A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide
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, care, or practical concern in Sedgwick County.
Start here - Fight the Blight
Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Wichita, Sedgwick County, and other communities. We can help you think through what is happening and what kind of next step may fit.
Call 911 for a medical emergency, fire, or immediate threat. For behavioral-health crisis support, call or text 988. For Sedgwick County crisis response, call 316-660-7500.
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.
Call or text 988 for a behavioral-health crisis, suicidal thoughts, emotional distress, or concern about a loved one. This is not a cleanup provider and does not replace 911 for immediate danger.
COMCARE provides behavioral-health, substance-use, outpatient, community-support, and crisis pathways for Sedgwick County residents. Its crisis line is available 24/7; ask about current intake, coverage, and the right level of care. This is qualified care, not a cleanup service.
211 can help identify current local resources for housing, food, utilities, transportation, health, and other basic needs. It is an information and referral service, not guaranteed placement, funding, cleanup, or emergency dispatch.
The International OCD Foundation directory can be searched for clinicians, support groups, organizers, and programs that indicate an interest in hoarding-related care. Ask about experience, licensure, fees, insurance, wait time, privacy, and whether home-based or telehealth work fits.
Safety and stability
These pathways serve different situations. Read the labels carefully before calling, especially when a response may involve protective services, crisis response, municipal code, housing stability, homelessness navigation, legal aid, or emergency dispatch.
Call 911 when there is immediate danger, fire, a medical emergency, violence, or a threat that cannot wait for a scheduled service. Emergency dispatch is not a hoarding-support program, counseling service, or cleanup provider.
COMCARE's Community Crisis Center provides 24-hour crisis assistance, suicide-prevention response, mobile crisis assessment, referrals, and a crisis-stabilization pathway. Call first for current instructions. This is crisis care, not a cleanup service or long-term housing guarantee.
Kansas APS responds to reports of abuse, neglect including self-neglect, or financial exploitation involving vulnerable adults who may be unable to protect themselves. APS is not an emergency cleanup service or guarantee of removal; call 911 for immediate danger.
The City of Wichita routes residential nuisance, housing complaints, debris, and other neighborhood code concerns to the appropriate local department. Code enforcement is not therapy, crisis care, or a consent-based cleanup program; ask about jurisdiction and process before reporting.
The City of Wichita explains local homelessness programs and the Coalition to End Homelessness system, including prevention, outreach, rapid re-housing, and Housing First pathways. These are referral and housing-navigation systems, not guaranteed shelter or emergency dispatch.
Eligible Wichita households may receive one series of housing-stability payments for a rental deposit and up to three months of rent, plus limited support services. Confirm current funding, eligibility, documents, and payment timing directly; this is not a cleanup grant or emergency shelter.
Kansas Legal Services' Wichita office serves Sedgwick and surrounding counties and may help with civil legal issues such as housing, benefits, consumer, or safety matters. Legal aid is not a cleanup provider, emergency dispatcher, or guarantee of representation.
People and practical help
These listings connect Wichita and Sedgwick County residents with county-seat government, housing, homelessness navigation, food, legal support, aging and disability services, resource directories, organizing, or peer support. Ask about current availability, cost, scope, consent, and safety before relying on them.
Sedgwick County's official site connects Wichita-area residents with county departments, public services, courts, aging and disability resources, and local contacts. Use it as a local map and ask each office about current intake, jurisdiction, and eligibility.
The department lists in-home safety assessments, minor home repairs and modifications, short-term care coordination, meals, transportation, and other services. Its information line can help identify the right program; these are planned-support pathways, not emergency dispatch.
The City of Wichita Housing and Community Services Department connects residents with public housing, vouchers, fair-housing information, and housing-stability programs. Confirm current waitlists, income limits, appointments, documentation, and reasonable-accommodation options directly.
The Wichita Housing Authority's public-housing program offers city-owned rental properties for low- to moderate-income households, with rent and eligibility rules tied to the program. Ask about current openings, waitlists, accessibility, and application help; placement is not guaranteed.
The Kansas Food Bank lists feeding-family, feeding-kids, feeding-seniors, mobile-food-pantry, and mobile-hygiene programs. Check the current food-assistance search and distribution details before traveling; food support is not a hoarding cleanup or emergency medical service.
The City of Wichita's resource directory points residents to local housing, health, food, employment, legal, and basic-needs organizations, including 211 and other community partners. Confirm service area, hours, eligibility, and current availability with each organization.
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 Wichita or Sedgwick County.
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.
A note from the Alliance
This guide is anchored in Wichita, the county seat of Sedgwick County, and includes city, countywide, regional, statewide, national, nonprofit, 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