A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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 Santa Fe County.

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You do not have to be in Santa Fe to begin with us.

Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Santa Fe, Santa Fe 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.

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.

City and county navigation for housing, food, utilities, transportation, behavioral health, and other basic needs - Santa Fe area; navigator and provider rules vary

Santa Fe CONNECT

CONNECT links Santa Fe residents to community navigators who can help with secure housing, utilities, transportation, food, behavioral health, and other support. Call 211 or 505-245-1735 and explain the actual need rather than searching for a perfect program name. Confirm current provider, hours, eligibility, capacity, and wait time.

Countywide English and Spanish resource directory with current referral pathways - Santa Fe County; directory and provider rules vary

Santa Fe County Resource Directory

Santa Fe County maintains a community resource directory and identifies SHARE New Mexico as its online resource base for coordination and referrals. Use it to find a local housing, food, care, or support option, then confirm details directly before relying on a listing.

No-cost voluntary behavioral-health crisis support, peer support, case management, referrals, short-term stabilization, and 24/7 mobile crisis response - Santa Fe; age and crisis rules apply

La Sala Crisis Triage Center

La Sala offers person-centered support for adults experiencing behavioral-health concerns, including anxiety, grief, substance-use concerns, severe mental-illness symptoms, and other crises. The county describes no-cost voluntary walk-ins and referrals for adults 18 and older, plus a 24/7 mobile crisis response team for people 14 and up. It is not a cleanup provider.

Licensed community mental-health center with counseling, psychiatric services, peer support, recovery groups, housing, and homelessness support - Santa Fe; intake and program rules apply

The Life Link

The Life Link provides counseling, psychiatric services, peer support, recovery-based groups, and services addressing chronic homelessness, mental illness, trauma, exploitation, and addiction. Ask about current intake, housing or rental assistance, insurance, and whether the requested support fits. This is not routine decluttering or cleanup.

Qualified-care directory - Santa Fe search and telehealth options; providers self-report, payment and licensure rules apply

IOCDF Hoarding Resource Directory

The International OCD Foundation directory can be searched by Santa Fe, ZIP code, or full address for clinicians and programs that indicate an interest in OCD or hoarding-related care. IOCDF says it does not endorse listed providers. Ask about current 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, housing screening, crisis response, legal help, code enforcement, or emergency assistance.

Immediate danger and emergency dispatch - Santa Fe and Santa Fe 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.

Mental-health and substance-use crisis support - Nationwide and New Mexico; free, confidential, 24/7 support

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for emotional distress, a mental-health or substance-use crisis, or concern about someone else. 988 is not a cleanup provider and does not guarantee an in-home response; call 911 for immediate danger.

24/7 behavioral-health mobile crisis response for clients in crisis ages 14 and up and public-safety partners - Santa Fe County; safety and response rules apply

Santa Fe County Mobile Crisis Response

Santa Fe County identifies a 24/7 mobile crisis response team connected with La Sala for safe management and navigation during behavioral-health emergencies in the community. This is not a guaranteed cleanup response; call 911 for immediate medical danger, fire, or violence.

Property-maintenance, environmental-code, trash and debris, junk-vehicle, and building-safety complaint pathway - Santa Fe city limits; inspection and enforcement rules apply

City of Santa Fe Inspections and Enforcement

The City investigates environmental-code and property-maintenance concerns, including trash and debris accumulation, junk vehicles, weeds, and other violations. A report may lead to inspection, notice, fees, deadlines, or enforcement; it is not voluntary hoarding support, counseling, or guaranteed funding.

City trash, recycling, large-item, bag-tag, and disability-related special-assistance pathway - Santa Fe city limits; eligibility, documentation, and collection rules apply

Santa Fe Residential Collection and Special Assistance

The City lists residential collection, large-item pickup, bag tags, and special assistance for older or mobility-limited residents who cannot place waste at the curb. Special assistance requires a medical certificate and release of liability. Confirm accepted items, scheduling, access, fees, and whether a particular household qualifies; this is disposal support, not sorting or moving.

Public housing, Housing Choice Vouchers, homeownership, rehabilitation, and resident-support pathways - Santa Fe County; income, waitlist, inspection, and program rules apply

Santa Fe County Housing Authority

The County Housing Authority provides public housing and voucher programs for low- and very-low-income households, along with resident self-sufficiency and housing-related programs. The current county page says the Housing Choice Voucher waitlist is closed. Confirm current openings, income limits, reasonable accommodations, required documents, and waitlist status directly.

