A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in St. Ignace, Michigan.

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, health, or practical concern in St. Ignace or elsewhere in Mackinac County.

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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from St. Ignace, Mackinac County, and nearby 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, violence, or immediate threat. Hiawatha Behavioral Health provides 24-hour crisis support at 800-839-9443 or 906-643-8616; call or text 988 for nationwide crisis support. If you are without housing or facing eviction, call 211, the Michigan housing-assessment pathway, or a local shelter and ask about current Mackinac County options.

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 St. Ignace or Mackinac County.

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.

Official county-government navigator for departments, courts, emergency management, public notices, and local administration - Mackinac County; jurisdiction, appointment, and service limits apply

Mackinac County Government

Mackinac County's official site is a starting point for current county departments, courts, emergency management, public notices, and local contacts. Use it to identify the right county pathway, then confirm current instructions before sharing sensitive details.

Official city-government contact for utilities, public works, permits, code, public safety, waste, and city services - St. Ignace; jurisdiction, department, fee, and service rules apply

City of St. Ignace

The City of St. Ignace lists city departments, services, garbage and recycling, water and wastewater, police, fire, public works, permits, and planning contacts. Use City Hall at 396 North State Street to identify the right municipal pathway; it is not a cleanup provider or emergency service.

Qualified public behavioral-health, substance-use, developmental-disability, peer, and care-navigation pathway - Mackinac County; assessment, eligibility, insurance, referral, and capacity rules apply

Hiawatha Behavioral Health

Hiawatha Behavioral Health serves Mackinac County through its St. Ignace office at 114 Elliot Street and describes behavioral-health and related public supports. Call 906-643-8616 or 800-839-9443 to ask about current access, assessments, and connections; this is not organizing or cleanup.

Local public-health, environmental-health, prevention, family-health, and community-safety pathway - Mackinac County; program, appointment, payment, jurisdiction, and emergency limits apply

LMAS District Health Department - Mackinac County

LMAS District Health Department lists its Mackinac County office at 749 Hombach Street in St. Ignace and serves public-health and environmental-health needs across the region. The department says it offers a sliding-fee schedule and does not deny access because of inability to pay; call 906-643-1100 to confirm the current route.

Qualified local nonprofit health system, 24-hour emergency department, fast care, clinic, rehabilitation, pharmacy, and referral pathway - St. Ignace and the Straits area; medical, appointment, insurance, payment, referral, and capacity rules apply

Mackinac Straits Health System

Mackinac Straits Health System lists its St. Ignace hospital at 1140 North State Street with a 24/7 emergency department, fast care, medical clinic, rehabilitation, pharmacy, and other services. Call 906-643-8585 for current access, social-work, behavioral-health, coverage, and referral information; call 911 for an immediate emergency.

Community-action pathway for housing instability, emergency shelter, weatherization, food, senior services, and family programs - Mackinac, Chippewa, and Luce counties; eligibility, capacity, and appointment rules apply

CLM Community Action Agency

CLM Community Action Agency describes housing, emergency shelter, weatherization, food, senior services, and family programs, including a St. Ignace center and senior housing. Call 906-632-3363 to ask about current Mackinac County options and eligibility.

Local nonprofit community-support, resource-navigation, and temporary financial-assistance pathway for Mackinac County residents; case-by-case, confidential, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

St. Ignace Area Hope

St. Ignace Area Hope says it helps Mackinac County residents reach community resources and may provide temporary financial assistance for urgent hardship on a case-by-case basis. Call 906-643-6780 and confirm current eligibility and safe contact options; call 911 for immediate danger.

Regional rural transit, ferry, and non-emergency medical transportation pathway - Mackinac and eastern Upper Peninsula; route, schedule, fare, reservation, accessibility, and service-area rules apply

Eastern Upper Peninsula Transportation Authority

EUPTA operates ferry and rural transportation services in the eastern Upper Peninsula and works with Michigan Transportation Connection for non-emergency medical appointments. Call 906-632-2898 for current route, reservation, accessibility, and fare information; this is not emergency transport.

