A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Fargo, North Dakota.

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 Fargo or Cass 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 who are directly affected and supporters who want to learn how to provide support. People in Fargo and Cass County can also use current city, county, statewide, nonprofit, peer-support, qualified-care, housing, shelter, food, 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 crisis support, call or text 988; Southeast Behavioral Health Clinic also provides weekday walk-in behavioral-health assessments. For housing, food, utilities, transportation, and other basic-needs navigation, call 211 or FirstLink at 701-235-7335. 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.

Qualified-care and public behavioral-health access · Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Steele, and Traill counties; sliding-fee and intake rules apply

Southeast Behavioral Health Clinic - Fargo

North Dakota Health and Human Services operates the Southeast Behavioral Health Clinic in Fargo. It offers mental-health, addiction, psychiatric, case-management, and related services; no one is denied access because of inability to pay, and a sliding-fee schedule is available based on income. Walk-in behavioral-health assessments are offered weekdays, but acuity, referral, scheduling, and service-fit rules apply.

Public-health education and local behavioral-health navigation · Fargo and Cass County; referral and service rules vary

Fargo Cass Public Health Mental Health Resources

Fargo Cass Public Health maintains local mental-health information and points residents toward 988, Crisis Text Line, Southeast Human Service Center, peer warm lines, and other community resources. This is navigation and education, not therapy, emergency dispatch, or a cleanup service.

Free, confidential information, referral, listening, and crisis-intervention connection · North Dakota and parts of Minnesota; referral and capacity rules apply

FirstLink

FirstLink is the regional starting point when the right program is not yet clear. Fargo Cass Public Health identifies it as a free, confidential 24/7/365 service for listening, referrals, and crisis intervention; call 211 or ask about text and chat options. It is not a guaranteed benefit, shelter bed, funding source, or cleanup service.

Housing-crisis triage, homelessness prevention, supportive housing, and coordinated referral pathway · Cass County and Fargo-Moorhead region; assessment and capacity rules apply

Presentation Partners in Housing

Presentation Partners in Housing directs people facing a Fargo-Moorhead housing crisis to FirstLink at 211 or 701-235-7335 for initial triage. Navigation may lead to eviction prevention, shelter, housing search, or stabilization services, but referral does not guarantee rent, shelter, or placement.

County basic-needs, economic-assistance, family, disability, adult-services, and self-sufficiency pathway · Cass County; program and eligibility rules apply

Cass County Human Services

Cass County Human Services connects vulnerable residents and families with economic assistance, adult services, family services, and protective supports. Ask about current applications, documentation, benefits, and whether a referral is needed; these are planned-support pathways, not emergency dispatch.

Qualified-care and support directory · Fargo search and telehealth options; providers self-report, payment and licensure rules apply

IOCDF Hoarding Resource Directory

The International OCD Foundation directory can be searched by Fargo, ZIP code, or full address for clinicians, support groups, and programs that indicate an interest in OCD or hoarding-related care. IOCDF listings are not endorsements. Ask about current experience, licensure, fees, insurance, wait time, privacy, and whether home-based or telehealth work fits.

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 · Fargo and Cass 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, counseling service, or cleanup provider.

Mental-health and substance-use crisis support · Nationwide and North Dakota; 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.

Adult-protection reporting, investigation, and least-restrictive support pathway · Cass County; vulnerable-adult, consent, and intake rules apply

Cass County Adult Protective Services

Cass County Adult Services receives and assesses reports involving abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults and may help connect people with in-home, mental-health, legal, financial, or protective resources. This is not an emergency cleanup service or guarantee of removal; call 855-462-5465 and choose option 2, or call 911 for immediate danger.

Statewide vulnerable-adult, aging, disability, caregiver, and home-support pathway · North Dakota; program and intake rules apply

North Dakota Adult and Aging Services

North Dakota Health and Human Services describes services that help older adults and adults with physical disabilities live safely and independently, including caregiver support, home and community-based services, and reporting abuse or neglect. The Aging and Disability Resource Link can help identify options, but eligibility and capacity must be confirmed.

