A Hoarding Alliance local resource guide

Hoarding support in Wrightsville, Georgia.

Start with a respectful next step in Wrightsville or elsewhere in Johnson County. This guide connects people, families, supporters, and local systems with practical pathways while keeping emergencies and clinical care in the right lane.

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A calm place to begin

You do not have to solve everything at once. Start with the pathway that fits the situation, then confirm current availability, eligibility, cost, and safety requirements directly with the organization.

For immediate danger

If there is immediate danger, fire, a medical emergency, or an active threat, call 911. For emotional or behavioral-health crisis support in Georgia, call or text 988 or call the Georgia Crisis & Access Line at 1-800-715-4225.

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.

Private-pay hoarding support, organizing help, groups, and family guidance - broader service area; scope, cost, scheduling, travel, consent, safety, and capacity rules apply; not emergency care

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 Wrightsville or Johnson County.

Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns - online; current access and eligibility should be confirmed; 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, family, property managers, municipal workers, and other supporters. It is not therapy, a crisis service, or a substitute for emergency help.

Confidential resource navigation for food, housing, health care, transportation, crisis support, and basic needs - Georgia and nationwide; provider, eligibility, and availability rules apply; not emergency dispatch

211

211 connects people with local resource navigators for basic needs and community support. Ask which current Johnson County resource fits the situation and what documentation or service-area rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger.

Qualified local primary-care and behavioral-health pathway serving Wrightsville and Johnson County - 2251 West Elm Street; appointment, insurance, payment, and capacity rules apply; not emergency care

Johnson County Center for Community Health

Community Health Care Systems publishes its Wrightsville center with primary care, internal medicine, behavioral health, telehealth, pharmacy delivery, and related services. Confirm current appointments, coverage, payment, accessibility, and service scope directly before traveling.

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, housing rules, legal advocacy, or emergency dispatch.

Emergency dispatch for immediate danger, fire, medical emergency, or active threat - Wrightsville and Johnson County; emergency use only

911

Call 911 when someone is in immediate danger, a fire or medical emergency is happening, violence is occurring, or emergency responders are needed. A hoarding or housing concern that is not immediately dangerous may need a planned county, housing, or support response instead.

Free, confidential emotional-distress and suicide-crisis support - Georgia and nationwide; 24/7; not fire, EMS, or police dispatch

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or text 988 for emotional distress, suicidal thoughts, or a behavioral-health crisis. If there is immediate physical danger, fire, a medical emergency, or an active threat, call 911 instead.

24/7/365 statewide behavioral-health crisis access, mobile-crisis referral, urgent appointments, and provider navigation - Georgia including Johnson County; not a substitute for 911 in immediate danger

Georgia Crisis & Access Line

GCAL can provide telephone intervention, help identify state-funded or other behavioral-health services, dispatch mobile crisis, and help locate an open crisis or detox bed. Call 911 for immediate physical danger or an emergency requiring police, fire, or EMS.

County emergency communications and non-emergency public-safety contact - Wrightsville and Johnson County; call 911 for emergencies; non-emergency and records rules apply

Johnson County 911 Call Center

Johnson County identifies 911 for emergencies and publishes 478-864-3023 for non-emergent questions. The county also explains how open-records requests are routed; use emergency dispatch only when the situation is urgent.

County law-enforcement, detention, and courthouse-security pathway serving Johnson County - Wrightsville; routine jurisdiction and response rules apply; call 911 for emergencies

Johnson County Sheriff's Office

The Johnson County Sheriff's Office describes full-service law enforcement, detention, and courthouse security for the county. Use its official contact route for routine questions or reports when there is no immediate threat; call 911 in an emergency.

Official local emergency-management and preparedness pathway - 6785 East College Street, Wrightsville; preparedness and routine coordination only; call 911 for emergencies

Johnson County Emergency Management Agency

Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency lists Johnson County's local EMA in Wrightsville. Use the office for planned preparedness, hazard, and county-coordination questions; call 911 for immediate danger, fire, rescue, or medical emergencies.

