A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Pulaski, Tennessee.

You do not have to solve everything at once. Start with the part that matters most today: immediate safety, a first conversation, a health or benefits question, or one small practical step.

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Choose the next right step

These pathways are designed to help you begin without shame or pressure. Ask what a service actually covers before sharing sensitive details or moving items.

Ask what a first conversation would cover or how a virtual group works. You can ask without sending photos or arranging a home visit.

Role: nonprofit front door for hoarding support and virtual groups; geography: ask about joining online from Pulaski or elsewhere in Giles County; cost/eligibility: confirm registration, group fit, and any fees; funded local home services are not assumed; emergency limit: not therapy or emergency response.

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For immediate danger

If there is immediate danger, smoke or fire, a serious injury, or a medical emergency, call 911. For urgent emotional distress or suicidal thoughts, call or text 988. These emergency pathways are separate from routine service navigation.

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.

Role: private-pay hoarding support, family guidance, sorting, organizing, decluttering, and cleaning pathway; geography: ask about Pulaski and Giles County travel or remote options; cost/eligibility: private-pay rates, scope, scheduling, and travel must be confirmed; emergency limit: not emergency response or medical care. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

The Peer Tree

Use this as a private-pay pathway when grant-funded help is not the fit. Confirm the service scope, travel expectations, rate, and scheduling before making plans.

Review private-pay support
Role: digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and for friends or family; geography: available online from Pulaski and Giles County; cost/eligibility: review current access and account details; emergency limit: not therapy, medical care, cleanup, or emergency support. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Unburied

Use Unburied for peer connection, reflection, practical tools, and support between appointments or conversations. It is not therapy or an emergency service.

Explore digital peer support
Role: statewide information and referral pathway for food, housing, health care, jobs, transportation, and human services; geography: Pulaski, Giles County, and Tennessee; cost/eligibility: free navigation, with program eligibility to confirm; emergency limit: not 911, 988, or emergency medical response. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Tennessee 211

Call 211 or use the Tennessee 211 information page to ask for current local referrals. Tell the navigator what kind of help is needed and ask about eligibility, hours, and waitlists.

Call or search 211

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.

Role: emergency response for immediate danger, fire, medical emergency, or a crime in progress; geography: Pulaski and Giles County; cost/eligibility: call when immediate response is needed; emergency limit: this is the emergency pathway, not a general service-navigation line. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

911: Immediate Danger

Call 911 when there is immediate danger, smoke or fire, a medical emergency, or an urgent threat to someone's safety.

Call 911
Role: urgent emotional distress and suicide-crisis support; geography: Pulaski, Giles County, and the United States; cost/eligibility: call or text 988 or use the current chat option; emergency limit: call 911 for immediate physical danger or a medical emergency. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Use 988 for urgent emotional distress or suicidal thoughts. If someone is in immediate physical danger, call 911 instead.

Call or text 988
Role: state behavioral-health crisis information and referral; geography: Tennessee, including Giles County; cost/eligibility: ask about current mobile-crisis and crisis-continuum access; emergency limit: not a substitute for 911 during immediate danger or a medical emergency. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Tennessee Crisis Services

Review Tennessee's current crisis-continuum information when you need help understanding behavioral-health crisis pathways. Confirm the current local option before relying on it.

Review crisis options
Role: municipal police and routine public-safety routing; geography: City of Pulaski; cost/eligibility: confirm nonemergency contact and jurisdiction; emergency limit: call 911 for immediate danger, a crime in progress, smoke, fire, or a medical emergency. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Pulaski Police Department

The City of Pulaski lists the Police Department at 931-424-4404. Use routine contact only for nonemergency questions and confirm the current process directly.

Review police contacts
Role: municipal fire response and fire-safety routing; geography: City of Pulaski; cost/eligibility: confirm fire-prevention or code-question scope with the department; emergency limit: call 911 for smoke, fire, or immediate danger. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Pulaski Fire Department

The City of Pulaski lists the Fire Department at 931-363-1515. Ask what a fire-safety question requires; this is not a cleanup or case-management service.

Review fire contacts
Role: official county-government routing for the Sheriff, ambulance, emergency management, fire rescue, and other departments; geography: Giles County, including Pulaski; cost/eligibility: confirm the responsible office and current contact; emergency limit: call 911 when immediate response is needed. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Giles County Government Emergency Routing

Use the county website to identify current emergency-service and department contacts. The county page is a routing source, not a substitute for 911.

