A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Morgantown, West Virginia.

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, care, or practical concern in Monongalia County.

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You do not have to be in West Virginia to begin with us.

Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Morgantown, Monongalia County, and other 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, or immediate threat. For behavioral-health crisis support, call or text 988. For Valley HealthCare crisis support, call 1-800-232-0020.

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.

24/7 behavioral-health crisis line, mobile crisis, walk-in, and short-term stabilization pathway - Monongalia County and surrounding counties; assessment, safety, and placement rules apply

Valley HealthCare System

Valley HealthCare describes a 24/7 crisis hotline, mobile crisis team, crisis walk-in services, and short-term residential crisis care for people in its service area. Call first to ask what response fits. This is qualified care and crisis support, not a cleanup provider or a guarantee of in-home response.

Free, confidential health and human-services navigation - West Virginia; referral, program, and capacity rules apply

West Virginia 211

WV 211 connects people with housing, food, utility, transportation, health, financial, and other local services. The City of Morgantown directs residents to 211 for a current local resource database. It is a navigation service, not a guaranteed placement, funding source, cleanup provider, or emergency-dispatch substitute.

Qualified-care and support search - national directory with West Virginia and telehealth possibilities; providers self-report, payment and licensure rules apply

IOCDF Hoarding Resource Directory

The International OCD Foundation directory can be searched for clinicians, support groups, organizers, and programs that indicate an interest in hoarding-related care. Listings are not endorsements. Ask about current experience, licensure, fees, insurance, wait time, privacy, and whether home-based or telehealth work fits.

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 protective services, crisis response, domestic-violence advocacy, public health, municipal code, or emergency dispatch.

Immediate danger and emergency dispatch - Morgantown and Monongalia County; use for fire, medical emergency, violence, or 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 scheduled service. Emergency dispatch is not a hoarding-support program, counseling service, or cleanup provider.

Mental-health and substance-use crisis support - West Virginia and nationwide; free, confidential, 24/7 support

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for emotional distress, a mental-health or substance-use crisis, or concern about someone else. 988 is not a cleanup provider and does not guarantee an in-home response; call 911 for immediate danger.

Non-life-threatening behavioral-health crisis de-escalation, safety planning, and welfare-check support - Monongalia County service area; age, risk, dispatch, and clinical rules apply

Valley Mobile Crisis Team

Valley HealthCare says its mobile crisis team can assist with non-life-threatening behavioral or emotional crises, de-escalation, safety planning, and some welfare checks. Call the crisis line first and explain the situation. It is not a general home visit, cleanup service, or substitute for 911 when there is immediate danger.

Adult-protection, abuse, neglect, self-neglect, and exploitation reporting pathway - West Virginia; age, vulnerability, reporting, and investigation rules apply

West Virginia Adult Protective Services

The West Virginia Department of Human Services accepts reports of abuse or neglect 24/7. Use it when an older or vulnerable adult may be at risk, and use 911 for immediate danger. APS is not a general clutter-removal service and does not replace emergency dispatch.

Domestic-violence shelter, confidential advocacy, counseling, support groups, and safety-planning pathway - Monongalia County; confidential intake and capacity rules apply

Rape and Domestic Violence Information Center

The City of Morgantown lists RDVIC as providing emergency shelter, counseling, support groups, advocacy, and community education, with a 24/7 Monongalia County hotline. Use a safe way to contact the organization and ask about current options. This is not general hoarding support or a guaranteed shelter placement.

Municipal property-maintenance, rental-housing, nuisance, and safety-reporting pathway - Morgantown city limits; jurisdiction, notice, inspection, and abatement rules apply

City of Morgantown Code Enforcement

Morgantown Code Enforcement handles property-maintenance inspections, rental-housing inspections, building safety, and complaints within city limits. Ask about jurisdiction, notice, accommodations, consent, inspection, and compliance timelines. It is not therapy, crisis care, or cleanup assistance.

Public-health, environmental-health, WIC, clinical, preparedness, and community-health pathway - Monongalia County; program, eligibility, and emergency rules apply

Monongalia County Health Department

The county health department provides environmental-health, clinical, WIC, health-promotion, preparedness, and other public-health services. Its site lists an after-hours emergency option. Ask which division fits a health or environmental concern; it is not a general cleanup provider or behavioral-health crisis service.

People and practical help

Housing, shelter, food, legal help, health, transportation, and ongoing support

These listings offer connections for care, housing, shelter, food, benefits, legal support, health, transportation, organizing, or peer support. They are independent organizations; ask about current availability, cost, scope, consent, and safety before relying on them.

