A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Farmerville, Louisiana.

A respectful local place to begin when clutter, housing pressure, safety concerns, or support for someone you care about are becoming hard to carry alone.

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

Start here - Fight the Blight

You can begin with the part that feels most urgent today.

Fight the Blight is the nonprofit, virtual-group front door for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns. Farmerville and Union Parish residents can also use local public-safety, health, behavioral-health, housing, food, aging, transportation, and benefits pathways. No listing is an endorsement, and each provider sets its own eligibility, cost, hours, service area, capacity, consent, and safety rules.

Connect with Fight the Blight Call or text (724) 739-3785
For immediate danger

For immediate danger, fire, serious injury, or a life-threatening medical emergency, call 911. For emotional distress or behavioral-health crisis support, call or text 988. For non-emergency local navigation, call 211.

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 Farmerville or Union Parish.

Visit The Peer Tree
Digital peer-support pathway - online support, shared experience, and ongoing momentum; not therapy, emergency response, or a local government service

Unburied

Unburied is a digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns, including supporters who want understanding, practical tools, and connection. Use emergency services for immediate danger and confirm any app availability or account requirements directly.

Explore Unburied
Public regional behavioral-health and addiction pathway serving Union Parish; assessment, appointment, location, coverage, hours, and capacity rules apply; not 911 or emergency care

Union Parish Behavioral-Health Access

Louisiana identifies the appropriate local governing entity for behavioral-health services in each parish. Ask Louisiana or the regional authority for the current Union Parish access point, mental-health or addiction intake, payment, transportation, and after-hours options.

Review public behavioral-health access
Free statewide information and referral line - Louisiana, including Union Parish; availability, eligibility, provider capacity, and service-area rules apply; not 911 or crisis intervention

Louisiana 211

Call 211 for help identifying current local and statewide routes for housing, food, utilities, health, transportation, and other practical needs. Explain that you are seeking support in Farmerville or Union Parish and ask for the current agency, hours, eligibility, and intake requirements.

Call 211 211

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 police, fire, and medical dispatch - Farmerville, Union Parish, and Louisiana; call for immediate danger, fire, serious injury, or life-threatening medical emergency; not a planned-service line

911 Emergency Dispatch

Call 911 for an immediate threat, fire, serious injury, dangerous utility or structural condition, or life-threatening medical emergency. Give the dispatcher the exact address, hazards, mobility needs, and whether anyone may be trapped; use 988 or 211 for non-immediate support.

Call 911 911
Free 24/7 phone, text, and chat crisis support - Louisiana and nationwide, including Union Parish; 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. Use 911 for immediate danger, fire, serious injury, or an ambulance need.

Call or text 988 988
Public behavioral-health, addiction, and developmental-disability system route - Union Parish; regional assignment, assessment, treatment, referral, hours, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Union Parish Behavioral-Health and Crisis Navigation

Use Louisiana's local-governing-entities directory to confirm which human-services authority currently serves Union Parish and how residents enter mental-health, addiction, developmental-disability, and crisis services. Call 911 for immediate danger and 988 for crisis support.

Find the current regional authority
Local hospital and emergency-care pathway - 901 James Avenue, Farmerville; emergency, transfer, billing, insurance, and clinical rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger or life-threatening symptoms

Union General Hospital

Louisiana Department of Health lists Union General Hospital at 901 James Avenue in Farmerville. Confirm current emergency, primary-care, specialty, financial-assistance, accessibility, and behavioral-health referral information; call 911 for immediate danger or life-threatening symptoms.

Review local hospital access 318-368-9751
Local law-enforcement and public-safety contact - Union Parish, including Farmerville; call 911 for an emergency and use the office for non-emergency questions or reports; not a behavioral-health provider

Union Parish Sheriff's Office

The Union Parish Sheriff's Office serves the parish and lists its administration in Farmerville. Use 911 for immediate danger; for a planned safety concern, ask communications to route you to the correct unit and explain any immediate hazards clearly.

