A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Homer, 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 Homer or Claiborne Parish.

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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Homer, Claiborne Parish, and nearby north-central Louisiana 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; Louisiana also maintains a crisis-response system. For current food, shelter, housing, utilities, transportation, or benefits 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 Homer or Claiborne 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 or family supporters. It is not therapy, a crisis service, or a substitute for emergency help.

Qualified local acute-care hospital and referral pathway - Homer and Claiborne Parish; clinical, admission, insurance, payment, referral, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Claiborne Memorial Medical Center

Claiborne Memorial Medical Center lists its Homer hospital at 620 East College Street and publishes current hospital, recovery, home-health, and community contacts. Confirm the right department, emergency route, coverage, and capacity directly; call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency.

Information, referral, and resource-navigation pathway for food, shelter, housing, health, utilities, and social services - Louisiana, including Claiborne 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 dispatch for immediate danger, fire, medical emergency, or active threat - Homer and Claiborne Parish; emergency use only

911

Call 911 when someone is in immediate danger, a fire or medical emergency is happening, violence is occurring, or emergency responders are needed. A housing or clutter concern that is not immediately dangerous may need a planned code, housing, health, or support response instead.

Free 24/7 phone, text, and chat crisis support - Louisiana and nationwide, including Homer; 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, or a serious medical emergency.

Official mobile-crisis, behavioral-health crisis-care, brief-support, and stabilization pathway - Louisiana, including Claiborne Parish; triage, clinical, eligibility, and deployment rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Crisis Response System

Louisiana Department of Health describes a crisis-response system that includes mobile crisis response, behavioral-health crisis care, community brief crisis support, and crisis stabilization. Use the state page to identify current regional access and call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency.

Qualified local hospital emergency-care pathway - Homer and Claiborne Parish; admission, clinical, insurance, payment, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

Claiborne Memorial Medical Center Emergency Care

Claiborne Memorial Medical Center is listed by Louisiana Department of Health at 620 East College Street in Homer. Confirm the current emergency and referral route directly; call 911 for an emergency, serious injury, fire, or immediate danger.

Qualified local addiction-recovery and behavioral-support pathway - Homer and Claiborne Parish; assessment, clinical, referral, payment, confidentiality, and capacity rules apply; not emergency care

Claiborne Addiction Recovery (CARE) Center

Claiborne Memorial Medical Center identifies the Claiborne Addiction Recovery (CARE) Center at 620 East College Street in Homer. Call to confirm current assessment, recovery-support, referral, coverage, and scheduling details; use 988 or 911 for a crisis according to urgency.

Official public-health, WIC, immunization, vital-record, reproductive-health, STI, TB, environmental-health, and case-management pathway - Homer and Claiborne Parish; appointment, documentation, service, and eligibility rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Claiborne Parish Health Unit

Louisiana's current parish-health directory lists the Claiborne Parish Health Unit at 624 West Main Street in Homer. Confirm current hours, appointments, documents, payment, and service availability before traveling; call 911 for immediate danger.

Official parish law-enforcement and public-safety pathway outside municipal jurisdictions - Claiborne Parish; jurisdiction, report, investigation, and response rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

Claiborne Parish Sheriff's Office

The Claiborne Parish Police Jury lists the Sheriff's Office at 300 Highway 146 in Homer. Confirm jurisdiction and the right planned-service contact; call 911 for immediate danger, fire, serious injury, or an active threat.

Local domestic-violence crisis, safety-planning, advocacy, and referral pathway - Claiborne Parish office in Homer; intake, confidentiality, shelter, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

DART Claiborne Parish Domestic-Violence Support

DART lists a Claiborne Parish office in Homer and provides safety planning, advocacy, shelter, protection-order, and referral support. Use a safe device when possible; call 911 for immediate danger and confirm current local intake options.

Free, confidential crisis and safety-planning referral pathway - Louisiana, including Claiborne Parish; hotline triage, shelter, confidentiality, and service-capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Domestic Violence Hotline

DART publishes 1-888-411-1333 for crisis-line access in other parts of Louisiana and can connect callers to local domestic-violence programs. Use a safe device when possible; the hotline is not a substitute for 911 when immediate danger is present.

Official report-and-response pathway for suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or extortion of vulnerable adults - Louisiana, including Claiborne 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 Claiborne 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 Homer; 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.

