A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in McRae-Helena, Georgia.

Start with a respectful next step in McRae-Helena or elsewhere in Telfair County. This guide connects people, families, supporters, and local systems with practical pathways while keeping emergencies and clinical care in the right lane.

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You do not have to solve everything at once. Start with the pathway that fits the situation, then confirm current availability, eligibility, cost, and safety requirements directly with the organization.

For immediate danger

If there is immediate danger, fire, a medical emergency, or an active threat, call 911. For emotional or behavioral-health crisis support in Georgia, call or text 988 or call the Georgia Crisis & Access Line at 1-800-715-4225.

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.

Private-pay hoarding support, organizing help, groups, and family guidance - broader service area; scope, cost, scheduling, travel, consent, safety, and capacity rules apply; not emergency care

The Peer Tree

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. Ask about scope, cost, travel, consent, safety, and whether support is available in McRae-Helena or Telfair County.

Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns - online; current access and eligibility should be confirmed; not therapy or emergency support

Unburied

Unburied, from The Peer Tree, offers a judgment-free digital pathway with peer support, groups, and tools for people directly affected and for friends, family, property managers, municipal workers, and other supporters. It is not therapy, a crisis service, or a substitute for emergency help.

Confidential resource navigation for food, housing, health care, transportation, crisis support, and basic needs - Georgia and nationwide; provider, eligibility, and availability rules apply; not emergency dispatch

211

211 connects people with local resource navigators for basic needs and community support. Ask which current Telfair County resource fits the situation and what documentation or service-area rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger.

Qualified local primary-care and behavioral-health pathway serving McRae-Helena and Telfair County - 280 East Willow Creek Lane; appointment, insurance, payment, and capacity rules apply; not emergency care

Community Health Care Systems - McRae

Community Health Care Systems publishes its McRae location with family health, primary care, telehealth, pharmacy delivery, behavioral health, and COVID testing. Confirm current appointments, coverage, payment, accessibility, and service scope directly before traveling.

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.

Emergency dispatch for immediate danger, fire, medical emergency, or active threat - McRae-Helena and Telfair County; emergency use only

911

Call 911 when someone is in immediate danger, a fire or medical emergency is happening, violence is occurring, or emergency responders are needed. A hoarding or housing concern that is not immediately dangerous may need a planned county, housing, or support response instead.

Free, confidential emotional-distress and suicide-crisis support - Georgia and nationwide; 24/7; not fire, EMS, or police dispatch

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for emotional distress, suicidal thoughts, or a behavioral-health crisis. If there is immediate physical danger, fire, a medical emergency, or an active threat, call 911 instead.

24/7/365 statewide behavioral-health crisis access, mobile-crisis referral, urgent appointments, and provider navigation - Georgia including Telfair County; not a substitute for 911 in immediate danger

Georgia Crisis & Access Line

GCAL can provide telephone intervention, help identify state-funded or other behavioral-health services, dispatch mobile crisis, and help locate an open crisis or detox bed. Call 911 for immediate physical danger or an emergency requiring police, fire, or EMS.

Local emergency-communications and non-emergency public-safety contact - McRae-Helena and Telfair County; call 911 for emergencies; non-emergency response rules apply

Telfair-Wheeler 911 Call Center

Telfair County public-safety information identifies 911 for emergencies and publishes 229-868-7833 for non-emergency questions. Use emergency dispatch only when the situation is urgent and confirm the right agency for routine concerns.

County law-enforcement and detention pathway serving Telfair County - 19 East Oak Street, McRae-Helena; routine jurisdiction and response rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

Telfair County Sheriff's Office

Telfair County publishes the sheriff's office and jail contacts. Use the non-emergency route for routine questions or reports when there is no immediate threat; call 911 in an emergency.

Municipal law-enforcement pathway serving McRae-Helena; routine jurisdiction and response rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

McRae-Helena Police Department

The City of McRae-Helena publishes a police contact for routine municipal public-safety questions. Call 911 for an immediate threat, medical emergency, fire, or other emergency requiring dispatch.

