A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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 Shreveport or Caddo Parish.

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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Shreveport, Caddo Parish, and nearby Northwest Louisiana communities. We can help you think through what kind of next step may fit.

For immediate danger

Call 911 for a medical emergency, fire, immediate danger, or active threat. For emotional distress or a behavioral-health crisis, call or text 988; Louisiana also provides a crisis-response system with mobile crisis and crisis-care pathways. For current food, shelter, housing, utilities, transportation, or benefits navigation, dial 211 and confirm local availability.

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.

Private-pay hoarding support, organizing help, groups, and family guidance - broader service area; scope, cost, scheduling, travel, consent, safety, and capacity rules apply; not emergency care

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 Shreveport or Caddo Parish.

Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns - online; no cost or eligibility claim verified; 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.

Qualified public behavioral-health, addiction, counseling, medication, peer-support, and intensive-outpatient pathway - Caddo and nearby Northwest Louisiana parishes; intake, clinical, insurance, sliding-fee, eligibility, and service-capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Northwest Louisiana Human Services District

Northwest Louisiana Human Services District provides community behavioral-health services in Shreveport, including screening, counseling, medication management, peer support, WRAP services, substance-use treatment, and care coordination. Its published access information says all patients are accepted regardless of ability to pay and a sliding fee schedule is available; confirm the current clinic route directly.

Information, referral, and resource-navigation pathway for food, shelter, housing, health, utilities, and social services - Louisiana, including Caddo Parish; availability, eligibility, and provider capacity must be confirmed; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana 211

Use Louisiana 211 to ask about current local food, shelter, housing, health, utility, senior, disability, disaster, and family resources. Confirm the direct provider, hours, eligibility, and capacity before traveling or sharing sensitive information; use 911 for immediate danger.

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.

Emergency dispatch for immediate danger, fire, medical emergency, or active threat - Shreveport and Caddo Parish; emergency use only

911

Call 911 when someone is in immediate danger, a fire or medical emergency is happening, violence is occurring, or emergency responders are needed. A housing or clutter concern that is not immediately dangerous may need a planned code, housing, health, or support response instead.

Free 24/7 phone, text, and chat crisis support - Louisiana and nationwide; not a substitute for 911 when danger is immediate

Louisiana 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for emotional distress, suicidal thoughts, or a behavioral-health or substance-use crisis. Louisiana identifies 988 as a direct connection to accessible crisis support; use 911 for immediate danger, fire, or a serious medical emergency.

Official mobile-crisis, behavioral-health crisis-care, brief-support, and stabilization pathway - Louisiana, including Caddo Parish; triage, clinical, eligibility, and deployment rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Crisis Response System

Louisiana Department of Health describes a crisis-response system that includes mobile crisis response, behavioral-health crisis care, community brief crisis support, and crisis stabilization. Use the state page to identify current regional access and call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency.

Official regional Louisiana crisis-response access pathway for Caddo and nearby Northwest Louisiana parishes; current hours, managed-care, triage, and deployment rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Merakey Louisiana Region 7 Crisis Access

Louisiana Department of Health identifies Merakey Louisiana as a Region 7 crisis-service provider for Caddo and nearby parishes and publishes regional access information. Confirm the current crisis route and hours through the state system or 988; call 911 for immediate danger.

Official domestic-violence, stalking, shelter, protective-order, and victim-support navigation pathway - Caddo Parish; legal, safety, confidentiality, and intake rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Caddo Parish Domestic Violence and Stalking Response

The Caddo Parish District Attorney's office identifies domestic-violence and stalking contacts, Project Celebration shelter, protective-order information, victim assistance, and the Northwest Louisiana Family Justice Center. Use it for planned legal and safety navigation; call 911 when danger is immediate.

Free confidential domestic-violence shelter, advocacy, sexual-assault support, and court accompaniment pathway - Caddo and Northwest Louisiana; case-by-case intake, confidentiality, safety, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Project Celebration Domestic Violence Shelter

Project Celebration operates a confidential domestic-violence shelter in Caddo Parish and provides advocacy, medical and legal support, and court accompaniment at no cost. Call 318-226-5015 or 1-888-411-1333 and confirm a safe way to make contact.

Official protective-services reporting and response pathway for suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or extortion of a vulnerable adult - Louisiana, including Caddo Parish; screening, confidentiality, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Adult Protective Services

Louisiana Adult Protective Services investigates reports involving abuse, neglect, exploitation, or extortion of vulnerable adults. Use the state reporting route or call 1-800-898-4910 for planned reporting and guidance; call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency.

Official child-abuse and child-neglect reporting pathway - Louisiana, including Caddo Parish; mandated-reporting, screening, confidentiality, and response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services Hotline

Call the Louisiana DCFS child-protection hotline at 855-4LA-KIDS when you suspect a child is being abused or neglected. Use 911 for an immediate threat, serious injury, fire, or other emergency; DCFS determines screening and response.

