A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide
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, health, or practical concern in Harrison or elsewhere in Clare County.
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Call 911 for a medical emergency, fire, violence, or immediate threat. CMH for Central Michigan provides 24-hour crisis support at 800-317-0708 or 989-772-5938; call or text 988 for nationwide crisis support. If you are without housing or facing eviction, call 211 or Mid Michigan Community Action and ask for Clare County housing-assessment options.
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.
CMH for Central Michigan is the public behavioral-health pathway serving Clare County. The 24-hour crisis line is 800-317-0708 or 989-772-5938. Call to ask about access, crisis support, and service connections; this is not organizing or cleanup.
Clare County's official site is a starting point for current departments, building and property information, emergency services, courts, senior services, veterans services, recycling, public records, and local contacts. Use it to identify the right county pathway, then confirm current instructions before sharing sensitive details.
The City of Harrison is the municipal starting point for concerns inside city limits involving utilities, public works, code enforcement, fire, planning, and local services. City Hall lists 2105 Sullivan Drive and current office information. Municipal services are not counseling, housing placement, or private cleanup.
Clare County Senior Services is the county starting point for aging, meal, in-home, caregiver, transportation, and related supports. Call the county at 989-539-2510 or use the Senior Services department page to confirm current program contacts and eligibility. These services are not emergency response or whole-home cleanup.
Clare County Community Development is the county starting point for housing-program information, building codes, permits, inspections, and related property questions. Confirm the current jurisdiction and process before filing or sharing personal information. It is not a private cleanup service or emergency response.
The Central Michigan District Health Department lists its Clare County branch at 815 N. Clare Avenue, Suite B, in Harrison, with 989-539-6731. Call to identify the current public-health, WIC, immunization, environmental-health, or family-support pathway. It is not a cleanup provider or emergency dispatch.
Clare County Emergency Services Homeland Security Division publishes local preparedness, warning, weather, flood, wildfire, and recovery information. The office lists 989-539-6161. It is not a hoarding-support or private cleanup service; call 911 for immediate danger.
Mid Michigan Community Action serves Clare County with housing counseling, homeless solutions, weatherization, food, utility, and other community-action pathways. Call or text the Farwell office at 989-386-3805 or use its current program pages to confirm the right intake route. Assistance is not guaranteed.
Harrison Food Bank describes food distribution for people in need and publishes current drive-through procedures and schedule information. Review the current hours before traveling; food supply and weather-related closures can change. It is not emergency medical care or housing placement.
Clare County Veterans Services assists county veterans and family members with benefits, claims, documentation, and referrals. The office lists 989-539-3273 and is located at 225 W. Main Street in Harrison. It is not emergency housing or cleanup; veterans in crisis can call 988 and press 1.
Call 211 or search Michigan 211 for current housing, shelter, food, utilities, health care, transportation, benefits, legal, and other local services. Ask for Clare County options and confirm details with each provider. A referral does not guarantee funding, an appointment, shelter, transportation, or placement.
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, fire, a medical emergency, violence, or a threat that cannot wait for a planned service. Emergency dispatch is not a hoarding-support program, counseling service, housing placement, or cleanup provider.
CMH for Central Michigan lists 800-317-0708 and 989-772-5938 for 24-hour crisis support and access services. Call for urgent behavioral-health concerns, safety planning, or help identifying an appropriate service. Call 911 for immediate physical danger; this is not cleanup or housing placement.
Call or text 988 for immediate emotional or behavioral-health crisis support and connection to local resources. Use 911 for fire, serious injury, violence, or an immediate threat. 988 is not a cleanup service, housing placement, or ongoing therapy.
Michigan Adult Protective Services accepts reports involving suspected abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Call 855-444-3911. APS is not a cleanup service, emergency medical response, or guaranteed housing placement; call 911 for immediate danger.
The Clare County Sheriff's Office is at 255 W. Main Street in Harrison and lists 989-539-7166. Call 911 for immediate danger, fire, violence, or a medical emergency; use current county instructions for non-emergency public-safety questions.
The Harrison Fire Department provides fire suppression, emergency response, rescue, and fire-prevention education for Harrison and surrounding service areas. Its station lists 989-539-3617 for non-emergency contact. Call 911 for fire, medical emergency, or immediate danger.
Clare County Emergency Management helps coordinate preparedness and response for disasters and high-impact incidents. Call 989-539-6161 for current non-emergency information. This is not a hoarding-support or private cleanup service.
The Clare County branch of the Central Michigan District Health Department is at 815 N. Clare Avenue, Suite B, in Harrison. Call 989-539-6731 for public-health, WIC, immunization, environmental-health, and prevention routes. It is not emergency dispatch or private cleanup.
Use the county's Building Department and Community Development pathway to ask which housing-program, building-code, inspection, or property-safety process applies. Confirm the jurisdiction before filing or sharing personal details. This is not a cleanup provider or emergency response.
Clare County's court and sheriff resources provide current information about civil process, evictions, personal-protection orders, and related court pathways. Call the county at 989-539-2510 or use the current department directory to identify the correct court. Staff cannot provide legal advice, housing placement, or cleanup.
Michigan's Clare County victim-services directory identifies R.I.S.E. Advocacy as a domestic- and sexual-violence support and shelter pathway serving Clare County. Its crisis line is 844-349-6177. Call 911 for immediate danger; R.I.S.E. is not hoarding support or private cleanup.
Michigan's Clare County victim-services directory identifies R.I.S.E., the Clare County Prosecutor's Office, Northern Michigan Alliance for Children, the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe victims program, and statewide support options. Confirm current service area and intake details directly with each provider. Use 911 for immediate danger.
