A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Newberry, 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 Newberry or elsewhere in Luce County.

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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Newberry, Luce 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. Pathways Community Mental Health provides 24-hour crisis support at 888-728-4929; call or text 988 for nationwide crisis support. If you are without housing or facing eviction, call 211, the Michigan housing-assessment pathway, or a local shelter and ask about current Luce County options.

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.

Private-pay hoarding support, organizing help, groups, and family guidance - broader service area; scope, cost, scheduling, travel, consent, safety, and capacity rules apply; not emergency care

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 support is available in Newberry or Luce County.

Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns - online; no cost or eligibility claim verified; 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.

Official county-government navigator for departments, courts, emergency services, planning, public notices, and local administration - Luce County; jurisdiction, appointment, and service limits apply

Luce County Government

Luce County's official site is a starting point for current county departments, courts, emergency services, planning, public notices, veterans services, and local contacts. Use it to identify the right pathway, then confirm current instructions before sharing sensitive details.

Public benefits, food, health coverage, emergency relief, child and adult protective-services, and human-services pathway - Luce County; eligibility, application, and program rules apply

Luce County Human Services and MDHHS

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services lists the Luce County office at 500 West McMillan Avenue in Newberry. Call 906-293-5144 to ask about current benefits, health coverage, emergency relief, or protective-services pathways; this is not emergency dispatch or a cleanup provider.

Qualified public behavioral-health, substance-use, developmental-disability, peer, case-management, and community-support pathway - Luce County; assessment, eligibility, insurance, referral, and capacity rules apply

Pathways Community Mental Health

Pathways Community Mental Health serves Luce County from 14126 County Road 428 in Newberry and describes therapy, psychiatry, case management, community living supports, skill building, supported employment, and 24/7 crisis support. Call 906-293-3284 for access questions or 888-728-4929 for crisis support; this is not organizing or cleanup.

Local public-health, environmental-health, prevention, family-health, and community-safety pathway - Luce County; program, appointment, payment, jurisdiction, and emergency limits apply

LMAS District Health Department - Luce County

LMAS District Health Department lists its Luce County office at 14150 Hamilton Lake Road in Newberry and says it serves public-health and environmental-health needs across the region. The department says it offers a sliding-fee schedule and does not deny access because of inability to pay; call 906-293-5107 to confirm the current route.

Qualified local critical-access hospital, 24-hour emergency department, primary care, rehabilitation, telehealth, and referral pathway - Newberry and Luce County; medical, appointment, insurance, payment, referral, and capacity rules apply

Helen Newberry Joy Hospital

Helen Newberry Joy Hospital lists a 24-hour emergency department and local services at 502 West Harrie Street in Newberry, including primary care, rehabilitation, telehealth, pharmacy, and long-term-care pathways. Call 906-293-9200 for current access, social-work, behavioral-health, coverage, payment, and referral information; call 911 for an immediate emergency.

Community-action pathway for housing instability, emergency shelter, weatherization, meals, senior services, and family programs - Luce, Chippewa, and Mackinac counties; eligibility, capacity, and appointment rules apply

CLM Community Action Agency

CLM Community Action Agency lists a Newberry Center at 207 Newberry Avenue and describes housing, emergency shelter, weatherization, senior services, meals, and family programs. Call the Newberry Center at 906-293-5621 or the main line at 906-632-3363 to confirm current local options and eligibility.

Nonprofit domestic- and sexual-violence advocacy, shelter, crisis, transportation, essentials, and safety-planning pathway - Luce County; confidential-service and safety rules apply; not a general cleanup provider

Diane Peppler Resource Center - Luce County

The Diane Peppler Resource Center lists a Luce County location at 550 West Victory Way in Newberry and describes crisis counseling, advocacy, shelter, transportation, food, clothing, medication, and legal advocacy for survivors. Call 906-293-4853 locally or 906-635-0566 for the 24-hour crisis line; use 911 for immediate danger.