Official local public-health, environmental-health, prevention, and health-information pathway - 82 Hilton Holton Street, Wrightsville; appointments, fees, insurance, and eligibility vary; not emergency care

Johnson County Health Department

Johnson County publishes the health department's hours and environmental-health schedule in Wrightsville. Confirm current services, appointments, fees, eligibility, and the right office before traveling; call 911 for emergencies.

Report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an older adult or adult with a disability - Georgia including Johnson County; intake and investigation rules apply; call 911 if someone is in immediate danger

Georgia Adult Protective Services

Georgia APS receives reports involving older adults and adults with disabilities who may be abused, neglected, or exploited. Call the statewide intake line or use the official reporting route; APS is not emergency dispatch and does not guarantee cleanup or housing placement.

Report suspected child abuse or neglect - Georgia including Johnson County; intake and assessment rules apply; call 911 if a child is in immediate danger

Georgia Child Protective Services

Use Georgia's CPS central-intake route when there is a concern about child abuse or neglect. This is a reporting and assessment pathway, not emergency response; call 911 for immediate danger.

Statewide domestic-violence safety-planning and referral pathway - Georgia; confidentiality, capacity, and location-safety rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Georgia Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline

Georgia's statewide domestic-violence hotline can help identify confidential safety-planning and shelter options. Use the official contact route to obtain current assistance and do not rely on this service as emergency dispatch.

State behavioral-health and developmental-disability service network serving Johnson County - 2121-A Bellevue Road, Dublin; intake, eligibility, referral, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

CSB of Middle Georgia

Georgia DBHDD lists the Community Service Board of Middle Georgia as serving Johnson County and provides its Dublin office. Ask about current local intake, outpatient, developmental-disability, substance-use, and crisis-related options; use GCAL or 911 as appropriate in crisis.

State behavioral-health, developmental-disability, crisis, substance-use, and community-support navigation - Georgia including Johnson County; service area, eligibility, referral, and capacity rules apply

Georgia DBHDD Provider Search

Georgia DBHDD provides a statewide provider-search route for behavioral-health and intellectual/developmental-disability services. Confirm current local provider scope, coverage, eligibility, and capacity before relying on a listing; call 911 for immediate danger.

Local public-housing and housing-application pathway - 100 Fulghum Drive, Wrightsville; income, documentation, screening, preference, waiting-list, and availability rules apply; not emergency shelter

Wrightsville Housing Authority

Wrightsville Housing Authority publishes public-housing information, an online application, and a Johnson County residency or work preference. Confirm current openings, documentation, screening, accessibility, and application status directly; this is not an emergency shelter or guaranteed placement.

County property, code, inspection, and public-safety pathway - Johnson County; jurisdiction, notice, due-process, and privacy rules apply; not emergency response

Johnson County Code Enforcement

Johnson County lists Code Enforcement among its public contacts and publishes John Price as the code-enforcement officer. Use the county's main contact route to confirm whether a concern belongs to code enforcement, the city, a landlord, or an emergency responder.

Safe-digging and utility-marking safety pathway - Georgia including Johnson County; planned digging only; call 911 for a gas leak, fire, or immediate danger

Georgia 811

Use Georgia 811 before planned digging so utilities can be located. Leave the area and call 911 for a suspected gas leak, fire, or immediate threat; 811 is not emergency dispatch or a cleanup service.

People and practical help

Housing, food, care, transportation, and ongoing support

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.

Official county-government, public meetings, property, roads, utilities, permits, records, and local-service pathway - Johnson County; office, jurisdiction, and process rules apply; not emergency response

Johnson County Government

Johnson County's official site routes residents to county offices, public notices, courts, elections, health, public works, recreation, solid waste, and other local services. Confirm the responsible office and current hours before traveling or filing a request.

