Short answer
A private chat opens in Help Me only between you and the neighbor who said yes. Nobody else is in the thread. It is how the two of you agree on a public meeting place and what you are willing to share. Messages stay between the two people in the request.
The facts, in one place
- Opens only after a yes.
- Only two people are in it.
- Use it to agree on a public place.
- Report and block apply in the chat.
When it opens
The first eligible helper to say yes gets the request, and a private chat opens at that moment. Until then there is no thread and no audience. Offers that were not answered do not become conversations.
What it is for
Agree on a public place. Decide whether to share more location. Confirm what the ask actually is: jumper cables at a lot, a walk from the library, a box up a stair. Then go do the thing. Chat is a tool, not a social network.
- Name a public meeting place.
- Decide what location, if any, to share.
- Confirm the small favor.
What stays private
The thread stays between the two people in the request. Leave if it feels wrong, because politeness is not a requirement. You can report or block any member at any time.
Help Me is not an emergency service. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 or your local emergency number.
Questions people actually ask
No. Only you and the neighbor who said yes are in it.
It is how the two of you coordinate. You still choose the meeting place and what location you share.
Stop, and use report and block. If you are in danger, call 911.
Keep going
- How it worksHow Help Me worksAsk in one sentence. A neighbor nearby can say yes. You chat privately and meet in a public place. Four steps, for the small stuff in Fargo-Moorhead.
- GlossaryMeet in publicPublic places are the default on Help Me. You choose the label: a store entrance, a campus union, a busy lot. Never a doorstep or a stranger's car.
- GlossaryReport and blockOn Help Me you can report or block anyone, any time. Block ends contact and matching. Report goes to our team. Neither one calls 911 for you.
- Ground rulesThe ground rules, said plainlyHow Help Me handles your location, who can help, private chat, and meeting in public. Plus how to report or block anyone. Help Me is not an emergency service.
- legalPrivacy PolicyHow Help Me handles accounts, approximate location, and safety reports.
- AnswerDoes Help Me give out my phone number?No. Conversation happens in a private in-app chat between you and the neighbor who said yes. Contact details are yours to share or not.
Help Me is a community app for adults in Fargo–Moorhead. It is not a K–12 student program, not a youth chat, and not campus police.