A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Marquette, 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 Marquette or elsewhere in Marquette County.

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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Marquette, Marquette County, and nearby communities. We can help you think through what is happening and what kind of next step may fit.

For immediate danger

Call 911 for a medical emergency, fire, violence, or immediate threat. Pathways provides 24-hour crisis support at 888-728-4929; call or text 988 for nationwide crisis support. If you are without housing or facing eviction, call 211 or ask Community Action Alger-Marquette about the current housing-assessment route and confirm intake.

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, wellness, and care-navigation pathway - Marquette County; assessment, eligibility, referral, insurance, and capacity rules apply

Pathways Community Mental Health

Pathways is Marquette County's public community mental-health pathway and provides access, assessment, behavioral-health, substance-use, case-management, peer-support, wellness, and crisis services. Call to ask what fit is available and whether a hoarding-related concern can be addressed through an appropriate service. It is not organizing or cleanup.

Qualified behavioral-health and substance-use care pathway with a Marquette location - Marquette County; assessment, insurance, eligibility, referral, and capacity rules apply

Great Lakes Recovery Centers - Marquette

Michigan's behavioral-health-home directory lists Great Lakes Recovery Centers at 241 Wright Street in Marquette. Call to confirm current services, credentials, intake, fees or coverage, and whether the person's needs fit its programs. This is not hoarding-specific organizing or emergency response.

Nonprofit community-action, housing, utility, weatherization, nutrition, and human-services pathway - Marquette and Alger counties; program, income, funding, documents, and capacity rules apply

Community Action Alger-Marquette

Community Action Alger-Marquette is a nonprofit agency that describes programs in housing, utilities, community nutrition, weatherization, and human services. Call to describe the current barrier and ask which program is appropriate. It is not emergency dispatch, clinical care, or guaranteed assistance.

Official county and state social-service, benefits, protective-services, and local-government navigation - Marquette County; department, jurisdiction, appointment, and eligibility rules apply

Marquette County Government and DHHS

Michigan's county-office page identifies the Marquette County public-service route for residents who need human-services, benefits, or protective-services navigation. Use it with the county's current government contacts to identify the right office, then confirm instructions before sharing sensitive details. It is not emergency response or private cleanup.

Municipal zoning, planning, engineering, code-enforcement, and housing-safety pathway - City of Marquette; city-limits, complaint, notice, correction, and appeal rules apply

City of Marquette Community Development

The City of Marquette's Community Development department can route residents to current zoning, planning, engineering, and code-enforcement contacts for concerns within city limits. Ask which jurisdiction and process apply before sharing details. This is not counseling, crisis response, housing placement, or private cleanup.

Public transportation and county mobility pathway - Marquette County; route, reservation, fare, accessibility, and schedule rules apply

Marquette County Transit Authority - MarqTran

MarqTran provides public transportation across Marquette County and lists a transfer station, route information, dispatch, and current rider contacts. Ask about an accessible ride to an appointment or support service and confirm the current route, fare, reservation timing, and availability. Transportation is not emergency response.

Qualified civil-legal assistance for eligible low-income residents and older adults - Marquette office serving northeast Michigan matters; case type, income, age, conflict, and capacity rules apply

Legal Services of Northern Michigan - Marquette

Legal Services of Northern Michigan's Marquette office provides civil-legal intake for eligible people, including housing and benefits-related issues. Call to confirm whether the matter, household, and county qualify and what documents are needed. Legal aid is not emergency response or a guarantee of representation.

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 - Marquette 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.

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

Pathways 24-Hour Crisis Line

Pathways provides a 24-hour crisis line for urgent behavioral-health concerns, safety planning, crisis response, and connection to next steps. Call 888-728-4929. Call 911 for immediate physical danger; this is not cleanup or housing placement.

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 and Michigan Crisis and Access Line

Call or text 988 for immediate emotional or behavioral-health crisis support and connection to local resources. Michigan's crisis system also routes calls originating in Michigan through the Michigan Crisis and Access Line. Use 911 for fire, serious injury, violence, or an immediate threat.

