who it’s for
For parents in the blur
The problem is rarely the baby. It is the car seat, the stairs, the groceries, and the fact that nothing takes ten minutes anymore.
Short answer
Help Me offers new parents in Fargo–Moorhead small, everyday neighbor help — carrying something heavy, a hand at a car, a task that needs two arms. It is explicitly not childcare, babysitting, or medical advice. Nobody on Help Me should ever be left alone with a child, and licensed childcare and your clinic cover what this does not.
The facts, in one place
- Never childcare or babysitting — that is not what this app is.
- No medical, feeding, or health advice from strangers.
- Good for logistics: lifting, carrying, a second set of hands.
- Public meeting places remain the default.
The unglamorous asks
A stroller box that will not fit through a door alone. A car seat base that needs a second person and a flashlight. Groceries from a trunk to a landing when you cannot carry both at once. Snow behind a car when you have a five-day-old and a pediatrician appointment.
The hard line
No one on this app watches a child, holds a child, or is left alone with a child. That is licensed childcare, family, or a person you know well — not a stranger matched by software. If you are struggling with postpartum depression or anxiety, call your clinic, 988, or 911. Those are the right doors and using them is not a failure.
Questions people actually ask
Can someone watch my kid for twenty minutes?
No. Childcare is never a Help Me request, regardless of how short it is.
Can I ask for a meal?
The app is not a meal-delivery service. Food assistance resources are listed under Resources.
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answer
What should I not ask for?
No emergencies, no paid work, no licensed trades, no rides for hire, no medical or legal advice, and nothing that asks a stranger into a private space alone.
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.
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.
hands
Heavy lifting, the neighbor with gloves
A sofa that will not turn the stair, a dresser, a campus mini-fridge in Fargo. Ask a neighbor. Not movers, and not a paid crew.
trust
Safety, said plainly
Approximate location, approved helpers only, private chat, public meeting places, and report/block tools. Help Me is not 911.
who it's for
For neighbors, not for an audience
A quieter way than Facebook groups or Nextdoor to ask for a jump start, a walk, or a hand — from approved people nearby.
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.