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Does Help Me give out my phone number?
The chat exists so you do not have to hand a stranger your number.
Short answer
No. When a helper accepts, a private in-app chat opens between the two of you, and that is where coordination happens. Your phone number is not handed over as part of matching. If you choose to share contact details with someone, that is your decision — and there is a good argument for keeping it in the app until you have actually met.
The facts, in one place
- Coordination happens in the private in-app chat.
- No number swap is required to meet someone.
- Only the accepted helper is in that conversation.
- Keeping it in-app keeps report and block meaningful.
Why in-app is safer
A conversation inside the app is attached to the request. If something goes wrong, report has context. If you block someone, the channel actually closes. A text thread on your personal number has none of that — and it outlives the request by years.
What is visible about you
Enough for a person to recognize you in a parking lot and no more. The map shows a coarse area rather than an address, and precise location only exists after you consent, with one person, for the length of the request.
Questions people actually ask
Can I share my number if I want to?
You can. It is a personal call, and it is not required for anything the app does.
Can other helpers read my chat?
No. The thread is between you and the helper who accepted.
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Private chat
Help Me opens a private chat only between you and the helper who accepted. Nobody else is in the thread. Messages are not a public feed.
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Who can see my location on Help Me?
Live requests show an approximate area of about 500 meters. Exact location is opt-in after a helper accepts, shared only with that person, and ends when the request closes.
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Privacy Policy
How Help Me handles accounts, approximate location, and safety reports.
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Safety, said plainly
Approximate location, approved helpers only, private chat, public meeting places, and report/block tools. Help Me is not 911.
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Can I block someone?
Yes. Report and block are one tap away in every request. Blocking takes effect immediately and stops the two of you from being matched again.
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How location works — and how it does not
Help Me shows a coarse ~500 m area, not a pin on you. Exact location is shared only after a helper accepts and you consent.
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.