A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in L'Anse, 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 L'Anse or elsewhere in Baraga County.

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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from L'Anse, Baraga 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. Copper Country Community Mental Health provides 24-hour crisis support at 800-526-5059; call or text 988 for nationwide crisis support. Baraga County Shelter Home offers confidential 24/7 domestic-violence support at 906-524-7078. If housing or utility stability is at risk, call Michigan 211 or the appropriate local housing and community-action program and ask about current Baraga County 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 L'Anse or Baraga 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, veterans services, public notices, and local administration - Baraga County; jurisdiction, appointment, and service limits apply

Baraga County Government

Baraga County's official site identifies L'Anse as the county seat and is a starting point for county offices, courts, records, emergency services, veterans services, public notices, and local contacts. Confirm current instructions before sharing sensitive details.

Official village-government contact for administration, utilities, water, garbage, police, community development, and local services - L'Anse; village jurisdiction, department, fee, and service rules apply

Village of L'Anse

The Village of L'Anse publishes current contacts for village administration, utilities, water, garbage, police, community development, and public notices. Village Hall is at 101 North Main Street; it is not an emergency response or cleanup service.

Qualified public behavioral-health, crisis, care-navigation, and community-support pathway - Baraga County and the Copper Country region; eligibility, assessment, residency, and capacity rules apply

Copper Country Community Mental Health

Copper Country Community Mental Health serves eligible people in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties with behavioral-health and developmental-disability services. Request services at 877-906-2264 or 906-483-5555; 24-hour emergency help is listed at 800-526-5059. This is clinical and crisis care, not hoarding cleanup.

Qualified local hospital, emergency-care, primary-care, home-care, hospice, medical-equipment, and social-services pathway - L'Anse and Baraga County; medical, insurance, payment, referral, and capacity rules apply

Baraga County Memorial Hospital

Baraga County Memorial Hospital is located at 18341 US Highway 41 in L'Anse and publishes contacts for hospital care, acute care, physician services, home care and hospice, medical equipment, rehab, pharmacy, and social services. Call the hospital to confirm the right current department; call 911 for an immediate medical emergency.

Local public-health, environmental-health, sanitation, prevention, WIC, and community-safety pathway - Baraga County office in L'Anse; program, appointment, payment, jurisdiction, and emergency limits apply

Western Upper Peninsula Health Department

The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department lists its Baraga County office at 303 Baraga Avenue in L'Anse and publishes contacts for public health, environmental health, sanitation, prevention, WIC, and emergency preparedness. Call 906-482-7382 to confirm the current program and appointment route; this is not emergency response or cleanup.

Confidential nonprofit domestic-violence, shelter, safety-planning, advocacy, and supportive-services pathway - Baraga County; survivor-service scope, privacy, eligibility, and capacity rules apply; not 911

Baraga County Shelter Home

Baraga County Shelter Home provides confidential support, safety planning, emergency safe shelter, advocacy, and supportive services for survivors of domestic violence. Its 24/7 helpline is 906-524-7078 and its outreach office is in L'Anse; call 911 for immediate danger.

Federally recognized tribal government and community-services navigator serving the L'Anse Reservation and surrounding region; membership, program, jurisdiction, and confidentiality rules apply

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community is based in Baraga County and publishes current departments for health, housing, social services, community assistance, victim services, education, library, tribal court, and tribal police. Ask the department directly about eligibility and service area; this is not a substitute for 911 or outside emergency care.

Local senior-support, in-home-services, and transportation pathway - Baraga County; age, assessment, scheduling, funding, and capacity rules apply; not emergency response

Baragaland Senior Citizens

Baragaland Senior Citizens provides senior in-home services and transportation in Baraga County. The Michigan transportation directory lists its L'Anse office at 6 North Main Street and phone 906-524-6711; ask about current eligibility, advance notice, and trip availability.

Local nonprofit community-action navigator for food, utility assistance, weatherization, home repair, transportation, aging, and self-sufficiency - Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw counties; program, income, residency, funding, and capacity rules apply

Baraga-Houghton-Keweenaw Community Action Agency

The Baraga-Houghton-Keweenaw Community Action Agency publishes current programs for households across Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw counties, including food distributions, emergency programs, utility help, weatherization, transportation, and in-home services. Contact the agency to confirm the current L'Anse-area route and eligibility.

