A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Manistique, 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 Manistique or elsewhere in Schoolcraft County.

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For immediate danger

Call 911 for a medical emergency, fire, violence, or immediate threat. Hiawatha Behavioral Health provides 24-hour crisis support at 800-839-9443 or 906-341-2144; call or text 988 for nationwide crisis support. If you are without housing or facing eviction, call 211, the Michigan housing-assessment pathway, or a local shelter and ask about current Schoolcraft 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.

Qualified public behavioral-health, substance-use, developmental-disability, peer, and care-navigation pathway - Schoolcraft County; assessment, eligibility, insurance, referral, and capacity rules apply

Hiawatha Behavioral Health

Hiawatha Behavioral Health serves Schoolcraft County through its Manistique office at 125 North Lake Street. It says services are available regardless of ability to pay and describes a sliding-fee schedule. Call 906-341-2144 or 800-839-9443 to ask about current access, assessments, and support connections; this is not organizing or cleanup.

Review behavioral-health access 906-341-2144
Official county-government navigator for departments, courts, emergency preparedness, public notices, property, and local administration - Schoolcraft County; jurisdiction, appointment, and service limits apply

Schoolcraft County Government

Schoolcraft County's official site is a starting point for current departments, elected officials, emergency preparedness, courts, public notices, and local contacts. Use it to identify the right county pathway, then confirm current instructions before sharing sensitive details.

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Official city-government contact for utilities, public works, permits, code, public safety, and city services - Manistique; jurisdiction, department, fee, and service rules apply

City of Manistique Administration

The City of Manistique is the local starting point for city administration and municipal questions. The city lists City Hall at 300 North Maple Street and 906-341-2290. Call to identify the right department for a property, utility, permit, or municipal concern; it is not a cleanup provider or emergency service.

Review city services 906-341-2290
Local public-health, environmental-health, substance-use, prevention, family-health, and community-safety pathway - Schoolcraft County; program, appointment, jurisdiction, and emergency limits apply

LMAS District Health Department - Schoolcraft

The Luce-Mackinac-Alger-Schoolcraft District Health Department lists its Schoolcraft location at 300 Walnut Street in Manistique. Call 906-341-6951 to identify the current public-health, environmental-health, substance-use, or family-health route. It is not a cleanup provider or emergency dispatch.

Review local public health 906-341-6951
Local rural hospital, 24-hour emergency department, clinic, behavioral-health, rehabilitation, home-care, and hospice pathway - Manistique and Schoolcraft County; medical, appointment, insurance, and capacity rules apply

Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital

Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital lists a 24-hour emergency department at 7870 West US Highway 2, a rural health clinic, behavioral-health clinic, rehabilitation, home care, and hospice. Call 906-341-3200 for hospital services or 906-341-3286 for the behavioral-health clinic. Call 911 for an immediate emergency.

Review hospital and health services 906-341-3200
Local accessible, affordable, demand-response, and regional transportation pathway - Schoolcraft County; reservation, service-area, fare, accessibility, and capacity rules apply

Schoolcraft County Transit Authority

Schoolcraft County Transit Authority lists accessible vehicles and local transportation from 335 North East Road in Manistique. Call 906-341-2111 to ask about current demand-response, medical, wheelchair, and recurring-ride options before relying on a trip.

Review local transportation 906-341-2111
Public and affordable housing inquiry pathway - Manistique; application, income, waitlist, property, accessibility, and availability rules apply

Manistique Housing Commission

HUD's public-housing contact report lists Manistique Housing Commission at 400 East Lakeshore Drive with phone 906-341-5451. Ask directly about current applications, accessible units, waitlists, and any housing concern connected to safety or stability. A listing does not guarantee placement or availability.

Review public-housing options 906-341-5451
Local food pantry and basic-needs assistance pathway - Manistique and Schoolcraft County; schedule, household, identification, supply, and assistance rules apply

St. Vincent de Paul - Manistique Food Pantry and Financial Aid

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Upper Peninsula lists the Manistique Food Pantry and Financial Aid at 231 South Cedar Avenue. It describes food and possible help with shelter, utilities, rent, prescriptions, transportation, and materials. Call 906-341-8181 to confirm current hours and requirements.

Review food and basic-needs support 906-341-8181
Tribal community, health, human-services, behavioral-health, and housing-navigation pathway - Manistique area; tribal program, eligibility, scheduling, and capacity rules apply

Sault Tribe Manistique Area Community Center

Sault Tribe lists a Manistique Tribal Community Center at 5698 West US Highway 2 and local health, human-services, behavioral-health, and housing-authority pathways. Call 906-341-8469 or 866-401-0043 to identify current services and eligibility. Tribal services are not automatically available to everyone.

