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Cass County

Cass County resources (North Dakota)

Fargo and West Fargo live in Cass County. If you need a county office, this is the bank of the river to stand on.

Start with 911 or 211, then the county

Emergencies: 911. Information and referral: 211, answered locally by FirstLink (myfirstlink.org; 701-235-7335 if 211 does not connect). Cass County Human Services is the county office for many basic-needs and family programs.

Cass County Human Services

Published home: casscountynd.gov, Human Services. The Cass County Annex is at 1010 2nd Ave. S., Fargo. Main Human Services line published at 701-241-5747. Economic Assistance and Family Services have their own published lines on the county contact page — use those desks, not a neighbor in an app.

  • Economic Assistance (food, cash, related programs): published 701-241-5761 on casscountynd.gov
  • Family Services: published 701-241-5765
  • Child protection intake in North Dakota uses a statewide path — the county family-services page currently lists 1-833-958-3500; confirm on casscountynd.gov
  • Office hours are weekday business hours, not 24/7. After hours, 911 or 211.

What Cass County is not

It is not Clay County Social Services. It is not Moorhead city hall. It is not Help Me. If you live in Dilworth or Moorhead, open the Clay County page.

Questions people actually ask

I live in West Fargo. Is that Cass County?

Yes. West Fargo is Cass County, North Dakota. Use Cass County Human Services and West Fargo Police, not Moorhead offices.

Can Help Me enroll me in county benefits?

No. Call the county or 211. Helpers are neighbors, not caseworkers.

Keep going

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.