A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

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

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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Midland, Midland 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. Community Mental Health for Central Michigan provides 24-hour crisis access at 800-317-0708; call or text 988 for nationwide crisis support. If you are without housing or facing eviction, call Home To Stay at 989-496-9550 or 211 and confirm the current housing-assessment route.

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 - Midland County; assessment, eligibility, insurance, referral, and capacity rules apply

Community Mental Health for Central Michigan - Midland County

Community Mental Health for Central Michigan is the public behavioral-health pathway for Midland County. Its Midland location is listed at 218 Fast Ice Drive, with a local office phone of 989-631-2320 and a 24-hour crisis line at 800-317-0708. Ask what service may fit a hoarding-related concern; this is not organizing or cleanup.

Local public-health, environmental-health, clinic, prevention, preparedness, and community-safety pathway - Midland County; program, appointment, jurisdiction, and emergency limits apply

Midland County Department of Public Health

Midland County Public Health can be a starting point when a home or neighborhood concern involves sanitation, environmental health, disease prevention, waste, pests, water, or access to public-health services. The department is listed at 220 West Ellsworth Street; call to ask which program or inspection process fits. It is not emergency response or whole-home cleanup.

Official county-government navigator for departments, public records, emergency management, public health, veterans services, and local administration - Midland County; department, jurisdiction, appointment, and service limits apply

Midland County Government

Midland County's official site is a starting point for current county departments, public notices, records, emergency management, public health, veterans services, and local contacts. Use it to identify the right county pathway for a health, housing, safety, permit, or benefits concern, then confirm that department's current instructions.

Official municipal navigator for property maintenance, building, code, public works, police, fire, utilities, and local services - City of Midland; city-limits, department, notice, and process rules apply

City of Midland

The City of Midland is the municipal starting point for city-limits questions involving property maintenance, building, zoning, public works, utilities, police, fire, and other city services. Ask which department and process apply before sharing sensitive details. It is not counseling, crisis response, housing placement, or private cleanup.

Nonprofit housing-assessment, eviction-prevention, shelter, utility, and housing-stabilization pathway - Midland County; assessment, eligibility, funding, document, and capacity rules apply

Home To Stay - Housing Assistance and Resource Agency

Home To Stay is Midland County's Housing Assessment and Resource Agency and can help identify the current route for people who are homeless or at risk of losing housing. Call before traveling to confirm assessment, shelter, rent, utility, or other assistance options. It is not emergency dispatch or a guaranteed placement.

Nonprofit emergency shelter, food, clothing, outreach, and community-assistance pathway - Midland; intake, appointment, household, safety, and capacity rules apply

Midland's Open Door

Midland's Open Door provides emergency basic-needs services, including shelter and food, at 412 West Buttles Street. Call and ask for a community life advisor to confirm the current service, intake, documents, and availability. It is not emergency medical response, counseling, or a guaranteed housing placement.

Local nonprofit food-pantry and mobile-distribution network - Midland County; household, schedule, supply, visit-frequency, and eligibility rules vary

Midland County Food Assistance Network

The Midland County Food Assistance Network lists current pantry locations and mobile distributions across the county. Call 989-486-9393 and choose line 1, or review the current pantry schedule before traveling. Food assistance is not emergency medical care or shelter.

Aging, care coordination, transportation, meals, in-home, caregiver, memory-support, counseling, and safety pathway - Midland County; age, assessment, donation, and capacity rules vary

Senior Services Midland County

Senior Services Midland County offers care coordination and practical supports that may include transportation, Meals on Wheels, home care, memory support, counseling, safety services, support groups, and adult-day programming. Call to describe the need and confirm age, assessment, fees or donations, and availability. It is not emergency response or whole-home cleanup.

Countywide curb-to-curb public transportation and reservation pathway - Midland County; reservation, service-area, fare, mobility, and schedule rules apply

County Connection of Midland

County Connection of Midland provides countywide curb-to-curb transportation. Ask about an accessible ride to an appointment, food pantry, housing meeting, or support service and confirm the current reservation timing, fare, service area, and availability. Transportation is not emergency response.

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 - Midland 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, access screening, and service-connection pathway - Midland County; crisis assessment, response, eligibility, and follow-up rules apply

CMHCM 24-Hour Crisis Line

Community Mental Health for Central Michigan lists 800-317-0708 for 24-hour crisis support and access screening. 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.

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 Midland 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.