Review sheriff and public-safety contacts 318-368-3124
Official parish disaster, flood, evacuation, alert, and E-911 coordination route - Union Parish; incident, shelter, evacuation, and jurisdiction rules apply; call 911 for a personal emergency

Union Parish Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

Union Parish Police Jury lists a Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness route and E-911 administration in Farmerville. Use official parish information for preparedness and incidents; call 911 for immediate personal danger, fire, rescue, or serious injury.

Review parish emergency preparedness
Local fire-protection and emergency-response pathway - Union Parish; call 911 for fire, rescue, smoke, or immediate danger; district, inspection, prevention, and response rules apply; not a cleanup service

Union Parish Fire Protection and Emergency Services

Louisiana's Union Parish profile links local fire-protection contacts, and the Town of Farmerville lists fire and emergency officials. Call 911 for an active fire, rescue, smoke, or immediate life-safety concern; use the responsible department's non-emergency route for planned questions.

Review local fire-safety contacts
Local public-health and environmental-health route - 1002 Marion Highway, Farmerville; WIC, immunization, screening, documentation, hours, and capacity rules apply; not emergency medical care

Union Parish Health Unit

The Louisiana Department of Health lists the Union Parish Health Unit at 1002 Marion Highway in Farmerville with WIC, immunization, reproductive-health, tuberculosis, vital-records, and related public-health services. Confirm the current clinic schedule and appointment requirements before visiting.

Review the local health unit 318-368-3156
State protective-services intake for suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or self-neglect involving an older or vulnerable adult - Louisiana, including Union Parish; report and emergency-response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Adult Protective Services

Use Louisiana Adult Protective Services when an older or vulnerable adult may be experiencing abuse, neglect, exploitation, or self-neglect. Share the location, observed hazards, immediate safety concerns, and support needs; call 911 when danger is immediate.

Review Adult Protective Services
State child-protection route for suspected abuse or neglect - Louisiana, including Union Parish; intake, investigation, confidentiality, and emergency-response rules apply; call 911 if a child faces immediate danger

Louisiana Child Welfare and Child Protection

Use Louisiana's child-welfare intake route when a child may be unsafe because of neglect, abuse, fire, structural hazards, or another household concern. Provide the address and facts you observed; call 911 when immediate danger requires emergency response.

Review child-protection resources
24/7 poison-exposure advice - Louisiana; use for possible poisoning or exposure questions, not for fire, rescue, or life-threatening emergency; call 911 for severe symptoms or immediate danger

Louisiana Poison Control

Call Poison Control for guidance after a possible medication, chemical, carbon-monoxide, or household-product exposure. Have the product or substance, amount, time, age, symptoms, and location available; call 911 for severe symptoms, breathing trouble, collapse, fire, or immediate danger.

Call Poison Control 1-800-222-1222
Non-emergency statewide referral route for shelter, food, utilities, health, and local supports - Union Parish and Louisiana; current provider availability, eligibility, hours, and service-area rules apply; not 911 or crisis response

Louisiana 211 Safety and Basic-Needs Navigation

When a safety or household concern is urgent but not an active emergency, 211 can help identify current local options and the correct intake office. Ask for Union Parish resources and confirm what the referred provider can actually offer before sharing sensitive information or traveling.

Call 211 for local navigation 211

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.

Official state directory for parish seat, courts, health, emergency preparedness, fire protection, sheriff, local government, school, and community contacts - Union Parish; department, jurisdiction, hours, and service rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Union Parish Profile

Louisiana's official parish directory identifies Farmerville as the Union Parish seat and links local routes for emergency preparedness, courts, health, library, local government, schools, sheriff, and other public services. Use it to find the responsible office and confirm current details.

Browse the state parish directory
Official parish-government route for administration, roads, landfill, emergency preparedness, E-911, HUD, and public records - Farmerville and Union Parish; department, documentation, jurisdiction, and response rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Union Parish Police Jury

Union Parish Police Jury lists its main office at 303 East Water Street in Farmerville and provides departments for public services, landfill, emergency preparedness, E-911, and other parish needs. Use it for planned property or service questions; call 911 for an active hazard.

