A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Wichita Falls, Texas.

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 Wichita Falls and Wichita County.

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You do not have to know the perfect next step.

Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Wichita Falls, Wichita County, and other North Texas communities. We can help you think through what is happening and what kind of next step may fit.

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For immediate danger

Call 911 for a medical emergency, fire, or immediate threat. For behavioral-health crisis support, call or text 988 or review Helen Farabee Centers. For housing and basic-needs navigation, review Wichita Falls housing information and 2-1-1 North Texas.

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.

Qualified community behavioral-health, substance-use, IDD, and 24/7 crisis pathway - Wichita Falls and 18 North Texas counties; intake, eligibility, payment, and program rules apply

Helen Farabee Centers

Helen Farabee Centers provides community-based behavioral-health, substance-use, and intellectual and developmental disability services. Its Wichita Falls administrative location is at 1000 Brook, with walk-in open-access intake on weekdays and a separate 24/7 crisis line. Ask what current care, crisis, privacy, and payment pathway fits; call 911 for immediate danger.

Review Helen Farabee Centers 1-800-669-4166
Public housing and Housing Choice Voucher pathway - Wichita Falls; income, household, waitlist, documentation, and housing-quality rules apply

Wichita Falls Housing Authority

The City of Wichita Falls publishes Housing Choice Voucher information and says applicants must join a waiting list when one is open. The city also states that emergency assistance is not available through this program, so ask directly about current waitlist status, other housing options, and reasonable accommodations.

Review Wichita Falls housing
Municipal property-maintenance, rubbish, outdoor-storage, unsafe-building, and neighborhood-safety pathway - Wichita Falls city limits; report, inspection, notice, correction, and appeal rules apply

Wichita Falls Code Compliance

The city Code Compliance Division responds to concerns involving rubbish, outdoor storage, unsecured or dilapidated structures, and minimum housing standards. A complaint can start a formal municipal process and is not the same as consent-based support; ask about voluntary options and timelines before relying on enforcement.

Review Code Compliance 940-761-8841
Food-pantry, meal, benefits-navigation, and partner-agency pathway - Wichita Falls and 11 surrounding counties; agency, income, schedule, and availability rules apply

Wichita Falls Area Food Bank

The Wichita Falls Area Food Bank distributes food through more than 90 community partners across 12 counties and provides a local food-distribution starting point. Confirm the referred pantry or meal site, hours, household rules, transportation, and documents before traveling.

Find food assistance 940-766-2322
Public bus and route-deviation transportation pathway - Wichita Falls; route, fare, schedule, reservation, and accessibility rules apply

Falls Ride

Falls Ride publishes fixed-route and demand-response transportation. Its route-deviation service can pick up or drop off within three-fourths of a mile of a regular route with advance reservation, which may help with housing, food, medical, or support trips. Confirm current schedule and accessibility needs before traveling.

Review Falls Ride 940-761-7433
Free and confidential domestic-violence, sexual-assault, shelter, advocacy, and safety-planning pathway - North Texas; confidentiality, intake, and capacity rules apply

First Step of Wichita Falls

First Step of Wichita Falls provides free and confidential services for people affected by domestic violence and sexual assault across a 12-county North Texas area. Use its current contact route for safety planning, shelter, advocacy, and support; call 911 for immediate danger.

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Free human-services navigation - Wichita Falls, Wichita County, and surrounding North Texas; local agency eligibility and capacity vary

Texas 2-1-1 North Texas

Dial 211 for a live information and referral specialist who can help identify current housing, food, utilities, transportation, health, crisis, domestic-violence, and disaster resources. Assistance is confidential and offered in many languages; confirm each referral directly before relying on it.

Review 2-1-1 North Texas 211

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, code compliance, housing rules, or emergency dispatch.

Immediate danger and emergency dispatch - Wichita Falls and Texas; use for fire, medical emergency, violence, or immediate threat

911 Emergency Services

Call 911 for a fire, medical emergency, violence, immediate threat, or dangerous condition that cannot wait for a scheduled service. Emergency dispatch is not a hoarding-support program, counseling service, or cleanup provider.

Call 911 911
Free 24/7 call, text, and chat behavioral-health crisis pathway - Texas and nationwide; crisis screening and response rules apply

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988, or use online chat, for emotional distress, suicidal thoughts, mental-health or substance-use crisis, or concern about a loved one. 988 is not emergency dispatch, a shelter, or a cleanup service; call 911 for immediate danger.

