Public housing, project-based vouchers, Housing Choice Voucher, affordable housing, and resident-support pathway · Fargo; income, waitlist, documentation, and program rules apply
Fargo Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Fargo Housing provides public, affordable, project-based voucher, and Housing Choice Voucher pathways. Its current application guidance says waitlists must be open, eligibility varies by income and household size, and applicants should monitor the portal for openings. Ask about accessible units, reasonable accommodations, waitlists, and current availability; placement is not guaranteed.
State rental-housing, emergency-assistance, tenant-rights, eviction, fair-housing, and legal-navigation pathway · North Dakota, including Fargo; program and eligibility rules apply
North Dakota Housing Renter Resources
North Dakota Housing gathers current renter pathways including emergency assistance, the rental housing finder, HUD resources, eviction information, tenant rights, fair-housing support, and regional human-service centers. Confirm which program serves the household, whether funds or openings remain, and what documents are required.
Food-pantry, emergency-food, SNAP-navigation, and regional distribution pathway · Fargo and North Dakota; household, schedule, agency, and supply rules apply
Great Plains Food Bank
Great Plains Food Bank connects people with food through partner pantries, distributions, and resource navigation. Check current Fargo-area locations, schedules, household rules, transportation, and whether an appointment or identification is needed before traveling; food support is not a cleanup or medical service.
Free civil legal aid for qualifying low-income and older North Dakotans · Fargo office and statewide service area; issue, income, age, and intake rules apply
Legal Services of North Dakota
Legal Services of North Dakota provides civil legal help involving housing, public benefits, health, consumer, family, and elderly law. The Fargo office is open for in-person intake Monday through Thursday, and statewide phone or online applications are available. Legal aid is not a cleanup provider, emergency dispatcher, or guarantee of representation.
State civil self-help information for eviction, landlord-tenant, guardianship, power of attorney, and related matters · North Dakota; informational limits apply
North Dakota Legal Self Help Center
The North Dakota Court System provides self-help information for people representing themselves in civil matters, including eviction, tenant issues, guardianship, conservatorship, health-care directives, and powers of attorney. The Center cannot provide legal advice or guarantee that a form fits a particular case; contact a qualified lawyer for case-specific guidance.
State application pathway for Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, child-care, and other economic-assistance programs · North Dakota; income, household, and program rules apply
North Dakota Health and Human Services Online Assistance
North Dakota Health and Human Services provides online applications and program information for Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, SNAP, TANF, child-care assistance, and related benefits. Applications and eligibility are handled under current state rules; ask Cass County Human Services or HHS about documentation, deadlines, and processing.
Information and options counseling for older adults, adults with physical disabilities, caregivers, and home-and-community services · North Dakota; eligibility and capacity rules apply
Aging and Disability Resource Link
North Dakota's Aging and Disability Resource Link helps people identify services and supports that may allow older adults and adults with physical disabilities to remain safely in their homes and communities. Ask about home and community-based services, caregiver resources, meals, transportation, assistive supports, and the intake process.
Accessible public transportation and MAT Paratransit pathway · Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead, and Dilworth; route, fare, ADA eligibility, and reservation rules apply
MATBUS
MATBUS operates accessible fixed routes Monday through Saturday in Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead, and Dilworth. MAT Paratransit is a shared, non-emergency ride for people who are functionally unable to use the fixed route and generally requires an application, professional verification, and advance reservation. Transportation providers do not provide emergency transport; call 911 for emergencies.
Regional transportation directory for people with disabilities and adults 60+ · Fargo-Moorhead metro; provider, fare, accessibility, and scheduling rules vary
FM Ride Source
The City of Fargo's 2026 FM Ride Source directory identifies public, nonprofit, and private transportation options for Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead, and Dilworth, including MATBUS, MAT Paratransit, senior rides, and lift-equipped providers. The directory is informational and expressly not an endorsement; confirm cost, accessibility, reservation notice, service area, and emergency limits directly.
Residential garbage, recycling, household hazardous waste, landfill, and large-item disposal pathway · Fargo city residents; residency, accepted-material, fee, and separation rules apply
City of Fargo Solid Waste
Fargo Solid Waste provides residential collection, recycling, household hazardous-waste guidance, and a transfer station. The current city page says residents may bring certain large items and household garbage to the residential transfer station at no charge with proof of Fargo residency; freon appliances, commercial waste, and building materials are excluded. Confirm accepted materials, hours, weather closures, and proof-of-residency rules before loading a vehicle.
Veteran housing, homelessness-prevention, health, employment, and justice-navigation pathway · Fargo VA service area; Veteran eligibility and program rules apply
VA Fargo Health Care - Homeless Veteran Care
VA Fargo helps Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness connect with immediate food and shelter, transitional and permanent housing, HUD-VASH, case management, health care, employment, and community resources. Contact the Fargo VA homeless-services team to ask about eligibility, enrollment, local outreach, and current program capacity; call 988 and press 1 for a Veteran crisis.
Senior meals, transportation, and aging-support connection · Cass County and nearby communities; age, route, meal, and scheduling rules apply
Valley Senior Services
The Fargo-Moorhead transportation directory identifies Valley Senior Services as a regional connection for seniors in Cass County, including meals and transportation. Ask about current service area, age or disability eligibility, advance notice, cost, meal availability, and whether a caregiver can accompany the rider.
Meal and basic-needs pathway · Fargo; meal schedule, eligibility, and capacity rules apply
Salvation Army Fargo
Current Fargo-Moorhead food and meal-site information identifies The Salvation Army Fargo as a local meal resource. Confirm the current meal schedule, location, accessibility, holiday changes, and any intake or household rules before traveling; this is basic-needs support, not clinical care or a cleanup service.
Private-pay hoarding support, organizing help, groups, and family guidance · broader service area; scope, cost, scheduling, travel, consent, and safety rules apply
The Peer Tree
The Peer Tree is the private-pay pathway for organizing help, decluttering support, groups, family guidance, and practical next steps when a grant or public program is not the right fit. Ask about scope, cost, travel, consent, safety, and whether the requested support is available in Fargo or Cass County.
Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns · online; not therapy or emergency support
Unburied
Unburied, from The Peer Tree, offers a judgment-free digital pathway with peer support, groups, and tools for people directly affected and for friends, family, property managers, municipal workers, and other supporters who want to learn how to provide support. It is not therapy, a crisis service, or a substitute for emergency help.