resource
Churches United for the Homeless
Shelter is infrastructure, not a favor, and this metro has organizations whose entire job it is.
Short answer
Churches United for the Homeless is a Fargo–Moorhead organization providing emergency shelter and housing-related services. Availability, intake times, and requirements change, so contact the organization or call 211 for current information. In a life-threatening situation, especially in extreme cold, call 911.
When this is the right call
Nowhere to sleep tonight. Facing the loss of housing. Needing shelter in dangerous cold. These are the situations where an organization with beds, staff, and a process is the only real answer.
Winter urgency
Fargo–Moorhead winters make exposure a genuine emergency, not a discomfort. If someone is outside in dangerous cold and cannot get warm, that is 911 first and shelter second. Do not route it into a help app.
Questions people actually ask
How do I find current shelter availability?
Contact the provider directly or call 211. Availability changes daily and no static page can be accurate about it.
Is Help Me a shelter resource?
No. It is everyday non-emergency help between neighbors, and this page exists to point at the real option instead.
Keep going
housing
Homeless services — call official programs, not a neighbor app
Official shelter and housing help in Fargo–Moorhead: 211, Churches United, New Life Center, Gladys Ray, YWCA. Help Me is not a shelter.
winter
Winter shelter — official beds, not an app pin
Cold-weather shelter in Fargo–Moorhead: call 211 first. Churches United, New Life Center, Gladys Ray, YWCA. Hours change. Help Me is not a shelter.
211
211 in North Dakota — FirstLink
Dial 211 in North Dakota for food, shelter, heat, and referrals. FirstLink answers 211 at myfirstlink.org or 701-235-7335. Not Help Me.
season
Thirty below changes the math
At thirty below, cars fail together and exposure is measured in minutes. What neighbors can help with, and when a warming center or 911 is the answer.
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.
resources
Official help, listed on purpose
Police, 911, 211, campus safety, food, shelter, and county services in Fargo, Moorhead, and West Fargo. Help Me is not these pages.
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.