City public-housing and voucher pathway - Santa Fe; residency, income, waitlist, inspection, and program rules apply

Santa Fe Civic Housing Authority

The City identifies the Santa Fe Civic Housing Authority as one of the local housing authorities serving the area. Contact it directly about applications, current waitlist status, eligibility, accommodations, and how housing-safety concerns should be discussed. Housing assistance does not guarantee a unit or cleanup service.

Free civil-legal help for eligible New Mexicans - housing, eviction, benefits, disability, and related matters; intake and capacity rules apply

New Mexico Legal Aid - Santa Fe Office

New Mexico Legal Aid has a Santa Fe office serving residents through its statewide civil-legal network. Ask about eviction, housing conditions, benefits, disability accommodations, or another legal issue affecting safety or stability. Legal aid is not an emergency service or cleanup provider.

People and practical help

Housing, shelter, legal help, and practical options

These listings offer connections for care, education, housing, benefits, food, organizing, transportation, or disposal. They are independent organizations; ask about current availability, cost, scope, consent, and safety before relying on them.

City and nonprofit shelter, transitional housing, homelessness-prevention, rental-assistance, and supportive-service pathways - Santa Fe; shelter and program capacity vary

City of Santa Fe Shelter and Emergency Housing

The City describes year-round and seasonal shelter, family rooms, transitional and permanent housing, youth services, mental-health support, case management, rental assistance, and legal-resource connections through local partners. Ask which current program fits the household, whether intake is direct or coordinated, and what capacity exists now.

Emergency shelter, transitional housing, case management, and legal-resource connection - Santa Fe; shelter, gender, and capacity rules apply

St. Elizabeth Shelter

The City identifies St. Elizabeth as a year-round shelter and housing pathway with case management and longer-term options. Confirm current bed availability, population served, intake steps, accessibility, and whether legal or housing support is available for the person's situation. It is not a cleanup provider.

Seasonal shelter, meals, showers, laundry, case management, health, employment, veteran, and legal-resource connections - Santa Fe; seasonal hours and capacity vary

Interfaith Community Shelter

Interfaith Community Shelter offers short-term survival services and connections to counseling, substance-use, health care, job support, veterans' services, and legal help through community partners. Confirm current seasonal operation, eligibility, hours, and availability before traveling.

Regional food bank, food map, mobile pantry, drive-through, school, and partner-agency food access - Northern New Mexico; distribution and eligibility rules vary

The Food Depot

The Food Depot provides no-cost food through partner agencies and mobile, school, and drive-through programs across Northern New Mexico. Use its food map or call the navigation team to find a current Santa Fe distribution. Confirm hours, registration, identification, household limits, and transportation.

County food-distribution map, food assistance, 211 navigation, and CONNECT referrals - Santa Fe County; schedules and eligibility change

Santa Fe County Food Resources

Santa Fe County and The Food Depot maintain a current food-distribution directory and direct residents to 211 for food and financial-assistance navigation. Ask for locations near the household and confirm current hours, requirements, and available supplies.

Practical resource navigation with showers, food, clothing, legal information, and other connections - Santa Fe; hours and partner capacity vary

Santa Fe Resource Opportunity Center

The Santa Fe Resource Opportunity Center is listed as operating through the Interfaith Shelter and connecting people to practical resources such as showers, food, clothing, and legal information. Confirm the current location, hours, eligibility, and which services are available before traveling.

Mental-health, peer-support, homeless-prevention, rental-assistance, transitional, and permanent supportive-housing pathway - Santa Fe; intake and program rules apply

Life Link Housing and Homelessness Support

The Life Link describes housing and support options connected with mental-health care, chronic homelessness, co-occurring disorders, and recovery. Ask about current rental assistance, transitional housing, supportive housing, peer support, and clinical intake. It is not a cleanup company.

City affordable-rental and voucher information - Santa Fe; property, residency, income, waitlist, and accommodation rules vary

Santa Fe Affordable Rental Housing

The City maintains information about affordable rental properties and identifies two local housing authorities for voucher applications. Contact the housing authority or property directly to confirm availability, income limits, required documents, reasonable accommodations, and waiting-list status.

Private-pay hoarding support, organizing help, groups, and family guidance - broader service area; scope, cost, scheduling, and travel 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 the requested support is available in Santa Fe.

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 Santa Fe, the county seat of Santa Fe County, and includes city, countywide, 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