A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Houma, 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 Houma or Terrebonne Parish.

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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Houma, Terrebonne Parish, and nearby South 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 provides mobile crisis and crisis-care pathways. 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 Houma or Terrebonne 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 community behavioral-health, substance-use, outpatient, crisis, mobile-crisis, case-management, psychiatric-rehabilitation, and veteran-support pathway - Houma and Region 3; all ages, intake, insurance, sliding-fee, clinical, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

START Community Health Center and CCBHC

START Community Health Center at 235 Civic Center Boulevard offers Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic services, including outpatient mental health and substance-use care, 24-hour mobile crisis and emergency crisis intervention, crisis stabilization, targeted case management, psychiatric rehabilitation, and intensive community-based veteran services. START says no one is denied because of inability to pay and publishes sliding-fee information; confirm current intake and capacity directly.

Information, referral, and resource-navigation pathway for food, shelter, housing, health, utilities, and social services - Louisiana, including Terrebonne 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 - Houma and Terrebonne 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; 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, or a serious medical emergency.

Official mobile-crisis, behavioral-health crisis-care, brief-support, and stabilization pathway - Louisiana, including Terrebonne 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.

Behavioral-health crisis walk-in, 24-hour mobile crisis, emergency crisis intervention, and stabilization pathway - Houma and Region 3; triage, clinical, age, location, and deployment rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

START Behavioral Health Crisis Walk-In and Mobile Crisis

START publishes a Behavioral Health Crisis Walk-In Center and Mobile Crisis Response at 235 Civic Center Boulevard in Houma. Its published route includes 985-333-1633; confirm current hours, walk-in access, mobile response, and whether emergency medical care is needed before relying on the route.

Qualified public behavioral-health and substance-use care pathway - Houma and Terrebonne Parish; clinical intake, insurance, eligibility, appointment, and capacity rules apply; not emergency care

Terrebonne Behavioral Health Center

The Terrebonne Behavioral Health Center is listed at 5599 Highway 311 in Houma as a regional mental-health pathway. Confirm current services, intake, payment, appointment, and crisis routes directly; call 988 or 911 when a crisis cannot wait for a scheduled visit.

Official public-health, WIC, immunization, reproductive-health, STI, tuberculosis, environmental-health, vital-records, and Medicaid-navigation pathway - Terrebonne Parish; appointments, program, identity, and eligibility rules apply; not emergency care

Terrebonne Parish Health Unit

The Terrebonne Parish Health Unit at 600 Polk Street provides WIC, immunizations, reproductive and sexual-health services, tuberculosis testing, vital records, environmental health, and related public-health services. Confirm current hours, documents, appointments, and program availability before traveling.

Official protective-services reporting and response pathway for suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or extortion of a vulnerable adult - Louisiana, including Terrebonne Parish; screening, confidentiality, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Adult Protective Services

Louisiana Adult Protective Services investigates reports involving abuse, neglect, exploitation, or extortion of vulnerable adults. Use the state reporting route or call 1-800-898-4910 for planned reporting and guidance; call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency.

Official child-abuse and child-neglect reporting pathway - Louisiana, including Terrebonne Parish; mandated-reporting, screening, confidentiality, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services Hotline

Call the Louisiana DCFS child-protection hotline at 855-4LA-KIDS when you suspect a child is being abused or neglected. Use 911 for an immediate threat, serious injury, fire, or other emergency; DCFS determines screening and response.

Official hurricane, evacuation, disaster-planning, alert, and parish emergency-coordination pathway - Terrebonne Parish; incident, alert, evacuation, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Terrebonne Parish Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

The Terrebonne Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness coordinates disaster operations, plans, agreements, and emergency response. Use the parish route for preparedness, alerts, evacuation, and disaster information; use 911 for an immediate emergency.

Free 24/7 crisis support for veterans, service members, and people who support them - nationwide, including Houma; 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 the Veterans Crisis Line chat. Use 911 for immediate danger, fire, or a serious 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.

Public housing and housing-assistance pathway for eligible Terrebonne Parish residents, including people needing special services - Houma and Terrebonne Parish; income, household, waitlist, application, accommodation, and program rules apply; not emergency shelter

Houma-Terrebonne Housing Authority

The Houma-Terrebonne Housing Authority provides public-housing and affordable-housing information and directs residents to apply, update information, and request special services. Confirm current openings, waitlist status, documents, reasonable accommodations, and disaster-recovery routes directly.

