The Peer Tree
For situations outside grant-funded support, ask The Peer Tree about private-pay options, pace, scope, and cost. Confirm local availability before sharing sensitive details or making plans.
A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide
Whether clutter is affecting you, someone you care about, or a safety or housing concern, you deserve a respectful place to begin. Choose one next step that fits; you do not have to solve everything today.
Start here - Fight the Blight
A first conversation can focus on what matters most to the person and what kind of next step, if any, feels useful. Ask about privacy, location, eligibility, cost, and availability before deciding what to share or do.
Begin with a respectful conversation about what is happening and what kind of next step might fit. Fight the Blight offers virtual groups; ask about current access and location fit before making plans.
Role: nonprofit hoarding-support and virtual-group front door; geography: ask about options serving Mandan and Morton County; cost/eligibility: confirm current group access and fit; emergency limit: not emergency response, dispatch, or therapy.
For immediate danger, fire, or urgent medical need, call 911. For behavioral-health crisis support, call or text 988. For North Dakota information and local referrals, call 211 or text your ZIP code to 898-211. These services have different roles; 988 and 211 do not replace 911 in an immediate physical emergency.
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.
For situations outside grant-funded support, ask The Peer Tree about private-pay options, pace, scope, and cost. Confirm local availability before sharing sensitive details or making plans.
Unburied offers a digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and for friends or family. It is not therapy or emergency support, and it does not replace local services.
North Dakota HHS describes weekday walk-in assessments Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. A triage specialist assesses the need; same-day service is not guaranteed for everyone. Call to ask about the service you need, insurance billing, and any balance.
Ask for current housing, food, or support options near your location. Confirm any provider’s eligibility, hours, and availability directly before traveling.
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 for a fire, urgent medical emergency, or immediate danger. Give the dispatcher the location and follow their instructions.
Call or text 988 for behavioral-health crisis support. Ask what options are available locally; 988 does not replace emergency dispatch.
The center lists a 24-hour crisis line for survivors in North Dakota. Ask about safe ways to communicate and current advocacy or shelter options; availability is not guaranteed by this listing.
NATIVE, Inc. describes advocacy and culturally grounded support for Native survivors in the Bismarck region, and directs people to StrongHearts Native Helpline for 24-hour confidential support. Ask about safe contact and available local services.
Missouri Slope Areawide United Way lists overnight hours of 8 p.m.–7 a.m. and asks past and current residents to arrive before 9 p.m.; it also describes drug-test and breathalyzer screening. Call before traveling to confirm the current rules, capacity, accessibility, and whether this option fits your household.
Ask about the right application path for Medicaid, SNAP, heating, child-care assistance, or TANF and what documents may be needed. Program decisions and timelines depend on each program.
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.
The authority administers HUD-supported rental assistance and publishes its Mandan office contact information. Ask whether applications or waitlists are open, what documents are needed, and how accessibility requests are handled; a listing does not confirm a vacancy.
CAP Region VII lists a food pantry, energy assistance, weatherization, emergency furnace support, accessibility help, and HOME-ARP housing-stability services. Call to confirm current openings, application steps, county coverage, and eligibility before relying on a program.
Use the state portal to review programs such as Medicaid, SNAP, LIHEAP, child-care assistance, and TANF. Rules, required information, and decisions are program-specific; Three Rivers can help identify a local contact.
The provider lists immunizations, health promotion, WIC, home visiting, environmental-health services, and other programs at its Mandan location. Call to confirm current service, eligibility, appointment, and cost details.
The provider lists live route and schedule tools, service-change notices, and demand-response service on Sundays and listed holidays that must be booked in advance. Fixed routes do not run Sundays or listed holidays; verify the trip and current schedule before traveling.
The organization lists housing matters such as eviction papers and rental repairs. It says general income guidelines are usually 125% of poverty, with exceptions by case or age. Ask whether your issue qualifies; it cannot promise representation for every application.
The city links residents to utilities, public works, garbage and recycling, police, fire, library, public health, and regional transit. Rural Morton County addresses may use different providers or rules.
The City says bills may include water, stormwater, sewer, solid waste, street lights, household garbage, and recycling. Call about starting or changing service, a bill, or current payment options.
The City lists weekly household collection, tote and placement requirements, and its sanitation contractor's contact. Do not assume rural properties, commercial waste, extra items, or a large cleanout are included; ask the City and contractor about current rules before moving material.
The County directory lists social services, emergency management, the sheriff, veterans services, NDSU Extension, and public-library contacts. For immediate danger or urgent medical needs, call 911 instead of using a directory.
The City and County list the Morton Mandan Public Library at 609 West Main Street. Call to confirm current hours, computer or internet access, library-card rules, and available programs before visiting.
The County Highway Department identifies Mandan as the county seat and describes county road maintenance across a large, partly rural service area. Ask which jurisdiction maintains a road or property before arranging work.
A note from the Alliance
This guide is anchored in Mandan, North Dakota, 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