Senior Center Programs

Both Senior Centers offer great food in a welcoming atmosphere and good company. Join us for a hot, dine-in meal Monday - Friday at 12 noon. Registration is required to participate.

Menu

Our caterer is local food service provider, Beau Catering. Get a preview of our lunch menus:

• August 26 - 30 Lunch Menu (PDF)
• September 2 - 13 Lunch Menu (PDF)

All meals meet the requirements for people on low salt diets.

Lunch Program Details:

• Registration is required to participate in the lunch program. Registrations take 3 – 5 business days to process.

• Pick up a registration form at either senior center; or download, complete, and return the following form to the front desk at the senior center where you prefer to have lunch:
  • Lunch Program Registration- English (PDF)
  • Lunch Program Registration- Spanish (PDF)

  For additional information, questions, or concerns, please contact our Food Services Coordinator or Lunch Site Managers:

  • Lunch Program Coordinator: Robyn Stewart or phone at (919) 245-4256
  • Passmore Center: 919-245-2015
  • Seymour Center: 919-968-2070

  Funding

  The Senior Lunch program is operated by the Orange County Department on Aging and is funded by the federal government’s Older Americans Act through the Home and Community Care Block Grant from NCDHHS-Aging and Adult Services; the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill; and the Orange County Department on Aging.

  Nutrition Resources for Seniors

  It’s estimated that more than 4 million seniors are eligible for nearly $4.5 billion in food benefits, but they are not enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Visit the SNAP website to find out more.

  Payment

  Fee Payment and Financial Assistance

  The Orange County Senior Centers strive to be accessible and welcoming to all seniors. If you want to participate in senior center fee-based activities and are unable, or unwilling, to pay a required fee, you may still participate.

  A selection of free activities and programs are available to seniors age 55 and over*. Events/activities not eligible for financial assistance or waivers may include, but not limited to: trips/travel destinations; admissions or fees for center-sponsored activities at external venues; and activities held as fundraisers by the Friends organizations hosted at the senior centers.

  Accordingly, income-based financial assistance is available for most senior center offerings. Individuals interested in wellness programs can contact Wellness Coordinator, Latonya Brown, for more information at 919-245-4270. Seniors who require financial support to participate in other programs can contact Passmore Center Operations Manager, Dawn Smith, at 919-245-2021, or Seymour Center Operations Manager, Cydnee Sims, at 919-245-4250. In determining eligibility for financial assistance, the individual’s financial status is compared to current federal poverty guidelines.

  All inquiries are strictly confidential.

  *Some programs are exempt as their funding is provided by the Older American Act (only for people age 60 and over)

  Financial Assistance Request Form

  If you are in need of financial assistance for Senior Center activities or programs, please download, complete and return the Financial Assistance Request Form (pdf) to the Passmore Center, 103 Meadlowlands Dr., Hillsborough, NC, 27278, or the Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27516.