Tribal community-health, nursing, health-education, nutrition, immunization, medication-pickup, and telemedicine pathway - Newberry area; service, eligibility, appointment, and after-hours rules apply

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe Newberry Tribal Community Health Center

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe lists its Newberry Tribal Community Health Center at 4935 Zee Ba Tik Lane with nursing, health education, nutrition, immunization, medication pickup, telemedicine, and community-health services. Call 906-293-8181 for current access; Anishnaabek Community and Family Services is by appointment at 906-632-5250 or 800-726-0093.

Local rural transit, Newberry Dial-a-Ride, and non-emergency medical transportation pathway - Luce and eastern Upper Peninsula; service area, schedule, fare, reservation, and accessibility rules apply

Eastern Upper Peninsula Transportation Authority

EUPTA operates Luce County Dial-a-Ride within a five-mile radius of Newberry Village and describes non-emergency medical transportation connections through Michigan Transportation Connection. Call 906-293-3305 for Dial-a-Ride schedules and fares, and confirm reservations before traveling.

Information, referral, and resource-navigation pathway for food, shelter, housing, health, utilities, and social services - Michigan, including Luce County; availability, eligibility, and provider capacity must be confirmed; not emergency dispatch

Michigan 211

Use Michigan 211 to ask about current local food, shelter, housing, utility, health, senior, disability, disaster, and family resources. Confirm the direct provider, hours, eligibility, and capacity before traveling or sharing sensitive information; use 911 for immediate danger.

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 - Newberry, Luce County, 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. Tell the dispatcher the exact address, hazards, mobility needs, and whether anyone may be trapped; emergency dispatch is not a hoarding-support program or cleanup provider.

Official county emergency-dispatch and emergency-management information - Luce County; call 911 for emergencies; administrative and addressing questions use the listed office contact

Luce County 911 Central Dispatch

Luce County says its 911 center serves Newberry and uses wireless location technology to help locate callers. The county asks residents to display addresses clearly and lists Central Dispatch at 5523 County Road 399; call 911 for emergencies and 906-293-9980 for non-emergency addressing or dispatch questions.

Official county law-enforcement and public-safety contact - Luce County; call 911 for immediate danger; office hours and jurisdiction limits apply

Luce County Sheriff's Department

The Luce County Sheriff's Department lists its office at 411 West Harrie Street in Newberry and provides a non-emergency office contact. Call 906-293-8431 for administrative or non-immediate law-enforcement questions; call 911 for an immediate threat, fire, violence, or medical emergency.

24-hour local emergency-department and hospital pathway - Newberry; medical triage, admission, insurance, payment, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Helen Newberry Joy Hospital Emergency Department

Helen Newberry Joy Hospital states that its emergency department is open 24/7 at 502 West Harrie Street in Newberry. For life-threatening danger or a need for immediate emergency response, call 911; for hospital access questions, call 906-293-9200.

Qualified public behavioral-health crisis pathway - Luce County and Pathways service area; crisis assessment, eligibility, referral, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Pathways 24-hour Crisis Support

Pathways Community Mental Health lists a 24-hour crisis line for Luce County and its service area at 888-728-4929. Call for behavioral-health crisis guidance and ask about local response; call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency and call or text 988 for nationwide crisis support.

Nationwide call, text, and chat crisis-support pathway; available from Michigan; not police, fire, medical dispatch, housing placement, therapy, or cleanup

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for confidential crisis support and connection to a trained counselor. Use 911 for immediate physical danger, fire, serious injury, or a life-threatening medical emergency; confirm local follow-up options directly.

Local public-health, environmental-health, and emergency-preparedness pathway - Luce County; program jurisdiction and emergency limits apply; call 911 for life-threatening emergencies

LMAS Public-Health Emergency Information

LMAS lists its Luce County office at 14150 Hamilton Lake Road and directs people to call 911 for life-threatening emergencies. Call 906-293-5107 to ask about current public-health, environmental-health, water, or community-safety guidance; this is not emergency dispatch or cleanup service.