Official county preparedness, public-safety, severe-weather, fire, flood, hazardous-materials, and recovery pathway - Midland County; call 911 for emergencies and use this office for planning or non-emergency coordination

Midland County Emergency Management

Midland County Emergency Management maintains preparedness and public-information pathways for severe weather, flooding, fire, power outages, hazardous materials, and other hazards. The county lists an emergency information hotline at 1-888-835-5667 and an office contact at 989-832-6750. Use 911 when immediate danger is present.

Official public-health preparedness and environmental-health coordination pathway - Midland County; program, jurisdiction, and after-hours rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

Midland County Public Health Emergency Preparedness

Midland County Public Health describes emergency-preparedness and public-health coordination for the county. For an urgent public-health hazard, call the department's current contact or 911 when immediate danger is present; after-hours emergency public-health guidance directs residents to 911. This is not a cleanup provider.

Municipal property-maintenance, building, zoning, complaint, and housing-safety navigation - City of Midland; city-limits, department, notice, correction, and appeal rules apply

City of Midland Code and Property-Maintenance Pathway

The City of Midland's code and ordinance resources can help residents identify the correct municipal pathway for building, zoning, property-maintenance, nuisance, or public-safety concerns within city limits. Call City Hall to confirm the department and current process before sharing sensitive details. This is not counseling, crisis response, housing placement, or private cleanup.

Free, confidential domestic-violence and sexual-assault shelter, advocacy, counseling, safety-planning, and support pathway - Midland County; intake, space, and safety rules apply

Shelterhouse of Midland and Gladwin Counties

Shelterhouse provides confidential support for domestic violence and sexual assault, including crisis advocacy, counseling, safety planning, and shelter options. Call 989-835-6771 or text 989-200-5122; use a safer device if someone may monitor communications. Call 911 for immediate danger. Services are not hoarding cleanup or general housing placement.

Local nonprofit emergency shelter and basic-needs pathway - Midland; intake, household, safety, space, and capacity rules apply

Midland's Open Door Emergency Shelter

Midland's Open Door lists emergency shelter and basic-needs support at 412 West Buttles Street. Call before traveling to confirm current intake, eligibility, space, and any safety or documentation requirements. It is not emergency medical response or a guaranteed placement.

Local housing-crisis assessment and homelessness-prevention pathway - Midland County; assessment, eligibility, funding, documentation, and capacity rules apply

Home To Stay Housing Assessment

Home To Stay provides Midland County's HARA route for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of losing housing. Call 989-496-9550 to confirm current assessment, shelter, rent, utility, diversion, or other housing-stabilization options. It is not emergency dispatch or guaranteed placement.

State-funded route to local housing assessment, shelter, rental, and utility assistance - Michigan, including Midland 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 Home To Stay to identify the current Midland County intake route. It is not emergency dispatch or a guaranteed placement.

Free, confidential, 24/7 community-resource navigation - Michigan, including Midland 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 Midland County options and confirm details with each provider. A referral does not guarantee funding, an appointment, shelter, transportation, or placement, and 211 is not emergency dispatch.

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 counseling, HARA assessment, homelessness prevention, shelter, and housing-stabilization pathway - Midland County; assessment, eligibility, funding, document, and capacity rules apply

Home To Stay Housing Assistance

Home To Stay can help residents identify current housing-stability options, including the HARA assessment route for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Call to confirm the current program, documents, eligibility, and availability. Assistance is not immediate or guaranteed.

Nonprofit food, shelter, clothing, outreach, and community-life-advisor pathway - Midland; intake, appointment, household, identification, and capacity rules vary

Midland's Open Door Basic Needs Services

Midland's Open Door lists food, shelter, clothing, and other emergency basic-needs services. Call and ask for a community life advisor to describe the current barrier and confirm the appropriate program, documents, hours, and available supply. It is not clinical care, emergency dispatch, or guaranteed assistance.

Local pantry and mobile food-distribution network - Midland County; schedule, household, supply, visit-frequency, and eligibility rules vary

Midland County Food Assistance Network

The Midland County Food Assistance Network lists eight pantry locations and mobile distributions. Review the current schedule or call 989-486-9393 line 1 before traveling to confirm location, hours, household rules, and available supply. Food support is not shelter or emergency medical care.

