A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in St. Johns, Michigan.

Find a calm next step for support, safety, housing, and local connection in St. Johns and Clinton County.

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Start with a person-centered support path

If clutter, safety, housing, or a relationship is becoming harder to manage, you do not have to solve everything at once. Fight the Blight is the Alliance front door for nonprofit and peer-centered support; the local and statewide resources below can help with immediate safety, qualified care, housing, benefits, legal information, and practical access.

For immediate danger

If there is an immediate danger, fire, medical emergency, violence, or threat to life or safety, call 911. The resources below are not a substitute for emergency response, and most do not provide hoarding-specific services.

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. Johns or Clinton County.

Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns - online; current access and eligibility should be confirmed; 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.

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 medical danger, fire, violence, or threats to life or safety - St. Johns and Clinton County; emergency use only; not a hoarding-support referral line

911

Call 911 when someone is in immediate danger, there is a fire or medical emergency, violence, or a life-safety threat. Tell the dispatcher the location, immediate hazard, and any access or mobility issue responders should know.

Official county public-safety answering point for police, fire, EMS, and emergency-response coordination - St. Johns and Clinton County; dispatch and emergency-response limits apply; not a cleanup service

Clinton County Central Dispatch

Clinton County identifies Central Dispatch as the county public-safety answering point. Call 911 for an emergency; use the county's administrative contacts for non-emergency questions about public safety or dispatch.

Official local law-enforcement, public-safety, permits, and non-emergency assistance pathway - St. Johns; jurisdiction and response limits apply; call 911 for immediate danger

St. Johns Police Department

The City of St. Johns identifies its police department as the local law-enforcement and public-safety pathway. Call 911 for an emergency; contact the department for non-emergency questions, permits, property checks, or other city public-safety matters.

Official local fire, rescue, hazardous-materials, storm-response, and fire-code pathway - St. Johns and nearby contracted areas; response and jurisdiction limits apply; call 911 for immediate danger

St. Johns Fire Department

City planning materials identify the St. Johns Fire Department as providing fire and emergency services, including response to accidents, hazardous materials, storm alerts, and fires. Call 911 for an emergency and contact the city for non-emergency fire-code or prevention questions.

Qualified public behavioral-health, mental-health, substance-use, crisis, and care-coordination pathway serving Clinton County; assessment, eligibility, insurance, and capacity rules apply; not hoarding cleanup

Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties

Michigan identifies the Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties as the public behavioral-health authority serving Clinton County. Ask about current mental-health, substance-use, crisis, case-management, and community-support options; call 911 for immediate danger.

National call, text, and chat crisis-support pathway available in Michigan; crisis scope and emergency-transfer limits apply; call 911 for immediate physical danger

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for confidential crisis support or use the 988 chat. This service is for emotional distress and crisis support, not hoarding-specific care; call 911 for an immediate threat to life or safety.

Qualified local hospital and emergency-care pathway in St. Johns; clinical, admission, insurance, payment, referral, and capacity rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Sparrow Clinton Hospital

Sparrow identifies Clinton Hospital in St. Johns as an acute-care hospital with emergency services and ambulatory care. Confirm current emergency, behavioral-health, social-work, accessibility, coverage, and referral details directly; call 911 for immediate danger or a medical emergency.

Official statewide report-and-referral pathway for suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or maltreatment of vulnerable adults - Michigan, including Clinton County; investigation, confidentiality, and eligibility limits apply; not routine cleanup

Michigan Adult Protective Services

Michigan Adult Protective Services accepts reports of suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or maltreatment of vulnerable adults. The agency may coordinate with public health, mental health, law enforcement, courts, and community services; call 911 for immediate danger.

Nonprofit domestic-violence and sexual-assault advocacy, shelter/housing, crisis-line, safety-planning, and legal-advocacy pathway serving Clinton County; confidentiality, shelter, and capacity rules apply; not hoarding support

SafeCenter

Michigan lists SafeCenter as serving Clinton County with victim services and shelter or housing support. Use a safer device if someone may monitor your phone or browsing; contact the crisis line for safety planning and call 911 for immediate danger.

Poison-information and exposure-response pathway for possible chemical, medication, or household-product exposure - Michigan and nationwide; assessment and emergency-transfer limits apply; call 911 for severe symptoms

Poison Control

Call Poison Control at 800-222-1222 for possible poison exposure or unsafe chemical contact. Call 911 for severe symptoms, breathing difficulty, fire, or 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-government pathway for courts, public safety, records, property information, planning, public works, and local services - Clinton County; jurisdiction, account, permit, and service rules apply; not emergency response

Clinton County Government

Clinton County's official website provides county contacts, courts, public-safety links, records, mapping, permits, notices, and local government information. The county directory identifies 100 E. State Street in St. Johns as the county seat and courthouse location.

