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, or practical concern.
Start here - Fight the Blight
Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Houston and other communities. We can help you think through what is happening and what kind of next step may fit.
Call 911 for a medical emergency, fire, or immediate threat. For behavioral-health crisis support, call or text 988. For Texas resource navigation, call 211. For Houston housing and supportive-service navigation, begin with 211.
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.
Fight the Blight offers virtual support groups for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns. Reach out from Houston to ask about current group options and the best place to begin. This is a nonprofit, peer-centered starting point - not emergency or clinical care.
Behavior Therapy of Houston describes a virtual hoarding support group for people facing hoarding difficulties and for caregivers, family members, and significant others. The page lists meetings on the first and third Wednesday evening of each month and says the group is free. Confirm the current schedule, password, facilitator availability, and whether the group fits before attending.
This Houston-based community describes virtual peer-support groups for OCD-related concerns, including a hoarding and clutter group. It welcomes people directly affected and family, friends, and allies. Confirm current meeting dates, access requirements, and group guidelines. This is peer support, not therapy or emergency care.
This Houston psychologist's current directory profile describes CBT, ERP for OCD, and work with compulsive hoarding, including possible home visits. The profile lists $250 individual sessions and out-of-network status; confirm current fee, insurance, availability, credentials, and treatment fit directly.
Texas 211 connects people to local food, housing, mental-health, utility, and other community services. United Way of Greater Houston describes the helpline as free, confidential, and available 24/7. Ask about current eligibility, language access, waitlists, and whether a local referral or navigator is available.
Safety and stability
These pathways serve different situations. Read the labels carefully before calling, especially when a response may involve protective services, housing screening, or emergency dispatch.
Houston’s Community Code Enforcement pathway helps residents report possible building, housing, and neighborhood code concerns. The City directs residents to its current permitting and code-enforcement portal, and Houston 311 can route non-emergency service requests. This is not a cleanup referral or emergency service; call 911 for immediate danger, fire, or a medical emergency.
Houston 311 provides 24/7 access to City information and non-emergency service requests, including sanitation, code enforcement, and neighborhood concerns. A request does not guarantee a particular response, timing, or outcome. Use 911 for an emergency or immediate threat.
Texas Health and Human Services directs people to call or text 988, or use 988 chat, for mental-health or suicide-related crisis support for themselves or someone else. Call 911 for an immediate threat, medical emergency, or fire. 988 is not a cleanup or housing service.
Texas APS investigates abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation involving adults age 65 or older and adults age 18 to 64 with disabilities that substantially impair independent living or self-protection. Texas guidance includes self-neglect and says APS cannot force services on an adult who does not want them except in limited emergency circumstances. APS is not a general clutter referral line.
Harris County's Adult Services Division describes support for vulnerable adults who may no longer be able to care for themselves, including guardianship, senior justice assessment, and voluntary representative-payee services. This is a county safety and support pathway, not a general cleanup referral. Ask about the right program and current eligibility.
The City of Houston Housing and Community Development Department lists emergency shelters, rental assistance, eviction help, Housing Choice Vouchers, senior resources, and 211 navigation. The City says it does not directly house individuals or provide crisis services; confirm current program eligibility, waitlists, and capacity before relying on a referral.
People and practical help
These listings offer local connections for education, care, organizing, or cleanup. They are independent organizations; ask about current availability, cost, scope, consent, and safety before relying on them.
Houston Solid Waste Management lists residential drop-off centers where eligible Houston residents can take bulk items, yard waste, recyclables, and some special items. The City lists proof-of-residency requirements, vehicle rules, and items that are not accepted. Confirm the current location, hours, acceptable materials, and safe transport plan before using a drop-off site.
Harris County Housing and Community Development describes a Home Repair Program intended to address health and safety hazards for very low- to low-income homeowners who are age 62 or older or disabled. The current page says applications are not being accepted, so check for updates before relying on it. This is a repair pathway, not hoarding treatment or cleanup.
Harris County maintains local services for vulnerable adults and related community needs, including housing, medical, mental-health, transportation, legal, and emergency assistance pathways. Programs have different eligibility, documentation, and funding rules; confirm details directly before relying on a listing.
This private provider advertises hoarding cleanup, decontamination, and follow-up maintenance services in Houston South and surrounding communities. It is not affiliated with Fight the Blight or the Alliance. Before agreeing to work, request a written scope, pricing, insurance information, disposal plan, privacy practices, and a pace that keeps the person involved wherever possible.
The International OCD Foundation and Texas 211 directories can help locate current hoarding-related therapists, groups, programs, organizers, housing, and practical services in the Houston region. Availability, credentials, insurance, fees, and service area can change; use directories as a starting point and confirm every detail with the provider.
HUD's Find Shelter tool searches for shelter, housing, health-care, and clothing resources by location. It is a search tool rather than a guarantee of placement. Use it with 211 and local housing providers, and confirm current hours, eligibility, transportation, and capacity before relying on a result.
The Peer Tree offers nonclinical hoarding and clutter support, including organizing help, groups, family guidance, and practical next steps. Ask about current availability, service area, scope, pacing, privacy, and fees before beginning. The Peer Tree is a separate private-pay pathway from Fight the Blight’s nonprofit programming.
Unburied, from The Peer Tree, is a judgment-free digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns and for friends and family. It can offer ongoing connection, tools, and momentum from Houston or anywhere else. It is not therapy, clinical care, or emergency support.
A note from the Alliance
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