A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Iron Mountain, Michigan.

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 Iron Mountain or elsewhere in Dickinson County.

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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, and nearby communities. We can help you think through what is happening and what kind of next step may fit.

For immediate danger

Call 911 for a medical emergency, fire, violence, or immediate threat. Northpointe Behavioral Healthcare provides 24-hour crisis support at 800-750-0522; call or text 988 for nationwide crisis support. If you are without housing or facing eviction, call 211 and ask about current Dickinson County housing and shelter options.

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 Iron Mountain or Dickinson County.

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.

Official county-government navigator for departments, courts, records, emergency contacts, public notices, and local administration - Dickinson County; jurisdiction, appointment, and service limits apply

Dickinson County Government

Dickinson County's official site is a starting point for county departments, courts, records, veterans affairs, public services, and local contacts. The county courthouse and most county offices are in Iron Mountain. Confirm current instructions before sharing sensitive details.

Official city-government contact for utilities, public works, permits, code, rental housing, public safety, waste, and city services - Iron Mountain; jurisdiction, department, fee, and service rules apply

City of Iron Mountain

The City of Iron Mountain lists city departments, utility billing, public works, planning and community development, rental-housing registration, police, and fire contacts. Use City Hall at 501 South Stephenson Avenue to identify the right municipal pathway; it is not a cleanup provider or emergency service.

Qualified public behavioral-health, substance-use, developmental-disability, peer, and care-navigation pathway - Dickinson County and Michigan's western Upper Peninsula; assessment, eligibility, insurance, referral, and capacity rules apply

Northpointe Behavioral Healthcare System

Northpointe serves Dickinson County and the surrounding Upper Peninsula with adult, children, residential, behavioral-health-home, and substance-use services. Its access line is 800-750-0522 and its official site describes 24-hour crisis intervention and emergency psychiatric services.

Local public-health, environmental-health, prevention, family-health, and community-safety pathway - Dickinson and Iron counties; program, appointment, payment, jurisdiction, and emergency limits apply

Dickinson-Iron District Health Department

The Dickinson-Iron District Health Department lists its Dickinson County office at 818 Pyle Drive in Kingsford and publishes public-health and environmental-health contacts. Call 906-774-1868 to confirm the current program, appointment, and fee route; this is not emergency response or cleanup.

Qualified local regional hospital, emergency department, inpatient, outpatient, pharmacy, rehabilitation, and referral pathway - Iron Mountain and the Dickinson area; medical, appointment, insurance, payment, referral, and capacity rules apply

Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson

Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson is a regional hospital at 1721 South Stephenson Avenue in Iron Mountain. It publishes emergency, inpatient, outpatient, pharmacy, laboratory, rehabilitation, and primary-care pathways. Call 906-774-1313 for current access and referral information; call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency.

Qualified local primary-care, behavioral-health, outpatient mental-health, therapy, and urgent-care pathway - Iron Mountain; appointment, insurance, payment, referral, clinical-scope, and capacity rules apply

Bellin Health Iron Mountain

Bellin Health lists primary care, behavioral health, outpatient mental health, therapy, and urgent care at 440 Woodward Avenue, Suite 101, in Iron Mountain. Call 906-776-9040 to confirm current clinicians, coverage, access, and referrals.

Qualified federal health-care, mental-health, primary-care, specialty-care, caregiver, and veteran-support pathway - Iron Mountain and the Upper Peninsula; Veteran eligibility, enrollment, appointment, and service rules apply

Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center

The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center at 325 East H Street in Iron Mountain publishes primary care, mental health care, suicide prevention, caregiver, specialty, pharmacy, and patient-advocate pathways for eligible Veterans. Call 906-774-3300 or 800-215-8262 to confirm eligibility and current access.

Local nonprofit community-action pathway for food, housing support, weatherization, senior services, transportation, respite, and self-sufficiency - Dickinson and Iron counties; eligibility, application, capacity, and appointment rules apply

Dickinson Iron Community Services Agency

DICSA describes programs that connect residents to resources and address food, housing support, weatherization, senior services, transportation, respite, and other practical needs. Its office is at 1238 Carpenter Avenue in Iron Mountain. Call 906-774-2256 to ask about current programs and eligibility.

Local nonprofit domestic-violence and sexual-assault survivor-support, confidential shelter, advocacy, transportation, and resource-navigation pathway - Dickinson and Iron counties; safety planning, eligibility, confidentiality, and capacity rules apply

Caring House

Caring House provides free and confidential support, crisis intervention, shelter, advocacy, and resource navigation for survivors in Dickinson and Iron counties. Its main office and shelter are at 1305 Prospect Avenue in Iron Mountain. Call the 24/7 crisis line at 906-774-1112 or the office at 906-774-1337; call 911 for immediate danger.

