Content Finder: Chatham County Council on Aging Programs

Senior Center Noontime Meals
Our program and activity coordinators arrange for vans and buses to travel neighborhood routes, bringing older asults from across Chatham County to the Senior Centers for morning activities, exercise and noontime meals. After lunch, the vehicles return to pick the riders up and take them back home

Meal routes cover every corner of Chatham County, providing the community with the assurance that no senior will be overlooked. 

The Volunteers fill a critical need that goes beyond a nutritious lunch. As they come to know the people they visit, they refer other needs to our staff, such as fans in the hot summer, minor home repairs, and transportation for shopping or medical appointments.

Assembling Easter Baskets for Home Delivered Meals

Call our information and referral staff at 919-542-4512 to find resources, funding and information about a wide range of programs and services for older adults and people with disabilities. Our goal is to provide information on your first call.

Seniors Exercising with Dixie

The goal of the Bridges to Care department is to provide services that individuals aged 60 or older and their families need for successful independent living and to prevent premature institutionalization. The services include in-home care, home safety and other minor repairs, and the loan and installation of assistive devices. 

Over the past twenty years, more than 3,000 individuals have received in-home care through this program. Availability of services in dependent upon funding and there may from time to time be waiting lists for services.

The Mission of the Chatham County Council on Aging is to promote and encourage independent living, and physical and mental wellness, through agency activities among the population over 60 years of age.

Guests at the Independence Day Celebration

Preparation of Noontime Meals

A nutritious noontime meal, wellness programs and community fellowship are provided daily, Monday through Friday, at each  Senior Center.

The meals are prepared in the Western Senior Center kitchen and adhere to the nutrition standards set forth by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the NC Division of Aging.  Menus and nutrition information are available at each Senior Center.

The Senior Centers have food pantries stocked with donations of nonperishable, canned and shelf-stable foods donated by Chatham County citizens and support groups. The Council on Aging purchases supplies, including paper products and personal hygiene items, to supplement the food items.

The pantry items are offered to people who are in need, usually because of recent and unforeseen financial and health situations. The pantries are open during business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.