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 Wisconsin Rapids and Wood County.
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Our virtual groups give people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns a place to connect from Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, and other Central Wisconsin 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 or review Wood County crisis services. For shelter, food, and basic-needs navigation, review Wisconsin 211.
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.
Use Wisconsin 211 to identify current local resources for shelter, food, utilities, health care, mental health, substance use, benefits, and other needs. A referral is not a guarantee of an open bed, appointment, benefit, or service, so confirm directly.
Wood County Human Services is the local entry point for mental-health questions, adult protective services, child protective services, benefits, public health, and other county pathways. Ask which division fits the concern and what eligibility, cost, or documentation applies.
Wood County directs residents to its crisis intervention pathway for behavioral-health and substance-use concerns. Call 888-552-6642 to discuss the situation and ask what response is available; call 911 for immediate physical danger, fire, or a medical emergency.
The Aging and Disability Resource Center of Central Wisconsin helps older adults, people with disabilities, caregivers, families, and supporters understand benefits, long-term care, housing, transportation, nutrition, and support options. Public-funding eligibility is assessed separately.
NAMI Portage-Wood Counties is the local National Alliance on Mental Illness affiliate. Ask about current peer, family, education, and support options, including statewide or virtual programs when a local meeting is not available.
Wood County's Community Support Program can include psychiatry, medication management, activities-of-daily-living support, vocational rehabilitation, engagement, case management, resources, and advocacy for eligible participants. Ask about referral and current access.
Aspirus identifies behavioral-health specialists and services within Riverview Hospital in Wisconsin Rapids. Ask about current outpatient services, assessment, insurance or payment, wait time, and whether the concern belongs in routine care, crisis care, or another pathway.
The International OCD Foundation directory can be searched for clinicians, support groups, organizers, and programs that indicate an interest in hoarding-related care. Listings are not endorsements. Ask about 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 crisis care, protective services, shelter, housing rules, legal advocacy, or emergency dispatch.
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 or text 988, or use online chat, for emotional distress, suicidal thoughts, mental-health or substance-use crisis, or concern about a loved one. Call 911 for immediate danger.
Wood County lists 888-552-6642 for crisis intervention. Crisis staff can help with problem-solving and determining whether a person can remain safely in the community; call 911 for immediate danger.
Wisconsin DHS explains how to reach county crisis services and reminds residents to use 911 for emergencies. Use the Wood County route for local follow-up and ask what response is available for the current concern.
Wood County directs adult-at-risk referrals to 715-421-4244. A clutter or fire concern may require a broader safety plan; it is not by itself proof of abuse. Call 911 for a life-threatening emergency.
Wisconsin DHS explains how to report suspected abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or financial exploitation to the county where the adult at risk lives. Use Wood County's local route for county follow-up and ask about emergency options.
Wood County Human Services lists child and family services among its county pathways. Call 911 when a child faces immediate danger and ask the county which report route fits the concern.
The Family Center describes a confidential, accessible, free domestic-violence shelter with temporary housing and support, along with food, transportation, clothing, and advocacy. Ask about safe contact and current capacity; call 911 for immediate danger.
Wood County's benefits and community-resource pathways can help residents identify energy assistance and crisis options. Ask about current seasonal applications, shutoff or heating-failure rules, required documents, and whether the concern requires an emergency response.
The Wisconsin Rapids Housing Authority manages public housing, Housing Choice Vouchers, and project-based voucher pathways. Its current site reports that public-housing waiting lists may close while a project-based list is open; confirm current status, documentation, accommodations, and application steps directly.
Call 211 or use the Wisconsin 211 search to ask about current shelter, housing, food, utility, and crisis options. A referral is not a guarantee of an open bed or service, so confirm intake, accessibility, belongings, pets, and travel needs directly.
Legal Action of Wisconsin may help eligible residents with eviction, housing conditions, utilities, public benefits, and related civil issues. Use its intake process to confirm whether the concern fits current service-area and priority rules.
People and practical help
These listings connect Wisconsin Rapids and Wood County with housing, food, behavioral health, benefits, transit, legal help, peer support, and community resources. Ask about current availability, cost, scope, consent, and safety before relying on them.
Wood County's eligibility office helps residents apply for FoodShare, BadgerCare Plus, Medicaid, and related benefits. Ask about online applications, required documents, language access, disability accommodations, and current lobby hours.
FoodShare is Wisconsin's SNAP program and can help eligible households buy food. Apply through ACCESS or the county route, complete the required interview, and ask about language or disability accommodations if needed.
The ADRC can help older adults, people with disabilities, caregivers, and families compare transportation, nutrition, housing, benefits, long-term-care, and independent-living options. Call to ask about current programs and eligibility.
Wood County describes transportation for adults over 55 and people with disabilities, including Wisconsin Rapids and Port Edwards service, wheelchair access, volunteer drivers, and door-to-door options. Call ahead to confirm eligibility, reservations, fare, and whether a trip is within service hours.
MTM manages non-emergency medical transportation for eligible Wisconsin Medicaid and BadgerCare members. Ask about covered trips, advance notice, accessible vehicles, escorts, mileage, and whether the appointment qualifies; this is not emergency transport.
The City of Wisconsin Rapids gathers housing information and links to local housing pathways. Use it to compare options, then confirm directly whether a program serves renters, homeowners, income-qualified households, or a particular safety concern.
Wisconsin Housing Search helps residents look for available rental housing and housing resources. Listings do not guarantee that a unit is open, affordable, accessible, or a fit, so confirm directly and ask about reasonable accommodations.
FOCUS formed from local food and meal programs including the South Wood Emergency Pantry Shelf and provides food support in South Wood County. Confirm current pantry hours, registration, household limits, accessibility, and whether delivery or another food route is available.
Aspirus describes psychiatry services including medication management and psychotherapy. Ask about current Wisconsin Rapids intake, clinicians, insurance or payment, wait time, and whether outpatient behavioral health fits the concern.
Aspirus identifies Riverview Hospital in Wisconsin Rapids as a local behavioral-health care setting. Confirm the current service scope, intake route, insurance or payment, accessibility, and whether the need is routine care or crisis care.
Wood County's CSP includes supports such as psychiatry, medication management, daily-living skills, vocational rehabilitation, case management, resources, and advocacy for eligible participants. Ask about referral and current access.
Wisconsin DHS explains how Community Support Programs help eligible adults with severe and persistent mental illness live in the community. Use Wood County's local route to ask about referral, services, and current availability.
Wisconsin DHS describes CCS as a recovery-oriented service system that can address mental health, substance use, housing, basic needs, employment, and peer support for eligible participants. Ask Wood County whether CCS is available for the current need.
Legal Action of Wisconsin may help eligible residents with eviction, housing conditions, utilities, public benefits, and related civil issues. Use its intake process to confirm whether the concern fits current service-area and priority rules.
Wisconsin transportation resources identify Wheels of Independence as a local mobility option. Confirm current service area, eligibility, reservations, accessibility, cost, and whether the trip is planned transportation rather than an emergency response.
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, and safety in Wisconsin Rapids or across Wisconsin.
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 Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, 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