Official Section 8, community development, low-income home-energy, crisis-intervention, commodities, weatherization, Head Start, and referral pathway - Terrebonne Parish; income, household, appointment, funding, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Terrebonne Parish Housing and Human Services

Terrebonne Parish Housing and Human Services consolidates programs for low-income families, including Section 8 rental assistance, community development, crisis intervention, commodities, low-income home-energy assistance, weatherization, Head Start, and referrals to nonprofit partners. Its Shamrock Building is at 4800 Highway 311; confirm current application, funding, and eligibility rules.

Coordinated-entry, information, referral, temporary emergency housing, and homelessness-support pathway - Terrebonne and nearby South Louisiana parishes; screening, household, safety, provider, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Terrebonne Homelessness Coordinated Entry and The Haven

The Louisiana Housing Corporation identifies The Haven as a Houma-region coordinated-entry provider for Terrebonne and nearby parishes. It publishes 985-853-0045 for information, referrals, temporary emergency housing, and additional services; confirm current access, shelter capacity, and safety rules before traveling.

Local homeless outreach, coordinated-entry, permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and case-management pathway - Houma and Region 3; intake, household, safety, eligibility, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

START Homeless Outreach and Coordinated Entry

START lists Homeless Outreach and Coordinated Entry at 420 Magnolia Street in Houma and publishes permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional, and other housing programs. Call 1-888-879-7215 to ask about current access, assessment, eligibility, and capacity.

Aging and disability resource pathway for meals, transportation, utility assistance, housing, caregiver support, disaster registration, material aid, and wellness - Terrebonne Parish; age, disability, assessment, program, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Terrebonne Council on Aging

The Terrebonne Council on Aging provides an Aging and Disability Resource Center, food for seniors, transportation, utility assistance, disaster services, housing information, and support for caregivers and people with limited capabilities. Confirm current eligibility, assessment, documents, and capacity before relying on a service.

Elderly, disabled, demand-response, medical, government, and fee-for-service transportation pathway - Terrebonne Parish; age, disability, reservation, geography, fare, and capacity rules apply; not emergency transport

Terrebonne Council on Aging Transportation

The Council on Aging lists transportation to medical appointments, government facilities, senior centers, grocery and personal needs, plus demand-response curbside service for rural residents and fee-for-service options for some people under age 60. Confirm the right route, reservation, accessibility, and fare directly.

Monthly food-box pathway for eligible older adults in Terrebonne Parish - age, income, household, application, schedule, and supply rules apply; not emergency shelter or medical care

Terrebonne Council on Aging Food for Seniors

The Terrebonne Council on Aging distributes Second Harvest's Food for Seniors monthly boxes to eligible older residents. Confirm current age, income, documents, pickup or delivery, schedule, and availability before traveling; assistance is not guaranteed.

Supported and supervised independent-living, community-living-support, personal-care, household, budgeting, and transportation pathway for adults with developmental disabilities - Terrebonne Parish; waiver, assessment, service-plan, staffing, and capacity rules apply; not 24-hour emergency supervision

TARC Supported Independent Living

TARC supports adults in inclusive homes and apartments through supported independent living and community living supports. Published assistance can include budgeting, bills, appointments, transportation, cooking, cleaning, laundry, hygiene, and household duties; TARC states the program is not 24-hour support. Confirm waiver, assessment, scope, and current capacity directly.

Food-bank and homeless-support pathway for Terrebonne Parish households; photo ID, proof of income, household details, distribution schedule, and capacity rules apply; not emergency shelter or medical care

Terrebonne Churches United Food Bank

Terrebonne Churches United Food Bank distributes food from 922 Sunset Avenue in Houma and lists a main-campus drive-through every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. and Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Its published intake requires photo ID, proof of income if any, and names and birthdates of household members; confirm current schedule and supply before traveling.

Food, personal-care, rent, utilities, emergency financial, disaster, case-management, disability-application, and resource-guide pathway - Terrebonne and Lafourche communities; intake, household, income, faith/community program, funding, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Catholic Charities Houma-Thibodaux

Catholic Charities of Houma-Thibodaux lists food banks and mobile pantries, emergency assistance for rent, utilities, medicine and fire-related needs, case management, disaster support, budget counseling, and Social Security Disability application help. Its main office is at 1220 Aycock Street in Houma; confirm current program openings and requirements.