Statewide nonprofit information-and-referral navigator for housing, food, utilities, health, transportation, employment, and human services - Michigan; current availability, eligibility, and provider limits apply; not emergency response

Michigan 211

Michigan 211 can help identify current local options for food, housing, utilities, health care, transportation, employment, and other human services. Call 211 or use the current online directory; call 911 for an emergency.

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 medical danger, fire, violence, or threats to life or safety - L'Anse and Baraga County; emergency use only; not a hoarding-support referral line

911

Call 911 when someone is in immediate danger, there is a fire or medical emergency, violence, or a life-safety threat. Tell the dispatcher the location, immediate hazard, and any access or mobility issue responders should know.

County law-enforcement, patrol, court-security, jail, and public-safety pathway - Baraga County; emergency dispatch, jurisdiction, and non-emergency rules apply; not a cleanup service

Baraga County Sheriff's Office

The Baraga County Sheriff's Office is based at 940 US Highway 41 in L'Anse and provides county law-enforcement and public-safety services. Call 911 for an emergency; use the office's current non-emergency contact for a report or safety concern that is not in progress.

Local village law-enforcement and public-safety pathway - L'Anse; village jurisdiction and non-emergency rules apply; not hoarding support or cleanup

Village of L'Anse Police Department

The Village of L'Anse identifies its police department as a local public-safety service, with the county sheriff and Michigan State Police providing backup or wider jurisdiction. Call 911 for an emergency and use the village's current contact route for a non-emergency question.

Local fire-protection, rescue, and fire-safety pathway serving the Village and L'Anse Township; emergency dispatch and department response rules apply; not general cleanup or behavioral-health care

L'Anse Volunteer Fire Department

The Village of L'Anse's adopted master plan identifies the L'Anse Volunteer Fire Department as serving the Village and L'Anse Township. Call 911 for fire, smoke, rescue, or an immediate hazard; use the village's current contact route for prevention or planning questions.

Official county preparedness, response, and recovery pathway for disasters and other hazards - Baraga County; emergency-management scope applies; call 911 for immediate danger

Baraga County Emergency Management

Baraga County Emergency Management publishes preparedness and recovery information and identifies the county administration building in L'Anse as its office. Use 911 for a fire, crime, crash, medical emergency, or other immediate threat; emergency management is not a routine cleanup or crisis-counseling service.

Qualified local hospital and emergency-care pathway - L'Anse; medical screening, stabilization, insurance, payment, and capacity rules apply; call 911 when danger is immediate

Baraga County Memorial Hospital Emergency Care

Baraga County Memorial Hospital lists emergency and acute-care services at its L'Anse campus on US Highway 41. Call the hospital for current access instructions; call 911 for an immediate medical emergency, fire, violence, or threat to life.

24-hour qualified mental-health crisis, risk-assessment, safety-planning, and referral pathway - Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties; crisis scope and eligibility rules apply; call 911 for immediate physical danger

Copper Country CMH Crisis Services

Copper Country Community Mental Health lists 24-hour emergency help at 800-526-5059 and serves eligible residents of Baraga County and the surrounding Copper Country. Use the crisis line for a behavioral-health crisis; call 911 when there is immediate physical danger or a medical emergency.

Nationwide call, text, and chat crisis pathway for suicide, mental-health, and emotional distress - United States; crisis-support scope applies; not emergency dispatch or hoarding care

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Use 911 for immediate physical danger, fire, medical emergency, or violence. 988 is not therapy, cleanup, or a substitute for local emergency response.

State protective-services reporting pathway for suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an adult - Michigan; intake, investigation, confidentiality, and jurisdiction rules apply; not a general cleanup service

Michigan Adult Protective Services

Michigan Adult Protective Services accepts reports of suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation through its statewide hotline at 855-444-3911 at any time. Use 911 when the person faces immediate danger.

Confidential nonprofit domestic-violence, sexual-assault, shelter, safety-planning, and advocacy crisis pathway - Baraga County; survivor-service scope and capacity rules apply; not 911

Baraga County Shelter Home 24-hour Helpline

Baraga County Shelter Home offers confidential 24/7 support for survivors of domestic violence, including safety planning, emergency shelter, advocacy, and supportive services. Call 906-524-7078; call 911 for immediate danger.