Building, rental-housing, property-maintenance, and life-safety code pathway · Fargo city limits; notice, access, correction, and compliance rules apply

Fargo Rental Housing Inspections

Fargo requires rental-property inspections and accepts tenant complaints about urgent health and safety conditions. Tenants should first notify the owner or manager in writing; only a person with a legal right to enter may invite an inspector. The department cannot resolve every lease, deposit, or eviction issue and is not therapy, crisis care, or a consent-based cleanup program.

Homelessness coalition, shelter, public-health, outreach, and local support pathway · Fargo-Moorhead region; intake and capacity rules apply

City of Fargo Homelessness Resources

The City of Fargo describes local homelessness coordination through the North Dakota Continuum of Care, Gladys Ray Emergency Shelter, the Resource & Recovery Center, public health, and nonprofit partners. These are navigation and shelter pathways, not a guaranteed bed, housing placement, or emergency dispatch.

Low-barrier housing navigation, benefits, medical, behavioral-health, showers, laundry, food, and peer-support pathway · Fargo; schedules and capacity vary

Resource & Recovery Center

Fargo's Resource & Recovery Center opened at 2001 1st Avenue North in June 2026 and brings housing problem-solving, housing search, stabilization, benefits access, medical care, behavioral-health support, peer support, and basic-needs services together. Confirm hours, co-located partners, accessibility, and capacity before traveling; it is not a substitute for 911 or a guaranteed housing placement.

Temporary overnight shelter and housing-navigation pathway · Fargo; intake, overnight hours, bed, household, and capacity rules apply

Gladys Ray Shelter

Gladys Ray Shelter is identified by Fargo Cass Public Health and North Dakota resource materials as a temporary, welcoming shelter for people who cannot access other shelter options. Current listings describe overnight access, generally 6 p.m. to 8 a.m.; confirm intake, current location, accessibility, belongings rules, and bed availability directly. Shelter is not permanent housing or hoarding-specific support.

Confidential crisis intervention, advocacy, counseling, safe shelter, and family-violence support · Fargo and Cass County; specialized intake and capacity rules apply

Sollera

Sollera, formerly the Rape and Abuse Crisis Center, supports people affected by domestic violence and sexual assault with crisis intervention, advocacy, counseling, legal and social-service navigation, and temporary emergency shelter. It is not general hoarding support or guaranteed shelter placement; call 911 if you are in immediate danger.

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, project-based vouchers, Housing Choice Voucher, affordable housing, and resident-support pathway · Fargo; income, waitlist, documentation, and program rules apply

Fargo Housing and Redevelopment Authority

Fargo Housing provides public, affordable, project-based voucher, and Housing Choice Voucher pathways. Its current application guidance says waitlists must be open, eligibility varies by income and household size, and applicants should monitor the portal for openings. Ask about accessible units, reasonable accommodations, waitlists, and current availability; placement is not guaranteed.

State rental-housing, emergency-assistance, tenant-rights, eviction, fair-housing, and legal-navigation pathway · North Dakota, including Fargo; program and eligibility rules apply

North Dakota Housing Renter Resources

North Dakota Housing gathers current renter pathways including emergency assistance, the rental housing finder, HUD resources, eviction information, tenant rights, fair-housing support, and regional human-service centers. Confirm which program serves the household, whether funds or openings remain, and what documents are required.

Food-pantry, emergency-food, SNAP-navigation, and regional distribution pathway · Fargo and North Dakota; household, schedule, agency, and supply rules apply

Great Plains Food Bank

Great Plains Food Bank connects people with food through partner pantries, distributions, and resource navigation. Check current Fargo-area locations, schedules, household rules, transportation, and whether an appointment or identification is needed before traveling; food support is not a cleanup or medical service.

Free civil legal aid for qualifying low-income and older North Dakotans · Fargo office and statewide service area; issue, income, age, and intake rules apply

Legal Services of North Dakota

Legal Services of North Dakota provides civil legal help involving housing, public benefits, health, consumer, family, and elderly law. The Fargo office is open for in-person intake Monday through Thursday, and statewide phone or online applications are available. Legal aid is not a cleanup provider, emergency dispatcher, or guarantee of representation.