Free 24/7 crisis support for veterans, service members, and people who support them - nationwide, including Homer; crisis scope and emergency-response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

VA Veterans Crisis Line

Veterans, service members, and their supporters can call 988 and press 1, text 838255, or use Veterans Crisis Line chat. Use 911 for immediate danger, fire, or a serious medical emergency.

Official public-defense and court-navigation pathway for qualifying people facing criminal charges - Bienville, Claiborne, and Jackson parishes; appointment, financial qualification, case, and court rules apply; not emergency service

Louisiana Public Defender Services - District 2

Louisiana's Office of the State Public Defender identifies District 2 for Bienville, Claiborne, and Jackson parishes. Use the official office route to confirm assignment, eligibility, and current contact information; this is not an emergency service.

Qualified local rehabilitation and skilled-care pathway - Homer and Claiborne Parish; assessment, admission, insurance, payment, referral, and capacity rules apply; not emergency care

Claiborne Rehab

Claiborne Rehab publishes a Homer-area rehabilitation and care contact at 6942 US-79. Confirm current services, assessment, payer, referral, accessibility, and admission rules directly; call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency.

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 parish navigation for emergency preparedness, fire protection, courts, library, schools, health, local government, and public contacts - Claiborne Parish; department, jurisdiction, permit, and service rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Claiborne Parish Government Navigation

Use the official Claiborne Parish Police Jury directory to locate parish offices for emergency preparedness, fire protection, courts, library, schools, health, community services, and local government. Confirm current office hours and jurisdiction; call 911 for emergencies.

Official municipal navigation for utilities, public works, police, fire, business office, and town services - Homer town limits; town-limit, account, permit, inspection, and service rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Town of Homer Departments

The Town of Homer publishes contacts for its business office, public works, utilities, emergency information, and municipal services. Use planned-service contacts for non-emergency questions and call 911 for immediate danger.

Local affordable public-housing pathway - Homer; application, income, household, documentation, waitlist, accessibility, and unit-availability rules apply; not emergency shelter unless confirmed

Homer Housing Authority

Homer Housing Authority describes a public-housing community with 100 units and a local application pathway. Confirm current eligibility, documents, waitlist, accessibility, and unit availability directly; this is not emergency shelter unless the authority confirms otherwise.

Federal housing, rental-assistance, housing-counseling, and fair-housing navigation pathway - Louisiana, including Claiborne Parish; program, income, documentation, waitlist, and local-provider rules apply; not emergency dispatch

HUD Louisiana Housing Resources

HUD's Louisiana resources connect residents to public housing, vouchers, housing counseling, and fair-housing pathways. Confirm the local provider, application route, income limits, documents, and unit availability; this is not emergency shelter unless confirmed.

State housing, rental, utility, energy-assistance, and community-development navigation pathway - Louisiana, including Claiborne Parish; program, income, documentation, funding, and local-provider rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Housing Corporation

Louisiana Housing Corporation identifies Claiborne Parish Police Jury/Office of Community Services as a local community-action and energy-assistance provider at 621 South Main Street in Homer. Confirm current program, documentation, income, funding, and appointment rules.

Local community-action, energy-assistance, utility, poverty-reduction, and family-resource pathway - Homer and Claiborne Parish; income, documentation, funding, appointment, and service-capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Claiborne Parish Office of Community Services

Louisiana's community-action provider directory lists Claiborne Parish Police Jury/OCS at 621 South Main Street in Homer. Ask about current utility, energy, and community-assistance programs and confirm eligibility before traveling or sharing sensitive documents.

Official general-public and non-emergency medical transportation pathway - Claiborne Parish and other parishes; scheduling, fare, eligibility, reservation, accessibility, and weather rules apply; not emergency transport

Claiborne Parish Public Transportation

Louisiana DOTD lists Claiborne Parish Office of Community Services transportation from Homer, including general-public and non-emergency medical transportation, service to other parishes, weekday hours, and a published base-fare range. Confirm current fare, reservation, accessibility, and availability before relying on a trip.

Local aging-services, food assistance, housing-resource, Medicare-savings, fraud-prevention, and aging-well pathway - Claiborne Parish; age, assessment, funding, scheduling, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Claiborne Parish Council on Aging

Claiborne Parish Council on Aging publishes food assistance, housing-resource, aging-well, Medicare-savings, and fraud-prevention pathways. Confirm current age, assessment, eligibility, documentation, appointment, and service-capacity rules directly.