Official county directory for offices, courts, health, human services, building, roads, veterans, waste management, and public-safety contacts - St. Johns and Clinton County; office, privacy, and appointment rules apply; not emergency response

Clinton County 2025-2026 Directory

The current Clinton County directory places the county seat at 100 E. State Street in St. Johns and lists contacts for county offices including building, health, human services, roads, veterans affairs, waste management, courts, and public safety. Confirm the current department and office hours before visiting.

Official county law-enforcement, jail, patrol, and non-emergency public-safety pathway - Clinton County; jurisdiction and response limits apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Clinton County Sheriff's Office

Clinton County publishes sheriff and non-emergency public-safety contacts through its staff directory. Call 911 for an emergency; use the county contact information for non-emergency law-enforcement or public-safety questions.

Official county building, code-enforcement, permit, inspection, and property-safety pathway - Clinton County; code, permit, inspection, fee, and jurisdiction rules apply; not cleanup or emergency response

Clinton County Building Department

The Clinton County directory lists the county building department and code-enforcement contacts. Contact the office before altering a property or addressing a structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, or other code issue; call 911 for immediate danger.

Official county waste-management and solid-waste information pathway - Clinton County; accepted-material, transfer, schedule, fee, and service-area rules apply; not emergency response

Clinton County Waste Management

The Clinton County directory identifies the Department of Waste Management and the Solid Waste Council. Use the county pathway to confirm current disposal, recycling, household-material, and waste-service information before transporting items.

Official local public-health, environmental-health, immunization, family-health, and prevention pathway with a St. Johns office; appointment, program, eligibility, and capacity rules apply; not emergency response

Mid-Michigan District Health Department - Clinton Branch

The Mid-Michigan District Health Department operates a Clinton Branch at 1307 E. Townsend Road in St. Johns. Contact the department about current public-health, environmental-health, immunization, family-health, and prevention programs; call 911 for emergencies.

Qualified public mental-health, substance-use, crisis, case-management, and community-support access pathway for Clinton County; assessment, eligibility, insurance, and capacity rules apply; not hoarding cleanup

Community Mental Health Access and Services

The Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties publishes access, crisis, and county service information. Ask about current adult, child, substance-use, case-management, and community-support pathways and confirm eligibility directly.

Official HARA and housing-stability pathway for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Clinton County; assessment, eligibility, funding, intake, and capacity rules apply; not emergency shelter dispatch

Housing Services Mid Michigan HARA

Michigan's HARA directory identifies Housing Services Mid Michigan for Clinton County at 105 Tolles Road in St. Johns. The agency can assess housing instability and connect eligible households with available housing or homelessness-prevention services; confirm current intake before traveling.

Public-housing application and waitlist pathway for Clinton County; application, income, documentation, waitlist, accessibility, and availability rules apply; not emergency shelter

Clinton County Housing Authority

The Clinton County Housing Authority provides an online application and resident portal. Its current application site says housing applications are not being accepted at this time; check the current status and eligibility rules before relying on the listing.

Nonprofit community-action pathway serving Clinton County with housing, food, weatherization, financial counseling, Head Start, senior, and referral programs; program, income, age, and capacity rules apply; not emergency response

Capital Area Community Services

Capital Area Community Services provides programs in childhood education, nutrition, weatherization, housing, financial counseling, and referrals. Its Clinton County Service Center is at 611 W. State Street, Suite 2, in St. Johns; confirm the current program and eligibility before visiting.

Official county curb-to-curb public transportation pathway with service to Lansing; reservation, fare, distance, accessibility, and service-area rules apply; not emergency transportation

Clinton Area Transit System

Clinton County identifies Clinton Transit as a wheelchair-accessible, curb-to-curb transportation service for Clinton County with regular service to Lansing. Confirm current reservations, fares, pickup requirements, and accessibility needs before traveling.

Regional aging and disability-support pathway for older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers in Clinton County; age, disability, program, funding, and service-area rules apply; not emergency response

Tri-County Office on Aging

Michigan's transportation directory identifies the Tri-County Office on Aging as a regional planning and service agency for older adults and related needs. Ask about current caregiver, aging, disability, transportation, and benefits-navigation options for Clinton County.

Local public-library pathway for internet access, computers, reference help, materials, programs, and community connection - St. Johns and surrounding communities; hours, residency, fees, and room-use rules apply; not emergency response

Briggs District Library

The City of St. Johns identifies Briggs District Library as the public library serving the city. Contact the library to confirm current hours, computer and internet access, reference help, large-print or accessible materials, programs, and other practical services.

