A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Franklinton, 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 Franklinton or Washington Parish.

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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Franklinton, Washington Parish, and nearby Northshore 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. For current food, shelter, housing, utilities, transportation, benefits, or family-resource 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 Franklinton or Washington 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, family, property managers, municipal teams, nonprofit workers, and other supporters. It is not therapy, a crisis service, or a substitute for emergency help.

Qualified local hospital, emergency, medical, behavioral-health, and referral pathway - Franklinton and Washington Parish; clinical, admission, insurance, payment, referral, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Riverside Medical Center

Riverside Medical Center is a local hospital at 1900 Main Street in Franklinton. Review its current emergency, medical, behavioral-health, social-work, referral, accessibility, coverage, payment, and capacity routes directly before relying on a service.

Information, referral, and resource-navigation pathway for food, shelter, housing, health, utilities, and social services - Louisiana, including Washington 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 police, fire, and medical dispatch - Franklinton, Washington Parish, and Louisiana; call for immediate danger, fire, serious injury, or life-threatening medical emergency; not a planned-service or resource-navigation 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.

Free 24/7 phone, text, and chat crisis support - Louisiana and nationwide, including Washington 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. Louisiana identifies 988 as a direct connection to accessible crisis support; use 911 for immediate danger, fire, serious injury, or an ambulance need.

Official behavioral-health mobile-crisis, crisis-center, and short-term community-support pathway - Louisiana, including Washington Parish; regional assignment, assessment, clinical, eligibility, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Crisis Response System

Louisiana's Crisis Response System describes mobile crisis response, 24/7 behavioral-health crisis centers, and short-term community support. Confirm the current Washington Parish access route through Louisiana's behavioral-health system or 988; call 911 for immediate danger, fire, serious injury, or an ambulance need.

Qualified public mental-health, addiction, developmental-disability, and referral pathway serving Washington Parish - Northshore region; intake, clinical, insurance, sliding-fee, eligibility, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority serves residents of Washington Parish and four other Florida Parishes with recovery-based, person-centered behavioral-health and developmental-disability services. Its published policy says no one is denied services because of inability to pay and a sliding-fee program may assist qualifying uninsured or underinsured clients. The Washington Parish behavioral-health clinic is in Bogalusa; confirm current intake and local outreach options directly.

Qualified local hospital emergency and medical pathway - Franklinton; triage, clinical, admission, insurance, payment, referral, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger or ambulance need

Riverside Medical Center Emergency Care

Riverside Medical Center is the local hospital option in Franklinton. Use emergency services for urgent medical concerns and call 911 for immediate danger, severe symptoms, fire, or when ambulance transport is needed; confirm non-emergency access and current hospital services directly.

Official parish law-enforcement, non-emergency, dispatch, and vulnerable-citizen safety pathway - Washington Parish; jurisdiction, report, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

Washington Parish Sheriff's Office

The Washington Parish Sheriff's Office publishes its main office at 1002 Main Street in Franklinton and a vulnerable-citizen registry for elderly people, people with special needs, and people whose circumstances may make an emergency response more difficult. Confirm registration, privacy, and dispatch details directly; call 911 for an emergency.

Official municipal law-enforcement and non-emergency reporting pathway for Franklinton town limits; jurisdiction, report, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

Franklinton Police Department

The Town of Franklinton publishes its police department at 409 11th Avenue. Use the department's non-emergency route for planned questions or reports within town limits and confirm jurisdiction; call 911 for crimes in progress, immediate danger, fire, or medical emergencies.

Official municipal fire and emergency-response pathway for Franklinton; jurisdiction, response, and non-emergency rules apply; call 911 for fire or immediate danger

Franklinton Fire Department

The Town of Franklinton publishes its fire department at 415 11th Avenue. Call 911 for fire, smoke, an immediate threat, a dangerous structural condition, or a medical emergency; confirm planned prevention and inspection questions with the department.

Official municipal roads, drainage, bridges, culverts, rights-of-way, and public-works pathway - Franklinton town limits; service, inspection, account, and jurisdiction rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Town of Franklinton Public Works

The Town of Franklinton identifies Public Works at 1108 Lenora Street and describes responsibility for roads, drainage, bridges, culverts, rights-of-way, and related town infrastructure. Use it for planned public-works concerns and call 911 for a dangerous leak, fire, electrocution risk, structural emergency, or serious injury.

Official parish floodplain, road, culvert, code-enforcement, and infrastructure pathway - Washington Parish; inspection, permit, service, jurisdiction, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Washington Parish Public Works

Washington Parish Public Works publishes floodplain-determination, road and culvert work-order, and code-enforcement pathways at 909 Pearl Street in Franklinton. Use the parish for planned concerns and confirm which office handles a specific property or road issue; call 911 for immediate danger.

Official enhanced-911 communications and emergency-notification pathway - Washington Parish; registration, notification, and dispatch limits apply; call 911 directly for an emergency

Washington Parish Communications District

Washington Parish's Communications District supports enhanced 911 operations and publishes emergency-notification information from its Franklinton office. Use it to review local notification options; call 911 directly for immediate danger, fire, serious injury, or medical emergency.