Official property-maintenance, housing-condition, nuisance, and code-compliance pathway - Shreveport city limits; jurisdiction, inspection, notice, compliance, and legal rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Shreveport Property Standards

The City of Shreveport Property Standards Department handles property-maintenance and housing-condition enforcement. Use the department contact for planned concerns about unsafe or deteriorated conditions; call 911 for immediate danger, fire, or a serious medical emergency.

Free 24/7 crisis support for veterans, service members, and people who support them - nationwide, including Shreveport; crisis scope and emergency-response rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Veterans Crisis Line

Veterans, service members, and their supporters can call 988 and press 1, text 838255, or use the Veterans Crisis Line chat. Use 911 for immediate danger, fire, or a serious medical emergency.

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.

Public housing and Housing Choice Voucher pathway - Shreveport; income, household, waitlist, application, unit-quality, accommodation, and program rules apply; not emergency shelter

Housing Authority of the City of Shreveport

The Shreveport Housing Authority provides public housing and Section 8 rental assistance for eligible low-income households. Confirm current waitlists, application requirements, quality standards, utility obligations, accommodations, and unit availability directly.

Local homelessness, coordinated-access, shelter, and housing-navigation pathway - Caddo, Bossier, and Northwest Louisiana; screening, referral, household, and provider-capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

HOPE Connections Homeless Continuum of Care

HOPE Connections leads the Northwest Louisiana Homeless Continuum of Care and directs people who are living unhoused or in emergency shelter toward current homelessness-response resources. It does not provide utility, rental, or Section 8 assistance; confirm the current access route directly.

Nonprofit shelter, meals, case management, medical, dental, and recovery-support pathway - Shreveport and Bossier region; intake, identification, household, program, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission

The Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission provides shelter and supportive services for people experiencing homelessness, hunger, abuse, or addiction. The City of Shreveport lists the Shreveport location at 901 McNeil Street; call ahead to confirm current intake, identification, and capacity rules.

Residential shelter and stability pathway for homeless families with children - Shreveport and ArkLaTex; household, child, intake, safety, length-of-stay, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Providence House

Providence House provides residential treatment and comprehensive support for homeless families with children in the Shreveport-Bossier area. Confirm current admission, household, child-safety, and capacity rules directly.

Daytime shelter, basic-needs, and resource-navigation pathway for people without stable housing - Shreveport; hours, access, safety, and capacity rules apply; not overnight shelter or emergency dispatch

Hope House Day Shelter

The City of Shreveport identifies Hope House as a daytime shelter and local resource for people without stable housing. Confirm current hours, services, identification requirements, and capacity before traveling; use 911 for immediate danger.

Aging and disability resource pathway for meals, transportation, caregiver, legal, ombudsman, and benefits navigation - Caddo Parish; age, referral, program, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Caddo Council on Aging

Caddo Council on Aging provides an Aging and Disability Resource Center, Meals on Wheels, supportive services, ombudsman support, and caregiver navigation. Confirm age, program, address, and service-area requirements directly; its resource counseling is described as free.

Regional nonprofit food-bank, pantry, senior-box, mobile-food, child-nutrition, and disaster-relief pathway - Caddo and nearby Northwest Louisiana parishes; household, service-area, schedule, and capacity rules apply; not emergency shelter or medical care

Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana

Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana distributes food through partner agencies and programs serving Caddo, Bossier, Bienville, Claiborne, DeSoto, Red River, and Webster Parishes. Use its current contact and food-finder information to identify a direct pantry or distribution partner, then confirm hours and eligibility.

Official local navigation for legal aid, housing, shelter, food, health, crisis, benefits, and practical needs - Shreveport and Caddo Parish; provider hours, eligibility, and capacity must be confirmed; not emergency dispatch

City of Shreveport Community Resource Guide

The City of Shreveport's current community resource guide identifies local legal, food, shelter, behavioral-health, domestic-violence, adult-protection, and practical providers. Use it as a starting point and confirm every listing before traveling or sharing sensitive information.

Official free fixed-route public-transit pathway - Shreveport and Bossier City limits; route, schedule, accessibility, service-change, and safety rules apply; not emergency transport

SporTran Zero-Fare Public Transit

SporTran's Zero Fare program provides unlimited access to fixed-route public transit within the Shreveport-Bossier City limits at no cost. Confirm current schedules, stops, accessibility, and service changes before traveling; use 911 for emergencies.

ADA demand-response transportation pathway for qualified riders with disabilities - Shreveport and Bossier area; functional eligibility, application, reservation, visitor, zone, and shared-ride rules apply; not emergency transport

SporTran OnDemand Paratransit

SporTran OnDemand provides accessible demand-response transportation and has replaced the former LiftLine service. Riders must follow the current ADA eligibility and reservation process; confirm visitor rules, zones, pickup windows, and schedules directly.