Confidential nonprofit sexual-assault, child-abuse, SANE, victim-services, and crisis pathway - Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties; advocate availability and service limits apply; not 911

Copper Shores Community Support & Outreach

Michigan's current Baraga County victim-services directory lists Copper Shores Community Support & Outreach for victim services, sexual assault, SANE, and child advocacy. Call 906-482-9077 or its 24-hour line at 800-562-7622; call 911 for immediate danger.

Culturally specific tribal victim-services, shelter, advocacy, and crisis pathway for eligible or connected Native community members and survivors - Baraga County and surrounding service area; privacy, eligibility, and jurisdiction rules apply; not 911

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Victim Services

Michigan's Baraga County victim-services directory lists Keweenaw Bay Indian Community victim services for culturally specific support, victim services, and shelter or housing. Confirm the current tribal contact and eligibility directly; call 911 for immediate danger.

Official statewide victim-services hotline for sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking - Michigan; confidential-service and crisis limits apply; not emergency dispatch

Statewide VOICES4 Hotline

Michigan lists the VOICES4 hotline as a statewide victim-services pathway. Call 855-864-2374 or text 866-238-1454 for support related to sexual assault, domestic violence, or human trafficking; call 911 for immediate danger.

Confidential culturally appropriate domestic-, dating-, and sexual-violence support for Native Americans - United States; advocate availability, privacy, and emergency limits apply; not 911

StrongHearts Native Helpline

StrongHearts Native Helpline offers confidential culturally appropriate support by phone, text, and chat for Native American survivors and concerned helpers. Call 1-844-762-8483; use 911 for immediate danger.

Official state emergency-assistance pathway for eligible low-income households facing home-repair, utility, relocation, or health-and-safety emergencies - Michigan; income, household, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Michigan Emergency Relief

Michigan Emergency Relief may help eligible low-income households with certain home repairs, utilities, relocation, or health-and-safety emergencies. Apply or ask MDHHS about current eligibility; call 911 for immediate danger.

Public-health, sanitation, environmental-health, water, food-safety, and complaint pathway - Baraga County office in L'Anse; inspection, program, jurisdiction, appointment, and emergency limits apply; not emergency response

Western UP Health Department Environmental Health

The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department lists the Baraga County office at 303 Baraga Avenue in L'Anse and publishes environmental-health, sanitation, food-safety, water, and complaint routes. Call 906-482-7382 to identify the current contact; call 911 for an immediate life-safety emergency.

Regional poison-information and exposure-triage pathway - Michigan and the United States; poison-information scope applies; call 911 for breathing trouble, collapse, seizure, or immediate life threat

Poison Control Center

The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department publishes the Poison Control Center number as 1-800-222-1222. Call for possible poison or exposure guidance; call 911 for severe or life-threatening symptoms.

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 county administration and public-governance pathway - Baraga County courthouse and administration offices in L'Anse; office, meeting, records, and jurisdiction rules apply; not emergency response

Baraga County Administration and Commissioners

Baraga County's administration and commissioners are based in L'Anse and publish county contacts, public meetings, documents, and routes to county departments. Use the county's current directory to identify the right office before sharing personal or property information.

Official county elections, vital-records, property-records, deed, document, and public-record pathway - Baraga County; identity, document, fee, appointment, and jurisdiction rules apply; not emergency response

Baraga County Clerk and Register of Deeds

The Baraga County Clerk and Register of Deeds office at 2 South Main Street in L'Anse handles elections, vital records, circuit-court files, real-property records, and document recording. Confirm current fees and identification requirements before visiting.

Official district, circuit, probate, family, and prosecutor pathway - Baraga County courthouse in L'Anse; legal jurisdiction, filing, appointment, and confidentiality rules apply; not emergency response or legal advice

Baraga County Courts and Prosecutor

Baraga County publishes court and prosecutor contacts for the courthouse at 16 North Third Street in L'Anse. Use the current county directory to confirm the right court or prosecutor office and filing instructions; call 911 for immediate danger.