Community food pantry, hygiene, diaper, mobile-food, and MI Bridges navigation pathway - Midland County; schedule, supply, household, and eligibility rules apply

North Midland Family Center

North Midland Family Center lists pantry, food, hygiene, diaper, mobile-food, and MI Bridges navigation services at 2601 East Shearer Road. Call to confirm the current schedule, household eligibility, documents, and supply before traveling. It is not emergency response or a guaranteed benefit.

Aging, meals, transportation, care coordination, in-home, caregiver, memory-support, counseling, safety, and adult-day pathway - Midland County; age, assessment, donation, and capacity rules vary

Senior Services Midland County

Senior Services Midland County provides practical supports for older adults and caregivers, including meals, transportation, care coordination, home care, memory support, counseling, safety services, support groups, and adult-day programming. Call to identify the right service and confirm current eligibility and availability.

Nonprofit affordable-rental housing pathway - Midland County; application, income, household, waitlist, reasonable-accommodation, and unit-availability rules apply

Affordable Housing Alliance of Midland County

Affordable Housing Alliance of Midland County describes a nonprofit affordable-housing mission and a portfolio of rental properties in Midland County. Contact the leasing office to confirm current properties, income or household requirements, waitlists, accessibility, and availability. Housing is not immediate or guaranteed.

Countywide curb-to-curb public transit and non-emergency transportation pathway - Midland County; reservation, service-area, fare, mobility, and schedule rules apply

County Connection of Midland

County Connection of Midland provides public transportation across the county, including curb-to-curb service. Ask about a ride to a medical appointment, food pantry, support group, or housing meeting and confirm the current reservation window, fare, and availability. It is not emergency response.

Municipal demand-response public transportation pathway - City of Midland; reservation, city-limits, fare, mobility, and schedule rules apply

City of Midland Dial-A-Ride

The City of Midland lists Dial-A-Ride as a demand-response transportation service. Call 989-837-6940 to confirm the current reservation process, service area, fare, accessibility, and ride availability. Transportation is not emergency medical response.

Local environmental-health, sanitation, community-health, and public-health navigation pathway - Midland County; program, inspection, jurisdiction, and emergency limits apply

Midland County Public Health Environmental Health

Midland County Public Health can help identify the appropriate public-health or environmental-health route when a home concern involves sanitation, pests, waste, water, or a potential health hazard. Call 989-832-6380 and ask which current program or inspection process fits. It is not private cleanup or emergency dispatch.

Nonprofit low-income home-weatherization and energy-safety pathway - Midland County; income, homeowner or renter, landlord permission, document, inspection, and capacity rules apply

Mid Michigan Community Action Weatherization

Mid Michigan Community Action provides no-cost weatherization for eligible households in Midland County, including energy-saving repairs and some health-and-safety improvements. Call or text the Midland office at 989-832-7377 to confirm eligibility, application steps, waitlist, and whether the property qualifies. It is not a same-day repair or general cleanup service.

State energy-assistance and weatherization pathway - Michigan, including Midland County; income, application window, documentation, funding, and program rules apply

Michigan Energy Assistance and Weatherization

Michigan's energy and weatherization programs can connect eligible homeowners and renters with energy assistance and no-cost energy-conservation services through local operators. Review current requirements, apply through MI Bridges when appropriate, and call 211 for local referrals. These programs are not same-day emergency repair or general cleanup.

State food-assistance and benefits application pathway - Michigan, including Midland 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, North Midland Family Center, or county human services for local application support if needed. Benefits are not emergency food delivery or a crisis service.

Free self-help and civil-legal information pathway for eviction, housing conditions, and tenant issues - Michigan, including Midland County; case, court, income, and representation limits apply

Michigan Legal Help - Eviction and Housing Resources

Michigan Legal Help provides current self-help information about eviction, housing conditions, illegal lockouts, subsidized housing, and related tenant issues. Use the site to understand possible options, then confirm deadlines and whether legal advice or representation is available for the specific case. It is not emergency response or a substitute for an attorney.

Statewide legal-aid and civil-legal referral search - Michigan, including Midland 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 Midland County and whether the case qualifies. It is not emergency response or legal representation by itself.

County veterans-benefits, family-support, documentation, and referral pathway - Midland County; veteran or family eligibility, documents, appointment, and program rules apply

Midland County Veterans Services

Midland County Veterans Services helps veterans and family members apply for federal, state, and county benefits and refers people to appropriate services. Call 989-832-6843 or 989-832-6847 to confirm current office instructions and required documents. This is not emergency response, clinical care, or housing placement by itself.

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 Midland 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 Midland 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 Midland, 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