A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Rawlins, Wyoming.

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, care, or practical concern in Carbon County.

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You do not have to know the perfect next step.

Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Rawlins, Carbon County, and other 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, or immediate threat. For behavioral-health crisis support, call or text 988 or High Country Behavioral Health at (307) 324-7156. For resource navigation, call 211.

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.

Local directory for mental health, housing, food, senior, transportation, health, and social-service pathways - Carbon County; program rules vary

Carbon County Public Health Resource Directory

Carbon County Public Health maintains a local directory covering health care, mental health, emergency management, family services, low-income housing, food, senior services, transportation, and related community resources. Use it to identify the right local contact, then confirm current intake and capacity directly.

Counseling, family services, substance-use recovery groups, domestic-violence services, and 24-hour emergency support - Rawlins and Carbon County; sliding fee and Medicaid information stated

High Country Behavioral Health

High Country Behavioral Health's Rawlins location provides counseling and related behavioral-health services, lists a sliding fee scale and Medicaid insurance, and describes 24-hour emergency service. Ask about the current crisis procedure, scope, privacy, and whether telehealth or an appointment is appropriate.

Benefits, child and adult protective-services, family services, foster care, and social-services entry point - Carbon County; eligibility and reporting rules apply

Wyoming Department of Family Services - Carbon County

The Wyoming Department of Family Services lists a Carbon County office in Rawlins for benefits, family services, and protective-services questions. Ask about SNAP, TANF, child-care resources, adult or child safety concerns, required documents, and after-hours reporting.

County resource guide for crisis, counseling, housing, food, victim services, transportation, and practical support - Carbon County; directory details and program capacity change

Carbon County Community Interagency Resource Directory

Carbon County publishes an interagency directory with local entries for behavioral health, crisis, housing, food, victim services, transportation, public health, and other support. Treat it as a starting map and confirm phone numbers, hours, fees, eligibility, and availability before relying on a listing.

Qualified-care and support search - national and telehealth options; providers self-report and payment rules vary

IOCDF Hoarding Resource Directory

The International OCD Foundation directory can be searched for clinicians, support groups, organizers, and programs that indicate an interest in hoarding-related care. Ask about experience, licensure, fees, insurance, wait time, privacy, and whether home-based or telehealth work fits.

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 protective services, crisis response, shelter, victim advocacy, behavioral-health support, city disposal, or emergency dispatch.

Immediate danger and emergency dispatch - Rawlins and Carbon County; use for fire, medical emergency, violence, or 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 scheduled service. Emergency dispatch is not a hoarding-support program, counseling service, or cleanup provider.

24/7 free and confidential behavioral-health crisis support - United States; call or text 988, or use 911 for immediate danger

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for confidential behavioral-health crisis support. It is not emergency dispatch, licensed therapy, or a cleanup service; call 911 for immediate danger, fire, or a medical emergency.

Behavioral-health counseling and 24-hour emergency service - Rawlins and Carbon County; assessment, scope, and intake rules apply

High Country Behavioral Health Emergency Service

High Country Behavioral Health lists 24-hour emergency service at its Rawlins location along with counseling and recovery services. Call to ask what response is available now; call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency.

Protective-services reporting and investigation for vulnerable adults - Wyoming; vulnerability, jurisdiction, and investigation rules apply

Wyoming Adult Protective Services

Wyoming Department of Family Services is the state pathway for adult protective-services information and reporting. Use the Carbon County office for local questions and local law enforcement or 911 for after-hours emergencies or immediate danger.

Child and adult safety, family services, and benefits office - Carbon County; reporting, confidentiality, and eligibility rules apply

Carbon County Department of Family Services

The Carbon County DFS office can help route child-safety, adult-safety, family-services, and benefits questions. Ask what information is needed and whether the concern belongs with DFS, local law enforcement, or another service.

Free and confidential domestic-violence, sexual-assault, stalking, advocacy, safety planning, shelter, and referral pathway - Carbon County; survivor intake and capacity rules apply

Carbon County COVE

Carbon County COVE provides confidential services for victims of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault, including advocacy, referrals, and emergency shelter or alternative housing described in the county resource directory. Ask about the safest way to communicate and current capacity.

24/7 victim and witness advocacy, emergency on-scene response, case information, and referrals - Carbon County; victim-services rules apply

Carbon County Sheriff Victim and Witness Program

The Carbon County Sheriff's Victim and Witness Program assists victims of all crimes with emergency response, case information, criminal-justice orientation, compensation applications, and referrals. It is not a general cleanup or counseling referral service.

Local victim-assistance and public-safety contact - Rawlins; use 911 for immediate danger

Rawlins Police Victim Assistance

Rawlins Police lists a victim-assistance program for crime-related support and referrals. Use the published non-emergency contact for local questions and call 911 for immediate danger, violence, fire, or a medical emergency.

County public-health, prevention, emergency-preparedness, and community-resource navigation - Carbon County; public-health jurisdiction and program rules apply

Carbon County Public Health

Carbon County Public Health provides county health and prevention information and maintains the local resource directory. Ask which public-health or community pathway fits before sharing sensitive details; this is not emergency dispatch or a cleanup service.

City refuse, landfill, recycling, and disposal pathway - Rawlins and surrounding responsibility area; accepted-material, fee, and access rules apply

Rawlins Landfill and Public Works

The Rawlins Landfill is the city's Public Works division for refuse, recycling, and disposal. Review accepted materials, fees, hours, and any special-item rules directly; a landfill is not a home-cleanout, hoarding-support, or emergency service.