Tribal health, family-support, advocacy, and resource-navigation pathway serving Mackinac County; membership, appointment, eligibility, and service-area rules apply

Sault Tribe Newberry and St. Ignace Area Services

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe lists health, family-support, and Advocacy Resource Center services serving Mackinac County and the wider eastern Upper Peninsula. Call 906-632-1808 or 877-639-7820 for advocacy, or 906-643-8689 for the St. Ignace Tribal Health Center; confirm current access before traveling.

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

Michigan 211

Use Michigan 211 to ask about current local food, shelter, housing, utility, health, 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.

Immediate police, fire, or medical dispatch - St. Ignace, Mackinac County, and surrounding jurisdictions; use for fire, serious injury, violence, or an 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 planned service. Tell the dispatcher the exact address, hazards, mobility needs, and whether anyone may be trapped; emergency dispatch is not a hoarding-support program or cleanup provider.

Official county emergency-dispatch, emergency-management, Smart911, and preparedness pathway - Mackinac County; call 911 for emergencies; administrative and preparedness limits apply

Mackinac County 911 and Emergency Management

Mackinac County's 911 and Emergency Management Office coordinates emergency communications and preparedness and lists Smart911 safety-profile information. Call 911 for emergencies and 906-643-3391 for non-emergency preparedness or administrative questions.

Official city law-enforcement and public-safety contact - St. Ignace; call 911 for immediate danger; office and jurisdiction limits apply

St. Ignace Police Department

The City of St. Ignace lists its police department at 396 North State Street and publishes a non-emergency number. Call 906-643-8877 for non-immediate police questions or 906-643-6077 for the office; call 911 for an immediate threat, fire, violence, or medical emergency.

Official city fire and rescue contact - St. Ignace; call 911 for fire, rescue, or immediate danger; local response and fee rules apply

St. Ignace Fire Department

The City of St. Ignace lists its fire department at 618 Chambers Street and publishes a fire-station contact. Call 906-643-8754 for non-emergency department questions; call 911 for fire, rescue, serious injury, or an immediate threat.

24-hour local emergency-department, trauma-stabilization, and fast-care pathway - St. Ignace; medical triage, admission, insurance, payment, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Mackinac Straits Hospital Emergency Department

Mackinac Straits Health System states that its St. Ignace hospital provides 24-hour emergency care and is a Level IV Trauma Center at 1140 North State Street. For life-threatening danger or immediate emergency response, call 911; for hospital access questions, call 906-643-8585.

Qualified public behavioral-health crisis pathway - Mackinac County and Hiawatha service area; crisis assessment, eligibility, referral, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Hiawatha Behavioral Health 24-hour Crisis Support

Hiawatha Behavioral Health lists 24-hour crisis support for Mackinac County at 800-839-9443 or the St. Ignace office at 906-643-8616. Call for behavioral-health crisis guidance; call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency and call or text 988 for nationwide crisis support.

Nationwide call, text, and chat crisis-support pathway; available from Michigan; not police, fire, medical dispatch, housing placement, therapy, or cleanup

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for confidential crisis support and connection to a trained counselor. Use 911 for immediate physical danger, fire, serious injury, or a life-threatening medical emergency; confirm local follow-up options directly.

Local public-health, environmental-health, and emergency-preparedness pathway - Mackinac County; program jurisdiction and emergency limits apply; call 911 for life-threatening emergencies

LMAS Public-Health Emergency Information

LMAS lists its Mackinac County office at 749 Hombach Street in St. Ignace and directs people to call 911 for life-threatening emergencies. Call 906-643-1100 to ask about current public-health, environmental-health, water, or community-safety guidance; this is not emergency dispatch or cleanup service.

