Veteran resources in Shelby, NC
11 listed resources serving U.S. military veterans in Shelby, North Carolina — VSOs, mental health services, benefits offices, and housing assistance. Sorted by completeness score within each category. Contact each provider to confirm services and availability.
Closest help near Shelby, NC
Within 25 miles: 1 VA facilities · 10 mental-health providers · 10 housing programs · 5 employment services
VA clinic
- Rutherford County CBOC about 24 mi (straight line) · Rutherfordton, NC
- Spartanburg VA Clinic about 31 mi (straight line) · Spartanburg, SC 864-597-6820
Vet Center
- Charlotte Vet Center about 45 mi (straight line) · Charlotte, NC 704-423-4800
Benefits / county veterans office
- Cleveland County Veterans Services about 3.8 mi (straight line) · Shelby, NC 704-484-4803
- Cherokee County Veterans Affairs Office about 21 mi (straight line) · Gaffney, SC 864-487-2579
Mental health
- Integrated Care of Greater Hickory - ICGH Shelby about 3.7 mi (straight line) · Shelby, NC (828) 322-5915
- Shelby Comprehensive Treatment Center about 3.7 mi (straight line) · Shelby, NC (980) 306-4201
- Preferred Choice Healthcare about 3.8 mi (straight line) · Shelby, NC (704) 487-4000
Housing
- City of Shelby, Department of Housing about 3.8 mi (straight line) · Shelby, NC (704) 484-6830
- Kings Mountain Redevelopment Commission about 12 mi (straight line) · Kings Mountain, NC (704) 476-8356
- Kings Mountain Housing Authority about 14 mi (straight line) · Kings Mountain, NC 7044768356
Employment
- NCWorks Career Center- Cleveland County about 3.8 mi (straight line) · Shelby, NC 704-480-5414
- Upstate Cherokee Center . about 14 mi (straight line) · Gaffney, SC 864- 342-7207
Distances are straight-line from the center of Shelby; driving distance is longer. Call ahead to confirm services and hours.
Benefits Offices / CVSOs (1)
Cleveland County Veterans Services
Mental Health Services (3)
Housing Assistance Programs (1)
Employment Services (1)
Veterans Service Organizations (5)
Amvets
Browse Shelby by ZIP
Veteran resources by five-digit ZIP code.
Other cities in North Carolina
Browse veteran resources by city.
PACT Act benefits
Veterans in Shelby 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). North Carolina PACT Act eligibility guide →
Help veterans in Shelby, NC
Give locally: the organizations listed above serve Shelby 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 Shelby 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 North Carolina resources →