[KyleGoetz]

Originally Posted by Maxful

Thanks for the help, guys. By the way masaegu san, do you mind elaborate a little more regarding when is the right and best situations to use 助ける and 手伝う?

I think 助ける carries more a connotation of "assistance needed" than the other does.
I think 手伝う carries more a connotation of "assistance optional" than the other does.

If you're in trouble, it's 助けてくれ！ you yell. If you helped your brother move to a new apartment, you 手伝った him. Even look at the kanji of 手伝う: you are transferring a hand.