Municipal-government and payment pathway for city services, water bills, traffic tickets, taxes, and city contacts - Wrightsville; city jurisdiction, account, payment, and process rules apply; not emergency response

City of Wrightsville

The City of Wrightsville's current online municipal portal publishes city-manager, city-clerk, and court-clerk contacts plus payment routes for water bills, traffic tickets, and property taxes. Confirm the correct city or county office before submitting an address-specific concern.

County court, clerk, probate, magistrate, records, filing, and court-navigation pathway - Wrightsville; case, record, filing, identity, fee, and jurisdiction rules apply; not legal advice or emergency response

Johnson County Courts and Records

Johnson County publishes contacts for the clerk of superior court, probate court, magistrate functions, and related records. Use the county directory to identify the right office before traveling or filing; seek legal advice when representation is needed.

Official benefits, Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, child-welfare, and family-support pathway - 44 West Court Street, Wrightsville; eligibility, documentation, interview, and office-hour rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Johnson County DFCS

Georgia DFCS publishes a Johnson County office in Wrightsville for benefits and family services. Ask about SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, application status, documentation, and current office hours; call 911 for immediate danger and CPS intake for suspected child abuse or neglect.

Local aging, congregate-meal, home-delivered-meal, and older-adult support pathway - 108 Hilton Holton Drive, Wrightsville; age, eligibility, schedule, enrollment, and capacity rules apply; not emergency response

Johnson County Senior Center

Johnson County and Georgia aging resources identify the Senior Center in Wrightsville. Ask about current meals, activities, transportation, wellness, and home-delivered options, along with eligibility and enrollment requirements.

Local public-school, student-support, food-service, special-education, and McKinney-Vento education pathway - Wrightsville; enrollment, privacy, eligibility, and school-district rules apply; not emergency response

Johnson County Schools

Johnson County Schools publishes district contacts, school locations, food service, special education, and homeless-education information. Contact the district to identify current student and family supports, enrollment requirements, or McKinney-Vento questions.

Local family-support collaborative connecting schools, DFCS, health, housing, workforce, youth, and community partners - Johnson County; program availability, eligibility, privacy, and referral rules apply

Johnson County Family Connection

Johnson County Family Connection describes a partnership that includes DFCS, Center for Community Health, Wrightsville Housing Authority, schools, the health district, workforce, aging, faith, and other community partners. Ask about current family case-management and youth-support pathways.

Public library and free information, technology, learning, and community-resource pathway - 2456 West Elm Street, Wrightsville; card, hours, room, equipment, and program rules apply

Harlie Fulford Memorial Library

State and regional library sources identify Harlie Fulford Memorial Library in Wrightsville as part of the Oconee Regional Library System. Confirm current hours, card requirements, computer access, printing, programs, and referral information directly.

State housing-search and rental-navigation pathway for Georgia including Johnson County; landlord, availability, screening, income, deposit, and accessibility rules apply; not emergency shelter

Georgia Housing Search

Georgia's housing-search system helps residents look for available rentals and housing resources. Confirm current listings, screening criteria, deposits, accessibility, and whether a property is within the needed service area; call 911 for immediate danger.

State housing, homelessness, rental-assistance, and community-resource navigation - Georgia including Johnson County; program, income, documentation, funding, and availability rules apply

Georgia Department of Community Affairs Homeless and Housing Resources

Georgia DCA publishes statewide housing and homelessness resources that can help identify coordinated-entry, rental-assistance, and local housing pathways. Confirm which program serves Johnson County and what current eligibility and funding limits apply.

Nonprofit civil-legal-help and legal-information pathway for eligible Georgians; service area, income, case-type, conflict, and capacity rules apply; not emergency response

Georgia Legal Services Program

Georgia Legal Services Program provides civil legal help for eligible residents through its intake routes. Ask whether a housing, benefits, disability, family, or consumer issue fits current criteria; a listing does not guarantee representation.

Statewide aging, disability, caregiver, long-term-support, and local-service navigation - Georgia including Johnson County; eligibility, assessment, referral, and capacity rules apply

Georgia Aging and Disability Resource Connection

Georgia's ADRC route connects older adults, people with disabilities, caregivers, and families with local aging and long-term-support options. Confirm current county coverage, eligibility, assessments, waitlists, and available supports.