Municipal fire and rescue pathway serving McRae-Helena; routine information only; call 911 for fire, rescue, or medical emergencies

McRae-Helena Fire Department

The City of McRae-Helena publishes a fire-department contact. Call 911 for an active fire, rescue need, medical emergency, suspected gas leak, or immediate danger rather than relying on a routine office number.

State traffic-safety and law-enforcement pathway serving the surrounding area; routine jurisdiction and response rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

Georgia State Patrol Post 16

Telfair County's public-safety information publishes the Georgia State Patrol Post 16 non-emergency contact. Use it for routine state-road or traffic-safety questions and call 911 for an active emergency.

Local emergency-preparedness and hazard-coordination pathway - Telfair County; preparedness and routine coordination only; call 911 for emergencies

Telfair County Emergency Management

Use the county and Georgia emergency-management directories to identify the current Telfair County emergency-management contact for preparedness, severe-weather, and hazard-coordination questions. Call 911 for immediate danger, fire, rescue, or medical emergencies.

Official local public-health, vital-records, prevention, environmental-health, and health-information pathway - 89 Telfair Avenue, McRae-Helena; appointments, fees, insurance, and eligibility vary; not emergency care

Telfair County Health Department

Georgia DPH publishes the Telfair County Health Department and Vital Records Office at 89 Telfair Avenue in McRae-Helena. Confirm current services, appointments, fees, eligibility, and the right office before traveling; call 911 for emergencies.

Report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an older adult or adult with a disability - Georgia including Telfair County; intake and investigation rules apply; call 911 if someone is in immediate danger

Georgia Adult Protective Services

Georgia APS receives reports involving older adults and adults with disabilities who may be abused, neglected, or exploited. Call the statewide intake line or use the official reporting route; APS is not emergency dispatch and does not guarantee cleanup or housing placement.

Report suspected child abuse or neglect - Georgia including Telfair County; intake and assessment rules apply; call 911 if a child is in immediate danger

Georgia Child Protective Services

Use Georgia's CPS central-intake route when there is a concern about child abuse or neglect. This is a reporting and assessment pathway, not emergency response; call 911 for immediate danger.

Statewide domestic-violence safety-planning and referral pathway - Georgia; confidentiality, capacity, and location-safety rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Georgia Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline

Georgia's statewide domestic-violence hotline can help identify confidential safety-planning and shelter options. Use the official contact route to obtain current assistance and do not rely on this service as emergency dispatch.

State behavioral-health and developmental-disability service network serving Telfair County - Dublin outpatient office; intake, eligibility, referral, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Community Service Board of Middle Georgia

Georgia DBHDD lists the Community Service Board of Middle Georgia as serving Telfair County. Its provider information describes mental-health, substance-use, intellectual/developmental-disability, and peer-support pathways with sliding-fee and public-insurance options at applicable sites. Ask about current local intake and service availability; use GCAL or 911 as appropriate in crisis.

State behavioral-health, developmental-disability, crisis, substance-use, and community-support navigation - Georgia including Telfair County; service area, eligibility, referral, and capacity rules apply

Georgia DBHDD Provider Search

Georgia DBHDD provides a statewide provider-search route for behavioral-health and intellectual/developmental-disability services. Confirm current local provider scope, coverage, eligibility, and capacity before relying on a listing; call 911 for immediate danger.

Municipal public-works, permit, zoning, inspection, and property-safety pathway - McRae-Helena; jurisdiction, notice, due-process, and privacy rules apply; not emergency response

City of McRae-Helena Permits and Code Questions

The City of McRae-Helena publishes current permit, zoning, public-works, and document routes. Contact City Hall to confirm whether an address-specific concern belongs to the city, county, landlord, utility, or an emergency responder.

Safe-digging and utility-marking safety pathway - Georgia including Telfair County; planned digging only; call 911 for a gas leak, fire, or immediate danger

Georgia 811

Use Georgia 811 before planned digging so utilities can be located. Leave the area and call 911 for a suspected gas leak, fire, or immediate threat; 811 is not emergency dispatch or a cleanup service.

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.

County-government, public meetings, property, courts, records, roads, utilities, permits, and local-service pathway - 91 Telfair Avenue, Suite A, McRae; office, jurisdiction, and process rules apply; not emergency response

Telfair County Government

Telfair County's current information site routes residents to county offices, courts, elections, public works, solid waste, taxes, and other local services. Confirm the responsible office and current hours before traveling or filing a request.