Public housing, rental assistance, applications, and reasonable-accommodation pathway - Morgantown; income, documentation, waitlist, and program rules apply

Housing Authority of Morgantown

The Housing Authority of Morgantown's current application portal says it is accepting applications for public housing and lists open unit types. Ask about current waitlists, accommodations, household eligibility, and documentation. Housing assistance does not include cleanup by itself.

Emergency triage shelter, coordinated entry, affordable housing, and homelessness-stability pathway - Morgantown; intake, capacity, and first-come rules apply

Bartlett Housing Solutions

Bartlett Housing Solutions describes a 24-hour emergency triage shelter at 20 Scott Avenue for people and families without a place to stay, along with coordinated-entry and housing programs. Call or arrive as directed and confirm current capacity. It is not a guaranteed placement or cleanup service.

Homelessness assessment, referral, coordinated-entry, and housing-navigation pathway - West Virginia; assessment and capacity rules apply

West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness

The City of Morgantown identifies the West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness as a pathway that identifies, assesses, refers, and connects people experiencing a housing crisis. Use it through local coordinated entry or WV 211 and confirm current intake. It is not a guaranteed shelter bed or cleanup provider.

Low-barrier emergency shelter, housing support, outreach, and affirming services for unhoused LGBTQ+ people - Morgantown; eligibility, safety, and capacity rules apply

Project Rainbow

Project Rainbow describes The Rainbow House as a low-barrier emergency shelter and offers housing-supportive services and outreach for unhoused LGBTQ+ people. Ask about current shelter access, safety, and housing-navigation options. It is not a general cleanup service.

Local hardship-navigation, transportation, food, housing, health, and partner-resource pathway - Morgantown and Monongalia County; program and capacity rules apply

City of Morgantown PATHWAYS to Help

Morgantown's PATHWAYS initiative gathers local partners and directs residents to housing, food, health, transportation, and other resources. It also describes the Access Pass for people needing transportation to vital services. Use it as a local map and confirm each program directly.

Food pantry and basic-needs pathway - Morgantown; hours, household, and distribution rules apply

Salvation Army Morgantown

The City of Morgantown lists the Salvation Army at 1264 University Avenue as a food-pantry resource. Confirm current hours, identification, household requirements, and availability before traveling. Food assistance is not a cleanup or emergency-dispatch service.

Food, emergency direct aid, clothing, work attire, and community-support pathway - greater Morgantown; program, appointment, and capacity rules apply

Christian Help

Christian Help describes free programs for food, financial assistance, work attire, and guidance, with emergency and direct aid offered in the Morgantown community. Ask what current program fits and confirm hours and eligibility. It is not a general cleanup provider.

Civil legal help, housing, benefits, behavioral-health advocacy, and long-term-care rights pathway - Monongalia County; income, issue, and intake rules apply

Legal Aid of West Virginia

Legal Aid of West Virginia lists a Morgantown office serving Monongalia and nearby counties and provides legal information and representation for housing, benefits, family, and other civil issues. Ask whether the current concern fits its service area and eligibility rules. Legal aid is not a cleanup provider or emergency dispatch.

Benefits, family-support, child-support, and public-assistance pathway - Monongalia County; household, documentation, and program rules apply

Monongalia County Department of Human Services

West Virginia's county office listing provides a Morgantown contact for human-services programs. Ask about current benefits, household-support, or referral options and what documentation is required. This is a public-benefits pathway, not therapy, cleanup, or emergency dispatch.

Nutrition, breastfeeding support, health education, and WIC pathway - eligible pregnant, postpartum, and young-child households; income and program rules apply

Monongalia County Health Department WIC

The county health department lists WIC nutrition and health-support services for qualifying pregnant women, mothers, infants, and children up to age five. Ask about current eligibility, appointments, and documentation. WIC is not a general food pantry, cleanup provider, or emergency service.

Transportation connection to food, health care, family support, employment, and other services - Morgantown; pass, route, and eligibility rules apply

Mountain Line Access Pass

The City of Morgantown describes an Access Pass program intended to help people reach vital services, including food, health care, family support, addiction services, and employment. Ask about current pass distribution, routes, and eligibility. Transportation assistance is not a cleanup service.

Private-pay hoarding support, organizing help, groups, and family guidance - broader service area; scope, cost, scheduling, travel, and consent rules apply

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 requested support is available in Morgantown or Monongalia County.

Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns - online; 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 or family supporters. It is not therapy, a crisis service, or a substitute for emergency help.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Morgantown, the county seat of Monongalia County, and includes city, countywide, statewide, national, nonprofit, 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