Review county emergency contacts
Role: hospital emergency-care and medical-services pathway; geography: Pulaski and Giles County; cost/eligibility: confirm insurance, billing, current services, and transportation; emergency limit: call 911 when transport or immediate emergency response is needed. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski Emergency Care

Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski describes emergency and hospital services. Confirm the current department, location, billing, and access details directly.

Review emergency-care information
Role: county public-health and health-navigation pathway; geography: Giles County, including Pulaski; cost/eligibility: confirm appointments, program eligibility, fees, and current service capacity; emergency limit: not emergency response. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Giles County Health Department

The county health page identifies the Giles County Health Department at 209 South Cedar Lane, Pulaski, TN 38478. Confirm the current phone, hours, and service fit before relying on it.

Review county health contacts
Role: state directory for county health, WIC, immunization, nutrition, and health-navigation services; geography: Tennessee, including Giles County; cost/eligibility: program eligibility, appointments, and fees must be confirmed; emergency limit: not emergency response. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Tennessee Local Health Departments

Use the state directory to confirm the current Giles County health contact and program details.

Review state health listings
Role: state behavioral-health information and system-navigation pathway; geography: Tennessee, including Giles County; cost/eligibility: confirm program, coverage, intake, and local availability; emergency limit: use 988 or 911 for an urgent crisis. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Use the state department's current information to identify behavioral-health pathways, then confirm local eligibility, wait time, and service scope.

Review behavioral-health resources
Role: state housing and supportive-housing information pathway; geography: Tennessee, including Pulaski and Giles County; cost/eligibility: confirm availability, eligibility, screening, and waitlists; emergency limit: not emergency shelter or emergency response. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Tennessee Housing and Supportive-Housing Programs

Use Tennessee's housing information to identify possible pathways. Confirm current listings, accessibility, eligibility, and application steps directly.

Review housing options
Role: public fire-safety education about hoarding and home-fire risk; geography: Pulaski, Giles County, and the United States; cost/eligibility: public information with no local response promise; emergency limit: call 911 for smoke, fire, or immediate danger. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

U.S. Fire Administration: Hoarding Fire Safety

Use this public guidance to think about blocked exits, ignition sources, smoke alarms, and a safety conversation. It does not inspect a home or clear a property.

Review fire-safety guidance

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.

Role: official municipal government, resident routing, notices, public works, and city-service information; geography: City of Pulaski; cost/eligibility: confirm office, jurisdiction, hours, and fees; emergency limit: not emergency response. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

City of Pulaski

Start with the city website for departments, resident services, public notices, codes, and current local contacts.

Visit the city website
Role: official municipal contact-routing source for City Hall and city departments; geography: City of Pulaski; cost/eligibility: confirm office hours and jurisdiction; emergency limit: not emergency response. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Pulaski City Departments and City Hall

The city lists City Hall at 203 South 1st Street, Pulaski, TN 38478, phone 931-363-2516, and links current department contacts.

Review city departments
Role: municipal codes and property-maintenance routing source; geography: City of Pulaski; cost/eligibility: confirm jurisdiction, current process, and any fees; emergency limit: not emergency response or a cleanup provider. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Pulaski Codes Official

The city lists the Codes Official contact at codesofficial@pulaski-tn.com and (931) 363-2516. Ask how a property or code question should be routed before sharing sensitive details.

Ask about code questions
Role: municipal public-works and infrastructure-routing source; geography: City of Pulaski; cost/eligibility: confirm city limits, material rules, schedule, and fees; emergency limit: not emergency response or whole-home cleanup. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Pulaski Public Works

The city lists Public Works at 931-363-2147. Confirm current services, accepted materials, and whether a request belongs with the city or county.

Review public-works contacts
Role: municipal street and right-of-way service-routing source; geography: City of Pulaski; cost/eligibility: confirm jurisdiction, accepted requests, hours, and fees; emergency limit: not emergency response or property cleanup. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Pulaski Street Department

The city lists the Street Department at 931-363-3234. Confirm whether the concern is a city right-of-way issue or a private-property matter.

Review street services
Role: official county government, department routing, notices, and resident-service information; geography: Giles County, including Pulaski; cost/eligibility: confirm office, jurisdiction, hours, and fees; emergency limit: not emergency response. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Giles County Government

Use the county website to find current contacts for the County Executive, departments, emergency services, health, waste, library, veterans, and other community resources.