Protective-services reporting and assessment for suspected abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults - Michigan, including Marquette County; investigation and eligibility rules apply

Michigan Adult Protective Services

Michigan Adult Protective Services accepts reports involving suspected abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Call 855-444-3911. APS is not a cleanup service, emergency medical response, or guaranteed housing placement; call 911 for immediate danger.

Nonprofit emergency shelter, warming center, food, and case-management pathway - Marquette and Upper Peninsula; current space, intake, safety, and shelter rules must be confirmed

Room at the Inn

Room at the Inn provides emergency shelter, food, warming-center access, and supportive services for people experiencing homelessness or a housing crisis. Its site lists 447 West Washington Street and a current phone number; call before traveling to confirm space, hours, eligibility, and what the shelter can accommodate. It is not clinical care or cleanup.

Confidential domestic-violence and sexual-assault crisis, advocacy, shelter, counseling, legal, and housing-support pathway - Marquette and Alger counties; safety, intake, space, and program rules apply

The Women's Center / Harbor House

The Women's Center provides confidential support, safety planning, advocacy, counseling, support groups, legal consultation, and emergency shelter for survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Marquette and Alger counties. Use a safer device if someone may monitor communications; call the 24/7 line or 911 for immediate danger.

Nonprofit single-room housing and emergency-shelter pathway - Marquette; application, rent, eligibility, space, and emergency-bed rules apply

Janzen House

Janzen House describes 24 single-occupancy rooms and eight emergency-shelter bed spaces in Marquette. Review the current application and call to confirm whether a room or emergency bed is available, what the rent and eligibility rules are, and what documents are needed. It is not emergency medical care or a cleanup service.

Municipal property-maintenance, zoning, solid-waste, fire-safety, and housing-code complaint pathway - City of Marquette; city-limits, factual-basis, notice, correction, and appeal rules apply

City of Marquette Code Enforcement

The City's current code-enforcement page explains how to raise a zoning or code concern and lists the code-enforcement and community-development contacts. Ask whether the property is within city limits and what process applies. This is not counseling, crisis response, housing placement, or private cleanup.

Official county emergency-preparedness and public-safety coordination contact - Marquette County; call 911 for emergencies and use this office for non-emergency planning or coordination

Marquette County Emergency Management

The current Michigan local emergency-management contact list identifies Marquette County's emergency-management coordinator and phone. Use this route for preparedness or non-emergency coordination questions, not for an active fire, medical emergency, violence, or immediate threat; call 911 in those situations.

Qualified hospital-based behavioral-health and supervised crisis-treatment pathway for adults 18+ - Marquette; emergency-department, medical-necessity, admission, insurance, and capacity rules apply

UP Health System - Marquette Adult Behavioral Health

UP Health System describes adult inpatient behavioral-health services with 24/7 supervised treatment and crisis support for adults 18 and older. Call or use the emergency department for urgent medical assessment and confirm how the hospital's behavioral-health pathway fits; call 911 for immediate danger. This is not hoarding cleanup or housing placement.

State-funded route to local housing assessment, shelter, rental, and utility assistance - Michigan, including Marquette County; local intake, eligibility, funding, and capacity rules apply

Michigan Housing Assessment and Shelter Pathway

Michigan's housing agency explains that local Housing Assessment and Resource Agencies connect people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness with appropriate services. Call 211 or ask Community Action Alger-Marquette to identify the current Marquette County intake route. It is not emergency dispatch or a guaranteed placement.

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.

Nonprofit housing-stability, utility, water, and human-services pathway - Marquette and Alger counties; income, application, funding, document, and capacity rules apply

Community Action Alger-Marquette Housing and Utilities

Community Action Alger-Marquette lists housing and utilities among its current service areas. Call to describe the housing or utility barrier and confirm the current program, county coverage, income rules, documents, funding, and waitlist. Assistance is not guaranteed and is not a crisis-dispatch service.

Nonprofit low-income home-weatherization and energy-safety pathway - Marquette and Alger counties; income, home or rental, utility, document, prior-service, and appointment rules apply

Community Action Alger-Marquette Weatherization

Community Action Alger-Marquette provides weatherization assistance intended to reduce energy use and utility burden for eligible households. Call to confirm the current income limits, ownership or rental rules, documents, waitlist, and whether the property qualifies. It is not general cleanup or emergency response.