Qualified outpatient behavioral-health, medication, counseling, peer-support, substance-use, pharmacy, and care-coordination pathway - Shreveport; intake, clinical, fee, insurance, and capacity rules apply; not emergency care

Northwest Louisiana Human Services District Behavioral Health Clinic

The Shreveport clinic of Northwest Louisiana Human Services District lists medication management, screening, peer support, individual and group counseling, intensive outpatient care, substance-use treatment, and pharmacy services. It accepts patients regardless of ability to pay with a sliding fee schedule; confirm current intake.

Qualified psychiatric, behavioral-health, outpatient, crisis, inpatient, geriatric, and intensive-outpatient pathway - Shreveport region; clinical evaluation, referral, insurance, appointment, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport provides psychiatric and behavioral-health services through outpatient clinics and Louisiana Behavioral Health, including crisis and inpatient services. Confirm age, referral, insurance, and appointment requirements; use 988 or 911 according to urgency.

Federally qualified community-health, primary-care, behavioral-health, dental, and Medicaid-support pathway - Shreveport and Northwest Louisiana; intake, insurance, sliding-fee, appointment, and capacity rules apply; not emergency care

CASSE Community Health Institute

CASSE provides community health services including behavioral health and accepts Louisiana Medicaid, Medicare, private, and self-insured coverage, with a sliding-fee discount available. Confirm the current clinic, appointment route, and eligibility directly.

Free civil legal-assistance pathway for eligible low-income residents - Shreveport and broad Louisiana service area; income, case type, conflict, intake, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Acadiana Legal Service Corporation - Shreveport

The City's community guide identifies Acadiana Legal Services Corporation for housing, public benefits, domestic abuse, family, consumer, property, and nursing-home legal matters in Shreveport. Confirm the current office, intake, eligibility, and service scope directly.

Free civil legal assistance and Ask-A-Lawyer pathway for eligible low-income clients - Shreveport; income, case type, conflict, appointment, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Shreveport Bar Foundation Pro Bono Project

The Shreveport Bar Foundation provides free civil legal assistance and public legal education, including family law, protective orders, successions, and other civil matters. Confirm current clinic dates, eligibility, and appointment requirements directly.

Official residential garbage, trash, bulk-item, yard-waste, and landfill pathway - Shreveport city limits; service area, cart, placement, item, schedule, and disposal rules apply; not emergency cleanup

Shreveport Solid Waste and Garbage Services

The City of Shreveport provides residential garbage collection, bulk-item requests, yard-waste guidance, and solid-waste information for homes within city limits. Bulk pickups require a request and have size and item limits; confirm safe placement and current schedule before setting items out.

Official landfill and special-handling disposal pathway - Shreveport area; material, permit, fee, vehicle, appointment, and safety rules apply; not a free household pickup service

Woolworth Road Regional Solid Waste Facility

The City of Shreveport operates the Woolworth Road Regional Solid Waste Facility for household, yard, construction, bulky, and certain special-handling materials. Fees and special rules may apply, including for asbestos and pharmaceutical waste; confirm acceptance and permits before traveling.

Official food, cash-assistance, and benefits-application pathway - Louisiana, including Caddo Parish; income, household, identity, document, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana SNAP and Cash Assistance

Louisiana administers SNAP and cash-assistance programs for eligible households. Use the state's current application and screening route or ask 211 or a local community provider for application help; approval and timing are not guaranteed.

Official Medicaid and health-coverage pathway - Louisiana, including Caddo Parish; income, household, identity, program, and eligibility rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Louisiana Medicaid and Health Coverage

Louisiana Medicaid provides health coverage for eligible residents and maintains current application and program information. Review the state pathway or ask a qualified community provider for application help; approval and coverage are not guaranteed.

Official city water, sewer, solid-waste, utility, and resident-service navigation pathway - Shreveport; account, service-area, payment, and department rules apply; not emergency dispatch

City of Shreveport Utilities and Basic Services

Shreveport's utilities and basic-services page explains city residential waste, water, sewer, and service contacts. Use it to find the right department for planned needs and call 911 for fire, medical danger, or an active threat.

Local multi-agency navigation route for housing, shelter, food, care, utilities, transportation, benefits, legal help, and safety - Caddo Parish; provider hours, eligibility, and capacity must be confirmed; not emergency dispatch

Shreveport Community Resource Navigation

When a need crosses multiple systems, combine the Shreveport community guide, 211, HOPE Connections, housing assistance, human-services clinics, shelters, food resources, transit, legal aid, and city services. Confirm each current provider before traveling or sharing sensitive information.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Shreveport, Louisiana, 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