Food Assistance

Food Assistance Programs
Cleveland County Kitchen Phone Number: (704) 482-4365
Address: 130 South Post Road, Suite 1, Shelby, NC 28152
Cleveland County Kitchen is a collaboration between N.C. Cooperative Extension and Cleveland Community College to showcase local farmers and local foods. A monthly cable television show takes a featured product from farm to table. A research-based companion fact sheet helps consumers learn about the nutritional value and how to prepare each product. They also learn the importance of eating more fruits and vegetables and how to incorporate these and other nutritious products into delicious, nutritious meals for better health. Our goal is to educate citizens from Cleveland County and beyond about the importance of local foods to our economy, health, environment, and quality of life. For more information, please call Nancy Abasiekong, Extension Agent Family & Consumer Sciences, at N.C. Cooperative Extension, Cleveland County Center at 704-482-4365 or visit their website.
Cleveland County Schools Nutrition Services Phone Number: (704) 476-8126
Address: 400 West Marion Street, Shelby, NC 28150
Cleveland County Schools Nutrition Services offer free and reduced lunch for students attending school. On their website, they have nutritional videos and links for students or parents to learn about the importance of nutrition in children.

Email: gsshull@clevelandcountyschools.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clevelandcountyschools
Common Ground Café Phone Number: (704) 981-0991
Address: 232 South Lafayette Street, Suite E, Shelby, NC 28150
Common Ground Café is a nonprofit volunteer-based organization with a goal to open a nonprofit physical restaurant in Cleveland County offering nutritious and delicious meals on a donate-what-you-can payment basis. Until then, they are providing home-cooked meals through their iSMILE Meal Program for Seniors, ages 70 and above, who are unable to cook for themselves. To receive a meal application for the senior meal program, or for volunteer information, please call or email today.
***Call for Current Schedule***

Email: commongroundcafenc@gmail.com      volunteer.cgcshelby@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CommonGroundCafeShelby/
Cleveland County Food and Nutrition Services (EBT/SNAP) Phone Number: (704) 487-0661
Address: 200 South Post Road, Shelby, NC 28152
Cleveland County Food and Nutrition Services is a federal assistance program that provides low-income families the food they need for a nutritionally adequate diet. Benefits are issued via Electronic Benefit Transfer cards (EBT). To apply, contact Cleveland County Department of Social Services (DSS) offices, fill out an online application and mail or drop is off at Cleveland County DSS, or apply online at https://epass.nc.gov/
Feeding Kids Cleveland County Phone Number: (704) 692-1079
Address: 405 West Marion Street, Shelby, NC 28150
Feeding Kids Cleveland County works with school social workers who identify students in need. They deliver food and books to the homes for the families that have given them permission to so do. Feeding Kids Cleveland County uses volunteers to deliver to the homes of the social worker-identified families for each school break, as well as once each month of the summer break. They provide around 50 weekend food bags to 3 Cleveland County Schools. Each year, the day before Thanksgiving, Feeding Kids organizes a Community Table Thanksgiving Meal at 4 different locations in high need areas. 

Email: info@feedingkidscc.org
Women, Infants, Children (WIC) Phone Number: (980) 484-5170
Address: 200 South Post Road, Shelby, NC 28152
The Special Supplemental Nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children – better known as the WIC program – serves to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care. The Cleveland County Health Department WIC Program provides nutrition education and free supplemental food to low income pregnant, post-partum, and breastfeeding mothers as well as families with children under five years of age. Participants are screened to determine that they are at a nutritional risk.
Senior Adult Nutrition Program Phone Number: (704) 482-3488
Address: 100 T.R. Harris Drive, Shelby, NC 28150
  • Meet & Eat - Congregate meal sites at 4 locations in Cleveland County: Neal Center in Shelby, West Warren Manor in Shelby, Lawndale and Patrick Senior Center in Kings Mountain; open to persons age 60 and over and their spouse who are signed up and assessed and persons under 60 who have a physical or mental handicap and who have been assessed
  • Meals on Wheels – delivered to homes by volunteers; five locations E. Shelby, W. Shelby, Boiling Springs, Lawndale, Kings Mountain- call for eligibility requirements – must live within the Meals on Wheels route
  • Food Pantry – Seniors 55 to 60 years of age living in Cleveland County; call to complete a Direct Assistance Screening Form