Nonprofit legal-information and self-help pathway for housing, eviction, repairs, subsidized housing, and tenant matters - Michigan; income, issue, court, and attorney-availability rules apply; not emergency response or legal representation

Michigan Legal Help Housing Resources

Michigan Legal Help provides legal information, forms, and referral tools for civil housing matters such as eviction, repairs, security deposits, subsidized housing, and tenant rights. Use it to understand possible options and confirm whether advice or representation is available.

Official state emergency-assistance pathway for eligible households facing an emergency or extreme hardship affecting health or safety; application, income, documentation, and program rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Michigan State Emergency Relief

Michigan DHHS describes State Emergency Relief as assistance for eligible households facing emergencies or extreme hardship. Use MI Bridges or the state contact pathway to confirm current eligibility and application requirements; call 911 for immediate danger.

Official state food-assistance and benefits-application pathway for eligible Michigan households; income, household, documentation, and recertification rules apply; not emergency response

Michigan Food Assistance and MI Bridges

Michigan DHHS provides food-assistance information and MI Bridges access for eligible households. Use the state application and screening tools to confirm current food, cash, medical, or related benefit options and required documentation.

Official state utility-help and consumer-protection pathway for energy customers; provider, program, income, shutoff, and seasonal rules apply; not emergency response

Michigan Home Energy and Utility Assistance

The Michigan Public Service Commission publishes utility-customer help and assistance information. Use it to identify current energy-assistance, shutoff-protection, complaint, and payment-plan pathways, then confirm the applicable program directly.

Statewide nonprofit referral pathway for current local housing, food, utility, health, transportation, and human-service options - Michigan, including Clinton County; provider eligibility, availability, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Michigan 211

Michigan 211 can help narrow current local options when a household is unsure which agency serves St. Johns or Clinton County. Call 211 or search online, and confirm the provider's current eligibility and hours before traveling.

Official state transportation and aging-driver navigator for county transit, older-adult mobility, and caregiver resources - Michigan, including Clinton County; provider, schedule, fare, eligibility, and accessibility rules apply; not emergency transportation

Michigan Find a Ride

Michigan's Find a Ride service directs residents to current county transportation providers and aging-driver resources. Use the locator to confirm Clinton Transit or another current Clinton County provider, reservation, fare, schedule, and accessibility details.

Qualified local primary-care, mental-health, substance-use, patient-advocacy, and community-resource navigation pathway in St. Johns; clinical, appointment, insurance, payment, referral, and capacity rules apply; not emergency response

Clinton County Medical Center

Clinton County Medical Center publishes a St. Johns location and identifies primary care, mental-health care, substance-use treatment, patient advocacy, and community-resource navigation among its services. Confirm current providers, appointments, coverage, payment, and referral requirements directly.

Official city pathway for public works, utilities, permits, emergency alerts, rental housing, parking, and local ordinances - St. Johns; city jurisdiction, account, permit, inspection, and service rules apply; not emergency response

City of St. Johns Municipal Services

The City of St. Johns publishes municipal information for utilities, permits, public works, emergency alerts, parking, and local services. Use city contacts to confirm the correct department, current form, inspection, or service requirement.

Official city rental-housing registration and life-safety pathway for tenants and property owners - St. Johns; registration, inspection, certification, and code rules apply; not emergency shelter or legal advice

St. Johns Rental Housing Program

The City of St. Johns describes a Rental Housing Program intended to support life-safety standards and clearer information for renters and property owners. Confirm current registration, inspection, certification, and tenant or owner processes with the city.

Official county-road maintenance, access, weather, and public-infrastructure pathway - Clinton County; road, right-of-way, work-order, weather, and jurisdiction rules apply; not emergency response

Clinton County Road Commission

Clinton County publishes the Road Commission as the county pathway for road maintenance and public infrastructure. Contact the commission about county-road access, closures, and maintenance questions; call 911 for an immediate road or safety emergency.

Official county veterans-benefits, claims, and referral pathway - Clinton County; veteran status, documentation, appointment, benefit, and program rules apply; not emergency response

Clinton County Veterans Affairs

Clinton County's current directory includes a Veterans Affairs section and county veterans contacts. Contact the county to confirm current benefits-navigation, claims, transportation, and referral options.

Local housing-stability office for HARA intake, homelessness prevention, housing search, and related referrals in Clinton County; assessment, eligibility, funding, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Housing Services Mid Michigan - Clinton Office

Housing Services Mid Michigan lists a Clinton County office inside the DHHS office at 105 W. Tolles Road in St. Johns. Contact the office to confirm current HARA intake, housing-search, homelessness-prevention, and related service pathways.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in St. Johns, 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.

Need help choosing a path? Contact Fight the Blight