This page contains a listing of Hoarding Task Forces and other useful resources for addressing hoarding disorder in the community.
The mission, goals, and functions of the hoarding task forces are as different as the communities themselves. The common purpose of all hoarding task forces is to provide a directed and managed response to hoarding disorder cases that come to public attention.
The table below is organized by state and by country, and can be filtered by clicking the arrows at the top of each column. If your city/state is not on this list, contact your local public health department and/or your local government office to see what resources might be available in your community.
If you run a hoarding task force or other community resource and would like to add it to this list, please e-mail us at info@iocdf.org.
| State/Country | Area Served | Hoarding Task Forces | Other Resources |
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| California | Other California Resources such as: -Adult Protective Services -Mental Health Services -Animal Hoarding -Child Protective Services - Cleaning Companies -Elder Resources -Family In-Person Support Groups -Fire Safety -List of hoarding Task Forces -Hoarding Support Groups - Legal/Codes/Housing -Therapists and Counselors -Treatment Centers/Clinics |
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| California | Marin County | Hoarding Resource Guide of Marin County | |
| California | Los Angeles County | Hoarding Resources for the County of Los Angeles - Code Enforcement -Brochures -Code Safety information |
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| California | San Berdino County | Support Groups/Local mental health professionals | |
| California | San Francisco City | San Francisco Task Force | |
| California | San Mateo County | Crisis Intervention hotline for troubled people or families experiencing stress and seeking help in dealing with a crisis. Belmont through Palo Alto 650 368-6655 San Mateo through Daly City 650-692-6655 Coastside 650-726-6655 |
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| Colorado | Colorado Hoarding Task Force | ||
| Colorado | Northern Colorado | Northern Colorado Clutter Task Force | |
| Conneticut | Community Services Division (Hoarding disorders) | ||
| Conneticut | Greenwich | Greenwich Connecticut Hoarding Task Force Phone number: (203) 622-3800 Address: 101 Field Point Rd. Greenwich, CT 06830 | |
| Florida | Pasco County | Florida Hoarding Resources | |
| Georgia | Atlanta | Professional Organizers and Counselors Atlanta Hoarding Resources |
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| Georgia | Livingston County | Hoarding resources/guideline | |
| Illinois | Chicago Area | Chicagoland Hoarding Task Force | |
| Illinois | Kane County | Kane County Hoarding Task Force Resources | |
| Indianna | Indianapolis | Professional Hoarding Cleaners | |
| Kansas | Segwick County | Segwick County Hoarding Coalition | |
| Maine | Portland | Housing and Community Development | |
| Maryland | Gaithersburg | Gaithersburg Hoarding Task Force 301-258-6395 Wells/Robertson House 1 Wells Avenue Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM | |
| Massachusetts | MassHousing Hoarding Resources | ||
| Massachusetts | Arlington | Arlington Hoarding Response Team Contact: nwaden@town.arlington.ma.us | |
| Massachusetts | Berkshire | Berkshire County Hoarding Task Force Coordinator/Contact (C/C): Will Turner, Behavioral Health Clinician C/C Agency Name: Elder Services of Berkshire County, MA Address: 877 South Street 4E, Pittsfield MA 01201 Phone: 781-361-3170 Email: wturner@esbci.org | |
| Massachusetts | Blackstone Valley | Uxbridge Hoarding Educational Panel (UHELP) Address: Uxbridge Massachusetts (MA) Board of Health Office 21 South Main Street Uxbridge, MA 01569 Coordinator/Contact (C/C): Erin Hightower, Health Director Phone: (508) 278-8600, ext. 8 Email: ehightower@uxbridge-ma.gov Coordinator/Contact (C/C): Debra Vescera, MSN, BSN, RN, Regional Public Health Nurse for the Blackstone Valley Partnership for Public Health (BVPP) Phone: (508) 475-8107 Email: dvescera@northbridgemass.org | |
| Massachusetts | Boston | Boston Hoarding Task Force Ruth Harel Garvey, LICSW Tenancy Preservation Program Bay Cove Human Services, Inc. 66 Canal Street Boston MA 02114 (617) 788-6212 rharel@baycove.org | |
