Nonprofit housing counseling, homelessness prevention, shelter, rapid-rehousing, and stabilization pathway - Montcalm County; assessment, income, document, funding, and capacity rules apply
EightCAP Housing and Homeless Prevention
EightCAP's housing and homeless-services pathway can help identify current prevention, shelter, rapid-rehousing, and stabilization options. Call 866-754-9315 and describe the current housing barrier; confirm eligibility, documents, and availability before traveling.
No-cost, income-qualified home-energy conservation pathway - Montcalm County; income, household, ownership or tenancy, inspection, waitlist, and funding rules apply
EightCAP Weatherization Assistance
EightCAP's weatherization program serves Montcalm County and describes no-cost energy-conservation work for households at or below current income guidelines, with automatic qualification routes for some public-benefit recipients. Call 866-754-9315 to confirm current eligibility and scope. It is not whole-home cleanup or emergency repair.
Nonprofit emergency-repair, utility, family, food, and benefits-navigation pathway - Montcalm County; program, income, ownership, document, funding, and capacity rules vary
EightCAP Home Repair and Community Action
EightCAP's community-action programs include home-energy and repair-related assistance and other basic-needs navigation. Use the current site or call 866-754-9315 to ask which program fits a safety or stability barrier. Assistance is not guaranteed and does not replace emergency response.
Aging homemaker, personal-care, respite, friendly-visitor, meals, and caregiver-support pathway - Montcalm County residents age 60+; assessment, cost share, donation, and capacity rules vary
Montcalm County Commission on Aging In-Home Services
The Commission on Aging lists homemaker, personal-care, respite, friendly-visitor, caregiver-support, and meal programs for older residents and their families. Call 989-831-7476 to explain the need and confirm age, assessment, fees, notice, and availability. It is not emergency response or whole-home cleanup.
Volunteer-driver and wheelchair-transportation pathway for eligible older adults - Montcalm County; age, scheduling notice, volunteer availability, and non-emergency rules apply
Montcalm County Commission on Aging Transportation
The Commission on Aging lists transportation and wheelchair transportation for eligible Montcalm County residents age 60 and older, including rides to medical appointments. Call 989-831-7408 or the main office at 989-831-7476 to confirm current scheduling, notice, and availability. This is not emergency transportation.
County-supported congregate meal and community connection - Stanton; schedule, suggested donation, age, and capacity rules apply
Montcalm County Stanton Hot Meal Site
Montcalm County lists a Stanton Center congregate meal site at 613 N. State Street on Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon. Call 989-831-7476 to confirm the current schedule, meal rules, suggested donation, and any transportation options. This is not emergency food delivery or medical care.
Local food-pantry pathway - Stanton area; appointment, household, identification, residency, and supply rules apply
Hope's Pantry at Hope Lutheran Church
Montcalm's current mental-health resource guide lists Hope's Pantry at Hope Lutheran Church, 4741 W. Stanton Road, with appointments arranged by phone. Call 989-831-5594 or 989-831-4462 to confirm current hours, documents, household rules, and available supply.
Local diapers, formula, baby-equipment, and children's-clothing pathway - Stanton; child-age, identification, proof-of-birth, schedule, and supply rules apply
Trinity Church Baby Pantry
The current Montcalm resource guide lists Trinity Church Baby Pantry at 415 N. Mill Street in Stanton for Montcalm County families with children under age 4. Call 989-831-4657 or 989-831-5728 to confirm the current schedule, documentation, and supply.
Free, confidential, 24/7 community-resource navigation - Michigan, including Montcalm County; provider eligibility, hours, funding, and capacity vary
Michigan 211 Housing, Food, and Utility Navigation
Call 211 or search Michigan 211 for current housing, shelter, food, utilities, health care, transportation, benefits, and legal referrals. Ask for Stanton and Montcalm County options, then confirm details with each provider. A referral is not a guarantee of assistance or placement.
