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Local help in Fargo

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Fargo is North Dakota's largest city. Name change petitions for Cass County residents are filed with the Cass County District Court in downtown Fargo. For care, many people cross the Red River to Moorhead, Minnesota, where Planned Parenthood offers gender-affirming care and Minnesota's shield law protects patients and providers. Minors cannot get puberty blockers or hormones in North Dakota; see the care guide.

Covers: Cass County, North Dakota, and the Fargo-Moorhead metro (including Moorhead, Minnesota)

Draft list from organizations' own websites, 2026-09-24. Call ahead: hours and services change.

On this page
  1. Where to file
  2. Name change and ID help
  3. Hormones and primary care
  4. Sexual health, PrEP, and testing
  5. Mental health and support
  6. Sources

Where to file a name change

Court
Cass County District Court (East Central Judicial District)[1][2]
Filing fee
$160
Free help with forms
Court self-help center

Can’t afford the fee? How fee waivers work in North Dakota

Filing tips for this court211 9th St. S., Fargo, ND 58103. Clerk's Office (second floor) phone (701) 451-6900; hours 8 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday. Public entrance…

211 9th St. S., Fargo, ND 58103. Clerk's Office (second floor) phone (701) 451-6900; hours 8 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday. Public entrance on the east side. Ask the clerk whether Cass County judges require a background check for all adult name changes. Newspaper publication is extra unless the judge waives it.

Name change and ID help 2

Hormones and primary care 2

  • Planned Parenthood Moorhead Health Center[5]

    In Moorhead, Minnesota. Lists gender-affirming care, STI testing, HIV services, mental health, and birth control; in-person and telehealth visits; fees based on income.

    • Sliding scale
    • Telehealth
    218-236-7145803 Belsly Boulevard, Moorhead, MN 56560

  • Family HealthCare (Main Clinic)[6][7]

    Federally qualified health center with a sliding fee scale ("Access Plan") and free interpreters in 14 languages; does not refuse care for inability to pay. Ask whether a provider prescribes hormones. Also has a South Fargo clinic at 4025 9th Ave. S.

    • Sliding scale
    • Sees uninsured patients
    701-271-3344301 NP Avenue, Fargo, ND 58102

Sexual health, PrEP, and testing 1

  • Fargo Cass Public Health clinic[8]

    Rapid HIV and hepatitis C testing (20-minute results), PrEP, STI testing and treatment, and birth control; some visits available virtually.

    • Sliding scale
    701-241-13831240 25th Street South, Fargo, ND 58103

Mental health and support 3

  • FirstLink (988 and 211)[9]

    Fargo-based helpline that answers the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline locally and runs 211 for referrals to food, rent, and other help, 24/7.

    • Free
    988

  • Trans Lifeline[10]

    Peer-support hotline run by and for trans people, 877-565-8860.

    • Free
    877-565-8860

  • Fargo-Moorhead Pride[11]

    Volunteer-run organization behind the Fargo-Moorhead Pride festival, drag brunches, and community workshops; publishes an annual Pride Guide.

    • Free

Sources

11 sources. Numbers in the text, like [1], point here.Show all
  1. Cass County court locationNorth Dakota Court System, Court. accessed
    “211 9th St. S., Fargo, ND 58103 ... Phone Number: (701) 451-6900 for Clerk's Office”
  2. Instructions for a Name Change, Adult (rev. May 2026)North Dakota Legal Self Help Center, Court. accessed
  3. Adult Name ChangesNorth Dakota Legal Self Help Center, Court. accessed
  4. Legal Services of North DakotaOrganization. accessed
  5. Moorhead Health CenterPlanned Parenthood North Central States, Organization. accessed
  6. Family HealthCareOrganization. accessed
  7. Family HealthCare locationsOrganization. accessed
  8. Fargo Cass Public Health Clinic ServicesCity of Fargo, Official page. accessed
  9. Trans LifelineOrganization. accessed
  10. Fargo-Moorhead PrideOrganization. accessed