Review tribal community resources 906-341-8469
Independent-living, disability-navigation, advocacy, and community-resource pathway - Upper Peninsula, including Schoolcraft County; disability, program, accessibility, and capacity rules apply

UP SAIL Disability Resource Network

UP SAIL is an Upper Peninsula disability resource and advocacy organization. Ask about independent-living information, disability navigation, accessibility, and current local referrals for Schoolcraft County. It is not emergency response, clinical care, or a cleanup provider.

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Free, confidential, 24/7 navigation for food, housing, utilities, health, transportation, legal, and human services - Schoolcraft County and Michigan; provider eligibility, hours, funding, and capacity vary

Michigan 211 - Schoolcraft County Navigation

Call 211 or 888-636-4211, or text your ZIP code to 898-211, for current referrals in Schoolcraft County. Ask specifically for housing, shelter, food, utility, transportation, benefits, legal, caregiver, or disability options, then confirm details directly with each provider.

Find a local referral 211
Public-benefits, food, health-care, family, adult-services, and assistance-application pathway - Schoolcraft County; income, household, documentation, and recertification rules apply

Michigan DHHS - Schoolcraft County

Michigan DHHS lists a Schoolcraft County office at 300 Walnut Street in Manistique with an information phone of 906-341-2114. Review current instructions for food, health, cash, child, and adult-service programs; benefits are not emergency dispatch or a guarantee of approval.

Review Schoolcraft County DHHS 906-341-2114
Qualified-care, organizer, taskforce, and support search - national directory with Michigan and telehealth options; listings are not endorsements and credentials, cost, insurance, waitlist, and service-area rules vary

IOCDF Hoarding Resource Directory

The International OCD Foundation directory can be searched for clinicians, programs, support groups, organizers, and taskforces that identify hoarding-related experience. Providers submit their information and IOCDF does not endorse their competence. Verify credentials, fees, insurance, privacy, availability, and whether in-home or telehealth work fits.

Search the IOCDF directory

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 police, fire, or medical dispatch - Manistique and surrounding jurisdictions; use for fire, serious injury, violence, or an immediate threat

911 Emergency Services

Call 911 when there is immediate danger, fire, a medical emergency, violence, or a threat that cannot wait for a planned service. Emergency dispatch is not a hoarding-support program, counseling service, housing placement, or cleanup provider.

Call 911 911
24/7 qualified behavioral-health crisis, safety-planning, access screening, and service-connection pathway - Schoolcraft County; crisis assessment, response, eligibility, and follow-up rules apply

Hiawatha Behavioral Health 24-Hour Crisis

Hiawatha Behavioral Health lists 800-839-9443 and 906-341-2144 for 24-hour crisis support. Call for urgent behavioral-health concerns, safety planning, or help identifying an appropriate service. Call 911 for immediate physical danger; this is not cleanup or housing placement.

Call behavioral-health crisis support 800-839-9443
24/7 call, text, or chat crisis connection - Michigan and nationwide; not a substitute for 911 when immediate physical danger is present

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for immediate emotional or behavioral-health crisis support and connection to local resources. Use 911 for fire, serious injury, violence, or an immediate threat. 988 is not a cleanup service, housing placement, or ongoing therapy.

Call or text 988 988
Local emergency medical evaluation and hospital-care pathway - Schoolcraft County; medical triage, transport, insurance, and capacity rules apply

Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital 24-Hour Emergency Department

Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital lists a 24-hour emergency department at 7870 West US Highway 2 in Manistique. Call 911 for an immediate emergency; call the hospital at 906-341-3200 for non-emergency questions about where to seek care. The emergency department is not a cleanup service or hoarding program.

Review emergency medical care 906-341-3200
Official county law-enforcement and public-safety contact - Schoolcraft County; jurisdiction, dispatch, report, and emergency rules apply

Schoolcraft County Sheriff

The Schoolcraft County Sheriff is listed at 300 Main Street in Manistique with phone 906-341-2122. Call 911 for an emergency; use the sheriff's office for non-emergency public-safety questions, reports, or county law-enforcement direction. It is not hoarding support or cleanup.