State protective-services reporting and assessment pathway for suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation - Michigan, including Luce County; reporting, confidentiality, jurisdiction, and response rules apply; not an emergency substitute

Michigan Adult and Child Protective Services

Michigan MDHHS lists a 24/7 abuse and neglect reporting line at 855-444-3911. Use it for suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation involving a child or vulnerable adult; call 911 for immediate danger, fire, violence, or a medical emergency.

Confidential nonprofit domestic- and sexual-violence crisis, shelter, advocacy, and safety-planning pathway - Luce County and the Eastern Upper Peninsula; not general hoarding support or emergency dispatch

Diane Peppler 24-hour Crisis Line

Diane Peppler lists crisis support, shelter, advocacy, transportation, and essentials for survivors across Luce County and the Eastern Upper Peninsula. Call 906-635-0566 or 800-882-1515 for crisis support; call 911 for immediate danger and confirm safe contact methods.

Culturally specific victim and survivor advocacy, shelter, safety, and resource-navigation pathway - includes Luce County; voluntary, confidential, service-area, and safety rules apply

Sault Tribe Advocacy Resource Center

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe's Advocacy Resource Center serves Luce County and describes voluntary support for victims, survivors, children, and friends or family, including housing, utility, food, medical, behavioral-health, and legal-resource connections. Call 906-632-1808 or 877-639-7820; call 911 for immediate danger.

Culturally specific victim-services and advocacy pathway for domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, stalking, and human trafficking - includes Luce County; eligibility and service limits apply

Bay Mills Journey to Healing Program

Michigan's victim-services directory lists Bay Mills Indian Community's Journey to Healing Program as serving Luce County with culturally specific victim services. Confirm current access and safe contact options at 906-379-4714; call 911 for immediate danger.

State directory for verified victim-service, shelter, advocacy, culturally specific, and legal pathways - Luce County; provider eligibility, confidentiality, and capacity rules apply

Michigan Domestic and Sexual Violence Resource Directory - Luce County

Michigan's Luce County directory identifies local and regional domestic- and sexual-violence services, including Diane Peppler, tribal advocacy, and prosecutor-based advocacy. Confirm the current provider, safe contact method, and service scope before sharing sensitive information; call 911 for immediate danger.

State housing-assessment, homelessness, eviction-prevention, and coordinated-entry navigation pathway - Michigan, including Luce County; local eligibility, availability, and provider rules apply; not emergency shelter or dispatch

Michigan Housing and Homeless Assistance

Use Michigan's housing-help pathway to identify the local Housing Assessment and Resource Agency, coordinated-entry, shelter, and homelessness-prevention route. Ask about current Luce County options and eligibility; call 911 for immediate danger and 211 for general local navigation.

Free legal information, self-help tools, and referral pathway for housing, court, family, consumer, and other civil matters - Michigan, including Luce County; not legal representation or emergency response

Michigan Legal Help

Michigan Legal Help provides free legal information, self-help tools, and referral guidance. Use it for housing, eviction, consumer, court, or family-law questions and confirm whether a local attorney or legal-aid program is available; use 911 for immediate danger.

Confidential culturally specific domestic-violence support, advocacy, and resource-navigation pathway for Native people - nationwide; not emergency dispatch, clinical care, or cleanup

StrongHearts Native Helpline

StrongHearts provides confidential support for Native survivors and concerned friends or family. Call 844-762-8483 and confirm current services, safety planning, and local referrals; call 911 for immediate danger.

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.

Official county contact for administration, public notices, courts, planning, emergency services, and local coordination - Luce County; jurisdiction and department rules apply

Luce County Commissioners and Departments

Use Luce County's official site to find current departments, commissioners, courts, public notices, emergency services, planning, veterans services, and local contacts in Newberry. Ask the county to identify the correct department for a property, safety, benefits, or community concern; it is not a cleanup provider.