Call or text 988 988
24/7 regional behavioral-health crisis pathway - Wichita Falls and North Texas; assessment, response, safety, and handoff rules apply

Helen Farabee Crisis Intervention

Helen Farabee Centers lists crisis intervention services available 24/7 by phone. Call to ask what current response fits a behavioral-health or substance-use crisis; call 911 for immediate physical danger.

Review crisis help 1-800-621-8504
State protective-services reporting pathway for abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation - Texas; age, disability, jurisdiction, consent, and response rules apply

Texas Adult Protective Services

Texas APS investigates reports involving adults 65 and older or adults 18 to 64 with a disability that substantially affects independent living. It may connect eligible adults with short-term resources, but it cannot force services on a capable adult and is not a general cleanup referral.

Review Texas APS 1-800-252-5400
Confidential domestic-violence and sexual-assault crisis, shelter, advocacy, and safety-planning pathway - North Texas; intake, confidentiality, and capacity rules apply

First Step Crisis and Shelter Services

First Step provides free confidential support for domestic violence and sexual assault, including safety planning, shelter, advocacy, and community services. It is not a general shelter or cleanup service; use its current contact route and call 911 for immediate danger.

Review crisis services
Municipal rubbish, outdoor-storage, minimum-housing, unsafe-building, and property-safety pathway - city limits; inspection, notice, correction, and enforcement rules apply

City of Wichita Falls Code Compliance

The city lists code responsibilities for rubbish, outdoor storage, unsecured structures, dangerous buildings, and minimum housing standards. A report can trigger inspection or abatement and is not a promise of supportive cleanup; ask about process and timelines.

Review city code services 940-761-8841
Municipal trash, bulky-item, furniture, appliance, and disposal pathway - Wichita Falls; service request, fee, placement, item, and landfill rules apply

Wichita Falls Sanitation and Bulky Waste

City ordinances allow residential and commercial service units to request curbside bulky-waste collection, including furniture, mattresses, appliances, and certain residential construction debris. Confirm current fees, placement, accepted materials, and safe clearance before moving anything to the curb.

Review city bulky-waste rules
Municipal emergency and non-emergency public-safety pathway - Wichita Falls; jurisdiction, report, and response rules apply

Wichita Falls Police Department

Use 911 for immediate danger, violence, or a crime in progress. For a non-emergency public-safety concern, use the city contact route and ask which response is appropriate; police response is not a cleanup or peer-support service.

Review city public-safety contacts
Public housing stability pathway - Wichita Falls; income, household, waitlist, documentation, and program rules apply; no emergency assistance

Wichita Falls Housing Choice Voucher Information

The city's voucher information explains the application and waiting-list pathway and clearly notes that emergency assistance is not available through the program. Use it for planned housing stability, not an immediate shelter need, and confirm current status directly.

Review housing stability

People and practical help

Housing, food, care, transportation, and ongoing support

These listings connect Wichita Falls and Wichita County residents with housing, homelessness navigation, food, behavioral health, benefits, transit, disposal, peer support, and community resources. Ask about current availability, cost, scope, consent, and safety before relying on them.

Emergency shelter, meals, clothing, case management, recovery, and job-readiness pathway - Wichita Falls; intake, household, program, and capacity rules apply

Faith Mission Wichita Falls

Faith Mission provides shelter, meals, clothing, showers, case management, and programs for men and people experiencing homelessness or addiction. Confirm current intake, eligibility, accessibility, and bed availability before traveling.

Review Faith Mission 940-723-5663
Emergency shelter and support pathway for women and children - Wichita Falls; intake, household, safety, and capacity rules apply

Faith Refuge

Faith Refuge is the Wichita Falls Faith Mission shelter serving women and children and offers meals, clothing, shelter, case management, and related support. Confirm current intake, accessibility, and availability before traveling.

Review Faith Refuge 940-322-4673
Temporary financial-crisis, rent, utility, food, diaper, and homelessness-prevention pathway - Archer and Wichita Counties; appointment, funding, household, and eligibility rules apply

Interfaith Outreach Services

Interfaith Outreach Services helps residents facing temporary financial crisis, threatened homelessness, loss of utilities, or food insecurity. Its weekday office is at 1101 11th Street; call first because lines can be busy and funding or program rules may change.