Review county public safety 906-341-2122
Official emergency-planning, severe-weather, preparedness, and county-response pathway - Schoolcraft County; incident, jurisdiction, and response rules apply

Schoolcraft County Emergency Management

Schoolcraft County Emergency Management publishes 911 guidance and lists the Emergency Management Director at 906-287-1151. Use it for preparedness and county coordination questions; call 911 for an active emergency. It is not an individual cleanup or housing service.

Review emergency preparedness 906-287-1151
Public-health and environmental-health consultation pathway - Schoolcraft County; complaint, inspection, jurisdiction, program, and emergency limits apply

LMAS District Health Department - Environmental Health

Contact LMAS District Health Department's Schoolcraft office at 300 Walnut Street in Manistique for current public-health or environmental-health direction related to a property or living condition. Call 906-341-6951 first; it is not emergency dispatch, legal advice, or a cleanup provider.

Review environmental-health options 906-341-6951
State protective-services reporting and investigation pathway for suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or self-neglect - Michigan; report, confidentiality, jurisdiction, and response rules apply

Michigan Adult Protective Services

Michigan Adult Protective Services accepts reports of suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or self-neglect through 855-444-3911. Use 911 for immediate danger. APS is not a cleanup service, case-management guarantee, or substitute for consent-based support.

Review or make an APS report 855-444-3911
State safety-planning and domestic-violence referral pathway - Schoolcraft County; confidentiality, eligibility, shelter, service-area, and capacity rules apply

Michigan Domestic Violence Resource Directory - Schoolcraft County

Michigan's Schoolcraft County directory identifies local and regional domestic-violence, child-advocacy, prosecution, and tribal advocacy pathways. Use the directory to confirm current contacts and services; call 911 for immediate danger. These programs are not hoarding-support or cleanup providers.

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Regional domestic-violence shelter, advocacy, and crisis pathway serving Schoolcraft County; shelter, confidentiality, intake, and capacity rules apply

Tri-County Safe Harbor

Michigan's Schoolcraft County directory lists Tri-County Safe Harbor for Delta, Menominee, and Schoolcraft counties. It lists 906-789-1166 for 24-hour crisis support and 906-789-9207 for other contact. Call 911 for immediate danger; shelter and advocacy placement are not guaranteed.

Review domestic-violence support 906-789-1166
Tribal domestic-violence advocacy, safety-planning, and support pathway - Native survivors in the service area, including Schoolcraft County; eligibility, confidentiality, and capacity rules apply

Sault Tribe Advocacy Resource Center

Michigan's directory lists the Sault Tribe Advocacy Resource Center at 906-632-1808 or 877-639-7820 for Native survivors in its service area, including Schoolcraft County. Call 911 for immediate danger and confirm current advocacy, shelter, and safety-planning options directly.

Review tribal advocacy support 906-632-1808
Regional child-advocacy and multidisciplinary response pathway serving Schoolcraft County; referral, investigation, confidentiality, and service rules apply

Delta Regional Child Advocacy Center

Michigan's Schoolcraft County directory lists Delta Regional Child Advocacy Center at 989-789-5186 for Alger, Delta, Menominee, and Schoolcraft counties. Use 911 for immediate danger and the directory to confirm current child-advocacy intake.

Review child-advocacy support 989-789-5186
Official county prosecution and victim-information pathway - Schoolcraft County; case, jurisdiction, confidentiality, and court rules apply

Schoolcraft County Prosecutor's Office Victim Information

Michigan's Schoolcraft County directory lists the Schoolcraft County Prosecutor's Office at 906-341-3691 as a victim-service contact. Confirm current office instructions and use 911 for immediate danger. This is not legal representation, housing placement, or cleanup support.

Review victim-information options 906-341-3691
State homelessness assessment, coordinated-entry, shelter, eviction-prevention, and housing-referral pathway - Michigan, including Schoolcraft County; assessment, documentation, funding, and capacity rules apply

Michigan Housing Assessment and Resource Agencies

Michigan's housing-assessment system connects people experiencing homelessness or housing instability to a local HARA and coordinated-entry process. Review the current contact list or call 211 to identify the Schoolcraft County route; assessment does not guarantee shelter, rent assistance, or housing.

Review housing-assessment options
State legal-information, forms, self-help, housing, domestic-violence, and court-navigation pathway - Michigan, including Schoolcraft County; legal issue, filing, eligibility, and court rules apply

Michigan Legal Help - Housing and Safety

Michigan Legal Help offers legal information, forms, instructions, housing resources, safety information, and a Guide to Legal Help. It does not provide legal advice or guarantee representation; use its county and topic tools for landlord-tenant, benefits, safety, or court questions.

