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 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, 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 Louisiana resource navigation, call 211. For housing and protective-services concerns, confirm whether the person is in Orleans Parish, Jefferson Parish, or another Louisiana jurisdiction.
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 New Orleans or Orleans Parish 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 current IOCDF profile for Kristin Fitch, PhD, identifies a New Orleans practice that specializes in OCD, hoarding disorder, and related conditions. Rise Center describes in-person and virtual therapy and group intensive programs across Louisiana. Confirm current openings, fees, insurance, treatment scope, age range, and whether the person wants clinical care.
The current IOCDF profile for Suzanne Chabaud, PhD, describes the OCD Institute of Greater New Orleans as serving people with OCD and hoarding concerns and lists two ongoing hoarding support and education groups. The profile is not a guarantee of current schedule, availability, insurance, or cost. Confirm the current group format, eligibility, privacy expectations, and clinical fit directly.
The International OCD Foundation directory can be searched by city, state, or ZIP code for clinicians, treatment groups, and professional organizers. Current New Orleans-area listings are leads rather than endorsements or guarantees of competence, availability, cost, insurance, or fit. Ask about consent, pacing, privacy, and safety before beginning care or organizing work.
The New Orleans Council on Aging serves Orleans Parish residents age 60 and older with information and assistance, outreach, assessments, homemaker services, meals, legal aid, and referrals. Call to discuss eligibility and current availability; this is a support and navigation pathway, not a general cleanup service.
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.
Louisiana Department of Health lists Adult Protective Services reporting for adults ages 18 to 59 at 800-898-4910, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Adults age 60 and older use the state's Elderly Protective Services number, 833-577-6532. APS is for suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation, or abandonment, not a general cleanup referral. Call 911 for immediate danger.
Louisiana Department of Health says 988 connects Louisiana residents with in-state crisis specialists by call, text, or chat for emotional distress, mental-health concerns, substance-use concerns, or support for someone else. It is not a routine organizing or housing service. Call 911 for an immediate medical, fire, or physical-safety emergency.
The City of New Orleans identifies UNITY of Greater New Orleans as the Continuum of Care lead for New Orleans, Jefferson Parish, and Kenner. The coordinated entry system uses day shelters, emergency shelters, outreach, assessments, and housing navigation for people experiencing a housing crisis. Access does not guarantee shelter, housing, or placement; confirm the current access point and household pathway.
The City of New Orleans describes weekly outreach that connects people experiencing homelessness with health assessments, emergency shelter, government assistance, and coordinated services while respecting personal property. This is a navigation and outreach pathway, not a hoarding cleanup service. Confirm the current contact route, location, household eligibility, and hours before relying on it.
The City's Healthy Homes program explains minimum rental standards and how tenants can report unsafe or substandard conditions through 311 or nola311.org. This is a housing-code and enforcement pathway, not a support group or cleanup service; tenants should understand the possible consequences before filing a complaint.
People and practical help
These listings offer local connections for peer support, navigation, home safety, organizing, or cleanup. They are independent organizations; ask about current availability, cost, scope, consent, and safety before relying on them.
Louisiana 211 can help connect people to local housing, utility, food, health, and community resources. Ask for Orleans Parish or the person's actual parish and confirm current funding, eligibility, transportation, language access, and availability. It is a navigation service, not an emergency response or guarantee of placement.
The City of New Orleans lists community-development programs related to housing, homeowner assistance, emergency rental support, and health-and-safety work. Program names, application windows, and requirements change, and the city page notes process updates. Confirm current funding, geography, income limits, ownership requirements, and whether the program addresses the specific physical hazard.
The City directs residents to 311 to request bulky-waste collection for items such as sofas, mattresses, tires, appliances, furniture, and carpet. Limits, schedules, eligibility, and set-out rules apply, and small businesses are not eligible for the residential service; confirm the current instructions before placing anything curbside.
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services provides civil legal aid for qualifying low-income residents, including housing and homelessness-prevention matters. The City lists SLLS as a local legal resource; confirm current intake hours, eligibility, and whether the issue fits its housing practice.
NOLA Organizers describes a zero-judgment organizing and decluttering service serving New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner, Jefferson Parish, and surrounding areas. It is an independent private-pay lead, not an Alliance or Fight the Blight provider. Ask about experience with hoarding-related situations, pacing, consent, privacy, disposal, pricing, and the written scope before scheduling.
Exit Cleanup advertises hoarding and clutter removal, cleanup, and biohazard services across the New Orleans area and surrounding Louisiana communities. It is not affiliated with Fight the Blight or the Alliance. Before agreeing to work, request a written scope, pricing, insurance information, disposal plan, privacy practices, and a pace that keeps the person involved wherever possible.
The Peer Tree is the private-pay support pathway for organizing help, decluttering, family guidance, and related nonclinical services when a situation does not fit a grant or public-service pathway. Ask about current scope, availability, and cost before beginning.
Unburied is The Peer Tree's digital peer-support pathway for ongoing tools, structured reflection, and momentum between conversations. It is not therapy, emergency response, or a substitute for local crisis or housing services.
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