Review parish government 318-368-3296
Official town-government and resident-information route - Farmerville; municipal services, sanitation, public works, recreation, emergency, and jurisdiction rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Town of Farmerville

The Town of Farmerville provides municipal information and a community-resources page linking local public officials and services. Use the town route for planned questions about streets, sanitation, recreation, utilities, and local administration; call 911 for immediate danger.

Review Farmerville town resources 318-368-9242
Official local directory for landfill, detention, library, emergency preparedness, E-911, road maintenance, HUD, and parish staff - Farmerville; office, jurisdiction, hours, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Union Parish Contact and Department Directory

Union Parish Police Jury's department directory gathers contacts for the landfill, library, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, E-911, road maintenance, HUD, and other local offices. Use it to identify the right office before sharing personal or household details.

Browse local department contacts
Local aging-services, meals, transportation, caregiver, legal, material-aid, and senior-center pathway - Union Parish; age, income, assessment, documentation, scheduling, and capacity rules apply; not emergency response

Union Parish Council on Aging

The Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs directory lists Union Council on Aging services in Farmerville, including meals, transportation, information and assistance, legal and material aid, caregiver support, senior-center programming, and wellness. Confirm current eligibility, assessment, funding, and availability.

Review Council on Aging services 318-368-2205
Local aging and specialized transportation pathway - Union Parish; trip, age, disability, scheduling, accessibility, fare, and capacity rules apply; not emergency transport

Union Parish Transportation

Ask the Union Parish Council on Aging about current transportation for medical appointments, shopping, senior-center trips, and social services. Confirm eligibility, pickup area, advance reservation, accessibility, fare, and whether Farmerville is served before relying on the trip.

Review local transportation access 318-368-2205
Local public library and community-information pathway - 202 West Jackson Street, Farmerville; card, guest, hours, program, technology, and fee rules apply; not a crisis or emergency service

Union Parish Library

Union Parish Police Jury lists the Union Parish Library at 202 West Jackson Street in Farmerville. Use the library for public information, technology, programs, and referral help; confirm current hours, card eligibility, accessibility, and fees.

Visit the parish library 318-368-9226
Independent community-action and energy-assistance pathway - 100 East Bayou Street, Suite 107, Farmerville; LIHEAP, utility, household, income, documentation, funding, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch or guaranteed aid

Union Community Action Association

The Louisiana Housing Corporation lists Union Community Action Association in Farmerville as the community-action provider for Union Parish. This is an independent provider listing, not an endorsement; confirm current LIHEAP, household water or energy assistance, community-services funding, documents, and intake hours.

Review community-action assistance 318-368-9606
State housing, community-action, and utility-assistance directory - Union Parish; income, household, documentation, funding, provider, and availability rules apply; not emergency shelter or a housing guarantee

Louisiana Housing Corporation - Union Parish Resources

The Louisiana Housing Corporation's parish and energy-assistance directories provide a starting point for Union Parish housing, community-action, and utility-assistance routes. Confirm the current provider, program availability, eligibility, required documents, and whether an application is open.

Browse state housing resources
Statewide affordable-rental and housing-search tool - Louisiana, including Union Parish; landlord, listing, income, screening, application, availability, and accessibility rules apply; not a housing guarantee or endorsement

LouisianaHousingSearch.org

LouisianaHousingSearch.org can help residents search current rental listings and housing information. Listings change and landlords set their own screening and application rules; confirm rent, fees, accessibility, utilities, availability, and safety before applying or paying.

Search Louisiana housing listings
Federal housing-information and assistance directory - Louisiana; program, income, voucher, fair-housing, documentation, landlord, and availability rules apply; not emergency shelter or a housing guarantee

HUD Louisiana Housing Resources

HUD's Louisiana resource page links federal housing programs, fair-housing information, and housing-counseling routes. Use it to identify the responsible program or counselor, then confirm current eligibility, waitlists, fees, accessibility, and application requirements.