| Massachusetts | Brookline | Brookline Hoarding Task Force | |
| Massachusetts | Cambridge | Hoarding Intervention Specialist and Professional Organizer. Contact: Shannon Fegan. Email: sfegan@ceoccambridge.org. Phone: 617-868-2900 x306 | |
| Massachusetts | Cape Ann | Geographic Area: Cape Cod Coordinator/Contact (C/C): Erika A. Woods, MS, RS, Deputy Director, BSDHE C/C Agency/Address: Barnstable County Department of Health & Environment (BSDHE) Phone/Email: 508‐375‐6620 erika.woods@capecod.gov Website: www.capecod.gov/departments/hoarding‐task‐force/ Brief Description: Referrals from the community, case review and educational needs of professionals involved in hoarding response. Our mission is to provide education, collaboration, and support to those who are affected by clutter and hoarding. We accomplish this by providing access to available resources, and by supporting an informed response by individuals and organizations who are charged with addressing this emerging concern impacting our community. Meeting Times: We are not meeting currently but hope to get back to that soon. | |
| Massachusetts | Gloucester | Contact: Christina Goodwin,LCSW Homecare, Seniorcare Inc. Email:Christina.Goodwin@seniorcareinc.org Phone:978 281-1750 x518 www.SeniorCareInc.org | |
| Massachusetts | Greater Brockton Area | Greater Brockton Area Hoarding Task Force Geographic Area: 23 communities of Old Colony Elder Services - Abington, Avon, Bridgewater, Brockton, Carver, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Easton, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Kingston, Lakeville, Marshfield, Middleboro, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rockland, Stoughton, Wareham, West Bridgewater & Whitman. Coordinator/Contact: Terri Kourtz, Chairperson Agency Name: Old Colony Elder Services Address: 144 Main Street, Brockton, MA 02301 Phone: 508-584-1561 x255 Email: brocktonareahoardingtaskforce@gmail.com; tkourtz@ocesma.org | |
| Massachusetts | Greater Lynn | Greater Lynn Hoarding Outreach Partnership Effort (HOPE) Coordinator/Contact: Christina Murphy, Hoarding Outreach Specialist Agency Name: Greater Lynn Senior Services Address: 8 Silsbee St. Lynn, MA 01901 Phone: 781-586-8621 Email: cmurphy@glss.net Brief Description: GLSS hosts the collaborative effort/task force HOPE. The Hoarding Outreach Program is also an effort of GLSS, please call the phone number listed above for more information. Meeting Times: The collaboration meets monthly for case consultation, information sharing, and planning; the larger group meets twice a year for larger community education events Related Group Meetings: Declutter support group, on-going peer support group(s) | |
| Massachusetts | Hampden | Hampden Resource Network Geographic Area includes: Hampshire, Hampden, Berkshire, and Franklin County Coordinator/Contact (C/C): Lee Shuer C/C Organization Name: Mutual Support Consulting Phone: 413-961-9264 Email: lee@mutual-support.com |
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| Massachusetts | Hampshire | Hampshire Hoarding Resource Network Geographic Area: Hampshire, Hampden, Berkshire, and Franklin County Coordinator/Contact (C/C): Lee Shuer C/C Organization Name: Mutual Support Consulting Phone: 413-961-9264 Email: lee@mutual-support.com |
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| Massachusetts | Danvers | North Shore Center for Hoarding and Cluttering -Behavioral Health Program -Housing Options -Money Management |
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| Massachusetts | Massachussetts Steering Committee Resource -Hoarding Network Support Group Events -Best Practices for Hoarding -Upcoming Events, Trainings, and Opportunities |
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| Massachusetts | Needham | Needham Hoarding Task Force Coordinator/Contact: Timothy Muir McDonald, Director of Public Health, Tiffany Zike RN, Public Health Nurse Agency Name: Needham Health Department Address: 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA 02492 Phone: 781-455-7500 Email: tmcdonald@needham.ma.gov; tzike@needhamma.gov Brief Description: This is an existing task force that discusses cases, does education for the committee and talks about appropriate referrals as needed. Meeting Times: Every other month Related Group Meetings: We do not have a support group at this time but involve Riverside Community Care, Springwell and others as needed. | |