State employment, rehabilitation, disability, and independent-living support pathway - Georgia including Johnson County; eligibility, assessment, documentation, and service-capacity rules apply

Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation

Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation provides an official route for people with disabilities seeking employment, training, rehabilitation, or independent-living support. Ask about current eligibility, referral, assessment, and local office coverage.

Regional employment, job-search, training, unemployment, and workforce-navigation pathway serving the surrounding area; appointment, eligibility, documentation, and service-area rules apply

Georgia Department of Labor Dublin Career Center

The Georgia Department of Labor's career-center system can connect residents with job-search, training, unemployment, and workforce programs. Confirm whether the current Dublin office or another center serves Johnson County and what appointments or documents are needed.

State SNAP, food-resource, food-bank, pantry, and child-nutrition navigation - Georgia including Johnson County; eligibility, application, residency, income, and distribution rules apply

Georgia Food Assistance

Georgia's official food-resource page explains how to find SNAP, food banks, pantries, and child-nutrition programs. Use the statewide tools to identify a current Johnson County option and confirm hours, documentation, and eligibility before traveling.

Local food-pantry and community-service pathway identified in Johnson County's current service-delivery strategy; hours, eligibility, location, and supply rules must be confirmed directly; not emergency dispatch

Johnson County Food Pantry and Community Service Center

Johnson County's 2025 service-delivery strategy identifies a Food Pantry and Community Service Center as a local service. Confirm the current operator, address, hours, eligibility, and available supplies before sharing sensitive information or traveling.

State nutrition, breastfeeding, and food-benefit pathway for eligible pregnant, postpartum, and young-child households - Georgia including Johnson County; income, categorical, appointment, and documentation rules apply

Georgia WIC

Georgia WIC provides an official route to nutrition assistance and health referrals for eligible families. Confirm current Johnson County clinic details, eligibility, appointment requirements, and documents before traveling.

State Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, and benefits-application pathway - Georgia including Johnson County; eligibility, identity, income, renewal, and documentation rules apply

Georgia Medicaid and Georgia Gateway

Georgia Gateway is the state's benefits-application route for Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, and related programs. Use the official portal or DFCS office to check current eligibility, renewal, and documentation requirements.

State fair-housing and discrimination-information pathway - Georgia including Johnson County; complaint, jurisdiction, evidence, and filing rules apply; not emergency response or legal representation

Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity

Georgia's fair-housing information route can help residents understand where to ask questions about housing discrimination or accessibility. Confirm current complaint procedures and jurisdiction; seek legal advice for representation.

Utility-account, outage, payment-arrangement, and energy-assistance pathway for customers in Georgia; account, service-area, income-program, and outage rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Georgia Power Customer Assistance

If a Wrightsville address receives Georgia Power service, the utility's official assistance route can help with account questions, outages, payment arrangements, and available assistance programs. Confirm the serving utility before sharing account details.

Regional qualified-care, primary-care, behavioral-health, telehealth, and pharmacy-delivery pathway - Wrightsville and surrounding counties; appointment, coverage, payment, and capacity rules apply

Community Health Care Systems Patient Resources

Community Health Care Systems publishes a Wrightsville location and regional service information. Ask about primary care, behavioral health, telehealth, pharmacy delivery, language access, payment, and whether the needed service is available at this site.

State public-health, prevention, immunization, environmental-health, WIC, and county-health navigation - Georgia including Johnson County; appointments, fees, insurance, and eligibility vary; not emergency care

Georgia Department of Public Health

Georgia DPH provides statewide public-health information and county-health navigation. Use it to confirm current Johnson County public-health services, immunization, environmental-health, WIC, and prevention contacts.

State veterans-benefits, claims, referrals, and support-navigation pathway - Georgia including Johnson County; veteran eligibility, records, appointment, and program rules apply

Georgia Department of Veterans Service

Georgia's Department of Veterans Service provides an official route for veterans and their families seeking benefits or claims assistance. Confirm the nearest current field office, eligibility, required records, and appointment process.