State protective-services reporting and assessment pathway for suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation - Michigan, including Mackinac County; reporting, confidentiality, jurisdiction, and response rules apply; not an emergency substitute

Michigan Adult and Child Protective Services

Michigan MDHHS lists a 24/7 abuse and neglect reporting line at 855-444-3911. Use it for suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation involving a child or vulnerable adult; call 911 for immediate danger, fire, violence, or a medical emergency.

Confidential nonprofit domestic- and sexual-violence crisis, shelter, advocacy, transportation, and safety-planning pathway - Mackinac County and the Eastern Upper Peninsula; not general hoarding support or emergency dispatch

Diane Peppler 24-hour Crisis and Shelter Support

The Diane Peppler Resource Center serves Mackinac County and describes crisis counseling, advocacy, shelter, transportation, food, clothing, medication, and legal advocacy for survivors. Call 906-643-0498 locally or 906-635-0566 for the 24-hour crisis line; use 911 for immediate danger.

Culturally specific victim and survivor advocacy, shelter, safety, and resource-navigation pathway - includes Mackinac County; voluntary, confidential, service-area, and safety rules apply

Sault Tribe Advocacy Resource Center

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe's Advocacy Resource Center serves Mackinac County and describes voluntary support for victims, survivors, children, and friends or family, including housing, utility, food, medical, behavioral-health, and legal-resource connections. Call 906-632-1808 or 877-639-7820; call 911 for immediate danger.

State directory for victim-service, shelter, advocacy, culturally specific, and legal pathways - Mackinac County; provider eligibility, confidentiality, and capacity rules apply

Michigan Domestic and Sexual Violence Resource Directory - Mackinac County

Michigan's victim-services directory identifies local and regional domestic- and sexual-violence resources serving Mackinac County, including Diane Peppler, tribal advocacy, and statewide options. Confirm the current provider, safe contact method, and service scope before sharing sensitive information; call 911 for immediate danger.

State housing-assessment, homelessness, eviction-prevention, and coordinated-entry navigation pathway - Michigan, including Mackinac County; local eligibility, availability, and provider rules apply; not emergency shelter or dispatch

Michigan Housing and Homeless Assistance

Use Michigan's housing-help pathway to identify the local Housing Assessment and Resource Agency, coordinated-entry, shelter, and homelessness-prevention route. The current HARA list identifies CLMCAA for Mackinac County; ask about eligibility and availability, and call 911 for immediate danger.

Free legal information, self-help tools, and referral pathway for housing, court, family, consumer, and other civil matters - Michigan, including Mackinac County; not legal representation or emergency response

Michigan Legal Help

Michigan Legal Help provides free legal information, self-help tools, and referral guidance. Use it for housing, eviction, consumer, court, or family-law questions and confirm whether a local attorney or legal-aid program is available; use 911 for immediate danger.

Confidential culturally specific domestic-violence support, advocacy, and resource-navigation pathway for Native people - nationwide; not emergency dispatch, clinical care, or cleanup

StrongHearts Native Helpline

StrongHearts provides confidential support for Native survivors and concerned friends or family. Call 844-762-8483 and confirm current services, safety planning, and local referrals; call 911 for immediate danger.

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.

Official county contact for administration, courts, public notices, emergency management, planning, and local coordination - Mackinac County; jurisdiction and department rules apply

Mackinac County Departments and Commissioners

Use Mackinac County's official site to find current departments, commissioners, courts, emergency management, public notices, and local contacts in St. Ignace. Ask the county to identify the correct department for a property, safety, benefits, or community concern; it is not a cleanup provider.

Local government contacts for assessor, building, clerk, fire, police, public works, planning, recreation, water, and wastewater - St. Ignace; jurisdiction, office-hours, fee, and service limits apply

City of St. Ignace Departments

The City of St. Ignace publishes a department directory with contacts for building, fire, police, public works, planning, water, wastewater, and other municipal services. Use the directory to find the right city pathway for a property, utility, waste, or public-safety question.

