A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Oak Grove, Louisiana.

A calm place to begin when clutter, safety, housing, or support needs feel hard to sort out.

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Begin with a calm, local next step

You do not have to solve everything at once. Start with the kind of help that fits the situation: a nonjudgmental conversation, public behavioral-health access, a safety response, or practical help with housing, food, transportation, and benefits.

For immediate danger

If there is immediate danger, a fire, a medical emergency, a threat of violence, or someone cannot safely remain in the home, call 911. For a mental-health or substance-use crisis, call or text 988; 988 is not a substitute for emergency dispatch.

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 Oak Grove or West Carroll Parish.

Digital peer-support pathway - online support, shared experience, and ongoing momentum; no cost or eligibility claim verified; not therapy or emergency support

Unburied

Unburied is a digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns, including supporters who want understanding, practical tools, and connection. It is not therapy, a crisis service, or a substitute for emergency help.

Qualified public behavioral-health, addiction, developmental-disability, and crisis-navigation pathway serving West Carroll Parish; assessment, regional assignment, coverage, intake, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Northeast Delta Public Behavioral-Health Access

Northeast Delta Human Services Authority serves West Carroll Parish within its 12-parish region. Use its clinic and FAQ information to confirm the current Oak Grove-area intake, assessment, payment, transportation, and after-hours options.

Free statewide information and referral line - Louisiana, including West Carroll Parish; availability, eligibility, provider capacity, and service-area rules apply; not 911 or crisis intervention

Louisiana 211

Call 211 for help identifying current local and statewide routes for housing, food, utilities, health, transportation, and other practical needs. Explain that you are seeking support in Oak Grove or West Carroll Parish and ask for the current agency, hours, eligibility, and intake requirements.

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.

Emergency dispatch - Oak Grove and West Carroll Parish; immediate danger, fire, violence, and serious medical emergencies; not a routine cleanup, counseling, or housing line

911

Call 911 when someone is in immediate danger, a fire or serious medical emergency is happening, or a home cannot be safely occupied. Give the dispatcher the location, immediate hazard, access concerns, and whether anyone may be trapped or medically vulnerable.

Free 24/7 mental-health and substance-use crisis support - Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, and nationwide; crisis counseling and stabilization-navigation scope apply; call 911 for immediate danger

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for a mental-health or substance-use crisis, or when you are worried about someone and need trained crisis support. Tell the counselor where you are and what kind of help is needed; call 911 for an active threat, fire, serious medical emergency, or immediate danger.

Public behavioral-health, addiction, developmental-disability, and crisis-navigation pathway for the 12-parish Northeast Delta region, including West Carroll; assessment, intake, coverage, and service-capacity rules apply; not 911

NEDHSA Crisis and Behavioral-Health Access

Northeast Delta Human Services Authority publishes regional behavioral-health and addiction pathways and a 24/7 help route. Confirm the current Oak Grove or West Carroll referral point, eligibility, transportation, and after-hours process; use 911 for immediate danger.

Acute-care hospital in Oak Grove - 706 Ross Street; emergency-department availability, clinical triage, insurance, payment, and capacity rules apply; not a hoarding-specific program or routine cleanup service

West Carroll Memorial Hospital

West Carroll Memorial Hospital is an acute-care hospital in Oak Grove. Use emergency services for urgent medical needs or ask the hospital about the appropriate clinical pathway; call 911 for a life-threatening emergency and confirm current services before traveling.

Independent behavioral-health clinic in Oak Grove - 712 Settoon Street; assessment, intake, payment, referral, hours, and clinical-service rules apply; not emergency dispatch or a hoarding-specific guarantee

West Carroll Behavioral Health

West Carroll Health Systems lists West Carroll Behavioral Health at 712 Settoon Street in Oak Grove. Confirm the current scope, intake process, payment or insurance requirements, wait time, and whether the requested support fits the clinic before relying on this pathway.

Louisiana Department of Health public-health unit in Oak Grove - 402 Beale Street; public-health service, appointment, eligibility, and hours rules apply; not emergency medical care or cleanup support

West Carroll Parish Health Unit

The Louisiana Department of Health lists the West Carroll Parish Health Unit at 402 Beale Street in Oak Grove. The unit lists public-health, WIC, Medicaid application assistance, immunization, environmental-health, and related services; confirm the current service and appointment before visiting.

