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walking

A walk with someone, on purpose

The block is lit enough and still feels too long. You want a second pair of feet, not a squad car. That is a safety walk: a neighbor, a public sidewalk, a destination you both understand.

Public ground, two people, one destination

Downtown Broadway. A stretch from a library to a lot. A walk from a bus stop to a well-lit door. You post the ask. An approved helper may accept. Chat is 1:1. You meet in a public place and you walk in a public place. If you are in danger, threatened, or watching a crime, that is 911 first. This app is the everyday version.

This is not a patrol

Help Me does not dispatch security. Helpers are not guards, not off-duty police, not a neighborhood-watch franchise. They are approved community members who said they could walk with someone. Report and block exist because a walk can still go wrong. Leave if it feels wrong. You do not owe politeness to a sidewalk.

Campus walks have an official option

NDSU Police, MSUM Public Safety, and Concordia Public Safety run official campus safety and escort programs. Use those when you want the institution. A Help Me safety walk is community help. The campus-escort page spells out the difference so nobody confuses a neighbor with campus police.

Questions people actually ask

Is a safety walk an emergency response?

No. If you are in danger, call 911. A safety walk is everyday company on a public route.

Can I see the helper’s exact location first?

The open map is coarse, about 500 meters. Exact sharing is opt-in after they accept, and only with that person.

What if I want an official campus escort instead?

Call NDSU Police, MSUM Public Safety, or Concordia Public Safety. Help Me is not those offices.

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.