Information, referral, and resource-navigation pathway for food, shelter, housing, health, utilities, senior, disability, and social services - Michigan, including Dickinson County; availability, eligibility, and provider capacity must be confirmed; not emergency dispatch

Michigan 211

Use Michigan 211 to ask about current local food, shelter, housing, health, utility, senior, disability, 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.

Immediate police, fire, or medical dispatch - Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, and surrounding jurisdictions; use for fire, serious injury, violence, or an immediate threat; not planned-service navigation

911 Emergency Services

Call 911 for immediate danger, fire, serious injury, dangerous utility or structural conditions, violence, or a life-threatening medical emergency. Give the dispatcher the exact address, hazards, mobility needs, and whether anyone may be trapped.

Official county law-enforcement, road-patrol, civil-process, and public-safety contact - Dickinson County outside city jurisdictions; call 911 for immediate danger; office and jurisdiction limits apply

Dickinson County Sheriff's Department

The Dickinson County Sheriff's Department lists its office at 300 East D Street in Iron Mountain and a main number of 906-774-6262. It provides county law-enforcement and road-patrol functions, while immediate emergencies should go through 911.

Official city law-enforcement and public-safety contact - Iron Mountain; call 911 for immediate danger; office, jurisdiction, and response limits apply

Iron Mountain Police Department

The Iron Mountain Police Department lists its office at 111 East Fleshiem Street and a non-emergency number of 906-774-1234. Call 911 for an immediate threat, fire, violence, or medical emergency.

Official municipal fire, medical-response, code-enforcement, and hazardous-materials contact - Iron Mountain; call 911 for emergencies; non-emergency and city limits apply

Iron Mountain Fire Department

The Iron Mountain Fire Department is a 24-hour municipal response agency for fire, medical, code-enforcement, and hazardous-materials incidents. It lists 101 East Fleshiem Street and 906-774-0622 for non-emergency contact; use 911 for emergency dispatch.

Qualified local hospital emergency and medical pathway - Iron Mountain; clinical triage, admission, insurance, payment, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger or life-threatening emergency

Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson Emergency Department

Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson publishes a hospital campus at 1721 South Stephenson Avenue in Iron Mountain with emergency and other medical services. Call 906-774-1313 for hospital information; call 911 for a life-threatening emergency, fire, violence, or immediate danger.

Qualified behavioral-health crisis intervention and emergency psychiatric pathway - Dickinson County and the western Upper Peninsula; assessment, clinical, eligibility, and capacity rules apply

Northpointe 24-Hour Crisis Services

Northpointe describes 24-hour crisis intervention and emergency psychiatric services for the Upper Peninsula and lists 800-750-0522 for access. Call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency; call or text 988 for nationwide crisis support.

Nationwide call, text, and chat crisis-support pathway - available in Iron Mountain and across the United States; not emergency dispatch, medical care, or cleanup support

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988, or use the chat option, for immediate emotional distress or suicide-related crisis support. The service is not a substitute for 911 when there is immediate danger, fire, violence, serious injury, or a life-threatening medical emergency.

Official protective-services reporting pathway for suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult - Michigan, including Dickinson County; report, investigation, confidentiality, and intervention limits apply

Michigan Adult Protective Services

Michigan Adult Protective Services says reports of suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult can be made any time by calling 855-444-3911. APS is a protective-services pathway, not a general hoarding referral or emergency-dispatch service; call 911 for immediate danger.

Confidential nonprofit domestic-violence and sexual-assault crisis, shelter, advocacy, and safety-planning pathway - Dickinson and Iron counties; call 911 for immediate danger; confidentiality and capacity rules apply

Caring House 24/7 Crisis Line

Caring House lists a 24/7 crisis line at 906-774-1112 and a shelter at 1305 Prospect Avenue in Iron Mountain. It supports survivors of domestic and sexual violence and related abuse; ask about safe contact, transportation, shelter, and advocacy options.

Local public-health and environmental-health pathway for conditions that may affect household safety - Dickinson and Iron counties; program, jurisdiction, privacy, and emergency limits apply

Dickinson-Iron District Health Department

The Dickinson-Iron District Health Department publishes local public-health and environmental-health services from its Dickinson County office in Kingsford. Call 906-774-1868 to ask about the appropriate public-health pathway; it does not replace 911, emergency medical care, or a cleanup provider.

Official state directory for local victim services, shelter, housing, and advocacy - Dickinson County; provider availability, confidentiality, and safety-planning rules apply

Michigan Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Resource Directory - Dickinson County

Michigan's Dickinson County directory identifies Caring House as a local nonprofit victim-services and shelter pathway and lists county victim resources. Use a safer device if device monitoring is a concern; call 911 for immediate danger.

