A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Lawrenceville, Virginia.

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 Lawrenceville and Brunswick County.

People first.Then the stuff.A Fight the Blight initiative

Start here - Fight the Blight

A calm place to begin

Fight the Blight is the nonprofit and virtual-group front door for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns, including people who are directly affected and supporters who want to learn how to provide support. People in Lawrenceville and Brunswick County can also use current town, county, state, nonprofit, peer-support, qualified-care, housing, shelter, food, legal, utility, transit, code, disposal, and practical pathways. No outside listing is an endorsement; each organization sets its own eligibility, cost, hours, service area, capacity, consent, and safety rules.

For immediate danger

If there is immediate danger, fire, a medical emergency, violence, or a rescue need, call 911. This guide is for navigation and support; it is not emergency dispatch, clinical care, or a promise of cleanup or housing.

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, including possible support for Brunswick County; private-pay scope, cost, scheduling, travel, consent, safety, and capacity must be confirmed directly; not emergency or clinical 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 Brunswick County.

Digital peer-support pathway - online for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns and their supporters; current access and eligibility should be confirmed; no fee or clinical-coverage claim is made here; not therapy, crisis response, 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, family, property managers, municipal workers, and other supporters.

Free, confidential resource navigation for housing, food, health care, utilities, transportation, legal help, and basic needs - Virginia, including Brunswick County; 24/7 service; each referred provider has its own eligibility, cost, and availability rules; not emergency dispatch

211 Virginia

211 Virginia connects people with current local resources for housing, food, health care, utilities, transportation, mental health, and other needs. Ask for options serving Lawrenceville and Brunswick County.

Qualified behavioral-health, substance-use, developmental-disability, early-intervention, prevention, and 24/7 crisis pathway - Brunswick County and the Southside service region; intake, eligibility, payment, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger; not a cleanup provider

Southside Behavioral Health - Brunswick County

Southside Behavioral Health serves Brunswick County with behavioral-health, substance-use, developmental-disability, prevention, same-day access, and crisis services. Confirm the current intake route, location, eligibility, and capacity directly.

Qualified hospital and emergency-care pathway - Southside Virginia serving Brunswick County; emergency, behavioral-health, billing, transfer, accessibility, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for emergencies; not cleanup or hoarding support

VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital

VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill is a regional hospital and emergency-care pathway for serious medical concerns affecting Brunswick County. Confirm insurance, transportation, service availability, and billing questions; call 911 for an emergency.

Public-health, clinic, WIC, environmental-health, and health-navigation pathway - Brunswick County; appointments, fees, eligibility, and schedules vary; not emergency dispatch

Brunswick County Health Department

The Brunswick County Health Department is part of the Southside Health District and has a local office at 1632 Lawrenceville Plank Road. Ask which office and program fits the need, then confirm current hours and fees.

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 danger and emergency dispatch - Lawrenceville and Brunswick County; use for fire, medical emergency, violence, rescue, or an active threat; not a hoarding-support program, counseling service, or cleanup provider

911 Emergency Services

Call 911 when there is immediate danger, fire, a medical emergency, violence, a rescue need, or a threat that cannot wait for a scheduled service.

Emotional-distress and suicide-crisis support - Virginia and nationwide; phone, text, and chat access; free and confidential; crisis-support eligibility and local follow-up vary; not fire, EMS, or police dispatch; call 911 for immediate physical danger

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for emotional distress, suicidal thoughts, or a behavioral-health crisis. Use 911 for immediate physical danger, fire, medical emergency, or an active threat.

Local law-enforcement, court-security, civil-process, and public-safety pathway - Brunswick County; jurisdiction, dispatch, reporting, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger; not a cleanup provider

Brunswick County Sheriff's Office

Use the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office for local law-enforcement, court-security, and public-safety questions. Call 911 for immediate danger.

