any fees; funded local home services are not assumed; emergency limit: not therapy or emergency response.
If there is immediate danger, smoke or fire, a medical emergency, or someone cannot safely exit, call 911. For a mental-health crisis or thoughts of suicide, call or text 988. These emergency pathways are not general cleanup or service-navigation lines.
First conversations
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.
Use this pathway when the situation is outside grant-funded services or when private-pay support may fit. Confirm scope, rates, travel, and scheduling first.
Use Unburied for judgment-free peer support, practical tools, and ongoing momentum between conversations. It does not replace emergency or clinical care.
Use Montana 211 to look for current local and statewide options when you are not sure which office or program fits. Confirm the provider's current intake details.
Safety and stability
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.
Call 911 when there is immediate danger, smoke or fire, a medical emergency, or an urgent threat to someone's safety.
Call or text 988 for a mental-health crisis, suicidal thoughts, or urgent emotional distress.
Review the official 988 site for current call, text, and chat information. It is a crisis-support pathway, not a cleanup or housing line.
Use the city's police page to distinguish emergency calls from non-emergency law-enforcement questions and to confirm the current contact route.
Use the official sheriff page when the address is outside city limits or county law-enforcement is the appropriate jurisdiction.
Use the county emergency-management page for alerts, preparedness information, and local emergency planning. It does not replace 911.
Use Barrett Hospital's current care information to decide where to seek medical help and confirm services before traveling.
Ask the county public-health office which current program or referral fits a health, prevention, or environmental concern.
Use the U.S. Fire Administration's hoarding fire-safety information to discuss exits, smoke alarms, and safer planning without treating it as a property inspection.
Use the state directory as a starting point for behavioral-health navigation, then confirm the current local intake route and whether the service fits the person.
Use Montana 211 when a situation needs service navigation but is not an immediate emergency. Confirm every listed program directly.
Use the county's current solid-waste information before moving items. Ask about accepted materials, special handling, hours, and fees.
People and practical help
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.
Start with the city's current website for departments, resident services, public notices, utilities, and local contacts.
Use the City Bus page to ask about current ride scheduling and accessibility before planning a trip to an office or appointment.
Use the city's utility page to confirm service, account, payment, and property-owner requirements before making a change.
Use the county website to identify the right office rather than assuming a city department handles a county address.
Use the county clerk page when a property or household question requires an official record or county-office routing.
Use the county page for emergency alerts and preparedness information that may affect rural travel, utilities, or safe access.
Ask the public-health office which current health or environmental referral is appropriate for the situation.
Use the Resource Assistance Center to ask about current benefits and referral pathways, including Medicaid, SNAP, LIHEAP, or Social Security.
Check current county landfill information before loading a vehicle or arranging disposal; rules for appliances, electronics, hazardous items, and fees can differ.
Use the county recycling page to sort practical disposal questions and confirm where a particular item can go.
Review Barrett Hospital's current services and contact information, then confirm the right care route before traveling.
Blacktail Health lists a Dillon clinic and broad health services. Ask what current medical or behavioral-health service fits and what payment options apply.
YBGR's Dillon office describes children’s and family mental-health care. Ask about age range, admissions, and current fit rather than assuming adult or hoarding-specific care.
Use the current state directory to identify a starting point, then confirm the local provider and whether services address the person's needs.
Use the state housing page to look for current subsidized-housing information, then contact the property or administering office about eligibility and openings.
If eligible, call the Montana transportation center before arranging a covered medical trip. This program has eligibility and prior-authorization limits.
Use the pantry's current website to confirm location, distribution details, and any documents or eligibility rules before visiting.
A note from the Alliance
This guide is anchored in Dillon, Montana, 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