The Peer Tree
The Peer Tree offers private-pay support options such as organizing, decluttering, deep cleaning, and support for friends or family. Ask about travel, consent, scope, safety planning, and written pricing before scheduling.
A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide
You deserve support that starts with your priorities, not a demand to clear everything at once. Whether you are directly affected, supporting someone else, or working through a safety or housing concern, choose one next step that feels manageable.
Start here - Fight the Blight
You do not have to sort, discard, or prepare your home before asking for support. Start with the kind of help you want, then confirm service area, cost, eligibility, and timing directly.
Start with a people-first conversation about hoarding-related support. You can ask about options for yourself, a loved one, or a community concern, including virtual groups. Confirm current access and fit before relying on a service.
Role: nonprofit hoarding-support front door and virtual peer groups; geography: ask about Switzerland County or online options; cost/eligibility: confirm current group access; emergency limit: not crisis dispatch or cleanup
For an immediate threat to life or safety, fire, or a life-threatening medical emergency, call 911. For emotional distress or a behavioral-health or substance-use crisis, call or text 988. 988 is crisis support, not a guarantee of ongoing treatment, housing, or cleanup.
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.
The Peer Tree offers private-pay support options such as organizing, decluttering, deep cleaning, and support for friends or family. Ask about travel, consent, scope, safety planning, and written pricing before scheduling.
Unburied can offer a digital place for peer connection, tools, and ongoing support for people directly affected by hoarding and clutter and for friends or family. It is peer support, not therapy or emergency care.
Search or call 211 for current food, housing, utility, transportation, and other community resource options. Ask about the provider's current intake, eligibility, hours, and whether it serves your address.
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 911 for an immediate threat to life or safety, fire, or a life-threatening medical emergency. Do not wait for an online referral when urgent response is needed.
Call or text 988 for emotional distress or a behavioral-health or substance-use crisis. A crisis counselor can listen and help identify next steps; ongoing treatment, housing, and cleanup are not guaranteed.
Indiana court and state resource directories identify Safe Passage as serving Switzerland County. Call to discuss confidential advocacy, safety planning, and shelter options; current capacity and eligibility must be confirmed directly.
INcompass lists a walk-in assessment option at 1037 W. Main St. in Vevay on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Confirm the schedule, arrival process, insurance, fees, and current service availability before traveling. A same-day assessment does not guarantee ongoing care.
The county Emergency Management Agency provides preparedness information and an emergency-alert signup. Check current local travel advisories and alert details directly; this office does not replace emergency responders.
The Sheriff's Office directory identifies 812-427-3636 as its main number and directs emergencies to 911. Use the office line for non-emergency questions, not urgent dispatch.
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.
Indiana's provider directory lists the Vevay location as active for addiction services, and INcompass lists a Vevay Same Day Access assessment. Ask about the right pathway, ages served, schedule, current insurance, and fees before traveling.
The county describes primary care for underserved and income-eligible residents, and also says insured people and people with Medicare or Medicaid may access services. Ask what documents, appointment, services, and payment apply; missing income documentation may mean the full visit charge.
The county and Indiana Department of Health list the local health department at 1190 W. Main St. in Vevay. Call to ask about current services, records, appointments, and eligibility.
Indiana's current WIC directory lists a Switzerland County clinic at 1035 W. Main St., Suite 1, Vevay, on the first and third Thursdays. Confirm the schedule and eligibility before traveling.
INcompass Healthcare lists Thursday distribution from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., first come while supplies last. Items vary. Review the current income guidelines and TEFAP form; the senior-box program has a waitlist. Call before traveling if you need to confirm access or current supplies.
SIEOC administers Indiana's Energy Assistance Program in Switzerland County. Its current 2026–27 application season opened October 1, 2026. Apply through the listed pathway or contact SIEOC; if a disconnect is imminent, use its urgent instructions and ask about current processing and other options.
SIEOC describes insulation, air sealing, efficiency upgrades, and heating-system repairs for eligible households. Apply online or call to ask whether the address and home qualify, what improvements are available, and how long the wait may be.
SIEOC states that its Housing Choice Voucher program is not emergency assistance, waiting time may exceed 24 months, and all county waiting lists are currently closed. Check the provider page for changes and do not treat an application or waitlist as a housing placement.
Catch-A-Ride serves the region, schedules rides first come up to 30 days ahead, and publishes weekday service hours and fares. Call to confirm that both addresses are in the current service area, ride capacity, pickup window, reduced-fare eligibility, and whether Medicaid covers a qualifying non-emergency medical trip.
LifeTime Resources lists Switzerland County in its service area and offers an Aging & Disability Resource Center, information, and referrals. Call to discuss caregiving, disability, aging, and available community supports; confirm eligibility and current openings.
The library lists its Vevay address, phone, public hours, and information services. Contact the library directly to ask about computer or internet access, printing, programs, and current library-card rules.
Indiana DFR says every county has an office and directs residents to the Benefits Portal or its toll-free line for SNAP, TANF, and health coverage. Use the live county selector to confirm the Switzerland office address and hours; benefit decisions depend on program eligibility.
Indiana Legal Services accepts online or phone applications for eligible non-criminal matters, including some housing, benefits, consumer, and family issues. Ask whether the issue is within its priorities and whether the organization can take the case; the online application is not representation.
Indiana 211's current listing explains that township trustees may assess requests involving essential utilities, housing, food, clothing, medical transportation, and necessary care. Confirm your township, appointment process, required documents, and available assistance directly with the trustee.
Purdue Extension's county office offers education across areas such as health and human sciences, agriculture, community development, and youth programs. Ask what is currently available and whether any fee or registration is required.
The foundation reports a Live Well initiative coordinating local partners, including the county food pantry. Use it as a local information source and confirm current projects, contacts, and access with the organizations providing each service.
The county links to the Southeast Indiana Recycling District. Before moving or discarding material, contact the district for current accepted items, drop-off hours, fees, and any limits; do not assume it accepts bulky items or household hazards.
The county Highway Department posts road-related notices and identifies a courthouse office in Vevay. For current road conditions or county road questions, check its live page; statewide road conditions are separate.
A note from the Alliance
This guide is anchored in Vevay, Indiana, 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