Municipal-government and city-service pathway for McRae-Helena - 25 South First Avenue; city jurisdiction, account, payment, permit, and process rules apply; not emergency response

City of McRae-Helena

The City of McRae-Helena publishes City Hall, public-safety, public-works, permits, zoning, and payment routes. Confirm whether an address-specific concern belongs to the city or county before submitting a request.

Municipal forms, open-records, permits, rezoning, water and sewer, occupational-tax, and local-process pathway - McRae-Helena; filing, fee, account, and jurisdiction rules apply

City of McRae-Helena Document Library

The city's document library provides current forms and process information for open records, rezoning, water and sewer taps, yard-sale permits, occupational tax, and related city business. Confirm the right form and current submission method directly.

County superior, probate, magistrate, clerk, records, filing, and court-navigation pathway - 19 East Oak Street, McRae-Helena; case, record, filing, identity, fee, and jurisdiction rules apply; not legal advice or emergency response

Telfair County Courts and Records

Telfair County publishes contacts for the superior, probate, and magistrate courts and related county records. Use the county directory to identify the right office before traveling or filing; seek legal advice when representation is needed.

Local property-tax, motor-vehicle, title, tag, and payment-navigation pathway - 91 Telfair Avenue, Suite G, McRae; account, identity, deadline, fee, and office-hour rules apply

Telfair County Tax Commissioner

Telfair County publishes the Tax Commissioner's office for property-tax and motor-vehicle questions. Confirm current deadlines, identity requirements, payment options, and service responsibility before sending documents.

Local property-assessment, parcel-record, and assessment-question pathway - 16 South Second Avenue, McRae-Helena; parcel, identity, appeal, fee, and office-hour rules apply

Telfair County Board of Tax Assessors

Telfair County publishes the Board of Tax Assessors contact for property-assessment questions. Confirm the current process, records needed, and appeal deadlines directly with the county.

Local voter-registration, election, polling, absentee, and civic-information pathway - 91 Telfair Avenue, McRae-Helena; registration, deadline, identity, and jurisdiction rules apply

Telfair County Elections and Registrar

Telfair County publishes the chief registrar and election contacts. Confirm current registration, polling, absentee, and election-administration information directly with the county.

Official benefits, Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, child-welfare, and family-support pathway - 35 East Brewton Street, McRae-Helena; eligibility, documentation, interview, and office-hour rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Telfair County DFCS

Georgia DFCS publishes a Telfair County office in McRae-Helena for benefits and family services. Ask about SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, application status, documentation, and current office hours; use CPS intake for suspected child abuse or neglect.

Local public-school, student-support, food-service, special-education, and McKinney-Vento education pathway - 212 West Huckabee Street, McRae-Helena; enrollment, privacy, eligibility, and district rules apply; not emergency response

Telfair County School District

Telfair County Schools publishes district contacts and current notices. Contact the district to identify current student and family supports, enrollment requirements, school meals, special-education questions, or McKinney-Vento education support.

Local family-support collaborative connecting schools, DFCS, health, housing, workforce, youth, and community partners - Telfair County; program availability, eligibility, privacy, and referral rules apply

Telfair County Family Connection

Telfair County Family Connection describes a current partnership route for coordinating family and community supports. Ask about current family, youth, education, health, housing, and workforce referrals rather than assuming a specific program is available.

Public library and free information, technology, learning, and community-resource pathway - 101 West College Street, McRae-Helena; card, hours, room, equipment, and program rules apply

Telfair County Public Library

The Ocmulgee Regional Library System publishes Telfair County Public Library in McRae-Helena. Confirm current hours, card requirements, computer access, printing, programs, and referral information directly.

Local business, community-development, workforce, education, events, and practical-information pathway - 9 East Oak Street, McRae-Helena; membership, program, and business-service rules apply

Telfair County Chamber and Community Information

Telfair County's current community-information site and chamber route publish local contacts, events, education, tutoring, adult-learning, and community-development information. Use it to identify a current local partner and confirm service details directly.

