Short answer
Moorhead and Dilworth are in Clay County, Minnesota. Clay County Social Services administers food support, medical assistance, child and adult protection, and related programs, and the county publishes crisis numbers on its site. Cass County offices serve Fargo, not this side of the river. Emergencies are 911.
The facts, in one place
- Moorhead and Dilworth are in Clay County, Minnesota.
- Clay County Social Services runs food support and medical assistance.
- Crisis lines are published on claycountymn.gov. Confirm them there.
- Do not use a Cass County number for a Moorhead case.
Minnesota county, Minnesota programs
Clay County Social Services administers food support, medical assistance, child and adult protection, child care, and related programs. Published site: claycountymn.gov (Social Services). Office: 715 11th St. N., Suite 502, Moorhead. Published phones: 218-299-5200 and 800-757-3880. Confirm hours on the county site — weekday business hours, not a crisis dispatch.
Crisis numbers Clay County itself publishes
The county’s social-services page lists a 24-hour mobile mental-health crisis line at 1-800-223-4512, 211 / 701-235-7335, 988, and the Crisis Text Line (text MN to 741741). Confirm on claycountymn.gov because crisis contractors can change. Imminent danger remains 911.
- Emergency: 911
- County office: claycountymn.gov — search Social Services
- 211: FirstLink serves Clay County for 211; United Way 211 covers Minnesota more broadly at 211unitedway.org
- Do not paste a Cass County Human Services number onto a Moorhead case
Campuses in this county
MSUM, Concordia, and M State’s Moorhead campus sit here. Their public-safety pages are the on-campus path. The county is the benefits path. Help Me is neither.
Where Help Me fits
Help Me is not a county office. A neighbor can help with a small favor, and the county is the path for benefits and protection services.
Helpers can apply to be reviewed by our team. Help Me does not run background checks. Help Me is not an emergency service. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 or your local emergency number.
Questions people actually ask
Benefits usually follow where you live, not where you attend class. Ask the county you live in, or call 211 and say both addresses.
FirstLink answers 211 for North Dakota and for Clay County, Minnesota. Still use Clay County offices for Minnesota programs.
Clay County is in Minnesota and includes Moorhead and Dilworth. Cass County is in North Dakota and includes Fargo and West Fargo. Use the county where you live.
Keep going
- Cass CountyCass County resources (North Dakota)Cass County Human Services, 911, 211, and North Dakota help for Fargo and West Fargo. Clay County programs do not copy-paste here.
- 211211 in Minnesota — including MoorheadDial 211 in Minnesota for health and human services. United Way 211 at 211unitedway.org. FirstLink answers 211 in Clay County. Not Help Me.
- MoorheadMoorhead Police — official Minnesota-side law enforcementMoorhead Police: 911 for emergencies, 701-451-7660 non-emergency dispatch, 218-299-5120 general information. Official site moorheadmn.gov.
- MSUMMSUM Public Safety — official campus helpMSUM Public Safety: 218-477-2449, 24/7 escorts, on-campus jump starts, and vehicle unlocks. Call 911 in an emergency. Not Help Me.
- Moorhead, MNMoorhead: ask your block on the Minnesota sideAsk Moorhead neighbors for the small stuff: directions across campus, a phone charger, a hand with a box. Public places and a private chat, Minnesota side.
- crisisMental health help — official crisis lines, not a neighbor chatMental-health crisis in Fargo–Moorhead: 988, 911 if in danger, FirstLink, campus counseling. Help Me is not a crisis line or a therapist.
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.