State aging and disability navigation for meals, in-home support, caregiver help, legal, transportation, Medicare, and local Council on Aging referrals - Louisiana, including Claiborne Parish; age, assessment, funding, and provider-capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs

The Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs serves Louisiana residents age 60 and older through Councils on Aging and Area Agencies on Aging. Use its directory to confirm the current Claiborne-area provider, eligibility, assessment, and capacity for meals, transportation, legal, caregiver, and home-support services.

Local public-library, information, technology, literacy, and community-resource pathway - Homer and Claiborne Parish; hours, program, computer, privacy, and facility rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Claiborne Parish Library

The Claiborne Parish Police Jury lists the Homer branch at 909 Edgewood Drive and publishes its current phone and hours. Confirm current programs, technology access, interlibrary loan, and community-resource information directly; call 911 for emergencies.

Local school-district, student-support, family-resource, meal, and transportation pathway - Claiborne Parish; enrollment, household, age, school, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Claiborne Parish School Board

Claiborne Parish Schools publishes district contacts at 415 East Main Street in Homer and describes student and family support. Confirm current enrollment, special-education, meal, transportation, and school-based support routes directly; call 911 for immediate danger.

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

Louisiana SNAP Success Center

The Louisiana SNAP Success Center explains online and phone applications, verification documents, interviews, and redeterminations. Call 888-LAHelp-U or use the online route and confirm current eligibility and processing requirements; this is not emergency service.

Official Medicaid application, eligibility, coverage, renewal, and member-support pathway - Louisiana, including Claiborne 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. Confirm the current program and documentation requirements; do not wait for benefit processing for urgent medical care.

Official benefits, SNAP, cash-assistance, and economic-stability application pathway - Claiborne Parish; income, household, identity, interview, and documentation rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Claiborne Parish Economic Stability Access

Louisiana Department of Health publishes Economic Stability parish access and 888-LAHelp-U for SNAP and related benefits. Confirm the current Claiborne service arrangement, appointment route, and required documents before traveling.

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

Louisiana Veterans Affairs - Claiborne Parish

Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs publishes parish veterans-service pathways and lists a Claiborne Parish contact route. Confirm the current service officer, appointment, eligibility, and document requirements; use the Veterans Crisis Line or 911 for urgent safety concerns.

Local extension education for nutrition, family and home, community health, gardening, agriculture, youth development, and workforce preparation - Claiborne Parish; program, schedule, and participation rules apply; not emergency dispatch

LSU AgCenter Claiborne Parish

LSU AgCenter's parish network provides education in nutrition, community health, family and home, gardening, agriculture, 4-H, and youth development. Use the parish office locator to confirm current Claiborne contacts, classes, and participation rules.

Local public-records, civil, criminal, probate, marriage, land-record, and court-administration pathway - Claiborne Parish; identity, record, filing, appointment, and fee rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Claiborne Parish Clerk of Court

Use the Claiborne Parish Clerk of Court route for records, filings, and court-administration questions. Confirm current office location, identification, filing, copy, appointment, and fee requirements directly; this is not an emergency service.

Official district-attorney, court, and victim-information pathway - Claiborne Parish and the Second Judicial District; case, filing, victim-services, and court rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Second Judicial District Attorney's Office

The Claiborne Parish Police Jury lists the District Attorney at 511 West Main Street in Homer and publishes the office's current hours and contact route. Confirm the correct case, court, or victim-information pathway; this is not emergency dispatch.

Official court-system navigation for parish and district judicial information - Claiborne Parish; case, filing, record, fee, and court rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Judiciary - Claiborne Parish

Louisiana Judiciary provides a current Claiborne Parish court-system directory. Use it to identify the right judicial office and confirm current filing, records, accessibility, and scheduling rules; call 911 for immediate danger.

Statewide basic-needs navigation for food, shelter, housing, utilities, health, transportation, and family resources - Louisiana, including Homer; direct-provider availability and eligibility must be confirmed; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana 2-1-1 Resource Navigation

Louisiana 211 can help identify current local food, shelter, housing, utility, health, transportation, senior, disability, and family-resource options. Confirm the direct provider and capacity before traveling or sharing sensitive information; use 911 for emergencies.

Local safety, legal, shelter, advocacy, and community-referral navigation pathway - Claiborne Parish; intake, confidentiality, legal, shelter, and provider-capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

DART Claiborne Parish Resource Guide

DART's Claiborne Parish page is a local referral starting point for domestic-violence safety planning, shelter, legal help, and community support. Use a safe device when possible and confirm each provider's current intake and confidentiality rules.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Homer, 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