everyday
Lost and found, extra eyes, not a detective
The keys were in your hand on Broadway. They are not in your hand now. You want more people looking, not a case file. That is the size of this ask.
What a neighbor can do
Walk a path you already walked. Check a union lost-and-found with you. Keep an eye out in a coarse area. Meet in public if they think they spotted it. They are not a recovery service, not a pawn-shop investigator, and not the police. Campus and city lost-and-found desks still exist — use those too.
What not to put in the ask
Do not publish account numbers, full IDs, or enough detail that a stranger can fake ownership. A category and a short sentence are enough. Chat is 1:1 after someone accepts. If the item is evidence, or you were robbed, that is police, not an app offer.
Found something instead?
You can still be a helper with a current approval and meet in public to return it. Or take it to official lost-and-found or the campus desk. Do not lure anyone to a private address. Exact location sharing stays consent-only. Report and block if the story feels like a setup.
Questions people actually ask
Will Help Me track my phone?
No. We are not Find My. A neighbor might look with you in a public area. Use official device tools for tracking.
Should I post my address because I lost keys to it?
No. Meet in public. Tell the helper what they need and nothing extra. Change locks through official means if you must.
Is a stolen bike a Help Me ask?
Theft is police. Extra eyes after you have filed a report is optional community help, not an investigation.
Keep going
getting around
Directions, because this grid only looks simple
Lost on an NDSU campus, looking for Broadway, first week in Moorhead. Ask a neighbor. Not a tour company, and not campus police.
product
How Help Me works
Ask in a sentence. Approved helpers nearby see it. One accepts. You chat privately and meet in public. Four steps — that is the entire ask.
trust
Safety, said plainly
Approximate location, approved helpers only, private chat, public meeting places, and report/block tools. Help Me is not 911.
safety
Help Me is not 911
Help Me is for everyday, non-emergency help in Fargo–Moorhead. If you are in danger, call 911. Here is how to tell the difference.
Fargo, ND
Help in Fargo, when the day stalls
Ask approved Helpers in Fargo for everyday help — jump starts, walks to the car, directions, campus tech — and see official NDSU and regional events.
Fargo, ND
NDSU, Bison country, still a city campus
Community help around NDSU in Fargo — study buddies, tech, directions, walks to the car. MyNDSU events in the app. NDSU Police stays the official safety.
Moorhead, MN
MSUM, Dragons on the Minnesota side
Community help around MSUM in Moorhead — study, tech, directions, walks to the car. Campus Labs events in the app. MSUM Public Safety stays the official safety.
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.