County fire, EMS, technical-rescue, and emergency-response pathway - Brunswick County; dispatch, access, billing, and jurisdiction rules apply; call 911 for emergencies; not a cleanup provider

Brunswick County Fire, EMS, and Rescue

Brunswick County Emergency Services coordinates fire, EMS, emergency management, hazardous-materials response, search and rescue, and recovery. Call 911 for an emergency; use the county page for current non-emergency routing.

Municipal government, police, fire, EMS, water/sewer/trash, planning, permits, and resident-service pathway - Town of Lawrenceville; town jurisdiction, hours, fees, and response rules apply; not emergency dispatch or private cleanup

Town of Lawrenceville Government and Public Safety

The Town of Lawrenceville provides municipal contacts for town government, utilities, sanitation, planning, permits, and resident services. Confirm town limits and current instructions before reporting a property, utility, or safety concern.

County emergency-communications and dispatch pathway - Brunswick County; dispatch, reporting, and non-emergency routing rules apply; call 911 for emergencies; not a cleanup provider

Brunswick County E-911 Communications

Use Brunswick County's current emergency-services and contact information for local dispatch and non-emergency routing. Call 911 for an emergency.

Public-health, clinic, WIC, environmental-health, and health-navigation pathway - Brunswick County; appointments, fees, eligibility, and schedules vary; not emergency dispatch

Southside Health District - Brunswick County Health Department

The Brunswick County Health Department is part of the Southside Health District. Confirm current local office hours, programs, and eligibility directly; use 911 for emergencies.

Benefits, family services, adult protective-services, and safety-navigation pathway - Brunswick County; intake, confidentiality, eligibility, and response rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Brunswick County Department of Social Services - Protective Services

Contact Brunswick County Department of Social Services for benefits, family services, adult protective-services, and safety-navigation questions. Call 911 for immediate danger and confirm current intake instructions.

Qualified behavioral-health and substance-use crisis and same-day-access pathway - Brunswick County and the Southside service region; intake, eligibility, payment, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch or a cleanup provider

Southside Behavioral Health Crisis and Same-Day Access

Southside Behavioral Health serves Brunswick County through regional behavioral-health, substance-use, prevention, same-day-access, and crisis pathways. Call 833-377-7272 for 24/7 crisis support or 833-272-2778 for same-day access; call 911 for immediate danger.

Confidential sexual- and domestic-violence support and safety planning - Virginia, including Brunswick County; free hotline and referral pathway; shelter, legal, and follow-up availability vary; call 911 for immediate danger

Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Hotline

Virginia's statewide hotline can help with confidential support, safety planning, and connections to local services. Use 911 for immediate danger.

Poison exposure and household-substance safety pathway - Virginia; free telephone guidance; emergency escalation and treatment depend on the exposure; call 911 for severe symptoms or immediate danger

Virginia Poison Center

Call the Virginia Poison Center for immediate guidance after a suspected poisoning or hazardous exposure. Follow the specialist's instructions and call 911 for severe symptoms.

Utility-location and excavation-safety pathway - Virginia, including Brunswick County; request timing, utility marking, and project rules apply; not a repair or emergency-dispatch service; call 911 for a gas or utility emergency

Virginia 811

Contact Virginia 811 before digging or disturbing ground around a property. Confirm request timing and safety requirements; use 911 for an active utility emergency.

State-road, traffic, maintenance, and transportation-information pathway - Brunswick County; road jurisdiction, reporting, and service-response rules apply; not private transportation or emergency dispatch

Virginia Department of Transportation - Brunswick County

VDOT provides state-road information and reporting for Brunswick County, including maintenance and traffic concerns. Confirm whether an issue is on a state, town, or county road.

State-law-enforcement and public-safety pathway - Virginia, including Brunswick County; jurisdiction, dispatch, reporting, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger; not a cleanup provider

Virginia State Police - Area Services

Use Virginia State Police for state-level public-safety information and reporting routes. Call 911 for immediate danger or an active threat.