County agriculture, family, nutrition, 4-H, and practical-education pathway connected to the University of Georgia; program, schedule, and eligibility rules apply

Georgia Cooperative Extension - Johnson County

Johnson County lists Cooperative Extension and 4-H among its county services. Use the University of Georgia extension directory to identify current county contacts and programs, then confirm schedule and eligibility directly.

Local recreation, youth, wellness, and community-program pathway - Johnson County; schedule, registration, age, and capacity rules apply

Johnson County Recreation Department

Johnson County publishes its Recreation Department contact through the county directory. Ask about current programs, registration, accessibility, transportation, and whether a program is operated by the county or a partner.

County convenience-center and solid-waste disposal pathway - Johnson County; site, schedule, accepted-material, access, and fee rules apply; not a cleanup or emergency service

Johnson County Solid Waste Sites

Johnson County publishes current solid-waste sites and operating days, including the convenience center on Georgia Highway 15 South and other county locations. Confirm accepted materials, hours, access, and any fees before transporting items.

Local property-tax, motor-vehicle, title, tag, and payment-navigation pathway - 2484 West Elm Street, Wrightsville; account, identity, deadline, fee, and office-hour rules apply

Johnson County Tax Commissioner

Johnson County publishes the Tax Commissioner's office and an online tax-payment route. Use it for property-tax or motor-vehicle questions and confirm current deadlines, identity requirements, payment options, and service responsibility.

Local voter-registration, election, polling, absentee, and civic-information pathway - Johnson County; registration, deadline, identity, and jurisdiction rules apply

Johnson County Board of Elections

Johnson County publishes the Board of Elections contact through its official directory. Confirm current registration, polling, absentee, and election-administration information directly with the county.

State domestic-violence shelter, advocacy, and safety-planning resource directory - Georgia; confidentiality, capacity, location-safety, and referral rules apply; call 911 for immediate danger

Georgia Secretary of State Safe at Home Resources

Georgia's Safe at Home resource route helps identify current domestic-violence advocacy and shelter resources. Use a safe contact method and confirm availability directly; this directory is not emergency dispatch.

Statewide peer-support, consumer advocacy, and behavioral-health navigation pathway - Georgia including Johnson County; program, schedule, eligibility, and capacity rules apply; not crisis dispatch

Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network

The Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network offers peer-centered mental-health support and advocacy resources. Confirm current programs and local or statewide access; use 988, GCAL, or 911 for crisis needs as appropriate.

Statewide recovery, peer-support, and substance-use navigation pathway - Georgia including Johnson County; program, eligibility, schedule, and capacity rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Georgia Council on Substance Abuse

The Georgia Council on Substance Abuse publishes recovery-support and peer resources for individuals and families. Confirm current local or virtual options and use GCAL or 911 for an emergency.

Statewide confidential resource-navigation pathway for food, housing, health, transportation, utilities, and basic needs - Georgia; provider, eligibility, availability, and service-area rules apply; not emergency dispatch

Georgia 211 Resource Navigation

Georgia 211 can help identify current community resources when a local office, program, or provider is difficult to find. Ask the navigator to confirm current Johnson County options and documentation requirements.

State travel, road-condition, closure, and transportation-information pathway - Georgia including Johnson County; route and incident information changes; not emergency dispatch

Georgia Department of Transportation 511

Georgia 511 provides current travel and road information that may help with appointments, service access, or severe-weather planning. Call 911 for an emergency on the road or immediate danger.

Local economic-development, business, workforce, and community-information pathway - Wrightsville and Johnson County; membership, program, and business-service rules apply

Johnson County Chamber and Development Authority

Johnson County's current community and planning materials identify the local chamber and development authority as community partners. Use them for current business, workforce, or community-development contacts, not as a substitute for emergency or clinical services.

A note from the Alliance

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

This guide is anchored in Wrightsville, Georgia, 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