Official property-tax, assessment, equalization, and county-finance pathway - Baraga County; account, identity, fee, tax-sale, and jurisdiction rules apply; not emergency response

Baraga County Treasurer and Equalization

The county's current government directory routes residents to the Treasurer and Equalization offices for property-tax, assessment, and related county-finance questions. Confirm the right office before sharing financial or property details.

Official county road, right-of-way, and public-infrastructure pathway - Baraga County; road jurisdiction, work-order, weather, and service limits apply; not emergency response

Baraga County Road Commission

Baraga County lists the Road Commission as a county department serving roads and public infrastructure. Use the county's current directory for the right contact about a road or right-of-way concern; call 911 for an active hazard or crash.

County veteran-service officer and benefits-navigation pathway - Baraga County; veteran eligibility, appointment, documentation, and program rules apply; not emergency response

Baraga County Veterans' Affairs Office

The Baraga County Veterans' Affairs Office is based at the county administration building in L'Anse and helps eligible veterans and spouses with benefit applications, pension claims, medical coverage, Aid and Attendance, and the Michigan Veterans' Fund. The office lists 906-524-5454 and offers housebound visits; confirm current hours.

Official water, electric, garbage, cemetery, marina, community-development, and local-service pathway - L'Anse; account, rate, service, permit, and jurisdiction rules apply; after-hours hazards belong to 911

Village of L'Anse Utilities and Community Services

The Village of L'Anse publishes current routes for utilities, water-quality reports, garbage, community development, marina services, and local public information. Contact Village Hall for account or service instructions; call 911 for an active fire, gas, electrical, or immediate safety emergency.

Nonprofit food, water-and-sewer assistance, utility, furnace and chimney, home-weatherization, and health-and-safety pathway - Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw counties; income, household, funding, and capacity rules apply; not emergency response

BHK Community Action - Food, Utility, and Weatherization Programs

The BHK Community Action Agency publishes food distributions, Commodity Supplemental Food and TEFAP pathways, past-due water or sewer assistance, furnace and chimney cleaning, and no-cost weatherization for qualifying households. Call 906-482-5528 to confirm current Baraga County instructions, income rules, and availability.

Local senior transportation, in-home, and caregiver-support pathway - Baraga County; age, assessment, advance-notice, funding, and trip-capacity rules apply; not emergency transport

Baragaland Senior Citizens Transportation and In-Home Services

Baragaland Senior Citizens provides senior in-home services and transportation, with a listed office at 6 North Main Street in L'Anse. Call 906-524-6711 to ask about demand-response rides, advance scheduling, accessibility, and current support for older adults or caregivers.

Regional aging, disability, caregiver, meals, transportation, home-support, and Medicare-navigation pathway - Upper Peninsula; age, disability, program, assessment, and funding rules apply; not emergency response

UPCAP Michigan Options

UPCAP and the Upper Peninsula Area Agency on Aging help older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers identify local supports such as meals, transportation, home modifications, and Medicare counseling. Call 800-338-7227 or 906-786-4701 to confirm current Baraga County options.

Official transportation-information pathway for demand-response, senior, disability, and medical rides - Baraga County; advance scheduling, trip availability, fare, accommodation, and non-emergency limits apply

Baraga County Transportation Options

Michigan's transportation directory lists Baragaland Senior Citizens in L'Anse for demand-response and flex-route service and UPCAP for regional aging information and referral. Confirm the ride type, advance notice, fare, service area, and mobility accommodations before traveling.

Nonprofit homelessness-prevention and housing-assessment pathway serving Baraga County; homelessness, eviction, income, funding, HARA-assessment, and capacity rules apply; not emergency shelter dispatch

Community Action Alger-Marquette Housing Assessment and Resource Agency

Michigan identifies Community Action Alger-Marquette as the HARA for Baraga County. Its housing program may connect eligible households to assessment, prevention, rapid rehousing, case management, and other current options; ask about the Baraga County route and current availability.

Official state housing and Housing Choice Voucher navigator - Michigan, including Baraga County; income, waitlist, county, voucher, and landlord rules apply; not emergency shelter

Michigan State Housing Development Authority

MSHDA publishes Housing Choice Voucher, Michigan Housing Locator, homelessness-resource, and housing-program information. Confirm current waitlist status and eligibility directly, and ask Michigan 211 or the local HARA about immediate Baraga County options.

