Senior Meals
For information about services for seniors in Bernalillo County, call 505-764-6400.
The Department of Senior Affairs senior meal program promotes good health, encourages socialization, prevents malnutrition, and provides nutrition education. Lunch menus reflect nutrition guidance for overall health and well-being, and include New Mexico local fruits, vegetables, beans, chile, and meat. Senior Affairs offers low-cost breakfast and free/donation-based senior lunch service to adults age 60+ or low-cost lunch to adults 50+ at senior and multigenerational centers Monday - Friday between 11:30A - 1:00P. Call your center for more information or to reserve your lunch 24 hours in advance.
Senior Affairs also offers home-delivered meal service to homebound seniors who have physical, emotional or other limitations that do not allow them to leave their homes on their own. If you, or someone you know, fits this description, call the Senior Information & Assistance Hotline at (505) 764- 6400.
All City of Albuquerque Senior and Multigenerational centers offer free/donation-based lunch to adults age 60+ ($2-dollar donation appreciated.) For adults ages 50-59, lunch is offered at a reduced rate of $3.25. Highland, Los Volcanes, Palo Duro, & Bear Canyon senior centers also offer low-cost made-to-order menu options in addition to the regular senior lunch program. All sites offer a low-cost breakfast program Monday-Friday, 8AM-9AM.
Adults under the age of 50 are invited to visit our two multigenerational centers and can purchase lunch for $7.67. Our multigenerational centers are North Domingo Baca and Manzano Mesa.
Department of Senior Affairs Senior and Multigenerational Meal Site Locations:
Barelas Senior Center
714 Seventh St, SW 87107
505-764-6436
Bear Canyon Senior Center
4645 Pitt St. NE 87111
505-767-5959
Highland Senior Center
131 Monroe St. NE 87108
505-767-5210
Los Volcanes Senior Center
6500 Los Volcanes, NW 87121
505-767-5999
Manzano Mesa Multigenerational Center
501 Elizabeth, SE 87123
505-275-8731
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center
7521 Carmel Ave, NE 87113
505-764-6475
North Valley Senior Center
3825 4th St, NW 87107
505-761-4025
Palo Duro Senior Center
5221 Palo Duro Dr. NE 87110
505-888-8102
Seniors can request transportation service from their homes within a five-mile radius to all City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County meal sites. We offer transport within a six-mile radius to Whispering Pines and Tijeras Senior Center. To utilize meal site transport services, individuals can register directly with their center site.
The additional senior meal sites are generally open Monday-Friday, 8:30AM-3PM, and provide activities as well as a senior lunch program. Menus and calendars of activities are available at each meal site. Meals are offered free to adults 60 and older, however, donations for meals are accepted and appreciated.
Additional Senior Meal Site Locations
Additional City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County senior meal sites that serve free lunch to those 60 and older include:
- Raymond G. Sanchez Senior Center
- Rio Bravo Senior Center
- South Valley Multi-Purpose Senior Center
- Paradise Hills Senior Center
- Whispering Pines Senior Center
- Cesar Chavez Community Center
- Los Duranes Community Center
- Taylor Ranch Community Center
- Westgate Community Center (New Location)
- Tijeras Senior Center
Additional senior meal sites are generally open Monday-Friday, 8:30AM-3PM, and provide activities as well as a senior lunch program. Menus and calendars of activities are available at each meal site. Reservations are required one day prior by 12 noon.
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Raymond G. Sanchez Senior Center |
Whispering Pines # 6 Lark Road Tijeras, NM 87059 (505) 281-8003 |
Paradise Hills *Paradise Hills Senior Center will be closed for renovations March 15-April 4, 2023. During this time, grab-and-go meals will be available for pick-up at Paradise Hills Community Center. |
Embudo Towers 8010 Constitution NE 87110 (505) 764-6474 |
| Rio Bravo Senior Center 3910 Isleta Blvd SW 87105 (505) 314-0049 |
Ed Romero Terrace 8100 Central Ave SE 87108 (505) 232-8880 |
Encino Garden |
Shalom House 5500 Wyoming NE 87109 (505) 823-1434 |
| Encino Terrace 609 Encino Place NE 87102 (505) 247-4185 |
South Valley Multi-Purpose Senior Center 2008 Larrazolo SW 87105 (505) 468-7604 |
La Amistad 415 Fruit NE 87102 (505) 848-1395 |
Taylor Ranch Community Center 4900 Kachina Street NW 87120 (505) 768-6006 |
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Cesar Chavez Community Center
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Los Duranes Community Center
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Tijeras Senior Center
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Westgate Community Center
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Lunch is offered for residents at the following locations:
- Ed Romero Terrace
- Encino Garden
- Encino Terrace
- Embudo Towers
- Shalom House
Meals are offered free to adults 60 and older, however, donations for meals are accepted and appreciated. Call each site for more information regarding hours of operation.
Home Delivered Meals
Seniors age 60+ who are unable to cook for themselves, have no one else to cook for them, and are unable to attend a meal site may be eligible to receive a home-delivered meal on a donation basis. Dog and cat food can be delivered for those receiving home-delivered meals on a monthly basis. Care Coordinators will conduct an eligibility assessment for this program. For more information about Home Delivered Meals, contact our Senior Information and Assistance Program at 505-764-6400.