Food pantry, emergency rent and utility assistance, poverty, youth, and disaster-relief pathway - Houma and surrounding Terrebonne community; intake, funding, household, schedule, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Houma Service Center Salvation Army

The Salvation Army Houma Service Center at 5539 West Main Street lists food pantries, emergency rent and utility assistance, youth services, poverty support, and disaster relief. Contact the center to confirm current hours, documents, eligibility, and available funds.

Official commodities, food, utility, emergency-intervention, weatherization, and community-stabilization pathway - low-income Terrebonne Parish households; income, appointment, annual-application, funding, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Terrebonne Parish Community Services

Terrebonne Parish Community Services provides USDA commodities on a quarterly basis, low-income home-energy and weatherization pathways, and an Emergency Intervention Program for certain items destroyed by fire or flood. The parish says utility assistance is not crisis intervention and applicants should keep service active until payment is processed; confirm current status directly.

Official fixed-route, fare, paratransit, and accessible public-transportation pathway - Terrebonne Parish; route, schedule, fare, reservation, disability, and service-capacity rules apply; not emergency transport

Good Earth Transit

Good Earth Transit operates parishwide fixed-route buses and curb-to-curb ADA paratransit. Published fares include a $1 base fare, reduced fares for qualified older adults, Medicare recipients, and people with disabilities, and qualified paratransit fares; confirm current route, application, reservation, and fare details before traveling.

Official nuisance-abatement, drainage, solid-waste, public-works, quality-of-life, utility, and parish-service request pathway - Terrebonne Parish; jurisdiction, request type, inspection, schedule, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government Service Requests

Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government provides a service-request route for drainage, nuisance abatement, solid waste, public works, and quality-of-life concerns and publishes GIS, utility payments, assistance programs, and parish contacts. Use 911 for immediate danger and confirm the responsible department for planned concerns.

Official building, permit, inspection, zoning, floodplain, code, and property-compliance pathway - Terrebonne Parish; jurisdiction, permit, inspection, notice, fee, and compliance rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Terrebonne Parish Planning, Zoning, and Permits

Terrebonne Parish Planning and Zoning handles permits, regulatory approvals, inspections, and code-related property pathways. The parish publishes 985-873-6567 for permit and regulatory contacts; confirm whether a property is in city or parish jurisdiction before filing or relying on an inspection route.

Official parish waterworks, gas, solid-waste, recycling, billing, and utility-service pathway - Terrebonne Parish service areas; account, service-area, payment, schedule, emergency, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Terrebonne Parish Utilities and Solid Waste

Terrebonne Parish publishes utility, waterworks, gas-distribution, solid-waste, recycling, and payment routes through its departments and directory. Confirm the service district, current billing, pickup, bulk-waste, outage, and after-hours rules directly; use 911 for an immediate threat.

Free civil legal-assistance pathway for eligible low-income residents of Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes - housing, benefits, family, consumer, safety, and disaster matters; income, case-type, conflict, intake, and capacity rules apply; urgent deadlines require immediate contact; not emergency dispatch

Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

LouisianaLawHelp identifies the Houma office of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services as serving Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes. It says legal emergencies may include hearings or appeal deadlines and advises people to call or visit with their papers; confirm current intake, eligibility, scope, and capacity before assuming representation.

Official SNAP application, interview, verification, and redetermination pathway - Louisiana, including Terrebonne Parish; income, household, identity, document, interview, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana SNAP Success Center

Louisiana's SNAP Success Center explains online and phone applications, documents, interviews, and redeterminations. Eligible households may receive monthly food benefits, but approval and timing are not guaranteed; call 888-LAHelp-U or use the current state application route.

Official Medicaid and health-coverage pathway - Louisiana, including Terrebonne Parish; income, household, identity, program, and eligibility rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Medicaid

Louisiana Medicaid provides current health-coverage program and application information for eligible residents. Review the state pathway or ask a qualified community provider for application help; approval and coverage are not guaranteed.

Multi-agency navigation route for housing, food, behavioral health, utilities, transportation, benefits, legal help, aging, disaster, and safety - Terrebonne Parish; provider hours, eligibility, and capacity must be confirmed; not emergency dispatch

Terrebonne Parish Resource Navigation

When a need crosses multiple systems, combine 211, START, Terrebonne Behavioral Health, housing and human services, homelessness coordinated entry, TCOA, transit, food banks, legal aid, public health, parish departments, and emergency-preparedness routes. Confirm each provider before traveling or sharing sensitive information.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Houma, 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