Official financial-assistance pathway for eligible low-income households facing certain home, utility, relocation, or health-and-safety emergencies - Michigan; income, asset, documentation, and program rules apply

Michigan State Emergency Relief

Michigan State Emergency Relief may help eligible low-income households with certain home repairs, heat and utilities, relocation, and other emergencies threatening health or safety. Apply through MI Bridges and confirm current Dickinson County instructions; it is not emergency dispatch.

Housing-assessment and homelessness-prevention pathway for Dickinson County through Michigan's HARA network; intake, eligibility, geography, and provider-capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Dickinson County Housing Assessment and Resource Agency

Michigan's current HARA contact list identifies Alger-Marquette Community Action Board as the HARA serving Dickinson County. Use the state list to confirm intake hours, contact details, and the current housing-assessment route; call 911 for immediate danger.

Independent nonprofit legal-information and self-help pathway for housing, eviction, family, public benefits, and other civil matters - Michigan; eligibility, legal-scope, and representation limits apply

Michigan Legal Help

Michigan Legal Help publishes self-help information and legal-service navigation for civil matters, including housing and benefits. Confirm whether the issue is within its current scope and whether local representation is available; it is not emergency legal or safety response.

National confidential domestic, dating, and sexual-violence support for Native Americans - available by phone, text, or chat; not emergency dispatch; tribal, shelter, and service-capacity limits apply

StrongHearts Native Helpline

StrongHearts provides confidential support, information, and advocacy for Native Americans affected by domestic, dating, and sexual violence. Call 844-762-8483, text, or chat through its site; call 911 for 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.

Official municipal directory for city manager, assessing, planning, code, public works, utility billing, police, fire, and related services - Iron Mountain; department, jurisdiction, fee, and appointment rules apply

Iron Mountain City Departments

The City of Iron Mountain's department directory helps residents identify the right municipal contact for utilities, streets, permits, rental housing, code, property, public safety, and other city matters. Confirm the current department before sharing sensitive information.

Official city planning, zoning, code-enforcement, permits, and rental-housing pathway - Iron Mountain; inspection, registration, notice, fee, and jurisdiction rules apply; not a cleanup provider

Iron Mountain Planning and Community Development

Iron Mountain publishes planning, zoning, permits, code-enforcement, and rental-housing information. Rental structures must be registered and inspected under the city's code; contact City Hall at 906-774-8530 to confirm the current route and timing.

Official city water, utility-billing, streets, snow, sanitation, and public-works pathway - Iron Mountain; account, service, weather, fee, and jurisdiction rules apply

Iron Mountain Public Works and Utility Billing

Use the City of Iron Mountain department directory to reach public works and utility billing for water, streets, snow, sanitation, utility accounts, and service questions. Call 906-774-8530 and confirm the correct department; call 911 for immediate danger.

Official city property, tax, and payment-information pathway - Iron Mountain; records update, delinquency, payment, parcel, and privacy limits apply

Iron Mountain Property Lookup and Payments

The City of Iron Mountain publishes an online property and tax lookup and explains that city records are updated periodically. For delinquent-tax or payment questions, confirm directly with the city or Dickinson County Treasurer; do not rely on the lookup as legal advice.

Official county court, prosecutor, probation, and victims-rights navigation pathway - Dickinson County; legal deadlines, confidentiality, filing, and representation rules apply

Dickinson County Court System

Dickinson County publishes court-system information and lists the courthouse at 705 South Stephenson Avenue in Iron Mountain. The prosecutor's office and victims-rights advocate are listed at 906-774-1294; use Michigan Legal Help or a qualified attorney for legal advice.

Official county library, internet, information, and community-access pathway - Dickinson County; card, branch, technology, privacy, and accessibility rules apply

Dickinson County Public Library

Dickinson County Library lists its main building at 401 Iron Mountain Street in Iron Mountain and publishes branches in Norway and Felch. Confirm current hours, library-card rules, technology access, privacy, and accessibility needs; it is not emergency, clinical, housing, or cleanup support.

Official county road, bridge, seasonal restriction, snow, permit, and public-works pathway - Dickinson County; road boundaries, weather, safety, and service-priority rules apply

Dickinson County Road Commission

The Dickinson County Road Commission maintains county roads and publishes road information, restrictions, permits, and seasonal updates. Its office is at 1107 South Milwaukee Avenue in Iron Mountain; call 906-774-1588 for current road information, not emergency dispatch.

Official county veteran-benefits, claims, and service-navigation pathway - Dickinson County; Veteran status, documentation, appointment, and program rules apply

Dickinson County Veterans Affairs

Dickinson County Veterans Affairs lists an office at 2301 Woodward Avenue in Kingsford and a phone number of 906-774-2820. Confirm current benefits, claims, transportation, and referral options before sharing personal information.

