Veteran resources in Fort Smith, AR
20 listed resources serving U.S. military veterans in Fort Smith, Arkansas — VSOs, benefits offices, mental health services, and housing assistance. Sorted by completeness score within each category. Contact each provider to confirm services and availability.
Closest help near Fort Smith, AR
Within 25 miles: 1 VA facilities · 6 mental-health providers · 5 housing programs · 2 employment services
VA clinic
- Ft Smith OPC about 0.6 mi (straight line) · Ft Smith, AR 479-441-2600
- Ozark, Arkansas OPC about 31 mi (straight line) · Ozark, AR 877-760-8387
Benefits / county veterans office
- Sebastian County Veterans Service Office about 3.1 mi (straight line) · Fort Smith, AR 479-782-3421
- Le Flore County Veterans Services (Oklahoma Dept. of Veterans Affairs) about 24 mi (straight line) · Poteau, OK 405-523-4000
Mental health
- BHG Medical Services - Fort Smith about 1.3 mi (straight line) · Fort Smith, AR (479) 769-2880
- Serenity Counseling Advocates and - Psychiatric Center about 9.2 mi (straight line) · Van Buren, AR (479) 474-4483
- Western Arkansas Csl and Guidance - Van Buren Clinic about 9.2 mi (straight line) · Van Buren, AR (479) 452-6650
Housing
- The Housing Authority of the City of Fort Smi about 5.5 mi (straight line) · Fort Smith, AR (479) 782-4991
- Crawford Co. Public Facilties Board about 9.2 mi (straight line) · Van Buren, AR (479) 474-0512
- Housing Authority of the City of Van Buren about 9.2 mi (straight line) · Van Buren, AR (479) 474-6901
Employment
- Arkansas Workforce Center at Fort Smith about 3.1 mi (straight line) · Fort Smith, AR 479-783-0231
- Oklahoma Works - American Job Center - Poteau about 23 mi (straight line) · Poteau, OK 918-647-3124
Distances are straight-line from the center of Fort Smith; driving distance is longer. Call ahead to confirm services and hours.
Benefits Offices / CVSOs (1)
Mental Health Services (1)
Housing Assistance Programs (1)
Employment Services (1)
Arkansas Workforce Center at Fort Smith
VA National Cemeteries (1)
Veterans Service Organizations (14)
Student Veterans of America — University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (UAFS) Chapter
Arkansas Retired Military Association Inc
Military Order Of The Purple Heart Of The Usa
Northwest Arkansas Disabled Veterans
Oklahoma American Veteran News
Thomas A Payne #1248
+2 more veterans service organizations — browse Fort Smith by ZIP →
Other Veteran Resources (1)
Browse Fort Smith by ZIP
Veteran resources by five-digit ZIP code.
Other cities in Arkansas
Browse veteran resources by city.
PACT Act benefits
Veterans in Fort Smith who served in qualifying eras may be eligible for VA disability benefits without a nexus letter under PACT Act 2022 (burn-pit, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, Gulf War, radiation). Arkansas PACT Act eligibility guide →
Help veterans in Fort Smith, AR
Give locally: the organizations listed above serve Fort Smith directly; many accept donations on their own websites, and that is the most direct way to help a veteran here.
Support this directory: it is free, has no ads, and is run by Wounded Warriors — a national 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 86-1336741, The Woodlands, Texas. Gifts keep the directory current for Fort Smith and every other town, and fund our veteran down-payment grants, HRT clinic sponsorships and care packages nationwide. Gifts are not earmarked by city.
Give to Wounded Warriors → Mail a check · Verify EIN 86-1336741
About this directory
This city directory is part of the free Wounded Warriors veteran-resource directory, covering all 50 US states + DC + Puerto Rico + Guam + USVI + American Samoa + Northern Mariana Islands. Records are geocoded to lat/lng + FIPS state/county/tract (~90% tract-level), URL-health-monitored, and (for 501(c)(3) records) ProPublica Form 990 cross-referenced. Free, open, machine-queryable under CC-BY 4.0. Open data catalog → · All Arkansas resources →