Official planning, zoning, permitting, code-enforcement, and demolition-document pathway - St. Ignace; permit, inspection, fee, and jurisdiction rules apply

City of St. Ignace Planning and Zoning

The city planning and zoning department administers local land-use and code provisions and encourages conceptual review before projects. Call 906-643-9671 option 3 at 396 North State Street for current permit, code, rental, or property questions; this is not a cleanup provider.

Municipal resident trash, recycling, brush-pile, e-waste, and holiday-pickup information - St. Ignace city limits; resident, material, schedule, contractor, and fee rules apply

City of St. Ignace Garbage and Recycling

The City of St. Ignace publishes resident garbage and recycling information, including 2026 curbside recycling dates, accepted materials, brush-pile, e-waste, and holiday delays. Confirm current service and large-item options before placing material at the curb; this is not a private cleanup provider.

County veterans-service officer pathway for VA health care, compensation, counseling, housing, emergency relief, education, and burial benefits - Mackinac County; veteran eligibility and document rules apply

Mackinac County Veterans Services

Use Mackinac County's official government contacts to ask for the current veterans-service officer and assistance with VA health care, compensation, counseling, housing, emergency relief, education, burial, or dependents benefits. Confirm the current office, appointment, and documentation requirements before traveling.

Community-action housing-instability, emergency-shelter, homelessness-prevention, and housing-stabilization pathway - Mackinac County and regional service area; eligibility, capacity, safety, and intake rules apply

CLMCAA Housing and Emergency Shelter

CLMCAA describes housing and emergency-shelter assistance for people facing housing instability or homelessness. Call 906-632-3363 and ask about the current Mackinac County intake route, shelter availability, and housing-stabilization options; call 911 for immediate danger.

Emergency food-assistance pathway at the CLMCAA Fenlon Center in St. Ignace - Mackinac County; application, pantry hours, household, eligibility, and stock rules apply

CLMCAA Food Pantry - St. Ignace

CLMCAA says its emergency food program is available through a pantry at the Fenlon Center in St. Ignace. Call 906-632-3363 to confirm the current address, hours, application, household rules, and availability before traveling; use 211 for additional food navigation.

Affordable senior-housing pathway at 201 Lake Street - St. Ignace; 55+ eligibility, application, management, availability, and housing rules apply

CLMCAA St. Ignace Senior Housing

CLMCAA lists St. Ignace Senior Housing at 201 Lake Street and says it is designed for adults age 55 and older. Call 906-259-0156 to ask about current applications, accessibility, wait lists, rent, and eligibility; housing availability must be confirmed directly.

Local community-navigation and temporary financial-assistance pathway for Mackinac County residents facing urgent hardship - case-by-case; not emergency dispatch or guaranteed funding

St. Ignace Area Hope Hotline

St. Ignace Area Hope invites Mackinac County residents to call for help reaching local resources and possible temporary financial assistance. The organization says requests are confidential and handled case by case; call 906-643-6780 and call 911 for immediate fire, police, or medical emergencies.

Local nonprofit food pantry for Mackinac County residents experiencing financial hardship - food quantity, frequency, documentation, stock, and referral rules apply

St. Ignace Food Pantry

St. Ignace Food Pantry says it serves Mackinac County residents with evident financial hardship and generally provides up to two weeks of food at a time, subject to availability and household size. Confirm the current intake location and hours using the pantry contact before traveling; use 211 for broader navigation.

Qualified public behavioral-health, substance-use, developmental-disability, peer, and community-support pathway - Mackinac County; assessment, eligibility, insurance, referral, and capacity rules apply

Hiawatha Behavioral Health Community Services

Hiawatha Behavioral Health describes public behavioral-health, substance-use, developmental-disability, and peer-support pathways for Mackinac County. Call the St. Ignace office at 906-643-8616 to ask about current access and referrals; this is not organizing, cleanup, or emergency dispatch.