Official public-health, environmental-health, immunization, WIC, pregnancy, STI/TB, vital-records, and Medicaid-application pathway - Franklinton and Washington Parish; clinic hours, service, eligibility, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Franklinton Health Unit

The Louisiana Department of Health lists the Franklinton Health Unit at 120 11th Avenue. Published services include Medicaid application assistance and the state health-unit pathway for public-health services; confirm current clinic hours, service availability, documents, and eligibility before traveling.

Official report-and-response pathway for suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or extortion of vulnerable adults - Louisiana, including Washington Parish; screening, confidentiality, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Adult Protective Services

Louisiana Adult Protective Services investigates reports involving vulnerable adults and arranges protective services. Use the official route to confirm the correct report line for the person's age and disability status; call 911 for a life-threatening emergency.

Official child-protection and family-services pathway - Louisiana, including Washington Parish; screening, confidentiality, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Child Welfare

Louisiana DCFS provides a child-protection and family-services pathway when a child may be unsafe. Call the official reporting line and confirm current intake details; call 911 for immediate danger or a serious medical emergency.

Free poison-exposure information and triage pathway - Louisiana, including Washington Parish; exposure-specific medical guidance and emergency-response rules apply; call 911 for severe symptoms or immediate danger

Louisiana Poison Control

For a possible poisoning or hazardous exposure, call Louisiana Poison Control for exposure-specific guidance. Call 911 for trouble breathing, unconsciousness, seizures, severe symptoms, fire, or 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.

Local nonprofit aging-services, meals, caregiver, homemaker, information, outreach, and senior-support pathway - Washington Parish; age, assessment, scheduling, funding, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Washington Parish Council on Aging

Washington Parish Council on Aging provides services that promote independence for residents age 60 and older, including home-delivered and congregate meals, caregiver support, homemaker services, information and assistance, medical-appointment transportation, and other everyday supports. The organization says some services may have voluntary contributions, limited funding, or waiting lists; confirm current eligibility, scheduling, and capacity directly.

Official rural demand-response transportation for the general public, older adults, people with disabilities, and medical or social-service trips - Washington Parish; reservations, fares, accessibility, service-area, schedule, and capacity rules apply; not emergency transport

Washington Parish Public Transit

Louisiana DOTD lists Washington Parish Public Transit as a demand-response and subscription service operated by the Washington Parish Council on Aging. The current listing describes service throughout the parish, weekday operations, two-day advance reservations, and published fares for riders under age 60; seniors are asked to make a contribution through a federal grant. Confirm destinations, reservations, accessibility, fare, and capacity before relying on a trip.

Regional public behavioral-health and developmental-disability services for Washington Parish - Northshore region; intake, clinical, insurance, sliding-fee, eligibility, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority - Washington Parish

FPHSA's current locations page identifies the Bogalusa Behavioral Health Clinic as serving Washington Parish with mental-health and addictive-disorders services during weekday business hours. It also publishes after-hours crisis options through ViaLink and 988. Confirm the current intake, appointment, service, and financial-assistance route before traveling.

Official parish-government navigation for roads, permits, public works, utilities, garbage, code enforcement, emergency preparedness, and local administration - Washington Parish; department, account, service, and jurisdiction rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Washington Parish Government

Washington Parish Government is based at 909 Pearl Street in Franklinton and publishes department, public-works, council, contact, and local-service information. Use it to find the responsible parish office for a planned concern and confirm hours, documents, privacy, and response; call 911 for immediate danger.

Official municipal navigation for police, fire, public works, utilities, permits, and town administration - Franklinton town limits; department, account, service, and jurisdiction rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Town of Franklinton

The Town of Franklinton publishes contacts for town administration, police, fire, public works, utilities, and related services. Use the town directory to find the appropriate office for a planned concern and confirm current hours, documents, privacy, and jurisdiction; call 911 for immediate danger.

Official court, records, civil filing, property-transfer, marriage, birth/death-record, passport, and public-information pathway - Washington Parish; filing, identity, deadline, privacy, and jurisdiction rules apply; not legal representation or emergency dispatch

Washington Parish Clerk of Court

The Washington Parish Clerk of Court publishes its courthouse business office at 908 Washington Street in Franklinton and provides information about civil filings, property transfers, liens, deeds, court proceedings, vital records, passports, and elections. Use the office for records and filing navigation; legal advice may require legal aid or private counsel.

Qualified local hospital medical, social-work, referral, and care-navigation pathway - Franklinton and Washington Parish; clinical, privacy, insurance, payment, referral, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Riverside Medical Center Referral and Social-Support Pathway

Riverside Medical Center provides a local point of contact for questions about current hospital services, referrals, and care navigation. Ask the hospital to identify the appropriate department and confirm current social-work, behavioral-health, discharge, financial-assistance, and referral options; call 911 for an emergency.

