The Peer Tree
Use this as a private-pay pathway when grant-funded help is not the fit. Confirm the service scope, travel expectations, rate, and scheduling before making plans.
A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide
You do not have to solve everything at once. Start with the part that matters most today: immediate safety, a first conversation, a health or benefits question, or one small practical step.
Start here - Fight the Blight
These pathways are designed to help you begin without shame or pressure. Ask what a service actually covers before sharing sensitive details or moving items.
Ask what a first conversation would cover or how a virtual group works. You can ask without sending photos or arranging a home visit.
Role: nonprofit front door for hoarding support and virtual groups; geography: ask about joining online from Lebanon or elsewhere in Wilson County; cost/eligibility: confirm registration, group fit, and any fees; funded local home services are not assumed; emergency limit: not therapy or emergency response.
If there is immediate danger, smoke or fire, a serious injury, or a medical emergency, call 911. For urgent emotional distress or suicidal thoughts, call or text 988. These emergency pathways are separate from routine service navigation.
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.
Use this as a private-pay pathway when grant-funded help is not the fit. Confirm the service scope, travel expectations, rate, and scheduling before making plans.
Use Unburied for peer connection, reflection, practical tools, and support between appointments or conversations. It is not therapy or an emergency service.
Call 211 or use the Tennessee 211 information page to ask for current local referrals. Tell the navigator what kind of help is needed and ask about eligibility, hours, and waitlists.
Safety and stability
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.
Call 911 when there is immediate danger, smoke or fire, a medical emergency, or an urgent threat to someone's safety.
Use 988 for urgent emotional distress or suicidal thoughts. If someone is in immediate physical danger, call 911 instead.
Review Tennessee's current crisis-continuum information when you need help understanding behavioral-health crisis pathways. Confirm the current local option before relying on it.
Use the city's Public Safety page to route routine police and fire questions. For immediate danger, call 911.
Use the county directory for nonemergency routing and department contacts. It is not a replacement for 911.
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital lists emergency care and is open 24 hours. Confirm current services and billing details directly.
Use this public guidance to think about blocked exits, ignition sources, smoke alarms, and a safety conversation. It does not inspect a home or clear a property.
Use the state department's current information to identify behavioral-health pathways, then confirm local eligibility, wait time, and service scope.
The county lists basic health services and CHANT care coordination. Call 615-444-5325 to confirm eligibility, appointments, and the right option.
Use the state directory to confirm current county health contacts and program details.
Vanderbilt's directory lists current Wilson County clinics and services. Confirm the right department and whether it meets the person's needs.
Use Community Compass to search for free or reduced-cost services. The state says it does not operate the listed programs, so confirm current details with each organization.
People and practical help
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.
Start with the city's current website for departments, resident services, public notices, utilities, and local contacts.
Use the county website to route questions to health, solid waste, codes, housing, emergency management, and other departments.
The city's Codes page explains complaints and debris-related ordinances. Confirm jurisdiction and process before filing a complaint or sharing sensitive details.
The city describes carts, recycling, prohibited materials, and assistance for people who cannot move a cart. Confirm the current rule for the address.
The county lists landfill hours, current posted fees, special-item rules, and contact information. Call before transporting materials.
Use the Street Department page to ask about chipper, storm, leaf, or spring-cleanup rules. The city excludes hazardous and commercial waste.
Use the city's Housing Authority page to confirm current office contacts, applications, waitlists, and accessibility questions directly.
Call the health department before visiting to confirm the current service, eligibility, and appointment process.
Use the directory when you know the type of help needed but not the correct city department.
Use the county directory to find the right office. Ask what the program does, who it serves, and what to bring.
The hospital lists medical and behavioral-health-related services, including psychiatry and rehabilitation. Confirm the appropriate department directly.
Tennessee's housing page links housing-search resources. Confirm current listings, accessibility, eligibility, and application steps directly.
Use the state department's current information to identify possible benefit pathways, then confirm eligibility and required documents.
Use the state site to understand available support-navigation routes. Confirm whether the person qualifies and what local intake requires.
Use the state veterans site to find current benefits and service-officer pathways. Confirm the local contact and required documents.
The adopted plan identifies community facilities and housing-related organizations. Treat it as a routing source, not a promise that a program has capacity.
Use the directory to compare current local locations and route a question to the correct care team.
A note from the Alliance
This guide is anchored in Lebanon, Tennessee, 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