A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide
You do not have to solve everything at once. This Lebanon guide brings together local starting points for safety, health, housing, benefits, transportation, and respectful support around hoarding and clutter concerns.
Start here - Fight the Blight
If the situation is not an emergency, Fight the Blight is the nonprofit and virtual-group front door. The Peer Tree is the private-pay pathway for practical support, and Unburied is the digital peer-support pathway. For public benefits, behavioral-health care, or local navigation, the county and regional listings below can help identify the next right conversation.
If there is immediate danger, fire, a medical emergency, violence, or an active threat, call 911. For emotional distress or suicidal thoughts, call or text 988. These guides are independent resource lists, not endorsements; confirm current hours, eligibility, cost, service area, consent, capacity, and emergency limits directly with each organization.
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.
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.
Unburied offers a digital, peer-led place to notice patterns, find language, and continue support between conversations. It is not emergency care or a substitute for qualified services.
Virginia 211 can help identify current local food, housing, utility, transportation, health, and human-service resources. Ask for Russell County options and confirm details.
Cumberland Mountain CSB serves Russell County through a Lebanon office. Ask about current access, crisis coverage, intake, and payer rules.
Russell County Hospital provides local emergency and hospital care, including behavioral-health services through Ballad Health. Call 911 when transport is unsafe.
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, fire, a medical emergency, violence, or a threat that cannot wait.
Call or text 988 for emotional distress, suicidal thoughts, or a behavioral-health crisis. Call 911 for immediate physical danger.
Russell County Emergency Management coordinates emergency-services planning and volunteer fire and rescue agencies and maintains county emergency plans.
For fire, rescue, or medical response in Lebanon or Russell County, call 911.
The sheriff's office is a public-safety resource for Russell County. Confirm the current non-emergency reporting process.
Lebanon Police Department provides town-level public-safety response. Use 911 for an emergency.
Russell County Hospital's emergency room is open 24/7. It is not a scheduled hoarding-support program.
Clearview is a 20-bed adult inpatient behavioral-health unit. The listing identifies a crisis line at 1-800-366-1132.
Cumberland Mountain CSB lists crisis services and an after-hours crisis number. Call 911 for immediate physical danger.
The 2026 Virginia Department of Health directory lists the Russell County Health Department in Cumberland Plateau Health District.
Russell County DSS can explain adult and child protective-services reporting and related family-service pathways. Call 911 for immediate danger.
The statewide hotline can help with confidential safety planning and referrals. Call 911 first if there is immediate danger.
Call for suspected poisoning, medication exposure, or dangerous household-substance questions. Follow the center's instructions.
Contact Virginia 811 before digging or disturbing ground near a home. It does not dispatch emergency repair crews.
Virginia Emergency Management provides statewide preparedness and disaster information. Call 911 for immediate danger.
The county Building Official can clarify permits, inspections, and code questions related to repairs or property conditions.
Russell County operates manned and unmanned convenience stations and a transfer station. Confirm current site hours and accepted materials.
The county FAQ provides adoption and shelter information, including identification, rabies, licensing, and spay/neuter requirements.
Virginia State Police is a statewide public-safety pathway. Use 911 for immediate danger and confirm non-emergency reporting.
VDOT provides statewide travel and road-condition information. Call 911 for crashes or immediate danger.
Lebanon's department directory is a practical starting point for town services and utilities.
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.
Russell County DSS is a local starting point for public benefits, family services, energy assistance, protective services, and self-sufficiency support.
CommonHelp is Virginia's online route to screen and apply for several public-benefit programs.
Virginia's energy-assistance programs may help eligible households with heating or cooling costs. Ask DSS about the current season and application window.
Russell County's official website is the general entry point for county departments, notices, contacts, permits, and resident services.
Start with the county's organizations and housing-authority links, then confirm which current programs are open.
The regional housing authority lists public-housing properties and online applications for the Lebanon area.
Virginia Housing Search can help identify rental and housing options. Confirm availability, accessibility, cost, and screening requirements.
DHCD provides statewide information about housing and community-development programs.
HUD's Virginia resources can help identify housing-assistance and homelessness pathways.
Cumberland Mountain CSB lists a Russell County satellite office and behavioral-health, substance-use, recovery, developmental-disability, and crisis pathways.
Russell County Hospital is a local hospital and emergency-care resource. Ask about the appropriate department and current access.
Clearview Behavioral Health provides short-term inpatient behavioral-health stabilization. Confirm current admission and referral procedures.
The health department can help with current public-health, WIC, nursing, environmental-health, and prevention questions.
The Appalachian Agency is the designated area agency on aging for Russell County. Ask about caregiver, nutrition, transportation, in-home, and independence-support options.
Four County Transit provides public routes and requested pickups in Russell County, including Lebanon connections. Confirm route, stop, schedule, accessibility, and pickup requirements.
The Russell County Public Library offers books, digital resources, public computers, Wi-Fi, printing, programs, and job-search help.
Russell County Public Schools is the local K-12 education system. Contact the division about enrollment, student services, and family resources.
Southwest Virginia Legal Aid serves Russell County and lists civil legal help for housing, utilities, public benefits, domestic violence, consumer, family, and employment matters.
DARS connects Virginians with aging, disability, rehabilitation, protective-services, assistive-technology, and independence resources.
Virginia's Veteran and Family Support program links eligible veterans, service members, and families to behavioral-health and community resources.
Virginia Career Works' Lebanon specialized center serves Russell County through the Southwest Virginia Workforce Development Board.
Russell County Extension offers locally based education and extension resources through Virginia Tech and Virginia State University.
Use Social Security's official site for benefits information and online services. Confirm which application or appointment route is current.
Cover Virginia helps people screen for and apply for Medicaid and related coverage. Use 911 for a medical emergency.
Russell County IDA maintains local workforce and quality-of-life information that can help residents find education, training, and community pathways.
The Russell County PSA can help with public-water and utility-service questions.
Use the county solid-waste page to find current site information and disposal rules. Confirm what can be accepted before moving materials.
Lebanon's town department directory helps residents reach the appropriate office for utilities, zoning, public works, parks, and other town services.
Feeding Southwest Virginia can help connect people with current food resources in the region. Ask for Russell County options and confirm hours.
Russell County's resource directory is a useful local lead list. Treat each entry as a lead and confirm current details directly.
Use Virginia 211's online search to find current resources by location and need, then confirm details with the provider.
A note from the Alliance
This guide is anchored in Lebanon, 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