Local health-department and environmental-health pathway with a published sliding-fee statement - Mackinac County; program, family-size, income, appointment, and jurisdiction rules apply

LMAS Sliding-Fee Public Health Services

LMAS says no one will be denied access because of inability to pay and that a sliding-fee schedule is available based on family size and income. Call the St. Ignace office at 906-643-1100 to identify current public-health, environmental-health, prevention, or family-health services.

Local nonprofit health-system pathway for inpatient care, clinic, rehabilitation, pharmacy, therapy, oncology, and community referrals - St. Ignace and surrounding area; medical, appointment, insurance, payment, and capacity rules apply

Mackinac Straits Health System Community Care

Mackinac Straits Health System lists inpatient, clinic, rehabilitation, physical therapy, pharmacy, oncology, wound care, and other services at its St. Ignace campus. Call 906-643-8585 to ask about current appointments, patient support, financial questions, and referrals; call 911 for immediate danger.

Regional bus, ferry, and rural transportation pathway - St. Ignace and eastern Upper Peninsula; route, schedule, fare, reservation, accessibility, weather, and service-area rules apply; not emergency transport

EUPTA St. Ignace Area Transportation

EUPTA provides regional ferry and rural transportation services in the eastern Upper Peninsula, including connections relevant to St. Ignace and Mackinac County. Confirm the current route, schedule, fare, accessibility, and weather-related changes before traveling; call 911 for emergencies.

Connection to non-emergency medical transportation through Michigan Transportation Connection - Mackinac and eastern Upper Peninsula; reservation, eligibility, trip, and capacity rules apply; not emergency transport

EUPTA Non-Emergency Medical Transportation

EUPTA says it works with Michigan Transportation Connection to provide transportation to non-emergency medical appointments. Ask EUPTA about the current Mackinac County route, eligibility, reservation window, and accessibility needs; call 911 for a medical emergency.

State benefits, food assistance, health coverage, emergency-relief, and protective-services pathway - Michigan, including Mackinac County; application, eligibility, identity, and program rules apply

Michigan MDHHS Benefits and Emergency Relief

Use Michigan MDHHS to ask about current food, cash, child-care, health-coverage, emergency-relief, and related benefits. Confirm the current Mackinac County office and application route before traveling or sharing sensitive information; call 911 for immediate danger.

Free legal self-help and referral pathway for eviction, landlord-tenant, court, family, and civil matters - Michigan, including Mackinac County; information is not legal advice or representation

Michigan Legal Help Housing and Court Tools

Michigan Legal Help offers free self-help tools and legal information for housing, eviction, court, family, consumer, and other civil matters. Use the county selector for Mackinac County and confirm whether an eligible legal-aid or attorney referral is available; call 911 for immediate danger.

Private-pay pathway for hoarding support, organizing assistance, decluttering, deep cleaning, groups, and friends-and-family guidance - broader service area; scope, consent, safety, cost, scheduling, travel, and capacity rules apply

The Peer Tree Private-Pay Support

The Peer Tree is the private-pay pathway when a public or grant-funded option is not the right fit. Ask about the current scope, cost, travel, consent, safety, scheduling, and whether St. Ignace or Mackinac County support is available; this is not emergency or clinical care.

Digital peer-support pathway for people directly affected and for supporters - online; no cost or eligibility claim verified; not therapy, clinical care, or emergency support

Unburied Digital Peer Support

Unburied, owned by The Peer Tree, offers online peer support, groups, and tools for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns and for friends or family supporters. Confirm current access and scope; it is not therapy, emergency response, housing placement, or cleanup.

Statewide information and referral pathway for food, shelter, utilities, health, disability, senior, and family services - Michigan, including Mackinac County; confirm provider hours, eligibility, and capacity; not emergency dispatch

Michigan 211 Local Navigation

Michigan 211 can help identify current local resources when you are unsure where to begin. Ask specifically about Mackinac County food, shelter, housing, utility, transportation, senior, disability, and family options; call 911 for immediate danger.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in St. Ignace, Michigan, 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.

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