Local law-enforcement and public-safety pathway for the Town of Oak Grove; 407 East Main Street; jurisdiction, report, patrol, and response rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

Oak Grove Police Department

The Oak Grove Police Department describes 24/7 law-enforcement response, police reports, investigations, traffic-safety services, and extra-patrol requests. Use its non-emergency number for routine public-safety concerns and 911 for a crime in progress or immediate danger.

Parish law-enforcement and public-safety pathway for West Carroll Parish; Oak Grove office and jail contact; jurisdiction, report, custody, and response rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

West Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections directory lists the West Carroll Parish Sheriff at 305 East Main Street in Oak Grove. Use the sheriff's office for parish law-enforcement questions and call 911 for immediate danger or a crime in progress.

Official town emergency-services information for Oak Grove; police and fire are identified as local services; call 911 for an active emergency; not a routine property or cleanup service

Town of Oak Grove Emergency Services

The Town of Oak Grove identifies police and fire as its main emergency services and directs people to 911 for a crime in progress or emergency. Use the page to orient yourself to local service boundaries, not to request non-emergency cleanup or counseling.

Official parish emergency-preparedness contact route - West Carroll Parish; hazard, evacuation, shelter, alert, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

West Carroll Parish Emergency Preparedness

GOHSEP lists the West Carroll Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness contact. Use the parish office for local severe-weather, evacuation, shelter, and preparedness questions, and confirm details before an incident; call 911 for immediate danger.

Official adult-safety and abuse/neglect/exploitation reporting pathway - Louisiana, including West Carroll Parish; report screening, consent, confidentiality, jurisdiction, and response rules apply; not 911

Louisiana Adult Protective Services

Use Adult Protective Services when an older or vulnerable adult may be experiencing abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation. Share only the information needed for screening and use 911 first when there is immediate danger, fire, or a serious medical emergency.

Official child-safety reporting pathway - Louisiana, including West Carroll Parish; mandated-reporting, screening, confidentiality, jurisdiction, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting

Use Louisiana's child-protection reporting route when you are concerned that a child may be unsafe or neglected. Call 911 for immediate danger, serious injury, fire, or a crime in progress; the reporting line is not a cleanup or housing service.

Free 24/7 poison-exposure information and triage pathway - Louisiana, including Oak Grove; exposure-specific guidance applies; call 911 for severe symptoms, fire, or immediate danger

Louisiana Poison Control

Call Poison Control for guidance after a possible medication, chemical, carbon-monoxide, or household-product exposure. Have the product or substance, amount, time, age, symptoms, and location available; call 911 for severe symptoms, breathing trouble, collapse, fire, or immediate danger.

Free 24/7 crisis support for veterans, service members, and people who support them - Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, and nationwide; crisis scope and emergency-response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

VA Veterans Crisis Line

Veterans, service members, and their supporters can call 988 and press 1, text 838255, or use Veterans Crisis Line chat. Use 911 for immediate danger, fire, or a serious medical emergency.

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 state directory for parish seat, courts, health, emergency preparedness, fire protection, sheriff, local government, schools, and public-service contacts - West Carroll Parish; department, jurisdiction, hours, and service rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana West Carroll Parish Profile

Louisiana's official parish profile identifies Oak Grove as the West Carroll Parish seat and links local routes for emergency preparedness, courts, health, fire protection, sheriff, local government, schools, and other public services. Use it to find the responsible office and confirm current details.

Official parish and municipal-government starting point - Oak Grove and West Carroll Parish; office, jurisdiction, hours, and response rules apply; not emergency dispatch or a cleanup provider

West Carroll Parish and Oak Grove Government Contacts

Use the state's West Carroll Parish directory to locate local government, emergency-preparedness, assessor, clerk, fire-protection, sheriff, school, and other public contacts. For a household or property concern, ask which office is responsible before sharing sensitive details.

Official parish court-records and civil-court information route - 305 East Main Street, Oak Grove; filing, records, fee, privacy, jurisdiction, and office-hour rules apply; not emergency legal advice

West Carroll Parish Clerk of Court

The West Carroll Parish Clerk of Court provides court and public-record contact information in Oak Grove. Use the clerk for records, filing, and court-process information, and obtain legal advice separately when needed.