Planning, zoning, building-inspection, permits, and code-navigation pathway - Brunswick County; jurisdiction, inspection, fee, notice, and appeal rules apply; not emergency dispatch or private cleanup

Brunswick County Planning, Building, and Code Services

Contact Brunswick County for planning, zoning, building inspections, permits, and code-navigation questions. Confirm whether the property is in the county or town and ask about current inspection, notice, and appeal steps.

Municipal planning, permits, utilities, sanitation, and resident-service pathway - Town of Lawrenceville; town jurisdiction, hours, fees, and notice rules apply; not emergency dispatch or private cleanup

Town of Lawrenceville Planning and Community Services

Use the Town of Lawrenceville's current municipal contacts for planning, permits, utilities, sanitation, and resident-service questions within town limits.

Commonwealth emergency-preparedness and disaster-response information pathway - Virginia, including Brunswick County; incident, sheltering, evacuation, and response rules vary; call 911 for immediate danger

Virginia Department of Emergency Management

Use VDEM for statewide preparedness and incident information that may affect Brunswick County. Follow local emergency instructions and call 911 for immediate danger.

Regional hospital and emergency-care pathway - South Hill and Southside Virginia, serving Brunswick County; emergency, transfer, billing, accessibility, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for emergencies; not cleanup or hoarding support

VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital Emergency Care

VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill is a regional emergency-care option for serious medical concerns affecting Brunswick County. Call 911 for an emergency and confirm transportation, insurance, and current services.

Regional hospital and emergency-care pathway - Emporia and Southern Virginia, serving Brunswick County; emergency, transfer, billing, accessibility, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for emergencies; not cleanup or hoarding support

Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emergency Care

Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center in Emporia is a regional hospital and emergency-care option for serious medical concerns affecting Brunswick County. Call 911 for an emergency and confirm transportation, insurance, and current services.

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.

Benefits, family services, adult protective-services, and practical-support navigation - Brunswick County; intake, confidentiality, eligibility, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Brunswick County Department of Social Services

Contact Brunswick County Department of Social Services for benefits, family services, adult protective-services, and practical-support navigation. Confirm current intake instructions and eligibility.

State benefits screening and application pathway for food, medical, cash, energy, and child-care assistance - Virginia, including Brunswick County; program eligibility, verification, and processing rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Virginia CommonHelp

CommonHelp is Virginia's state portal for screening and applying for several benefits. A local worker or 211 Virginia can help identify the right program, but eligibility is decided through the applicable program process.

Heating, cooling, crisis, and energy-bill assistance pathway - Virginia, including Brunswick County; season, household, income, fuel, and funding rules apply; not emergency utility repair or dispatch

Virginia Energy Assistance

Virginia Energy Assistance information can help eligible households understand fuel, cooling, crisis, and utility-assistance pathways. Confirm current application windows and local processing requirements.

County government and resident-service navigation - Brunswick County; office hours, eligibility, fees, and referral limits vary; not emergency dispatch

Brunswick County Community Resource Directory

Use Brunswick County's current directory and community pages to locate government offices and local services. Confirm the right department, jurisdiction, hours, and current instructions.

Aging, caregiver, meals, transportation, independence, and long-term-care navigation - Brunswick County and Southside Virginia; age, caregiver, program, scheduling, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Lake Country Area Agency on Aging

Lake Country Area Agency on Aging serves older adults, caregivers, and families in Southside communities. Ask about information and assistance, meals, transportation, caregiver support, home-based services, and current eligibility or waitlists.

Aging-focused transportation and appointment-support pathway - Brunswick County and Southside Virginia; age, trip, scheduling, accessibility, and capacity rules apply; not emergency transport or 911

Lake Country Area Agency on Aging Transportation

Ask Lake Country Area Agency on Aging whether current transportation or mobility supports serve the trip, rider, and scheduling need. Confirm advance notice, cost, accessibility, service area, and capacity; this is not emergency transport.