Review Interfaith Outreach 940-322-1365
Cold-weather shelter, meals, rent, utility, transportation, clothing, and transitional-support pathway - Wichita Falls; temperature, funding, intake, and capacity rules apply

Salvation Army Wichita Falls

The Wichita Falls Corps lists emergency shelter during cold weather, meals, clothing, and possible rent, utility, and transportation assistance when funding is available. It is not a guaranteed year-round shelter or emergency cleanup service; confirm current conditions and documents.

Review Salvation Army help 940-322-9822
Partner-pantry, meal, mobile-distribution, senior-food, and benefits-assistance pathway - Wichita Falls and 11 surrounding counties; agency, income, schedule, and availability rules apply

Wichita Falls Area Food Bank Food Network

The food bank connects residents with partner pantries and food programs rather than serving every household directly at one site. Use its current local route, then confirm the partner agency's hours, documents, transportation, and household rules.

Find a food partner 940-766-2322
Aging, disability, caregiver, benefits, meals, and transportation-navigation pathway - 11 North Texas counties; age, disability, county, and program rules apply

North Texas Area Agency on Aging

The North Texas Area Agency on Aging serves Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Jack, Montague, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young counties. Ask about current meals, caregiver support, benefits, transportation, and in-home services and confirm eligibility before applying.

Review aging and disability resources 940-322-5281
Planned public-housing and voucher application pathway - Wichita Falls; income, household, waitlist, documentation, and housing-quality rules apply

Wichita Falls Housing Choice Voucher Applications

Use the city's housing information to check whether a waiting list is open, what documentation is required, and whether another housing program or reasonable accommodation may fit. This is a planned housing pathway, not emergency shelter.

Review housing applications
Accessible public transportation and route-deviation pathway - Wichita Falls; advance reservation, route, fare, and eligibility rules apply

Falls Ride Accessible and Demand Response

Falls Ride publishes demand-response and route-deviation options for passengers who may not be able to reach a regular stop. Reserve at least a day ahead and confirm current service, fare, mobility, and trip details.

Review accessible transit 940-761-7433
Housing, food, crisis, utilities, transportation, benefits, and protective-services navigation - Texas; local provider eligibility and capacity vary

Texas 2-1-1 Guided Search

The statewide guided search can identify local housing, food, utilities, home-repair, transportation, crisis, and benefits resources by ZIP code and county. A referral is not a guarantee of an open bed, appointment, benefit, or service; confirm directly.

Search local resources 211
State benefits, local-resource, and community-support navigation - Texas; income, household, and program rules apply

Texas Health and Human Services Resource Navigation

Texas HHSC directs residents to local resource navigation for housing, food, childcare, crisis, substance-use, and utility needs. Use the current state route to identify a program, then confirm eligibility and documents before applying.

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Qualified behavioral-health, substance-use, IDD, veterans, family, and care-coordination pathway - Wichita Falls and North Texas; intake, eligibility, payment, and program rules apply

Helen Farabee Community Services

Helen Farabee Centers lists community-based services for mental health, substance use, intellectual and developmental disabilities, veterans, and families. Ask about current open-access intake, care coordination, peer support, accessibility, privacy, and cost.

Review community services 940-397-3100
Free and confidential domestic-violence, sexual-assault, advocacy, counseling, and safety-planning pathway - 12-county North Texas area; intake, confidentiality, and capacity rules apply

First Step Community Advocacy

First Step provides free and confidential services in the community and through shelter and advocacy pathways. Confirm current services, transportation, accessibility, and safety planning before traveling; it is not a general cleanup service.

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Municipal property, rubbish, outdoor-storage, unsafe-building, and minimum-housing pathway - city limits; inspection, notice, correction, and enforcement rules apply

Wichita Falls Code Compliance and Minimum Housing

The city's listed ordinance areas include rubbish, outdoor storage, unsecured structures, dangerous or dilapidated structures, and minimum housing standards. Use this for municipal questions and ask about process, timelines, and voluntary options.

Review local housing-safety rules 940-761-8841
Private-pay hoarding support, organizing help, groups, and family guidance - broader service area; scope, cost, scheduling, travel, consent, and safety rules apply

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 Wichita Falls.

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Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns - online; 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.

Visit Unburied

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Wichita Falls, Texas, 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 state 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