Official public-school and family-support pathway - 410 Willis Street, Oak Grove; enrollment, student, transportation, records, privacy, and district rules apply; not a household emergency or clinical service

West Carroll Parish School Board

The West Carroll Parish School Board provides district information, school contacts, and family-facing announcements for Oak Grove and the parish. Ask the district about enrollment, transportation, student support, accessibility, records, and the correct school contact.

Local public-library, information, technology, literacy, and community-resource pathway - West Carroll Parish; card, hours, program, technology, privacy, and facility rules apply; not a crisis or emergency service

West Carroll Parish Library

The State Library of Louisiana directory is the official starting point for West Carroll Parish library information. Confirm the current branch, hours, cards, computers, internet, literacy, and community-information services before traveling.

Local aging-services, meals, transportation, caregiver, legal, material-aid, wellness, and senior-center pathway - 207 Martin Way, Oak Grove; age, assessment, documentation, funding, scheduling, and capacity rules apply; not emergency response

West Carroll Council on Aging

Louisiana's Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs lists West Carroll Council on Aging in Oak Grove with information and assistance, meals, transportation, homemaker help, legal and material aid, caregiver support, wellness, and related services. Ask about current eligibility and capacity.

Local senior-center and community-connection pathway - 207 East Jefferson Street, Oak Grove; age, schedule, program, meal, transportation, and capacity rules apply; not emergency response

West Carroll Oak Grove Senior Center

The Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs lists the West Carroll Oak Grove Senior Center and identifies congregate meals, nutrition education, public education, recreation, and senior-center services. Confirm current hours and program availability before visiting.

Regional aging and disability-navigation pathway serving West Carroll Parish; Medicare, aging, disability, caregiver, transportation, and service-area rules apply; not emergency dispatch

North Delta Area Agency on Aging

Louisiana's aging-services directory identifies the North Delta Area Agency on Aging service area as including West Carroll Parish. Ask about the correct local route for aging and disability navigation, caregiver support, transportation, Medicare information, and current eligibility or capacity.

Independent community-action and household-assistance pathway listed by the Louisiana Housing Corporation - 407 Kay Street, Oak Grove; income, household, documentation, funding, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch or guaranteed aid

Macon Economic Opportunity, Inc.

The Louisiana Housing Corporation lists Macon Economic Opportunity, Inc. in Oak Grove for West Carroll Parish. This is an independent provider listing, not an endorsement; confirm current utility, household, food, and community-services programs, documents, intake hours, and available funding.

State housing, community-action, and utility-assistance directory - West Carroll Parish; income, household, documentation, funding, provider, and availability rules apply; not emergency shelter or a housing guarantee

Louisiana Housing Corporation - West Carroll Parish

The Louisiana Housing Corporation's parish directory provides a starting point for West Carroll housing, community-action, and utility-assistance routes. Confirm the current provider, program availability, eligibility, required documents, and whether an application is open.

Statewide affordable-rental and housing-search tool - Louisiana, including West Carroll Parish; landlord, listing, income, screening, application, availability, and accessibility rules apply; not a housing guarantee or endorsement

LouisianaHousingSearch.org

LouisianaHousingSearch.org can help residents search current rental listings and housing information. Listings change and landlords set their own screening and application rules; confirm rent, fees, accessibility, utilities, availability, and safety before applying or paying.

Federal housing-information and assistance directory - Louisiana, including West Carroll Parish; program, income, voucher, fair-housing, documentation, landlord, and availability rules apply; not emergency shelter or a housing guarantee

HUD Louisiana Housing Resources

HUD's Louisiana resource page links federal housing programs, fair-housing information, and housing-counseling routes. Use it to identify the responsible program or counselor, then confirm eligibility, waitlists, fees, accessibility, and application requirements.

Independent regional food-assistance and pantry-navigation pathway serving West Carroll Parish; partner hours, location, household, identification, supply, and capacity rules apply; not an emergency shelter or guaranteed delivery service

Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana

The Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana provides a current partner locator for food assistance in Northeast Louisiana, including West Carroll Parish. Confirm pantry hours, eligibility, supplies, transportation, and weather changes before visiting; this is an independent nonprofit listing, not an endorsement.

Official food-benefit and family-support application route - Louisiana, including West Carroll Parish; income, household, identity, documentation, interview, and processing rules apply; not emergency food delivery

Louisiana SNAP and Family Support

Use Louisiana's SNAP and Family Support route to review food-benefit eligibility and application information. Benefits are administered under program rules and are not immediate emergency food; ask 211 or the Food Bank about current local food options when food is needed now.

