Clay County
Clay County resources (Minnesota)
Moorhead and Dilworth are Minnesota. The river is pretty. It is also a border for almost every benefit that is not 911.
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.
Questions people actually ask
I go to MSUM and live in Fargo. Which county?
Benefits usually follow where you live, not where you attend class. Ask the county you live in, or call 211 and say both addresses.
Is FirstLink only for North Dakota?
FirstLink answers 211 for North Dakota and for Clay County, Minnesota. Still use Clay County offices for Minnesota programs.
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Cass County
Cass 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.
211
211 in Minnesota — including Moorhead
Dial 211 in Minnesota for health and human services. United Way 211 at 211unitedway.org. FirstLink answers 211 in Clay County. Not Help Me.
Moorhead
Moorhead Police — official Minnesota-side law enforcement
Moorhead Police: 911 for emergencies, 701-451-7660 non-emergency dispatch, 218-299-5120 general information. Official site moorheadmn.gov.
MSUM
MSUM Public Safety — official campus help
MSUM Public Safety: 218-477-2449, 24/7 escorts, on-campus jump starts, and vehicle unlocks. Call 911 in an emergency. Not Help Me.
Moorhead, MN
Help in Moorhead, on the Minnesota side
Help Me in Moorhead, MN — everyday help near MSUM and Concordia College, plus official campus calendars, across the Red River from Fargo.
crisis
Mental health help — official crisis lines, not a neighbor chat
Mental-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.