A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide
You do not have to solve everything at once. Start with what matters most today: a safer path through the home, a health question, a bill, or someone to talk with. One manageable next step is enough.
Start here - Fight the Blight
Fight the Blight is a nonprofit starting point for hoarding-related support and virtual peer groups; ask about service area, program fit, and eligibility. Grant-funded help is not guaranteed. The Peer Tree is a separate private-pay option. Unburied offers digital peer support for affected people and friends or family supporters, not therapy or emergency support. The local behavioral-health board can help identify providers, but directory inclusion does not establish hoarding-specific expertise. We did not verify a local hoarding-specialty clinician or hoarding-specific cleanout provider, and no providers were contacted.
For immediate danger, fire, or urgent medical need, call 911. For emotional crisis support, call or text 988. Project Woman lists a 24/7 crisis line for people affected by domestic or sexual violence in Clark and Champaign Counties. Call before traveling to confirm intake, cost, eligibility, transportation, and current availability; shelter placement depends on current capacity. These are independent options, not endorsements.
First conversations
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.
An optional private-pay pathway when nonprofit programs are not a fit or available.
Online peer-led support and tools; it does not replace a clinician or emergency service.
The board publishes local treatment-agency information; directory listings do not verify specialty expertise or current openings.
Safety and stability
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.
Call for an active emergency; do not wait for an online referral.
Call or text 988 for emotional crisis support.
Project Woman lists a 24/7 line and emergency temporary shelter; placement depends on current capacity.
Use the directory to find survivor services and discuss safe ways to connect.
The agency lists a phone-menu route to report concerns; staff assess reports and explain next steps.
The hospital lists its emergency department at 904 Scioto Street in Urbana; this is medical care, not a hoarding-specific service.
Use Poison Control for possible medicine, chemical, or other poison exposures; keep the product container available if safe.
The Sheriff's Office lists 937-653-3409 for non-emergency dispatch; the main office is at 308 Miami Street in Urbana.
The county EMA links to emergency alerts and seasonal preparedness information.
The regional board lists TCN at 1522 U.S. 36 East, Suite A, Urbana, and reports Tuesday/Thursday walk-in check-in beginning at 8:30 a.m.; confirm current hours and intake.
The health district lists its main phone for after-hours notifiable-disease reporting; it is not an emergency medical service.
People and practical help
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.
The local board directory lists TCN's Urbana clinic and service categories; ask whether a clinician's approach fits your goals. Hoarding-specialty care was not verified.
The Logan and Champaign County board lists Mary Rutan behavioral-health medication services in Urbana; verify current provider details directly before travel.
The board's local directory says services are available one day per week and based on need; call first to confirm whether this pathway is currently operating.
The local board directory identifies Community Mercy REACH at Urbana Hospital; ask the program which services and payment options are currently available.
The board lists adult/youth mental-health and substance-use services; no hoarding-specific expertise or current openings were verified.
Use the provider's current intake channel to ask about services, payment, and availability; the listing does not establish hoarding-specialty care.
Mercy lists weekday walk-in hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Urbana Hospital campus; check the current page before traveling.
The district lists services and its Urbana office at 1512 S. U.S. 68, Suite Q-100.
The county health district lists WIC appointments in Urbana and an online application path.
The agency's phone menu routes callers to benefits, protective services, child support, child care, and OhioMeansJobs.
The county explains how to apply online or through the Urbana JFS office and which documents may help an application.
The county describes an application route and the program's work and time-limit requirements; current rules should be confirmed with JFS.
Apply online or check an application; Champaign County JFS can help route local questions.
The current JFS phone attendant lists prompt 2 for long-term care/waiver questions and prompt 3 for immediate access to child/adult protective services.
Bridges lists a Champaign County office at 1512 S. U.S. 68, Bay 7, Urbana; its current contact page lists Monday-Thursday office hours and closure Friday, so call before a visit.
Ohio's energy-assistance directory identifies Bridges for Champaign County; use the state portal or call to confirm the current application process and funding.
The state page explains program pathways and links to local providers; benefits and funding are not guaranteed.
Caring Kitchen lists emergency shelter services at its Urbana location and says the shelter is open 24/7; a listed service does not guarantee a bed or placement.
The organization's contact page publishes weekly service windows and notes closures may occur on holidays or when understaffed; check before traveling.
HUD says its locator does not show property vacancies or maintain waiting lists; use 2-1-1 for local shelter navigation.
The county lists a regional fair-housing contact and the HUD discrimination hotline; this service does not locate an open unit.
Call to schedule a ride and ask about current service boundaries, accessibility, and timing before making plans.
Ask the Medicaid plan whether transportation is covered and how far ahead a ride must be arranged.
The center lists its Urbana location, weekday hours, and programs for older adults; confirm details directly.
The county board describes supports for eligible residents and families; a listed 24/7 line is for its defined emergency-call process, not general emergencies.
The county JFS site lists the Urbana OhioMeansJobs office and phone; confirm hours and services before visiting.
The county lists its Urbana veterans office and recommends contacting the county office to discuss benefit applications.
The legal-aid organization lists Champaign County in its service area and an intake line; representation is subject to eligibility and capacity.
Use the site's guided questions and local-resource links to identify a next step; it does not promise a lawyer or case outcome.
The county lists its law library among county offices; call ahead to confirm current location and access.
The main branch lists computers and public services at 1060 Scioto Street; verify hours before visiting.
Ohio's local-agency directory identifies Bridges Community Action Partnership for Champaign County; ask what programs are currently taking applications.
The district lists Champaign County monthly and drop-off recycling pages; it is not a hoarding cleanout contractor or general landfill.
The city says its facility handles yard waste and directs residents elsewhere for other disposal; confirm accepted materials and charges before loading a vehicle.
The city provides code and zoning contacts; the city FAQ says residents should verify whether an address is within city limits and use the appropriate county or township office otherwise.
The city FAQ directs water-bill questions to utility billing; residents outside the city's service area should contact their own provider.
The county EMA links to emergency alerts and preparedness guidance; planning materials cannot guarantee rescue or evacuation assistance.
The United Way lists a Champaign County location and local resource connections; it does not guarantee program funding or openings.
HUD directs Ohio residents seeking local homelessness resources to 2-1-1; confirm the referral's hours, eligibility, and availability.
The county extension office provides research-based education; ask about current local programs and location before visiting.
A note from the Alliance
This guide is anchored in Urbana, Ohio, 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