Public-school, student-support, family, enrollment, and school-social-work pathway - Brunswick County; enrollment, transportation, education, privacy, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Brunswick County Public Schools

Brunswick County Public Schools serves students and families across Brunswick County. The division's current central-office contacts, student-support pathways, and school information are available through its official site.

State school-information and quality-profile pathway - Brunswick County Public Schools; data, enrollment, program, and school-specific details should be confirmed with the division; not emergency dispatch

Virginia School Quality Profiles - Brunswick County Public Schools

Virginia's School Quality Profiles provide public information about Brunswick County Public Schools. Use the division's current site for enrollment, student-support, and school-specific questions.

Public-library, internet, information, programming, and local-resource navigation pathway - Lawrenceville and the Meherrin region; hours, program, technology, and access rules vary; not emergency dispatch

Meherrin Regional Library

Meherrin Regional Library's Lawrenceville location provides public-library, information, technology, and community-resource navigation. Confirm current hours and available services before visiting.

Housing, shelter, food, utilities, transportation, health, and legal-resource navigation - Brunswick County and Virginia; referred programs have their own eligibility, cost, and availability rules; not emergency dispatch

Virginia 211 Housing and Basic Needs Navigation

Ask 211 Virginia for current housing, shelter, food, utility, transportation, and legal options serving Lawrenceville and Brunswick County. Confirm every referred program directly.

State behavioral-health, developmental-disability, substance-use, and community-services information pathway - Virginia, including Brunswick County; service, intake, eligibility, and crisis rules vary; not emergency dispatch

Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

DBHDS provides statewide information about behavioral-health and developmental-disability services and how to find community pathways. Pair it with Southside Behavioral Health for local access.

State crisis-system and emergency behavioral-health information pathway - Virginia, including Brunswick County; local crisis response, screening, and follow-up rules vary; call 911 for immediate physical danger

Virginia Department of Behavioral Health Crisis Information

Use Virginia's crisis-services information to understand local behavioral-health response options. Call or text 988 for emotional crisis support and call 911 for immediate physical danger.

Medicaid transportation-benefit information pathway - Virginia, including Brunswick County; Medicaid enrollment, covered-trip, advance-notice, scheduling, and medical-necessity rules apply; not emergency transport

Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services Transportation

Virginia Medicaid members can review transportation-benefit information for eligible covered trips. Confirm eligibility, advance notice, scheduling, and emergency limits with the current transportation contractor or member services.

Extension education and community-resource pathway - Brunswick County; program schedules, eligibility, and local-office availability vary; not emergency dispatch

Virginia Cooperative Extension - Brunswick County

Virginia Cooperative Extension's Brunswick office provides practical education and community-resource connections. Confirm current programs, office hours, and service area directly.

Civil-legal information and possible legal-aid pathway - Farmville office serves Brunswick County; income, case type, conflict, service-area, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch or a substitute for legal advice

Virginia Legal Aid Society - Farmville Office

Virginia Legal Aid Society’s Farmville office lists Brunswick County in its service area. Use its intake process to ask whether a housing, benefits, safety, consumer, or other civil matter fits; eligibility and capacity must be confirmed.

State job matching, training, wage, veteran, and employment-navigation pathway - Virginia, including Brunswick County; account, eligibility, employer, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Virginia Workforce Connection

Virginia Works and the Virginia Workforce Connection provide job, training, wage, and employment-navigation information. Confirm the closest workforce center and eligibility for specific programs.

Veteran and family benefits, behavioral-health, housing, employment, transportation, and financial-assistance navigation - Virginia, including Brunswick County; veteran/family eligibility and program capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Virginia Department of Veterans Services

Virginia's Department of Veterans Services can help veterans and families identify benefits and service pathways. Confirm current regional contacts, eligibility, and appointment requirements.

