The Peer Tree
The Peer Tree is a separate private-pay pathway for support, organizing, groups, and guidance for families. Ask about scope, consent, safety, travel, current cost, and whether support can reach Drew County.
A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide
You deserve support that respects your choices and your pace. A first step can be one conversation, one safety concern, or one practical need.
Start here - Fight the Blight
Fight the Blight is the nonprofit front door for a first conversation and virtual-group options. The Peer Tree is a separate private-pay support path. Unburied is digital peer support, not therapy or emergency support. Local listings below are independent pathways, not endorsements.
A respectful place to talk through hoarding or clutter concerns for yourself or someone you care about. Ask about virtual group options and a possible next step; reaching out does not commit anyone to a cleanout.
Role: nonprofit first conversation and virtual peer-group front door; geography: remote—ask about Arkansas access; cost/eligibility: confirm current group options and fit; emergency limit: not therapy, cleanup, or emergency response
Call 911 for immediate danger, fire, serious injury, or urgent medical need. Call or text 988 for mental-health or substance-use crisis support. For domestic-violence safety planning, use a safe device and confirm that it is safe to call or leave a message. A resource list cannot assess a home, dispatch emergency help, or guarantee an appointment, ride, shelter bed, or available service.
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.
The Peer Tree is a separate private-pay pathway for support, organizing, groups, and guidance for families. Ask about scope, consent, safety, travel, current cost, and whether support can reach Drew County.
Unburied offers a digital peer-support path for people directly affected by hoarding and clutter concerns and for friends, family, and other supporters. It is not therapy, a clinical service, or an emergency response.
Search the Arkansas 211 directory or call 211 to ask which current local or regional services may fit. Give the service the address and need, then verify details directly with the listed provider.
Safety and stability
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.
Call 911 for an immediate threat to life or safety, fire, serious injury, rescue need, or urgent medical emergency. Tell the dispatcher the exact address and immediate hazard. Do not use a directory or non-emergency office for an active emergency.
Call or text 988 for crisis support and connection to care. It does not provide hoarding cleanup or local emergency dispatch. Call 911 when someone faces immediate physical danger or needs urgent medical response.
Drew County lists its OEM/911 office and weather-alert information. Use it for planned emergency-management questions or alert enrollment. It is not a substitute for calling 911 during an active emergency.
The county lists the Sheriff's Department at the courthouse. For urgent threats or an active crime, call 911; for a planned non-emergency question, confirm the correct jurisdiction and office availability.
Drew County lists Options as a domestic-abuse and shelter resource. The directory is not a confirmation of current capacity or placement. Use a safe contact method, ask whether it is safe to call back or leave a message, and call 911 for immediate danger.
Use the Arkansas DHS Adult Protective Services route to report a concern about a vulnerable adult and ask what information is needed. A report is not a home assessment or guaranteed service; call 911 for an immediate emergency.
For a suspected poisoning or chemical exposure, call Poison Control and follow its instructions. Move away from fumes if safe. Do not handle unidentified chemicals or mix products; call 911 for severe or immediately life-threatening symptoms.
Drew County lists a fire department contact. Use the office number only for planned non-emergency questions; call 911 for smoke, fire, or an immediate threat.
People and practical help
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.
Mainline lists primary and behavioral-health services at its Monticello clinic, including therapy and psychiatric medication management. Confirm current clinicians, availability, payer or sliding-fee terms, intake, and the right location before traveling.
Baptist Health identifies its Drew County facility as an acute-care hospital with an emergency department and other hospital services. Use 911 for emergency transport; confirm scheduled-service availability and costs directly.
Living Hope Southeast lists behavioral-health services and a Monticello location. Ask which services are currently available, who can enroll, current fees or financial assistance, and whether a referral is needed. Do not assume a scholarship or appointment is available.
Mainline describes this clinic as serving University of Arkansas at Monticello students and staff. If you do not have that affiliation, ask a community clinic about other options instead.
The state lists the Drew County health unit in Monticello. Call ahead to confirm current hours, available services, appointments, fees, and any documents needed.
Arkansas DHS lists county operations and benefits programs. Confirm the right office, application channel, current hours, program rules, and documents before visiting.
The directory identifies a local public-housing provider. Contact the provider to confirm current applications, waitlist status, eligibility, accessibility, and whether the program fits; do not assume a unit or voucher is immediately available.
Arkansas lists SEACAC as the Community Action agency serving Drew County, but the state LIHEAP page currently reports the program closed. Check the state status and agency for future dates or other options; funding and eligibility are not guaranteed.
Drew County says sanitation service is tied to a 911 address and is billed quarterly. Ask which provider serves the exact property, what pickup is included, and how to arrange large-item handling; do not assume city and county service are interchangeable.
The county page says the landfill accepts certain non-hazardous bulky and inert materials, yard waste, furniture, and appliances; it says no household trash, chemicals, or batteries. Call first about current hours, fees, load type, and any safe alternative. Never transport unidentified hazardous material based on this listing.
The city utilities page distinguishes city services from other providers, including county sanitation outside the city. Contact the city with the exact address to confirm water, sewer, billing, and service boundaries before making plans.
Drew County lists this pantry and a phone number, but does not publish distribution dates or eligibility. Confirm that it is operating, who it serves, what to bring, and whether food is available before traveling.
Arkansas 211 identifies Hope Place's pantry as limited to pregnant women and their families in need. It is not a general food pantry. Call to confirm current eligibility, days, and availability.
The city describes meals and senior-center activities. Ask whether a meal, delivery, or activity is available to you, current price, age requirements, schedule, and any transportation arrangements.
The regional Area Agency on Aging can help identify current older-adult or caregiver pathways. Confirm county coverage, service type, cost, intake, and whether transportation or meal programs are open.
State and regional transportation materials identify a demand-response transit option. The available rider brochure is dated 2021, so call the provider to verify current service area, schedule, fares, lead time, and whether a ride can serve your address.
Use the statewide legal-aid route to ask whether a landlord, utility, benefits, or consumer issue fits current intake. Eligibility and capacity vary; the information site is not a guarantee of representation.
The Drew County Extension office serves local communities and lists family and consumer-science topics such as food safety, nutrition, and money management. Ask whether a current program fits the question.
The Arkansas State Library lists the Monticello Branch. Contact the branch to confirm current hours, internet/computer access, accessibility, and any library-card requirements.
USDA lists a Monticello contact for rural single-family housing programs serving Drew and neighboring counties. Ask which programs are open, current eligibility, application steps, and whether the property and household qualify; this is not immediate housing placement.
Arkansas DHS provides the official SNAP application and program route. Review current household rules, application options, documents, and processing times; a referral is not approval.
The county directory routes residents to departments and publishes office contacts. Identify the exact address and ask which city or county office is responsible before sharing information or making a trip.
The directory describes services through Southeast Arkansas Community Action and advises Drew County residents to contact the agency for routing. Confirm the right case manager, whether the program is current, and its funding and eligibility.
A note from the Alliance
This guide is anchored in Monticello, Arkansas, 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