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Lunch Program

SENIOR CENTERS

Lunch Program

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. View our lunch menus here:

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:
  • Orange County residents age 60+ are eligible to eat *FREE. Although there isn’t a charge for meals for eligible participants, donations are an important part of the program. As a consumer, you may make a voluntary contribution. Contributions will be used to expand the program and are confidential. Services will not be reduced or terminated for failure to contribute.
  • Anyone under the age of 60 or non-county residents can purchase a meal for $8.
  • We do not take reservations. Daily meal tickets are distributed on a first come, first serve basis.
  • Tickets are distributed from 11:15 - 11:45 a.m. and lunch is served at 12 p.m.
  • Check-in at the registration desk located near the kitchen at each Senior Center to pick up your daily meal ticket.

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.

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Payment

SENIOR CENTERS

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.

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Senior Center & Program Evaluation

SENIOR CENTERS

Senior Center & Program Evaluation

Senior Center Questionnaire

Your feedback will help us to improve our programs. Please complete our questionnaire about your participation at a Senior Center in the past 6 months. Choose either option below to submit your feedback.

seymour survey 8.5x11-1passmore survey 8.5x11-1  

Time for Feedback Program / Course Evaluation

If a course has a beginning and ending date then the End of Course Evaluation will be administered on the next to last or last day of the program. Instructors will be given immediate feedback from the End of Course Evaluations. Choose one of the options below to complete and submit your course-specific evaluations.

Program Interest Survey

We want to know what programs are you interested in. Please choose one of the options below take the survey and tell us what you think. 

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Contact & Visit Our Centers

  1. PASSMORE CENTER

    Physical Address
    103 Meadowlands Dr.
    Hillsborough, NC 27278


    Directions

    Mailing Address
    PO Box 8181
    Hillsborough, NC 27278

    Phone: 919-245-2015

    Hours:

    Tue, Wed, & Fri: 8 am - 5 pm
    Mon & Thu: 8 am - 8 pm


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  1. SEYMOUR CENTER

    Physical Address
    2551 Homestead Road
    Chapel Hill, NC 27516


    Directions

    Phone: 919-968-2070

    Hours: 

    Mon - Thu: 8 am - 9 pm
    Fri - Sat: 8 am - 5 pm



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