Nonprofit food, nutrition, and community-support pathway - Marquette and Alger counties; household, schedule, supply, eligibility, and program rules vary

Community Action Alger-Marquette Community Nutrition

Community Action Alger-Marquette lists community nutrition among its current programs. Ask about food distribution, nutrition support, current locations, schedules, household requirements, and available supply before traveling. Food access is not medical care, emergency shelter, or hoarding-specific support.

Local nonprofit food, shelter, utility, rent, prescription, transportation, clothing, furniture, and material-needs pathway - Marquette area; assessment, funding, voucher, household, and capacity rules vary

St. Vincent de Paul Marquette Food Pantry and Financial Aid

St. Vincent de Paul Marquette describes assistance with food, shelter, utilities, rent, prescriptions, transportation, clothing, furniture, and other material needs, along with a local pantry and financial-aid office. Call to confirm current registration, hours, eligibility, and what help is available. Assistance is not guaranteed or emergency medical care.

Local food-pantry pathway with published Marquette hours - Marquette County; registration, schedule, household, and supply rules apply

Marquette Food Pantry - St. Vincent de Paul District Council

The Marquette pantry page lists current pantry and financial-aid hours, including the Marquette location at 2119 Presque Isle Avenue. Call before traveling to confirm registration, hours, household information, and available supply. Food access is not medical care, emergency shelter, or a hoarding-specific service.

Publicly administered housing-subsidy pathway for eligible very-low-income, older, or disabled households - Marquette County; the current waitlist is closed, and eligibility, unit, and funding rules apply

Marquette Housing Commission Housing Choice Voucher Program

The Marquette Housing Commission explains that Housing Choice Vouchers can help eligible households rent participating units in Marquette County, but its current page says the waitlist is closed. Review the current status and other housing options before applying; a voucher is not emergency shelter or a guaranteed unit.

Public bus and county-mobility pathway - Marquette County; routes, reservation or dispatch, fare, accessibility, and schedule rules apply

MarqTran Public Transportation

MarqTran's current site provides transit information, route materials, and a weekday dispatcher at the transfer station. Ask about an accessible trip to an appointment, food pantry, shelter, or support service and confirm the current route and fare before relying on a ride. Transportation is not emergency response.

Free workforce, career-coaching, training, education, benefits, and job-search pathway - Upper Peninsula, including Marquette County; program, eligibility, funding, and appointment rules vary

UP Michigan Works!

UP Michigan Works! offers career support, resume help, training and education connections, and local workforce navigation. Use its current site to find the Marquette-area office and ask about transportation, training, benefits, and work-support options. It is not emergency response, clinical care, or housing placement.

State food-assistance and benefits application pathway - Michigan, including Marquette County; income, household, work-rule, documentation, and recertification rules apply

Michigan Food Assistance and MI Bridges

Michigan's Food Assistance Program and MI Bridges can help eligible households apply for food benefits and manage state assistance. Review current eligibility before applying, and ask 211 or county human services for local application support if needed. Benefits are not emergency food delivery or a crisis service.

Statewide legal-aid and civil-legal referral search - Michigan, including Marquette County; income, case type, conflict, geography, and capacity rules apply

Michigan State Bar Legal Aid Directory

The State Bar of Michigan's legal-aid page helps residents find civil-legal assistance and referral options. Use it to ask about housing, benefits, guardianship, consumer, or other civil issues, then confirm whether a current provider serves Marquette County and whether the case qualifies. It is not emergency response or legal representation by itself.

Free, confidential, 24/7 community-resource navigation - Michigan, including Marquette and Marquette County; provider eligibility, hours, funding, and capacity vary

Michigan 211

Call 211 or search Michigan 211 for current housing, shelter, food, utilities, health care, transportation, benefits, and other local services. Ask for Marquette County options and confirm details with each provider. A referral does not guarantee funding, an appointment, shelter, transportation, or another placement, and 211 is not emergency dispatch.

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 Marquette County.

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 Marquette or elsewhere, but it is not therapy, clinical care, crisis response, emergency service, housing placement, or cleanup.

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. This is not emergency response.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Marquette, 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