State civil self-help information for eviction, landlord-tenant, guardianship, power of attorney, and related matters · North Dakota; informational limits apply

North Dakota Legal Self Help Center

The North Dakota Court System provides self-help information for people representing themselves in civil matters, including eviction, tenant issues, guardianship, conservatorship, health-care directives, and powers of attorney. The Center cannot provide legal advice or guarantee that a form fits a particular case; contact a qualified lawyer for case-specific guidance.

State application pathway for Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, child-care, and other economic-assistance programs · North Dakota; income, household, and program rules apply

North Dakota Health and Human Services Online Assistance

North Dakota Health and Human Services provides online applications and program information for Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, SNAP, TANF, child-care assistance, and related benefits. Applications and eligibility are handled under current state rules; ask Cass County Human Services or HHS about documentation, deadlines, and processing.

Information and options counseling for older adults, adults with physical disabilities, caregivers, and home-and-community services · North Dakota; eligibility and capacity rules apply

Aging and Disability Resource Link

North Dakota's Aging and Disability Resource Link helps people identify services and supports that may allow older adults and adults with physical disabilities to remain safely in their homes and communities. Ask about home and community-based services, caregiver resources, meals, transportation, assistive supports, and the intake process.

Accessible public transportation and MAT Paratransit pathway · Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead, and Dilworth; route, fare, ADA eligibility, and reservation rules apply

MATBUS

MATBUS operates accessible fixed routes Monday through Saturday in Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead, and Dilworth. MAT Paratransit is a shared, non-emergency ride for people who are functionally unable to use the fixed route and generally requires an application, professional verification, and advance reservation. Transportation providers do not provide emergency transport; call 911 for emergencies.

Regional transportation directory for people with disabilities and adults 60+ · Fargo-Moorhead metro; provider, fare, accessibility, and scheduling rules vary

FM Ride Source

The City of Fargo's 2026 FM Ride Source directory identifies public, nonprofit, and private transportation options for Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead, and Dilworth, including MATBUS, MAT Paratransit, senior rides, and lift-equipped providers. The directory is informational and expressly not an endorsement; confirm cost, accessibility, reservation notice, service area, and emergency limits directly.

Residential garbage, recycling, household hazardous waste, landfill, and large-item disposal pathway · Fargo city residents; residency, accepted-material, fee, and separation rules apply

City of Fargo Solid Waste

Fargo Solid Waste provides residential collection, recycling, household hazardous-waste guidance, and a transfer station. The current city page says residents may bring certain large items and household garbage to the residential transfer station at no charge with proof of Fargo residency; freon appliances, commercial waste, and building materials are excluded. Confirm accepted materials, hours, weather closures, and proof-of-residency rules before loading a vehicle.

Veteran housing, homelessness-prevention, health, employment, and justice-navigation pathway · Fargo VA service area; Veteran eligibility and program rules apply

VA Fargo Health Care - Homeless Veteran Care

VA Fargo helps Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness connect with immediate food and shelter, transitional and permanent housing, HUD-VASH, case management, health care, employment, and community resources. Contact the Fargo VA homeless-services team to ask about eligibility, enrollment, local outreach, and current program capacity; call 988 and press 1 for a Veteran crisis.

Senior meals, transportation, and aging-support connection · Cass County and nearby communities; age, route, meal, and scheduling rules apply

Valley Senior Services

The Fargo-Moorhead transportation directory identifies Valley Senior Services as a regional connection for seniors in Cass County, including meals and transportation. Ask about current service area, age or disability eligibility, advance notice, cost, meal availability, and whether a caregiver can accompany the rider.

Meal and basic-needs pathway · Fargo; meal schedule, eligibility, and capacity rules apply

Salvation Army Fargo

Current Fargo-Moorhead food and meal-site information identifies The Salvation Army Fargo as a local meal resource. Confirm the current meal schedule, location, accessibility, holiday changes, and any intake or household rules before traveling; this is basic-needs support, not clinical care or a cleanup service.

Private-pay hoarding support, organizing help, groups, and family guidance · broader service area; scope, cost, scheduling, travel, consent, and safety rules apply

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 the requested support is available in Fargo or Cass County.

Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns · online; 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, family, property managers, municipal workers, and other supporters who want to learn how to provide support. 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 Fargo, North Dakota, 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