Local public-housing contact and affordable-housing pathway - L'Anse; income, household, waitlist, documentation, and property-management rules apply; confirm current openings directly; not emergency shelter

L'Anse Housing Commission

The L'Anse Housing Commission is listed at 110 South 6th Street in L'Anse with phone 906-524-6311. Contact the commission directly to confirm current public-housing and voucher information, waitlist status, accessibility, and application requirements.

Tribal community-assistance pathway for eligible households needing heating, utility, housing, emergency, elder, disability, and self-sufficiency support - KBIC service area; tribal membership, residency, income, application, and funding rules apply; not emergency response

KBIC Community Assistance Program

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Community Assistance Program publishes assistance for eligible tribal community members, including emergency help to prevent homelessness or utility disconnection, heating assistance, elder and disability support, and self-sufficiency programs. Call 906-353-4162 to confirm current eligibility and applications.

Tribal prevention, family, child-protective, adult-protective, foster-home, advocacy, and referral pathway - KBIC and listed Michigan counties; tribal/state jurisdiction, confidentiality, eligibility, and case rules apply; not emergency response

KBIC Social Services

KBIC Social Services publishes voluntary prevention services, family support, Child Protective Services, Elder and Adult Protective Services, foster-home licensing, and referral or advocacy pathways. Its listed office is at 805-A US-41 in Baraga; call 906-353-6623 extension 4201 and call 911 for immediate danger.

Regional nonprofit stability and resource-connection pathway for residents of Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties; program, location, eligibility, and capacity rules apply; not emergency response

Copper Shores Bridges

Copper Shores Bridges focuses on connecting residents of the four-county Copper Country region with resources and stronger systems around housing, food, transportation, health care, technology, and basic stability. Ask about current Baraga County programs and referral routes.

Official school social-work, guidance, mental-health referral, student-support, and family-navigation pathway - L'Anse Area Schools; enrollment, consent, school-calendar, confidentiality, and service-scope rules apply; not emergency response

L'Anse Area Schools Social Work and Student Support

L'Anse Area Schools publishes social-work, mental-health-provider, suicide-prevention, student-assistance, guidance, and referral information for enrolled students and families. Contact the district at 201 North 4th Street or 906-524-6000; use 911 or 988 for an emergency or crisis outside school support.

Public library, information, computer, digital-resource, and community-access pathway - L'Anse; card, hours, technology, and program rules apply; not emergency response or clinical care

L'Anse Area School-Public Library

The L'Anse Area School-Public Library is listed at 201 North 4th Street in L'Anse with phone 906-524-6213. Confirm current hours and access to computers, internet, library materials, and community information before visiting.

Nonprofit legal-information and self-help pathway for housing, debt, family, court, and other civil matters - Michigan; income, issue, court, and attorney-availability rules apply; not emergency response

Michigan Legal Help

Michigan Legal Help provides legal information, forms, and referral tools for civil matters, including housing, eviction, subsidized housing, repairs, security deposits, and tenant rights. Use it to understand possible options and ask whether an eligible person can obtain advice; it is not a substitute for a retained attorney.

Public workforce, employment, training, and job-navigation pathway - Michigan, including Upper Peninsula communities; program, eligibility, appointment, transportation, and employer rules apply; not emergency response

Michigan Works!

Michigan Works! helps people connect with employment, career, and training resources. Use the state directory or current regional office information to confirm the Baraga County service route, eligibility, and appointment process.

Regional planning, community-development, housing, transportation, and public-resource information pathway - western Upper Peninsula; program, jurisdiction, funding, and partner-agency rules apply; not direct emergency response

Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region

WUPPDR publishes regional planning and community information for the western Upper Peninsula, including Baraga County data on housing, food access, health care, education, and transportation. Use it as a planning and referral context source, then confirm any service directly with the responsible agency.

Statewide nonprofit referral pathway for current local housing, food, utility, health, and transportation options - Michigan; provider eligibility, availability, and capacity rules apply; not emergency response

Michigan 211 Housing, Food, and Utility Referrals

Michigan 211 can help narrow the current local options when a household is unsure which agency serves L'Anse or Baraga County. Call 211 or search online, and confirm the provider's current eligibility and hours before traveling.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in L'Anse, 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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