State affordable-housing, rental, homeownership, and housing-finance information pathway - Virginia, including rural Brunswick County; property, income, lender, waitlist, and program rules apply; no emergency-housing guarantee

Virginia Housing

Virginia Housing provides statewide information about affordable rental and homeownership pathways. Confirm property availability, waitlists, income rules, accessibility, and application requirements directly.

Rural housing, home-repair, rental, and community-development information pathway - Brunswick County and rural Virginia; income, property, loan, grant, and program rules apply; no emergency-housing guarantee

USDA Rural Development - Virginia

USDA Rural Development can help eligible rural households learn about housing, repair, and community-development programs. Confirm current local office contacts, property eligibility, funding, and applications.

County government, resident-service, planning, code, benefits, and community-navigation pathway - Brunswick County; office hours, jurisdiction, fees, eligibility, and referral limits vary; not emergency dispatch

Brunswick County Government and Resident Services

Use Brunswick County's official site and contact page to locate county offices and resident services. Confirm the correct department, jurisdiction, hours, and current instructions.

County public-works, solid-waste, disposal, and recycling-navigation pathway - Brunswick County; accepted materials, fees, hours, access, and capacity rules vary; not emergency dispatch or private cleanup

Brunswick County Public Works and Solid Waste

Contact Brunswick County for current solid-waste, disposal, recycling, and public-works information. Confirm accepted materials, fees, site hours, and whether a service applies to the county or town.

Municipal utility, sanitation, refuse, and resident-service pathway - Town of Lawrenceville; town jurisdiction, schedule, fee, and access rules vary; not emergency dispatch or private cleanup

Town of Lawrenceville Public Works and Refuse Services

Use the Town of Lawrenceville's current municipal contacts for utilities, sanitation, refuse, and resident-service questions within town limits. Confirm schedules and fees directly.

Local identity, licensing, vehicle, and road-skills pathway - Brunswick County; appointment, identity, fee, and service rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles - Brunswick County Services

Use Virginia DMV's location and transaction information to identify current nearby services for licensing and vehicle needs. Confirm available transactions, required documents, appointments, and fees before visiting.

State benefits, family-services, energy, child-care, and protective-services information pathway - Virginia, including Brunswick County; program and eligibility rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Virginia Department of Social Services Statewide Navigation

Virginia DSS provides statewide information that can supplement Brunswick County's local benefits and family-services office. Confirm the local intake route and current application requirements.

State directory and referral-navigation pathway for community supports - Virginia, including Brunswick County; listed organizations have their own eligibility, cost, hours, and capacity rules; not emergency dispatch

Virginia Support Resources Directory

Virginia's support directories can help identify statewide and local service pathways. Verify the organization, current contact information, geographic fit, and eligibility before relying on a listing.

Circuit, general-district, juvenile and domestic-relations court, clerk, and legal-process navigation - Brunswick County; filing, access, fee, and legal-advice limits apply; not emergency dispatch

Brunswick County Courts and Clerk Information

Virginia's Brunswick courts provide current court, clerk, address, and contact information. Confirm the correct court, filing process, accessibility, fees, and whether legal advice is needed.

County community and resident-service navigation pathway - Brunswick County; hours, eligibility, jurisdiction, and referral limits vary; not emergency dispatch

Brunswick County Community Navigation

Use Brunswick County's community pages and current contacts to identify services for housing, health, benefits, education, utilities, and practical needs. Confirm the correct department and current instructions.

County and municipal utility, water, wastewater, and service-navigation pathway - Brunswick County and Lawrenceville; account, jurisdiction, schedule, fee, and service rules vary; not emergency dispatch

Brunswick County Utilities and Service Contacts

Brunswick County and the Town of Lawrenceville publish current utility and resident-service contacts. Confirm whether a property is in town or county jurisdiction and ask about current account, billing, service, and disconnection rules.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Lawrenceville, Virginia, 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