Official SNAP application, interview, redetermination, and change-reporting pathway - Louisiana, including Washington Parish; income, household, identity, interview, and document rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana SNAP Success Center

The Louisiana SNAP Success Center explains online, paper, and phone applications, verification documents, interviews, redeterminations, and change reporting. Call 888-LAHelp-U or use the online route and confirm current eligibility and processing requirements.

Official Medicaid application, eligibility, coverage, renewal, and member-support pathway - Louisiana, including Washington Parish; income, household, age, disability, documentation, and coverage rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Medicaid

Louisiana Medicaid provides the state's official route for coverage applications, eligibility questions, renewals, and member support. Louisiana residents can apply online, by mail, in person, or by phone; confirm current program and documentation requirements and do not wait for benefit processing for urgent medical care.

Official low-income home-energy and utility-assistance pathway - Louisiana, including Washington Parish; income, utility-account, document, seasonal, funding, and crisis rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana LIHEAP Energy Assistance

Louisiana Housing Corporation explains the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, including utility-bill support and crisis assistance. The program says benefits are subject to eligibility and funding, applications are free, and local agencies continue normal intake until funds are exhausted; confirm the current local agency and crisis route before relying on assistance.

Official statewide rental-search and affordable-housing information pathway - Louisiana, including Washington Parish; vacancy, screening, rent, application, accessibility, and availability must be confirmed with property managers; not emergency shelter

LAHousingSearch

LAHousingSearch is Louisiana's statewide rental-search route for affordable and other housing listings. Search results do not guarantee current vacancy, eligibility, accessibility, acceptance, or a safe placement; contact the property or housing agency directly and use 211 for current homelessness or shelter navigation.

Official federal housing-assistance and public-housing-authority navigation pathway - Louisiana, including Washington Parish; local PHA, waitlist, income, documentation, and availability rules apply; HUD is not a direct emergency or shelter provider

HUD Louisiana Housing Resources

HUD's Louisiana page directs residents to local public housing authorities, housing counselors, rental-search tools, and homelessness resources. HUD does not guarantee a local vacancy or direct placement; confirm the current Washington Parish housing-authority route, waitlists, eligibility, and application requirements before relying on a program.

Nonprofit and legal-aid information and referral pathway for civil-legal and housing-stability questions - Louisiana, including Washington Parish; income, issue, intake, conflict, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch or legal representation until accepted

Louisiana LawHelp

Louisiana LawHelp provides legal information and referral routes for housing, benefits, family, consumer, and other civil matters. Use it to identify possible legal-aid pathways, then confirm current service area, income rules, intake, and whether a provider accepts the matter; a directory is not legal representation.

Independent fair-housing education, intake, and housing-discrimination-response pathway - Louisiana, including Washington Parish; complaint, documentation, jurisdiction, and investigation rules apply; not emergency shelter or provider endorsement

Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center

The Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center offers fair-housing information and an intake pathway for possible housing discrimination. Keep copies of notices and communications and confirm whether the issue fits its current service and intake rules; use 911 for immediate danger.

Official veterans-benefits, healthcare, disability, burial, education, and family-support navigation pathway - Louisiana, including Washington Parish; service, eligibility, documentation, and appointment rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Veterans Affairs

Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs maintains parish service-office pathways for veterans and their families. Confirm the current Washington Parish or nearby service-office, appointment, eligibility, and document requirements; use the Veterans Crisis Line or 911 for urgent safety concerns.

Official Northshore public-health and community-resource navigation for Washington Parish - LDH Region 9; referral, clinic, eligibility, program, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Department of Health Region 9

Louisiana Department of Health's Region 9 office serves Washington Parish and the Northshore region. Use the regional route to identify public-health, environmental-health, community-health, and referral information, then confirm the current local office, hours, documents, and service availability.

Local extension education and community-resource pathway for nutrition, family and home, agriculture, natural resources, and youth development - Washington Parish; program, schedule, and participation rules apply; not emergency dispatch or clinical care

LSU AgCenter Washington Parish Extension

LSU AgCenter's Washington Parish extension office is based in Franklinton and offers education and practical programs related to nutrition, community health, family and home, agriculture, natural resources, and youth development. Confirm the current contact, classes, and participation rules; this is not clinical care or emergency support.

Official state parish profile for emergency preparedness, sheriff, courts, health, library, government, schools, and local contacts - Washington Parish; department, hours, privacy, service, and jurisdiction rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Washington Parish Emergency Preparedness and Local Directory

Louisiana's Washington Parish profile identifies Franklinton as the parish seat and provides routes to local emergency-preparedness, government, court, health, library, school, and sheriff contacts. Use it to find the responsible office and confirm current details before traveling or sharing sensitive information.

Official employment, workforce, unemployment, and job-service navigation pathway - Louisiana, including Washington Parish; eligibility, identity, work-search, documentation, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Workforce Commission

Louisiana Workforce Commission provides the state's route for workforce, employment, job-search, and unemployment information. Confirm current local office, appointment, identity, eligibility, and document requirements before relying on a service.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Franklinton, 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