Mid Michigan Community Action describes homeless solutions for Clare County, including connections to shelter or temporary housing when available, rental assistance, and stabilization planning. Call or text 1-877-213-5955 and explain the current housing barrier. Assistance is not guaranteed.
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.
Mid Michigan Community Action serves Clare County residents experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness and describes shelter, temporary housing, rental assistance, and stabilization pathways. Call or text 1-877-213-5955 and confirm the current intake route before traveling.
Mid Michigan Community Action's HUD housing counselors serve Clare County and can help with housing options, budgets, foreclosure prevention, and communication with landlords or lenders. Call or text 989-386-3805. Counseling does not replace legal advice or guarantee housing.
Mid Michigan Community Action describes no-cost weatherization work for eligible Clare County households, including homeowners, renters with landlord permission, and mobile-home residents. Call or text 989-386-3805 to confirm current eligibility and scope. It is not whole-home cleanup or emergency repair.
Mid Michigan Community Action identifies a Clare County Food Pantry for residents who need food support and lists a Farwell contact route. Call or text 989-386-3805 to confirm current distribution schedule, eligibility, and supply. Food assistance is not emergency medical care.
Harrison Food Bank provides a direct local food-support pathway and publishes current drive-through hours and procedures. Confirm the schedule before traveling because hours can change with school closures, weather, and supply. It is not housing placement, medical care, or cleanup.
CMDHD's Clare branch connects residents to WIC, immunizations, family health, and other public-health services. Call 989-539-6731 or review current program pages before visiting. These services are not emergency response, therapy, or private cleanup.
Clare County Senior Services is the local place to ask about meals, in-home support, caregiver assistance, respite, transportation, and related programs for older residents. Call 989-539-2510 to confirm current eligibility, assessment, fees, and availability. It is not whole-home cleanup or emergency response.
Mid Michigan Community Action lists ClareCastle senior housing at 114 W. 4th Street in Clare for people age 55 and older. Call 989-386-3280 to confirm current application steps, eligibility, accessibility, waitlist, and availability. This is not a guarantee of placement.
Clare County Veterans Services is at 225 W. Main Street in Harrison and lists 989-539-3273. Ask about county, state, and federal benefits, claims, and referrals. Veterans in crisis can call 988 and press 1; this office is not emergency housing or cleanup.
Clare County lists MSU Extension among its departments and community partners. Ask about current nutrition, food-safety, family, health, and community-education programs through the county's current directory. Extension is not a crisis service, therapy, housing placement, or cleanup provider.
Clare County's Materials Management department publishes local waste, recycling, household-hazardous-material, and disposal information. Review current event dates and accepted-material rules before transporting anything. This is a disposal-information pathway, not a cleanup service.
The City of Harrison provides current information about water, sewer, utility billing, public works, trash, and city property services. Call 989-539-7145 to confirm the correct department and current process. This is not emergency response, counseling, or private cleanup.
MyMichigan Medical Center-Clare is a local medical-care pathway in the county. Use the hospital's current site for services, appointments, and directions, and call 911 for a medical emergency. Health care is not hoarding support, therapy, housing placement, or cleanup.
Michigan DHHS provides the public-benefits and family-services pathway for Clare County. Review the current county office information and MI Bridges instructions for food, health, cash, child, and adult-service programs. Benefits are not emergency dispatch or a guarantee of approval.
Michigan's Food Assistance Program and MI Bridges can help eligible households apply for food benefits and manage state assistance. Review current eligibility before applying, and ask 211 or Mid Michigan Community Action for application support if needed. Benefits are not emergency food delivery or crisis care.
Michigan Legal Help offers legal information, forms, instructions, housing resources, and a Guide to Legal Help. It does not provide legal advice or guarantee representation. Use its county and topic tools for landlord-tenant, benefits, safety, or court questions.
The State Bar of Michigan publishes legal-aid and lawyer-referral information that can help identify a civil-legal pathway. Confirm whether the issue is covered, whether the household qualifies, and whether representation is available. This is not emergency response or housing placement.
Michigan's Clare County victim-services directory identifies the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe victims program as a culturally specific support pathway. Contact the program directly to confirm current eligibility, confidentiality, advocacy, and safety services. Call 911 for immediate danger.
Michigan's Clare County victim-services directory identifies Northern Michigan Alliance for Children as a mobile child-advocacy and victim-services pathway serving Clare County. Contact the organization directly to confirm current referral and child-safety services. Call 911 for immediate danger.
The Peer Tree is the private-pay pathway for hoarding and clutter support when a situation is outside grant-funded services or calls for ongoing practical help. Ask about current support groups, sorting or organizing assistance, decluttering, deep cleaning, or support for friends and family. This is not emergency response, therapy, housing placement, or a promise that a particular service is available in Clare County.
Unburied, owned by The Peer Tree, offers a judgment-free digital pathway with peer support, structured tools, groups, and separate personal and supporter experiences. It can be used from Harrison or elsewhere, but it is not therapy, clinical care, crisis response, emergency service, housing placement, or cleanup.
The International OCD Foundation directory can be searched for clinicians, programs, support groups, organizers, and taskforces that identify hoarding-related experience. Providers submit their information and IOCDF does not endorse their competence. Verify credentials, fees, insurance, privacy, availability, and whether in-home or telehealth work fits. This is not emergency response.
A note from the Alliance
This guide is anchored in Harrison, Michigan, 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.
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