| Massachusetts | Sharon | Sharon Hoarding Resource Coordinator/Contact (C/C): Sheila Miller, Nurse C/C Agency Name: Town of Sharon Address: Sharon Health Dept, 90 South Main Street, Sharon MA 02067 Phone: 781-784-1500 x1206 Email: smiller@townofsharon.org Brief Description: Sharon does not have a formal task force, but depending on the case, Sheila Miller works with the MSW, fire, police, animal control officer and building inspector and other agencies. |
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| Michigan | Kent County | Grand Rapids Area Hoarding Taskforce (GRAHT) (616) 456-3460 | |
| Michigan | Saginaw County | Saginaw County Hoarding Task Force 500 Hancock Street Saginaw, Michigan 989-797-3501 | |
| Michigan | Washtenaw County | Washtenaw County Hoarding Task Force | |
| Minnesota | Serves all Minnesota | Minnesota Hoarding Task Force | -Support Groups -List of Resources |
| Montana | Missoula | Missoula Hoarding Task Force | -"Buried in Treasures" 16-week workshops -Monthly Clutter Hoarding Coaching group (for people who have completed the BIT program) |
| New Jersey | Princeton | Princeton Senior Resource Center | |
| New York | Erie County | Erie County Hoarding Resource Home Care Services Hoarders and clutteres Support Group., Independent Living Center in Western NY. Address: 3108 Main St Buffallo NY, 14214 Number: 716-836-08-22 ext. 170 |
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| New York | Rochester | Rochester Hoarding Support Group | |
| New York | Tomkins County | Tomkins County Resource Contact Protective Services for Adults Main line: 607-274-6200 or (607) 274-5323 |
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| Ohio | Clark County | Clark County Hoarding Task Force | |
| Ohio | Cuyahoga | Cuyahoga Hoarding Connection Etta Smith-Wells, LISW-S Clinical Supervisor, Behavioral Health Services Eldercare Services Institute Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging 216.791.8000 esmithwells@benrose.org Leshia Yarbrough-Franklin ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County 216.241.3400 yarbrough@adamhscc.org | |
| Ohio | Summit | Summit Ohio Hoarding Task Force | |
| Oregon | Portland- Multnomah County | Multnomah County's Hoarding Task Force Contact: Jill Williams Email: hoarding@multco.us | List of Resources -Counseling Options -Cleanup Help -Legal Assistance -Suggested Reading -Safety Issues |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Philadelphia Hoarding Task Force | |
| Rhode Island | State of Rhode Island Hoarding Task Force | ||
| Texas | Austin | The Capital Area Hoarding Consortium | |
| Texas | Houston | Houston Hoarding Task Force and Network | -Professional Organizers -Therapy -Rapid Clean Up/Clean Out -Animal Hoarding |
| Texas | Greater Dallas | Greater Dallas Resource List -Mental Health Service Providers -Books -Estate Liquidators |
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| Virginia | Alexandria | Alexandria Virginia Hoarding Task Force | |
| Virginia | Arlington County | Arlington County Hoarding Task Force | |
| Washington | Tacoma | Tacoma Hoarding Project -Treatment Planning Process -Individual Therapy |
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| Wisconsin | Dane County | Dane County Hoarding Task Force | |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | Milwaukee Hoarding Task Force | Support Groups, logic model w/ Hoarders Support Group for Friends and Family |
| Australia | Surrey Hills | Hoarding Sharing Support Group in Surrey Hills | |
| Australia | Blue Mountains | Blue Mountains Domestic Squalor Working Party -Education Materials on Hoarding -Organizations -Australian Home Care Information -Enhanced Adult Community Living Support program – Flourish Australia |
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| Canada | Alberta | Behind The Hoard Consulting: Clean up, and counseling Alberta Canada Resource |
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| Canada | Vancouver | Hoarding Action Response Team -Provide healthy and safe outcomes for people affected by hoarding, and ensure people with hoarding issues receive appropriate health care support quickly. |
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| United Kingdom | Hoarding UK -Support Groups -Helpline -Advocacy -Research |