alternatives
Volunteer listings vs a neighbor who can show up today
If you want a shift at a food pantry, call the pantry. If you want to jump a battery this afternoon, apply to be a Helper.
Different kinds of showing up
United Way, campus volunteer offices, churches, and city programs run real volunteer work. Help Me reviews identity evidence so you can accept everyday requests. That is not a background-checked volunteer corps and not a court-ordered hours tracker.
Questions people actually ask
Can I log Help Me hours as volunteer credit?
Not through the app. If an organization needs signed hours, use their process. We do not issue volunteer certificates.
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helpers
Helpers show up
Apply in the app, submit identity evidence, wait on a staff decision. Current approval is required before you can see or accept requests in Fargo–Moorhead.
who it's for
For people who would have stopped anyway
If you live in Fargo, Moorhead, or West Fargo and want to help neighbors with everyday tasks, apply to become an approved Helper.
food
Food assistance — official pantries and benefits, not an app request
Food help in Fargo–Moorhead: 211, SNAP through your county, Great Plains Food Bank, pantries, and meal sites. Help Me is not a food program.
how-to
How to become a helper
Apply in the app, submit identity evidence, wait on a staff decision. Current approval is required before you can help in Fargo–Moorhead.
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.