Official county construction, building, and safety-code pathway - Dickinson County; permit, inspection, property, and jurisdiction rules apply; not an emergency service or cleanup provider

Dickinson County Construction Code

Dickinson County lists construction code among its county services. Use the county government site to locate current building, inspection, and permit contacts for a property concern, and call 911 for an immediate structural, fire, or medical emergency.

Local nonprofit community-action programs for economic assistance, self-sufficiency, family support, and practical stabilization - Dickinson and Iron counties; eligibility and capacity rules apply

DICSA Community Programs

DICSA's current program overview describes community-action work that connects neighbors to resources, strengthens self-sufficiency, and addresses practical challenges. Call 906-774-2256 to ask which current program fits the situation.

Local nonprofit food, nutrition, and community-action pathway - Dickinson and Iron counties; household, distribution, stock, and eligibility rules apply

DICSA Food Pantry and Nutrition Programs

DICSA identifies food-pantry and nutrition work among its current community programs, including the DICSA-Denim Heart Food Pantry. Contact the Iron Mountain office at 906-774-2256 to confirm current hours, location, household rules, and availability before traveling.

Local nonprofit housing-stability, weatherization, senior, home-support, and practical-assistance pathway - Dickinson and Iron counties; income, home, program, and capacity rules apply

DICSA Housing, Weatherization, and Home Support

DICSA describes housing support, weatherization, senior services, respite, and assistance that may help with household stability and safe living conditions. Call 906-774-2256 to confirm current program scope and eligibility; it does not advertise hoarding cleanup.

Local community-action transportation, caregiver respite, adult-day, and in-home support pathway - Dickinson and Iron counties; eligibility, referral, mobility, fees, and capacity rules apply

DICSA Transportation and Respite Pathways

DICSA and Upper Peninsula community-resource materials identify transportation, respite, adult-day, and in-home support pathways in Dickinson County. Call DICSA at 906-774-2256 to confirm current service area, reservations, eligibility, and fees.

Upper Peninsula nonprofit aging and disability resource-navigation pathway for home support, care coordination, meals, transportation, home modifications, and Medicare counseling - Upper Peninsula; eligibility, funding, and capacity rules apply

UPCAP MI Options

UPCAP's MI Options pathway describes care coordination, home maintenance, home modifications, nutrition, transportation, and free Medicare counseling for Upper Peninsula residents. Call 800-803-7174 or 211 to ask about Dickinson County options.

Upper Peninsula nonprofit aging, nutrition, respite, and caregiver-resource pathway with Dickinson County listings; age, disability, referral, funding, and capacity rules apply

UPCAP Home-Delivered Meals and Caregiver Resources

UPCAP publishes county-by-county home-delivered-meal, respite, senior-center, and caregiver-resource pathways that include Dickinson County. Confirm current local provider, eligibility, dietary, delivery, and scheduling details through 211 or UPCAP.

Local employment, job-training, and workforce-navigation pathway - Iron Mountain and Dickinson County; program, eligibility, appointment, and employer rules apply

Dickinson County Michigan Works

Caring House's local community-resource directory lists Dickinson County Michigan Works at 127 South Stephenson Avenue, Suite 211, in Iron Mountain, with phone 906-774-3647. Confirm current employment and training services directly.

Independent local primary-care, behavioral-health, outpatient mental-health, therapy, and urgent-care pathway - Iron Mountain; appointment, insurance, payment, referral, and clinical-scope rules apply

Bellin Health Iron Mountain Primary and Urgent Care

Bellin Health's Iron Mountain location at 440 Woodward Avenue, Suite 101, lists primary care, behavioral health, outpatient mental health, therapy, and urgent care. Call 906-776-9040 to confirm current access and referral options; use an emergency department or 911 for life-threatening needs.

Federal Veteran health-care, mental-health, pharmacy, caregiver, patient-advocate, and service-navigation pathway - Iron Mountain; Veteran eligibility, enrollment, appointment, and service rules apply

Oscar G. Johnson VA Veteran and Caregiver Services

The VA Iron Mountain system serves eligible Veterans and their families and caregivers through the Oscar G. Johnson facility and area clinics. The facility publishes mental-health, suicide-prevention, pharmacy, patient-advocate, and care-navigation services; call 906-774-3300 to confirm the correct route.

Practical and peer support - private-pay pathway available online and by service-area review; scope, cost, travel, scheduling, consent, safety, and capacity rules apply

The Peer Tree

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.

Digital peer support - available online; no cost or eligibility claim verified; not therapy or emergency support

Unburied

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 supporters. It can offer ongoing connection, tools, and momentum from Iron Mountain or anywhere else. It is not therapy, clinical care, or emergency support.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Iron Mountain, 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.

Need help choosing a path? Contact Fight the Blight