Review HUD housing resources
Official food-benefit and family-support application route - Louisiana, including Union Parish; income, household, identity, documentation, interview, and processing rules apply; not emergency food delivery

Louisiana SNAP and Family Support

Use Louisiana's SNAP and Family Support route to review food-benefit eligibility and application information. Benefits are administered under program rules and are not immediate emergency food; ask 211 or community action about current local food options when food is needed now.

Review SNAP and family support
Official health-coverage eligibility and application route - Louisiana, including Union Parish; income, household, category, documentation, renewal, plan, and processing rules apply; not emergency medical care

Louisiana Medicaid

Louisiana Medicaid provides the official route to review coverage, eligibility, applications, renewals, and member information. Local community-action or health-center staff may help with applications; confirm current documents, processing, and provider participation.

Review Louisiana Medicaid
State veterans-service and benefits-navigation route - Louisiana, including Union Parish; veteran status, service records, benefit, appointment, documentation, and local-office rules apply; not emergency response

Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs

The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs provides a route to parish and regional veterans-service offices and benefit assistance. Ask for the current Union Parish contact and what documents are needed for housing, health, disability, or other benefits questions.

Review veterans services
State employment, workforce, unemployment, and training route - Louisiana, including Union Parish; eligibility, identity, work-history, appointment, program, and employer rules apply; not emergency financial assistance

Louisiana Workforce Commission

Louisiana Workforce Commission provides employment, unemployment, training, and job-search routes. Confirm the current nearest office or online intake, required identity and work-history documents, and whether a program is available for a Farmerville resident.

Review workforce resources
Legal-information and civil-legal-aid navigation route - Louisiana, including Union Parish; issue, income, household, conflict, attorney, intake, and capacity rules apply; not emergency legal or law-enforcement response

Louisiana LawHelp

Louisiana LawHelp helps residents identify possible civil-legal-aid and legal-information pathways for housing, benefits, family, consumer, and safety-related questions. It is not a substitute for an attorney or emergency response; confirm whether a provider can take the specific matter.

Review Louisiana legal-help options
Official community-health-worker navigation route - Louisiana; connects people to housing, transportation, food, utilities, employment, education, and mental-health routes; no direct monetary assistance and referral-capacity rules apply

Louisiana Community HealthWays

Louisiana Department of Health's Community HealthWays program uses community-health workers to connect residents with housing, transportation, food, utility, employment, education, and mental-health resources. The program says it does not provide monetary assistance; confirm the current regional contact and referral scope for Union Parish.

Review Community HealthWays
Public university extension and community-education route - Union Parish; program, appointment, educational, nutrition, agriculture, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch or clinical care

LSU AgCenter Union Parish

LSU AgCenter lists a Union Parish office in Farmerville with agriculture, 4-H, nutrition, and community-health education pathways. Use the office for public education and local program information; confirm current events, eligibility, and service scope.

Review LSU AgCenter resources 318-368-9935
Official local school and family-support route - Union Parish; enrollment, student, transportation, records, privacy, and district rules apply; not a household emergency or clinical service

Union Parish School District

Union Parish School District lists its administrative office in Farmerville and local school contacts. Families can use the district route for enrollment, student support, records, transportation, and family-navigation questions; confirm the current school or district contact and documents.

Review local school resources 318-368-9715
Official local waste-disposal route - Union Parish; landfill hours, accepted materials, access, fee, and disposal rules apply; not a private cleanup provider or emergency response

Union Parish Solid Waste and Landfill

Union Parish Police Jury publishes landfill information and hours for the Union Parish Landfill in Farmerville. Use the current parish route to confirm accepted materials, hours, access, fees, and any special or bulk-disposal requirements before transporting household items.

Review parish waste-disposal information 318-368-3374

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Farmerville, 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