Visit the county website
Role: county waste and disposal-service routing source; geography: Giles County, including areas outside Pulaski city limits; cost/eligibility: confirm address, accepted materials, schedule, and fees; emergency limit: not emergency response or whole-home cleanup. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Giles County Waste Department

The county website links waste services. Confirm current disposal rules and do not assume routine collection covers move-out, construction, hazardous, or large-volume debris.

Ask about county waste rules
Role: public library and community-information routing source; geography: Giles County and Pulaski; cost/eligibility: confirm branch hours, access, and program availability; emergency limit: not emergency response or clinical care. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Giles County Public Library

The Giles County government site links the public library. Use the library for current community information, internet access, and local program routing; confirm hours directly.

Visit the library website
Role: state online search for food, housing, transportation, health, behavioral-health, employment, and caregiver supports; geography: Tennessee, including Pulaski and Giles County; cost/eligibility: programs, eligibility, and availability must be confirmed with each provider; emergency limit: not 911 or emergency response. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Tennessee Community Compass

Use Community Compass to search for free or reduced-cost services. The state says it does not operate the listed programs, so confirm current details with each organization.

Search Community Compass
Role: statewide housing-search and accessibility-information pathway; geography: Tennessee, including Pulaski and Giles County; cost/eligibility: availability, income rules, screening, and waitlists must be confirmed; emergency limit: not emergency shelter or emergency response. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Tennessee Housing Search

Tennessee's housing page links housing-search resources. Confirm current listings, accessibility, eligibility, and application steps directly.

Review housing-search options
Role: state benefits and family-support information pathway; geography: Tennessee, including Giles County; cost/eligibility: benefit eligibility, documentation, and local office availability must be confirmed; emergency limit: not emergency response. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Tennessee Department of Human Services

Use the state department's current information to identify possible benefit pathways, then confirm eligibility and required documents.

Review benefits information
Role: state information and support-navigation pathway for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities; geography: Tennessee, including Giles County; cost/eligibility: eligibility, intake, service coordination, and waitlists must be confirmed; emergency limit: not emergency response. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Use the state site to understand support-navigation routes. Confirm whether the person qualifies and what local intake requires.

Review disability-support information
Role: state veterans-benefits, service, and county-service-officer routing; geography: Tennessee, including Giles County; cost/eligibility: veteran status, benefit eligibility, documentation, and appointment availability must be confirmed; emergency limit: not emergency response. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Tennessee Department of Veterans Services

Use the state veterans site to find current benefits and service-officer pathways. Confirm the local contact and required documents.

Review veterans services
Role: county emergency-management and preparedness routing source; geography: Giles County, including Pulaski; cost/eligibility: confirm current office scope and contact; emergency limit: call 911 for immediate danger, fire, or a medical emergency. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Giles County Emergency Management

The county website links Emergency Management. Use it for preparedness and routing questions, not for an immediate emergency.

Review emergency-management contacts
Role: county fire-rescue and fire-safety routing source; geography: Giles County outside or beyond municipal fire jurisdiction; cost/eligibility: confirm jurisdiction and current prevention or response scope; emergency limit: call 911 for smoke, fire, or immediate danger. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Giles County Fire Rescue

The county website links Giles County Fire Rescue. Confirm which department serves the address before relying on a routine contact.

Review fire-rescue information
Role: qualified hospital and health-services pathway; geography: Pulaski and Giles County; cost/eligibility: confirm provider, insurance, appointment, and billing details; emergency limit: call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski Services

The Pulaski health-system site lists hospital services and emergency care. Confirm the right department and current access details directly; it does not provide property cleanup.

Review hospital services
Role: county public-health, basic-care, and health-navigation pathway; geography: Giles County, including Pulaski; cost/eligibility: confirm appointments, eligibility, fees, and capacity; emergency limit: not emergency response. | Pulaski and Giles County details can change; confirm current scope, hours, eligibility, cost, jurisdiction, and availability directly.

Giles County Health Department Services

Use the county health page to ask which current program fits the need. Confirm hours, intake, and service limits before relying on the pathway.

Review health-department services

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Pulaski, Tennessee, 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.

Need help choosing a path? Contact Fight the Blight