Local government contact for village administration, utilities, streets, public works, property, and municipal questions - Newberry; jurisdiction, office-hours, fee, and service limits apply

Village of Newberry and Local Municipal Contacts

Luce County's township and municipal contact list identifies Village of Newberry contacts at 307 East McMillan Avenue and lists local clerk and treasurer pathways. Use the village contact to identify the right municipal department for a utility, property, street, or local-services question; call 911 for immediate danger.

Official building, zoning, site-plan, soil-erosion, and 911-addressing pathway - Luce County; permit, inspection, code, fee, and jurisdiction rules apply

Luce County Building and Zoning

Luce County's building and zoning pages direct residents to county planning, state building-code review, 911 addressing, and LMAS soil-erosion permitting. Use the county pathway before beginning a repair, addition, demolition, or site change; it is not a cleanup provider or emergency service.

Accredited county veterans-service officer pathway for VA health care, compensation, counseling, housing, emergency relief, education, and burial benefits - Luce County; veteran eligibility and document rules apply

Luce County Veterans Services

Luce County lists a veterans-service office at 407 West Harrie Street in Newberry and describes help with VA health care, compensation claims, counseling, housing, emergency relief, education, burial, and dependents benefits. Call 906-293-4890 to ask about current eligibility and documentation.

Official county clerk and records pathway for vital records, elections, licenses, and court-related administration - Luce County; identity, document, fee, and appointment rules apply

Luce County Clerk

The Luce County Clerk lists its office at 407 West Harrie Street and publishes current contact and records information. Call 906-293-5521 to identify the correct route for vital records, elections, licenses, or county paperwork; this is not legal advice or emergency assistance.

Community-action housing-instability, emergency-shelter, homelessness-prevention, and housing-stabilization pathway - Luce County and regional service area; eligibility, capacity, safety, and intake rules apply

CLMCAA Housing and Emergency Shelter

CLMCAA describes housing and emergency-shelter assistance for people facing housing instability or homelessness. Call 906-632-3363 and ask about the current Luce County intake route, shelter availability, and housing-stabilization options; call 911 for immediate danger.

Local community-action center for senior meals, congregate nutrition, social connection, and referrals - Newberry; age, donation, schedule, transportation, and program rules apply

CLMCAA Newberry Center and Senior Nutrition

CLMCAA lists a Newberry Center at 207 Newberry Avenue with senior nutrition and community programming. The current public contact is 906-293-5621; call before traveling to confirm meal schedules, donations, accessibility, and other available referrals.

Free home-energy conservation and weatherization pathway for eligible low-income Michigan homeowners and renters - service area includes the eastern Upper Peninsula; eligibility, inspection, and capacity rules apply

CLMCAA Weatherization

CLMCAA describes free home-energy conservation and weatherization services for eligible low-income homeowners and renters. Call 906-632-3363 to ask about the current Luce County application, inspection, documentation, and wait-list process; this is not general home repair or cleanup.

Demand-response local transit within a five-mile radius of Newberry Village - Luce County; reservation, fare, schedule, holiday, mobility, and service-area rules apply; not emergency transport

EUPTA Newberry Dial-a-Ride

EUPTA says Newberry Dial-a-Ride operates within a five-mile radius of the village, with weekday service and extended Thursday, Friday, and Saturday hours. It publishes fares of $4.50 for general riders and $2.25 for seniors or disabled riders; call 906-293-3305 to confirm current reservations and availability.

Connection to non-emergency medical transportation through Michigan Transportation Connection - Luce and eastern Upper Peninsula; reservation, eligibility, trip, and capacity rules apply; not emergency transport

EUPTA Non-Emergency Medical Transportation

EUPTA says it works with Michigan Transportation Connection to provide transportation to non-emergency medical appointments. Ask EUPTA about the current Luce County route, eligibility, reservation window, and accessibility needs; call 911 for a medical emergency.

Hospital billing, financial-assistance, and limited-discount pathway for uninsured or underinsured patients - Newberry; application, documentation, service, and qualification rules apply

Helen Newberry Joy Hospital Financial Assistance

Helen Newberry Joy Hospital says financial assistance may provide limited discounted services to eligible uninsured or underinsured patients. Call Patient Accounts at 906-293-9115 or 906-293-9123 to ask about the current application, income documentation, and eligible services.