State food-assistance and benefits application pathway - Michigan, including Montcalm County; income, household, work-rule, documentation, and recertification rules apply
Michigan Food Assistance and MI Bridges
Michigan's Food Assistance Program and MI Bridges can help eligible households apply for food benefits and manage state assistance. Review current eligibility before applying, and ask 211 or a local community partner for application support if needed. Benefits are not emergency food delivery or a crisis service.
State legal-information, forms, self-help, housing, domestic-violence, and court-navigation pathway - Michigan, including Montcalm County; legal issue, eligibility, filing, and court rules apply
Michigan Legal Help - Housing and Self-Help
Michigan Legal Help offers legal information, forms, instructions, housing resources, and a Guide to Legal Help. It does not provide legal advice or guarantee representation. Use its county and topic tools for landlord-tenant, benefits, safety, or court questions.
Nonprofit civil-legal-help pathway for eligible low-income residents - Montcalm County; income, case, merits, funding, and service-area rules apply
Legal Aid of Western Michigan
Legal Aid of Western Michigan lists Montcalm County in its service area and provides free civil legal services to eligible clients. Apply by phone at 616-774-0672 or 800-968-4878 and confirm whether the issue involves housing, benefits, safety, or another covered matter. It is not emergency response.
County veterans-benefits, discharge-document, accredited-service-officer, transportation, and family-support pathway - Montcalm County; veteran or family eligibility and program rules apply
Montcalm County Veterans Services
Montcalm County Veterans Services is at 211 W. Main Street in Stanton and lists accredited service officers and transportation support. Call 989-831-7477 to ask about benefits, documentation, referrals, and current eligibility. It is not emergency housing or cleanup; veterans in crisis can call 988 and press 1.
Local university-extension education, family, food, agriculture, and community-resource pathway - Montcalm County; program, schedule, and eligibility rules vary
MSU Extension - Montcalm County
MSU Extension's Montcalm County office is listed at 211 W. Main Street in Stanton. Ask about current family, nutrition, food-safety, home, financial, and community-education programs. Extension is not a crisis service, therapy, housing placement, or cleanup provider.
County recycling drop-off, electronics, tire, household-hazardous-waste, and materials-management information - Montcalm County; event, material, resident, quantity, and safety rules apply
Montcalm County Recycling and Waste Pathway
Montcalm County lists recycling drop-off sites and publishes current electronics, tire, and household-hazardous-waste events. Review the material and quantity rules before transporting anything, and call 989-831-7504 for current instructions. This is a disposal information pathway, not a cleanup service.
County road, driveway, drainage, and public-works coordination pathway - Montcalm County; road-jurisdiction, permit, weather, and service rules apply
Montcalm County Road Commission
Montcalm County identifies the Road Commission as the contact for county-road and related public-works questions. Use the county's current department directory or call 989-831-5285 to confirm the right route. It is not private property cleanup or emergency dispatch.
Private-pay hoarding and clutter support pathway for individuals, families, and practical assistance; scope, fees, scheduling, and service availability require confirmation
The Peer Tree
The Peer Tree is the private-pay pathway for hoarding and clutter support when a situation is outside grant-funded services or calls for ongoing practical help. Ask about current support groups, sorting or organizing assistance, decluttering, deep cleaning, or support for friends and family. This is not emergency response, therapy, housing placement, or a promise that a particular service is available in Montcalm County.
Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns and friends or family supporters - online; current account, feature, group, cost, and availability terms apply; not therapy or emergency support
Unburied
Unburied, owned by The Peer Tree, offers a judgment-free digital pathway with peer support, structured tools, groups, and separate personal and supporter experiences. It can be used from Stanton or elsewhere, but it is not therapy, clinical care, crisis response, emergency service, housing placement, or cleanup.
Qualified-care, organizer, taskforce, and support search - national directory with Michigan and telehealth options; listings are not endorsements and credentials, cost, insurance, waitlist, and service-area rules vary
IOCDF Hoarding Resource Directory
The International OCD Foundation directory can be searched for clinicians, programs, support groups, organizers, and taskforces that identify hoarding-related experience. Providers submit their information and IOCDF does not endorse their competence. Verify credentials, fees, insurance, privacy, availability, and whether in-home or telehealth work fits. This is not emergency response.