Short answer
Good helping is simple: say yes only to what you can actually reach, tell the person when you will arrive and then arrive, meet in the public place you agreed on in chat, do the one thing, and go. Decline anything outside small, non-emergency favors, never accept payment, and use report and block if something feels wrong.
The facts, in one place
- Say yes only to what you can genuinely reach in time.
- Say when you will arrive, and stick to it.
- Decline emergencies, paid tasks, and anything that feels unsafe.
- Never accept payment. There are no payments in the app.
Before you say yes
Look at where it is and how you would get there. Saying yes to a request across town in a snowstorm because you feel bad saying no leaves someone waiting longer than if you had passed. Offers are voluntary, and no is a complete answer.
During
Keep it in the app chat until you meet. Show up where you said. Do the thing that was asked, not a list of extras nobody requested. If the request turns out to be bigger than described, like a full move, a repair, or anything needing a license, say so kindly and stop.
- A public meeting place, every time.
- Short, specific, finished.
- No payment, no tips, no side arrangements.
- Report and block are available to you too.
After
Confirm completion so the request closes and exact location sharing ends. Leave a review if you want. Then let it go. There is no scoreboard here, and nobody is counting. Helpers can apply to be reviewed by our team. Help Me does not run background checks. 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
Plans change. Say so in the chat quickly so the person can post again instead of waiting on you.
Decline. There are no payments in Help Me, and accepting cash turns a neighbor favor into something else.
Say so kindly and stop. Point them to a professional or an official service.
Keep going
- HelpingBe the one who says yesApply in the app, submit identity evidence, and get reviewed by our team before you can see or accept requests in Fargo-Moorhead. Say yes when it suits you.
- Who it's forFor people who would have stopped anywayIf you already jump a neighbor's car or point a lost visitor to the right door, here is how to help through Help Me in Fargo, West Fargo, and Moorhead.
- GuideHow to become a helperApply from Account in the app, submit identity evidence, and get reviewed by our team. How the helper application works in Fargo-Moorhead.
- AnswerHow do I become a Helper?Apply in the app, submit identity evidence, and get reviewed by our team. Helping needs a current review before you can see or accept requests.
- GlossaryCompletion and reviewsWhen a Help Me request ends, both people confirm it is done, exact location sharing stops, and each can leave a review. Here is how a request closes well.
- AnswerWhat should I not ask for?No emergencies, no paid work, no licensed trades, no transportation, no medical or legal advice, and nothing that asks a stranger into a private space alone.
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.