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24/7 confidential, culturally specific domestic-violence support and safety-navigation pathway - Native survivors nationwide, including Michigan; eligibility, confidentiality, and service rules apply

StrongHearts Native Helpline

StrongHearts Native Helpline offers confidential support, information, and advocacy for Native Americans affected by domestic violence. Call 1-844-762-8483. It is not emergency response or hoarding support; call 911 for immediate danger.

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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.

Qualified public behavioral-health, substance-use, developmental-disability, peer, and community-support pathway - Schoolcraft County; assessment, eligibility, insurance, referral, and capacity rules apply

Hiawatha Behavioral Health Community Services

Hiawatha Behavioral Health describes services across Schoolcraft County, including behavioral health, substance-use, and other public supports, with a sliding-fee schedule and services regardless of ability to pay. Call 906-341-2144 to ask about current access and referrals; this is not organizing or cleanup.

Review Hiawatha services 906-341-2144
Local qualified behavioral-health clinic and care-navigation pathway - Manistique; appointment, clinical, insurance, referral, and capacity rules apply

Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital Behavioral Health Clinic

Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital lists a behavioral-health clinic at 101 Walnut Street in Manistique with phone 906-341-3286. Call to confirm current services, intake, insurance, and referral requirements. This is not a hoarding-specific program, organizing service, or emergency response.

Review behavioral-health clinic services 906-341-3286
Hospital financial-assistance and payment-navigation pathway - Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital patients; billing, income, application, documentation, and approval rules apply

Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital Financial Assistance

Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital publishes a financial-assistance plain-language summary and lists a financial counselor at 906-341-3230. Ask for the current application and eligibility instructions; assistance does not cover every bill or guarantee approval.

Review hospital financial assistance 906-341-3230
Public substance-use, prevention, referral, and health-navigation pathway - Schoolcraft County; assessment, program, eligibility, appointment, and capacity rules apply

LMAS Substance-Use and Prevention Services

LMAS District Health Department is the public-health pathway for Schoolcraft County and lists a substance-use contact at 906-341-6532. Call to identify current assessment, prevention, or referral options. This is not emergency care, a hoarding-support group, or a cleanup provider.

Review substance-use resources 906-341-6532
Local demand-response, accessible, medical-appointment, and recurring-ride transportation pathway - Schoolcraft County; reservation, fare, service-area, and capacity rules apply

Schoolcraft County Transit Local Rides

Schoolcraft County Transit Authority provides local rides from Manistique and lists accessible vehicles. Call 906-341-2111 to ask about medical appointments, recurring rides, wheelchair access, fares, and current reservation timing.

Review local ride options 906-341-2111
Regional public transportation connection between Manistique and Escanaba - Schoolcraft and Delta counties; schedule, reservation, fare, weather, and capacity rules apply

Schoolcraft County Transit Regional Route

The transit authority publishes a Manistique-Escanaba regional route. Review the current schedule and call 906-341-2111 before planning a medical, housing, benefits, or support trip; schedules and fees can change.

Review the regional route 906-341-2111
Public and affordable housing inquiry pathway - Manistique; application, income, waitlist, property, accessibility, and availability rules apply

Schoolcraft County Housing Commission

HUD public-housing listings identify Schoolcraft County Housing Commission at 900 Steuben Street in Manistique with phone 906-341-5052. Ask directly about current applications, accessible units, waitlists, and any housing concern connected to safety or stability. Placement is not guaranteed.

Review county housing options 906-341-5052
Tribal housing and housing-services pathway - Manistique area; tribal eligibility, application, income, waitlist, and availability rules apply

Sault Tribe Housing Authority - Manistique

Sault Tribe lists a Manistique-area housing-authority pathway at 1176 North Chitoma with phone 906-341-5145 or 888-353-9502. Ask about current tribal housing programs and eligibility; it is not a general housing guarantee or emergency shelter.

Review tribal housing services 906-341-5145
Tribal health, human-services, behavioral-health, and family-support pathway - Manistique area; tribal program, eligibility, scheduling, and capacity rules apply

Sault Tribe Health and Human Services

Sault Tribe's Manistique-area facilities page identifies health and human-service programs and an after-hours urgent-medical contact at 906-341-8469. Call to identify current program access and eligibility; call 911 for an emergency.