People and practical help

Housing, shelter, food, health, and ongoing support

These listings connect Rawlins and Carbon County residents with county-seat government, housing, homelessness navigation, food, aging, health, youth services, veterans services, disposal, peer support, and community resources. Ask about current availability, cost, scope, consent, and safety before relying on them.

Local directory for income-based apartments, senior housing, and low-income housing - Rawlins and Carbon County; property, income, and waitlist rules vary

Carbon County Public Health Low-Income Housing Directory

Carbon County Public Health lists Rawlins housing options including Bitter Creek, Buffalo Run, Cathy Gardens, Shandon Park, and Stagecoach Apartments. Confirm current rents, applications, accessibility, waitlists, income rules, and whether a unit is available before relying on a listing.

Statewide affordable-rental directory with Rawlins properties - Wyoming; property, income, application, and waitlist rules apply

Wyoming Affordable Rental Housing Directory

The Wyoming Community Development Authority's rental directory identifies Rawlins properties such as Buffalo Run, Bitter Creek, Cathy Gardens, Shandon Park, SWAH, and Stagecoach Apartments. Confirm current ownership, contact information, availability, eligibility, and application requirements directly.

Local food pantry, wraparound case management, resource referrals, and basic-needs support - Rawlins and Carbon County; intake, hours, and food availability vary

WYO HELP and Rawlins Food Assistance

WYO HELP is listed in county and food-bank materials as a Rawlins resource for food assistance and wraparound case management. Ask about current pantry hours, household eligibility, delivery or accessibility, and other basic-needs supports.

No-cost food boxes and transient food bags - Rawlins and Carbon County; one-box, appointment, seasonal, and service-area rules apply

St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry

The Carbon County directory lists St. Vincent de Paul at St. Joseph for monthly food boxes, with no fee and appointment intake, plus transient bags distributed through the Rawlins Police Department. Call or leave a message to confirm current operations, holiday schedule, and documentation needs.

Community assistance with shelter, transportation, meals, clothing, and support for stranded or traveling people - Carbon County; faith-based intake and capacity rules apply

St. Christopher's Highway of Carbon County

St. Christopher's Highway describes a community-wide faith-based collaboration offering shelter, transportation aid, meals, clothing, and other assistance to people stranded or passing through Carbon County. Ask what help is available today and what information is needed.

Residential and runaway or homeless youth shelter for ages 10-17 - Rawlins; youth intake, safety, and placement rules apply

Stepping Stones Youth Home

Volunteers of America Northern Rockies describes Stepping Stones Youth Home as a Rawlins facility for youth ages 10-17 and says youth needing food and shelter are welcome to reach out. This is a youth shelter, not an adult housing or cleanup service.

State-listed youth crisis and residential pathway - Rawlins; youth age, placement, and referral rules apply

Carbon County Youth Crisis Center

Wyoming's Department of Family Services lists the Carbon County Youth Crisis Center among approved youth crisis facilities in Rawlins. Confirm current program name, age range, intake, referral, and availability directly; call 911 for immediate danger.

Veterans primary-care and telehealth access to mental-health or psychiatric services - Rawlins and Carbon County; veteran eligibility and scheduling rules apply

Rawlins VA Outreach Clinic

Carbon County Public Health lists a VA outreach clinic in Rawlins with primary-care services delivered through clinical video teleconferencing and access to psychiatric referrals and follow-up. Veterans should confirm eligibility, appointment scheduling, and current clinic hours.

Food-pantry and nutrition-resource directory - Carbon County; local hours, qualifications, and food availability vary

Wyoming Hunger Initiative - Carbon County

Wyoming Hunger Initiative lists Carbon County food resources, including Rawlins-area pantry and grocery supports and Cent$ible Nutrition information. Confirm current hours, household qualifications, identification needs, and whether delivery or accessibility options exist.

Senior services, nutrition, transportation, home support, and aging-resource navigation - Carbon County; age, functional-need, and scheduling rules apply

Carbon County Public Health Senior and Transportation Directory

The county public-health directory includes senior services, nutrition, transportation, and home-support pathways across Carbon County. Ask about age or disability requirements, advance notice, fares, assessments, and whether a household need can be routed to a local provider.

City water, sewer, landfill, and recycling information - Rawlins; utility-account, fee, service, and disposal rules apply

Rawlins City Utilities, Landfill, and Recycling

The City of Rawlins explains that it provides water, sewer, landfill, and recycling services, while garbage pickup is not provided by the city. Confirm current utility, recycling, landfill, and private-hauler arrangements before planning a disposal project.

Countywide directory for housing, food, health, crisis, transportation, and social supports - Carbon County; directory entries require current confirmation

Carbon County Community Resource Directory

Use Carbon County's interagency directory to compare local services and find a more specific pathway when the need crosses housing, food, health, safety, transportation, or benefits. Confirm current details directly, especially for fees, schedules, eligibility, and capacity.

Private-pay hoarding support, organizing help, groups, and family guidance - broader service area; scope, cost, scheduling, travel, consent, and safety rules apply

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 Rawlins or Carbon County.

Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns - online; 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.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Rawlins, the county seat of Carbon County, and includes city, countywide, regional, statewide, national, nonprofit, 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