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 Portland 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 or call Multnomah County Behavioral Health at 503-988-4888. For housing and service navigation, call 211.
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 Portland 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.
Multnomah County's current resource list gathers local support and counseling, cleanup and disposal help, legal assistance, and safety contacts for hoarding situations. The list is designed especially for professionals seeking complex-case consultation. Confirm current contact details, eligibility, cost, and provider scope before relying on any listing.
This Portland clinic describes hoarding-focused treatment and consultation for individuals and families, including communication, compassion, boundary-setting, and coordinated work with other helpers. It is an independent clinical practice, not a Fight the Blight program or emergency service. Ask about current intake, clinician credentials, insurance, and private-pay rates.
This Portland-area clinic describes CBT-based treatment for anxiety-related conditions, including hoarding, and says some clinicians can accompany clients into situations outside the office. Ask about current availability, service area, clinical fit, insurance, and private-pay options. This is independent care, not emergency support.
Portland and Oregon agencies identify 211info as the current front door for local housing, shelter, health, and human-service referrals. Call 211, text a ZIP code to 898211, or search online. Ask about current availability, language access, eligibility, waitlists, and whether a referral or navigator is available.
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.
Portland's official homelessness assistance guide directs people to Multnomah County Behavioral Health for 24/7 help with mental-health or substance-use crisis. The City also directs people to 911 for immediate danger and identifies Portland Street Response and CHAT as possible emergency response pathways. This is crisis support, not cleanup or housing placement.
Oregon's crisis system includes the national 988 call, text, and chat pathway. Use it for immediate emotional or mental-health support or when worried about someone else. Call 911 for a medical emergency, fire, or immediate threat. 988 is not a cleanup or housing service.
Multnomah County Adult Protective Services investigates allegations of abuse, self-neglect, and financial exploitation involving seniors and people with disabilities. The county lists separate contacts by population and says self-neglect involves an individual lacking the ability to understand consequences leading to harm. APS is not a general clutter referral line, and adults retain important rights in the response.
Portland's official homelessness pages direct people to current shelter information, 211info, city outreach, and housing-navigation pathways. The City says 211info is the best current source for shelter and service information, and that outreach workers cannot guarantee shelter availability. For non-emergency city services, call 311.
People and practical help
These listings offer local connections for education, care, organizing, or cleanup. They are independent organizations; ask about current availability, cost, scope, consent, and safety before relying on them.
Oregon Housing and Community Services explains that it does not provide direct services and directs people needing immediate housing help to 211. It also points residents toward local Community Action Agencies for assistance. Use this as a state-level navigation path, then confirm local eligibility, funding, documentation, and waitlists.
The 211info directory hosts the Multnomah County Hoarding Resource List with support, counseling, cleanup, legal, and safety categories. The directory lists the resource as free and unrestricted, but the individual organizations and providers may have their own fees, eligibility rules, and availability. Confirm details directly.
This private provider advertises hoarding cleanup, sorting support, discretion, and property remediation in the Portland area. It is not affiliated with Fight the Blight or the Alliance. Before agreeing to work, request a written scope, price, insurance information, disposal plan, privacy practices, and a pace that keeps the person involved wherever possible.
The International OCD Foundation directory can help people search for hoarding-related therapists, programs, support groups, organizers, and task forces. Availability, credentials, insurance, fees, and service area can change; use it as a starting point and confirm every detail with the provider.
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