Review tribal health and human services 906-341-8469
Local food, shelter, utility, rent, prescription, transportation, and basic-needs assistance pathway - Schoolcraft County; household, schedule, identification, supply, and assistance rules apply

St. Vincent de Paul Manistique Assistance

The Manistique Food Pantry and Financial Aid program says help may include food, shelter, utilities, rent, prescriptions, transportation, and materials. Call 906-341-8181 to confirm the current request process and supplies before traveling.

Review local basic-needs assistance 906-341-8181
Regional food-pantry and meal search - West Michigan and Upper Peninsula listings; pantry schedule, household, identification, supply, and eligibility rules vary

Feeding America West Michigan - Find Food

Use Feeding America West Michigan's Find Food tool to search for current food assistance near Manistique and Schoolcraft County. Confirm hours, household rules, and supply before traveling; food listings are not hoarding support or emergency medical care.

Search for food assistance
Independent-living, disability advocacy, accessibility, and Upper Peninsula resource-navigation pathway - Schoolcraft County and region; disability, program, and capacity rules apply

UP SAIL Community and Independent-Living Support

UP SAIL can help people with disabilities identify independent-living information, advocacy, accessibility, and community-resource pathways. Ask about current Schoolcraft County options; it is not clinical care, emergency response, or a cleanup provider.

Review independent-living resources
State food, health, cash, family, and adult-service benefits pathway - Michigan, including Schoolcraft County; income, household, work-rule, documentation, and recertification rules apply

Michigan DHHS Food and Benefits Programs

Michigan DHHS and MI Bridges provide the application pathway for Food Assistance and other state programs. Review current rules before applying and ask 211 or the Schoolcraft County office for application-navigation help. Approval and benefit levels are not guaranteed.

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State housing-assessment, homelessness-response, eviction-prevention, and coordinated-entry pathway - Michigan, including Schoolcraft County; assessment, documentation, funding, and capacity rules apply

Michigan Housing Stability and HARA Help

Michigan's housing-assessment system connects people facing homelessness or housing instability with local coordinated-entry resources. Review the current help page or call 211 to identify the Schoolcraft County pathway; it does not guarantee shelter, rent assistance, or housing.

Review housing-stability help
State legal-information, forms, self-help, housing, benefits, domestic-violence, and court-navigation pathway - Michigan, including Schoolcraft County; legal issue, filing, eligibility, and court rules apply

Michigan Legal Help - Self-Help Resources

Michigan Legal Help offers legal information and forms for housing, benefits, safety, family, and court questions, plus a Guide to Legal Help. It does not provide legal advice or guarantee representation; use its county and topic tools to identify possible next steps.

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State directory for civil legal-aid, lawyer-referral, and legal-information pathways - Michigan, including Schoolcraft County; income, issue, merits, funding, and service-area rules apply

Michigan State Bar Legal Aid Directory

The State Bar of Michigan publishes legal-aid and lawyer-referral information that can help identify a civil-legal pathway. Confirm whether the issue is covered, whether the household qualifies, and whether representation is available. This is not emergency response or housing placement.

Review legal-aid options
Private-pay hoarding and clutter support pathway for individuals, families, and practical assistance; scope, fees, scheduling, and service availability require confirmation

The Peer Tree

The Peer Tree is the private-pay pathway for hoarding and clutter support when a situation is outside grant-funded services or calls for ongoing practical help. Ask about current support groups, sorting or organizing assistance, decluttering, deep cleaning, or support for friends and family. This is not emergency response, therapy, housing placement, or a promise that a particular service is available in Schoolcraft County.

Explore The Peer Tree
Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns and friends or family supporters - online; current account, feature, group, cost, and availability terms apply; not therapy or emergency support

Unburied

Unburied, owned by The Peer Tree, offers a judgment-free digital pathway with peer support, structured tools, groups, and separate personal and supporter experiences. It can be used from Manistique or elsewhere, but it is not therapy, clinical care, crisis response, emergency service, housing placement, or cleanup.

Explore Unburied
Free, confidential, 24/7 navigation for food, housing, utilities, health, transportation, legal, and human services - Schoolcraft County and statewide; provider rules and capacity vary

Michigan 211 Local Referral Search

Use 211 when you are not sure which Schoolcraft County agency fits. Ask specifically for current options for housing, shelter, food, utility help, transportation, benefits, legal information, disability, or caregiver support, then confirm the details directly with the provider.

Search local referrals 211

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Manistique, 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.

Need help choosing a path? Contact Fight the Blight