Local family-health, same-day, walk-in, preventive, chronic-care, and referral pathway through Helen Newberry Joy Hospital - Newberry; appointment, payment, insurance, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for urgent emergencies

Gibson Family Health Clinic

The Gibson Family Health Clinic lists same-day and walk-in family-health appointments at 502 West Harrie Street. Call 906-293-9233 for appointments; for an urgent need after clinic hours, the clinic directs patients to the emergency department or 911.

Qualified public therapy, psychiatry, case-management, community-living-supports, skill-building, supported-employment, and family-support pathway - Luce County; assessment and eligibility rules apply

Pathways Community Mental Health Services

Pathways describes person-centered services for adults and children, including therapy, psychiatry, case management, community living supports, skill building, supported employment, wraparound, and home-based services. Call the Newberry office at 906-293-3284 to ask about current access and referrals; this is not cleanup or emergency dispatch.

Local health-department and environmental-health pathway with a published sliding-fee statement - Luce County; program, family-size, income, appointment, and jurisdiction rules apply

LMAS Sliding-Fee Public Health Services

LMAS says no one will be denied access because of inability to pay and that a sliding-fee schedule is available based on family size and income. Call the Newberry office at 906-293-5107 to identify current public-health, environmental-health, prevention, or family-health services.

Tribal family-support, resource-navigation, food, housing, utility, medical, behavioral-health, substance-use, and child-care pathway - Newberry area and tribal service area; appointment, eligibility, and service rules apply

Sault Tribe Anishnaabek Community and Family Services

The Sault Tribe lists Anishnaabek Community and Family Services for the Newberry area and directs people to call for appointment-based access. Call 906-632-5250 or 800-726-0093 to ask about current family, housing, food, utility, health, or support resources; this is not emergency dispatch.

State benefits, food assistance, health coverage, emergency-relief, and protective-services pathway - Michigan, including Luce County; application, eligibility, identity, and program rules apply

Michigan MDHHS Benefits and Emergency Relief

Use Michigan MDHHS to ask about current food, cash, child-care, health-coverage, emergency-relief, and related benefits. The Luce County office is listed in Newberry at 500 West McMillan Avenue; call 906-293-5144 and confirm the current application route.

Free legal self-help and referral pathway for eviction, landlord-tenant, court, family, and civil matters - Michigan, including Luce County; information is not legal advice or representation

Michigan Legal Help Housing and Court Tools

Michigan Legal Help offers free self-help tools and legal information for housing, eviction, court, family, consumer, and other civil matters. Use the county selector for Luce County and confirm whether an eligible legal-aid or attorney referral is available; call 911 for immediate danger.

Private-pay pathway for hoarding support, organizing assistance, decluttering, deep cleaning, groups, and friends-and-family guidance - broader service area; scope, consent, safety, cost, scheduling, travel, and capacity rules apply

The Peer Tree Private-Pay Support

The Peer Tree is the private-pay pathway when a public or grant-funded option is not the right fit. Ask about the current scope, cost, travel, consent, safety, scheduling, and whether Newberry or Luce County support is available; this is not emergency or clinical care.

Digital peer-support pathway for people directly affected and for supporters - online; no cost or eligibility claim verified; not therapy, clinical care, or emergency support

Unburied Digital Peer Support

Unburied, owned by The Peer Tree, offers online peer support, groups, and tools for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns and for friends or family supporters. Confirm current access and scope; it is not therapy, emergency response, housing placement, or cleanup.

Statewide information and referral pathway for food, shelter, utilities, health, disability, senior, and family services - Michigan, including Luce County; confirm provider hours, eligibility, and capacity; not emergency dispatch

Michigan 211 Local Navigation

Michigan 211 can help identify current local resources when you are unsure where to begin. Ask specifically about Luce County food, shelter, housing, utility, transportation, senior, disability, and family options; call 911 for immediate danger.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Newberry, 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.

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