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A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide
Hoarding support in San Diego.
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 or housing concern.
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You do not have to be in Pennsylvania to begin with us.
Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from San Diego 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 a behavioral-health crisis, call or text 988 or call 888-724-7240.
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 identify a next step.
Behavioral health · Countywide
San Diego County Behavioral Health Services
For help finding behavioral-health care or support for yourself or someone you care about, call the Access & Crisis Line or 988.
Housing navigation · Countywide
San Diego County Office of Homeless Solutions
The County’s Office of Homeless Solutions coordinates prevention, housing, and regional homelessness pathways and provides a housing directory. It is a navigation and coordination resource, not an emergency shelter line; call 911 for immediate danger and 211 for general community referrals.
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 an investigation or emergency dispatch.
Behavioral health crisis · Countywide
Mobile Crisis Response Teams
San Diego County’s 24/7 MCRT can help stabilize a behavioral-health crisis and connect people to local care. Teams do not include law enforcement, but they are not for medical emergencies or threats of violence.
Older adults · Disabled adults · Caregivers
Aging & Independence Services / Adult Protective Services
The County’s AIS Call Center connects older adults, people with disabilities, caregivers, and families with services. APS can receive reports involving abuse, neglect, or self-neglect.
Property conditions · City limits only
City of San Diego Building & Land Use Enforcement
For a possible code or property-condition concern within the City of San Diego, the City explains how to request an investigation. This is a government enforcement pathway, not a support group or cleanup service.
Older adults · Disabled adults · Medi-Cal and financial eligibility may apply
San Diego County In-Home Supportive Services
County IHSS can help eligible older, blind, or disabled adults with tasks such as cleaning, shopping, laundry, and meals so they can remain safely at home. The County says Medi-Cal, financial, functional, and health-certification rules apply; this is a public-benefit pathway, not a hoarding-specific cleanup service.
Housing instability · City of San Diego
San Diego Housing Commission Housing First Hotline
The San Diego Housing Commission’s Hub directs people experiencing housing instability or at imminent risk of homelessness in the City of San Diego to its Housing First hotline and coordinated-entry access sites. Connecting with an access site does not guarantee housing or shelter; call ahead and confirm the current route.
Homelessness response · San Diego region
San Diego Coordinated Entry Access Sites
The Regional Task Force on Homelessness maintains the region’s coordinated-entry access information for people experiencing homelessness or housing instability. Access sites can assess needs and connect people to available options, but services and eligibility vary and a referral does not guarantee placement.
People and practical help
Peer groups, professionals, and local providers
These listings are included because they offer a specific local connection. They are independent organizations; ask about current availability, cost, and approach.
Free peer-led group · San Diego
Hoarders Working Support
An IOCDF-listed peer-led group for people with compulsive hoarding. The listing currently describes meetings on the first and third Tuesday of each month, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
For providers and community partners
San Diego Hoarding Collaborative
A UC San Diego–hosted collaboration of providers, officers, social workers, realtors, and others working with adults affected by excess clutter or hoarding disorder.
Private provider · Cleanup and sanitation
San Diego Hoarding Cleanup
A local business offering hoarding cleanup, animal-hoarding cleanup, sanitizing, and deep cleaning across San Diego County. Ask about scope, cost, safety practices, and how the work will involve the person living there.
Private provider · Organizing and downsizing
Real Life Professional Organizing
Offers San Diego in-home organizing, senior downsizing, and hoarding help, along with virtual decluttering and organization coaching. Ask about availability, rates, and the pace of support.
Municipal disposal information · City limits only
City of San Diego Trash Service Updates
The City’s current waste-service information explains regular collection and notes that planned weekly recycling and bulky-item pickup upgrades are paused until further notice. Service details can change; confirm what applies to the address before planning a removal or disposal effort.
Private-pay pathway · Service area varies
The Peer Tree
The Peer Tree is the private-pay pathway for situations that need organizing, sorting, decluttering, deep cleaning, or support for friends and family beyond grant-funded options. Ask directly about current service area, scope, availability, and cost.
Digital peer support · Available anywhere
Unburied
Unburied is a judgment-free digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter, including friends and family. It is not therapy or emergency support, but it can offer connection, tools, and ongoing momentum from home.
A note from the Alliance
Start with the person. Then decide what the situation needs.
A listing here does not mean Fight the Blight endorses every provider or can guarantee availability. We will keep reviewing this page, but please confirm details directly before relying on them.
Need help choosing a path? Contact Fight the Blight