Local community-service and food-assistance pathway identified in Georgia's current food-assistance resources - 713 Telfair Avenue, McRae; operator, hours, eligibility, and supply rules must be confirmed directly; not emergency dispatch

Telfair Community Service Center

Georgia DPH's food-assistance booklet identifies Telfair Community Service Center at 713 Telfair Avenue. Confirm the current operator, hours, eligibility, available supplies, and whether an appointment is needed before traveling.

Local aging, congregate-meal, activity, and older-adult support pathway identified in Georgia's current food-assistance resources - 605 Daughtry Avenue, McRae; age, eligibility, schedule, enrollment, and capacity rules apply

McRae Senior Citizen Center

Georgia DPH's food-assistance booklet identifies McRae Senior Citizen Center at 605 Daughtry Avenue. Ask about current meals, activities, transportation, wellness, and home-delivered options, along with eligibility and enrollment requirements.

Regional aging, caregiver, meals, transportation, and long-term-support navigation pathway serving the area - 218 South Second Avenue, McRae; assessment, eligibility, referral, and capacity rules apply

Heart of Georgia Council on Aging Area Agency on Aging

Georgia DPH's food-assistance booklet identifies the Heart of Georgia Council on Aging Area Agency on Aging in McRae. Ask about current older-adult, caregiver, meals, transportation, and long-term-support options and confirm county coverage directly.

Local food-assistance pathway identified in Georgia's current food-assistance resources - World Outreach Church, 1101 East Oak Street, McRae; operator, hours, eligibility, and supply rules must be confirmed directly; not emergency dispatch

Loaves & Fish Ministries

Georgia DPH's food-assistance booklet identifies Loaves & Fish Ministries at World Outreach Church. Confirm the current operator, distribution schedule, eligibility, available supplies, and whether an appointment is needed before traveling.

State family-serving resource-navigation pathway for counseling, food, transportation, and community supports - Georgia including Telfair County; provider, eligibility, availability, and referral rules apply

Georgia Find Help

Georgia DFCS identifies Find Help Georgia as a resource for family-serving programs, counseling, food pantries, transportation, and other community supports. Confirm the current provider, service area, eligibility, and contact method before relying on a result.

State SNAP, food-resource, food-bank, pantry, and child-nutrition navigation - Georgia including Telfair County; eligibility, application, residency, income, and distribution rules apply

Georgia Food Assistance

Georgia's official food-resource page explains how to find SNAP, food banks, pantries, and child-nutrition programs. Use the statewide tools to identify a current Telfair County option and confirm hours, documentation, and eligibility before traveling.

State nutrition, breastfeeding, and food-benefit pathway for eligible pregnant, postpartum, and young-child households - Georgia including Telfair County; income, categorical, appointment, and documentation rules apply

Georgia WIC

Georgia WIC provides an official route to nutrition assistance and health referrals for eligible families. Confirm current Telfair County clinic details, eligibility, appointment requirements, and documents before traveling.

State Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, and benefits-application pathway - Georgia including Telfair County; eligibility, identity, income, renewal, and documentation rules apply

Georgia Medicaid and Georgia Gateway

Georgia Gateway is the state's benefits-application route for Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, and related programs. Use the official portal or DFCS office to check current eligibility, renewal, and documentation requirements.

State housing-search and rental-navigation pathway for Georgia including Telfair County; landlord, availability, screening, income, deposit, and accessibility rules apply; not emergency shelter

Georgia Housing Search

Georgia's housing-search system helps residents look for available rentals and housing resources. Confirm current listings, screening criteria, deposits, accessibility, and whether a property is within the needed service area; call 911 for immediate danger.

State housing, homelessness, rental-assistance, and community-resource navigation - Georgia including Telfair County; program, income, documentation, funding, and availability rules apply

Georgia Department of Community Affairs Homeless and Housing Resources

Georgia DCA publishes statewide housing and homelessness resources that can help identify coordinated-entry, rental-assistance, and local housing pathways. Confirm which program serves Telfair County and what current eligibility and funding limits apply.

