A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide
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, or practical concern.
Start here - Fight the Blight
Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Minneapolis and other communities. We can help you think through what is happening and what kind of next step may fit.
Call 911 for a medical emergency, fire, or immediate threat. For behavioral-health crisis support, call or text 988. For statewide resource navigation, call 211. For Minneapolis non-emergency city services, call 311.
First conversations
You do not need to know the perfect service name before reaching out. These organizations can help you understand the landscape and identify a next step.
Fight the Blight offers virtual support groups for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns. Reach out from Minneapolis to ask about current group options and the best place to begin. This is a nonprofit, peer-centered starting point - not emergency or clinical care.
The Minnesota Hoarding Task Force educates people and families, responds to requests for help with hoarding situations, and connects people with resources. It says it does not provide services directly and does not offer cleanup. The group welcomes public education and community collaboration meetings; confirm the current meeting and referral process before relying on it.
BeechWood describes Adult Rehabilitation Mental Health Services for adults in Hennepin County whose mental-health needs affect daily functioning. Its current program page specifically names hoarding among the concerns its practitioners support. A diagnostic assessment determines eligibility and goals; ask about coverage, referral requirements, and availability.
Rogers' current Minneapolis page describes outpatient partial-hospitalization and intensive-outpatient programs for OCD and anxiety across children, adolescents, and adults, with some telehealth availability in Minnesota. The page does not promise hoarding-specific treatment, so ask about current clinical fit, level of care, insurance, and private-pay options.
Minnesota's public benefits guidance directs residents to call 211, text a ZIP code to 898-211, or use the 211 site for referrals to affordable housing, shelter, health care, food, cash assistance, and other local services. Ask about eligibility, language access, waitlists, and whether a local navigator is available.
Minnesota Aging Pathways, formerly the Senior LinkAge Line, is a free statewide service of the Minnesota Board on Aging. It helps older adults and caregivers compare housing and care options, connect with community services, and get help with benefits and long-term-care planning. Confirm the current hours, eligibility for any referred program, and wait times directly.
Disability Hub MN is a free statewide resource network for Minnesotans with disabilities and the people who support them. Hub staff can help solve problems, navigate benefits, and find services related to housing, daily life, and community support. It is a navigation service, not a cleanup company or emergency response.
Safety and stability
These pathways serve different situations. Read the labels carefully before calling, especially when a response may involve protective services, housing screening, or emergency dispatch.
Minnesota's Department of Health says people can call or text 988 for free, confidential emotional or mental-health support, including when they are worried about someone else. Minnesota also has mobile crisis teams. This is not a cleanup or housing service; call 911 for immediate danger, a medical emergency, or fire.
Hennepin County Adult Protection supports vulnerable adults who may be experiencing abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation. The county says adult protection can assess safety, provide emergency help, and connect people with services while respecting an adult's right to decline services. Call the statewide Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center for a 24-hour response; APS is not a general clutter referral line.
Hennepin County lists COPE as a 24/7 adult mental-health crisis resource and provides a separate adult walk-in behavioral-health pathway. Use this for an urgent mental-health concern in Hennepin County, not for ordinary decluttering or cleanup. Call 911 when there is immediate danger or a medical emergency.
The City of Minneapolis lists resources for people facing homelessness or emergency housing needs, including the Hennepin Shelter Hotline, United Way 211, and city services. Shelter and housing eligibility, availability, and placement are not guaranteed. For Minneapolis non-emergency city services, the City lists 311 or 612-673-3000.
Minneapolis Housing Code information explains the city’s housing-maintenance standards and provides routes to report private-property code violations and other housing concerns. Use 311 or 612-673-3000 for non-emergency city service questions. This is not an emergency response or a promise of immediate housing repair; call 911 for immediate danger.
People and practical help
These listings offer local connections for education, care, organizing, or cleanup. They are independent organizations; ask about current availability, cost, scope, consent, and safety before relying on them.
Hennepin County says adults and children who are experiencing homelessness, or who have been homeless within the past year, may be eligible for Health Care for the Homeless. Services include medical care, therapy, medication, and diagnostic assessment through shelters and drop-in centers in Minneapolis. Confirm eligibility, location, and appointment availability directly.
The Minnesota Board on Aging directory lists this private Twin Cities provider for hoarding cleanup, decluttering, organizing, disposal, laundry, and safety-code preparation. The directory lists free consultations, but this does not establish the cost of paid work. Request a written scope, pricing, insurance information, disposal plan, privacy practices, and a person-centered pace before agreeing to services.
This private provider advertises hoarding cleanup, animal-hoarding cleanup, deep cleaning, and related property services in the Minneapolis area. It is not affiliated with Fight the Blight or the Alliance. Before agreeing to work, request a written scope, price, insurance information, disposal plan, privacy practices, and a pace that keeps the person involved wherever possible.
The International OCD Foundation directory can help people search for hoarding-related therapists, programs, support groups, organizers, and task forces. Availability, credentials, insurance, fees, and service area can change; use it as a starting point and confirm every detail with the provider.
The City of Minneapolis accepts some large household items through regular garbage or recycling collection and lists drop-off options and cleanup vouchers. Rules vary by item, service type, and pickup week; private-hauler households should use the county disposal guide instead. This does not provide sorting, carrying, or cleanup labor, so confirm the current limits before setting anything out.
Hennepin County’s Consumer Directed Community Supports program gives eligible people with disabilities more control over how an assessed support budget is used, including the option to hire people they know. Eligibility includes Medical Assistance and enrollment in a qualifying waiver or program; ask a case manager or county assessor about fit, process, and any available support for daily living.
Hennepin County’s Healthy Homes screening can help residents determine whether they may qualify for lead-paint removal or home-repair programs. The county says interpreter services are available on request. This is a screening and repair pathway, not hoarding treatment or a general cleanup service; ask about current eligibility, wait time, and the type of work covered.
The Peer Tree offers nonclinical hoarding and clutter support, including organizing help, groups, family guidance, and practical next steps. Ask about current availability, service area, scope, pacing, privacy, and fees before beginning. The Peer Tree is a separate private-pay pathway from Fight the Blight’s nonprofit programming.
Unburied, from The Peer Tree, is a judgment-free digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns and for friends and family. It can offer ongoing connection, tools, and momentum from Minneapolis or anywhere else. It is not therapy, clinical care, or emergency support.
A note from the Alliance
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