Media and public education
Matt's work with hoarding disorder and blighted properties has been featured by WPXI Pittsburgh, KDKA Pittsburgh, WTAE's 4 The Record, The Tribune-Review, Spotlight PA, NPR, The Inner Page, and In Touch with Eric O'Brien.
About Matt & The Peer Tree
Field-tested support rooted in dignity, lived experience, and practical help.
The Peer Tree LLC was created by Matt Williams to serve people and families affected by hoarding disorder with steady support, practical help, and a people-first approach.
Who is behind the work
Matt Williams has worked where hoarding, blight, property risk, and human crisis meet.
Matt founded Fight the Blight Inc. in 2020 and serves as Chairman and Treasurer. His work has focused on the complicated space between homes, safety, dignity, family pressure, community concern, and real-world cleanup needs.
The Peer Tree grew from that field experience. It gives people and families a pathway for peer support, sorting, organizing, decluttering, deep cleaning coordination, support groups, and guidance for loved ones.
The work is built on a simple belief: the person comes before the problem. A home may need attention, but the person living inside it deserves respect, choice, and a process that does not cause more harm.
Experience and recognition
Practical expertise shaped by the field, not theory alone.
Community leadership
Matt is active with his local Rotary Club and the Irwin Business and Professionals Association, where he helps plan and produce community events throughout the year.
Field services and prevention
Matt serves on the board and as Treasurer of the International Association of Field Services Technicians and serves on the Westmoreland County Elder Abuse Prevention Task Force.
Connected organizations
The Peer Tree is connected to Unburied, Fight the Blight, and Equity Preservation Services, creating a practical bridge between support, education, property stabilization, and community impact.
Watch
Encouragement and education through Unburied.
These videos offer a glimpse of the tone behind the work: honest, steady, and focused on helping people move without shame.
Unburied Welcome
A short introduction to the Unburied support pathway.
Stay Connected
Why connection matters when someone is trying to recover momentum.
Pain Doesn't Get to Decide
Building the Fire
Book and podcast
More from Matt.
The work behind The Peer Tree is also shaped by Matt's writing, speaking, and public conversations about pain, purpose, hoarding disorder, and what the usual narratives miss.
Purpose Through Pain
Matt's book explores the hard, human path from tragedy toward purpose.
View the bookUnpacked: The Truth About Hoarding
The first episode, "What the TV Shows Miss," opens a more honest conversation about hoarding disorder.
Listen on SpotifyOur approach
People first. Then the stuff.
We do not believe in shaming people into change. We believe in building enough trust that change can begin safely, honestly, and at a pace the person can sustain.