Nonprofit civil-legal-help and legal-information pathway for eligible Georgians; service area, income, case-type, conflict, and capacity rules apply; not emergency response

Georgia Legal Services Program

Georgia Legal Services Program provides civil legal help for eligible residents through its intake routes. Ask whether a housing, benefits, disability, family, or consumer issue fits current criteria; a listing does not guarantee representation.

Statewide aging, disability, caregiver, long-term-support, and local-service navigation - Georgia including Telfair County; eligibility, assessment, referral, and capacity rules apply

Georgia Aging and Disability Resource Connection

Georgia's ADRC route connects older adults, people with disabilities, caregivers, and families with local aging and long-term-support options. Confirm current county coverage, eligibility, assessments, waitlists, and available supports.

State employment, rehabilitation, disability, and independent-living support pathway - Georgia including Telfair County; eligibility, assessment, documentation, and service-capacity rules apply

Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation

Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation provides an official route for people with disabilities seeking employment, training, rehabilitation, or independent-living support. Ask about current eligibility, referral, assessment, and local office coverage.

Regional employment, job-search, training, unemployment, and workforce-navigation pathway serving the surrounding area; appointment, eligibility, documentation, and service-area rules apply

Georgia Department of Labor Career Centers

The Georgia Department of Labor's career-center system can connect residents with job-search, training, unemployment, and workforce programs. Confirm whether the current Dublin or another center serves Telfair County and what appointments or documents are needed.

State veterans-benefits, claims, referrals, and support-navigation pathway - Georgia including Telfair County; veteran eligibility, records, appointment, and program rules apply

Georgia Department of Veterans Service

Georgia's Department of Veterans Service provides an official route for veterans and their families seeking benefits or claims assistance. Confirm the nearest current field office, eligibility, required records, and appointment process.

Statewide peer-support, consumer advocacy, and behavioral-health navigation pathway - Georgia including Telfair County; program, schedule, eligibility, and capacity rules apply; not crisis dispatch

Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network

The Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network offers peer-centered mental-health support and advocacy resources. Confirm current programs and local or statewide access; use 988, GCAL, or 911 for crisis needs as appropriate.

Statewide recovery, peer-support, and substance-use navigation pathway - Georgia including Telfair County; program, eligibility, schedule, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Georgia Council on Substance Abuse

The Georgia Council on Substance Abuse publishes recovery-support and peer resources for individuals and families. Confirm current local or virtual options and use GCAL or 911 for an emergency.

Statewide confidential resource-navigation pathway for food, housing, health, transportation, utilities, and basic needs - Georgia; provider, eligibility, availability, and service-area rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Georgia 211 Resource Navigation

Georgia 211 can help identify current community resources when a local office, program, or provider is difficult to find. Ask the navigator to confirm current Telfair County options and documentation requirements.

Utility-account, outage, payment-arrangement, and energy-assistance pathway for customers in Georgia; account, service-area, income-program, and outage rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Georgia Power Customer Assistance

If a Telfair County address receives Georgia Power service, the utility's official assistance route can help with account questions, outages, payment arrangements, and available assistance programs. Confirm the serving utility before sharing account details.

State travel, road-condition, closure, and transportation-information pathway - Georgia including Telfair County; route and incident information changes; not emergency dispatch

Georgia Department of Transportation 511

Georgia 511 provides current travel and road information that may help with appointments, service access, or severe-weather planning. Call 911 for an emergency on the road or immediate danger.

County landfill and solid-waste disposal pathway - 98 Landfill Lane, McRae-Helena; site, schedule, accepted-material, access, and fee rules apply; not a cleanup or emergency service

Telfair County Landfill and Solid Waste

Telfair County publishes a landfill contact for solid-waste questions. Confirm current hours, accepted materials, access, and any fees before transporting items; this is a disposal pathway, not a cleanup service or emergency response.

Local-partner navigation through county, municipal, school, library, health, aging, food, and community organizations - Telfair County; each provider's eligibility, privacy, capacity, and scope rules apply

Telfair County Family and Community Partners

The county and community sources above can help identify the right local office for a specific need. Confirm the current provider, service area, cost, consent, documentation, and safety limits directly rather than assuming that a partner offers every service.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in McRae-Helena, Georgia, 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.

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