Official health-coverage eligibility and application route - Louisiana, including West Carroll Parish; income, household, category, documentation, renewal, plan, and processing rules apply; not emergency medical care

Louisiana Medicaid

Louisiana Medicaid provides the official route to review coverage, eligibility, applications, renewals, and member information. Confirm current documents, processing, and provider participation; the parish health unit may provide application assistance.

Official state benefits and economic-stability access point - West Carroll Parish; program, income, household, identity, documentation, appointment, and processing rules apply; not emergency financial assistance

West Carroll Parish Economic Stability

Louisiana's statewide service directory identifies West Carroll Parish economic-stability services. Use the directory to confirm the current local office or application route for benefits and family-support questions before sharing documents.

State employment, workforce, unemployment, and training route - Louisiana, including West Carroll Parish; eligibility, identity, work-history, appointment, program, and employer rules apply; not emergency financial assistance

Louisiana Workforce Commission

Louisiana Workforce Commission provides employment, unemployment, training, and job-search routes. Confirm the current American Job Center contact serving Oak Grove, required documents, and whether a program is available for the resident.

Public university extension and community-education route for West Carroll Parish; program, appointment, educational, nutrition, agriculture, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch or clinical care

LSU AgCenter West Carroll Parish

LSU AgCenter's West Carroll Parish office is a local public-education route for agriculture, 4-H, nutrition, and community programs. Use the office for educational and local-program information; confirm current events, eligibility, and service scope.

Legal-information and civil-legal-aid navigation route - Louisiana, including West Carroll Parish; issue, income, household, conflict, attorney, intake, and capacity rules apply; not emergency legal or law-enforcement response

Louisiana LawHelp

Louisiana LawHelp helps residents identify possible civil-legal-aid and legal-information pathways for housing, benefits, family, consumer, and safety-related questions. It is not a substitute for an attorney or emergency response; confirm whether a provider can take the specific matter.

Official community-health-worker navigation route - Louisiana; connects people to housing, transportation, food, utilities, employment, education, and mental-health routes; no direct monetary assistance and referral-capacity rules apply

Louisiana Community HealthWays

Louisiana Department of Health's Community HealthWays program uses community-health workers to connect residents with housing, transportation, food, utility, employment, education, and mental-health resources. The program says it does not provide monetary assistance; confirm the regional contact and referral scope for West Carroll Parish.

State veterans-service and benefits-navigation route - Louisiana, including West Carroll Parish; veteran status, service records, benefit, appointment, documentation, and local-office rules apply; not emergency response

Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs

The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs provides a route to parish and regional veterans-service offices and benefit assistance. Ask for the current West Carroll contact and what documents are needed for housing, health, disability, or other benefits questions.

Official emergency-preparedness planning and evacuation information - Louisiana, including West Carroll Parish; hazard, shelter, evacuation, alert, and registration rules apply; call 911 for an active emergency

Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Planning

GOHSEP's preparedness resources help residents plan for severe weather, evacuation, medical needs, shelter, and emergency alerts. Use the parish office for local details and call 911 for immediate danger; shelter availability and routes can change during an incident.

State public-defense information and local-court navigation route - Louisiana, including West Carroll Parish; case, indigency, appointment, jurisdiction, conflict, and attorney-availability rules apply; not emergency legal or law-enforcement response

Louisiana Public Defender Board

The Louisiana Public Defender Board provides information about public-defense services and local district contacts. Use it for court-appointed counsel and criminal-case navigation questions; confirm the correct district, eligibility, and appointment process.

Official road-condition, closure, and travel-information route for Oak Grove and West Carroll Parish; weather, road, closure, and route conditions change; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana DOTD 511

Use Louisiana 511 for current road conditions, closures, construction, and travel information before traveling to a resource or arranging transportation. Call 911 for a crash or immediate roadway emergency.

Official state directory for local courts, health, emergency preparedness, fire protection, sheriff, government, schools, and public services - Oak Grove and West Carroll Parish; department and capacity rules apply; not a crisis or emergency service

West Carroll Parish Practical-Service Navigation

When a household or property concern crosses several systems, begin with the official parish profile and ask which department owns the next step. Confirm current hours, jurisdiction, paperwork, consent, and whether the office can address the specific concern before sharing sensitive information.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Oak Grove, Louisiana, 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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