Friday, May 29
If you have an immediate need, call (607) 288-3252
As always, community members looking for more information on local health resources and resources related to COVID-19 can contact 2-1-1 by calling 1-877-211-8667 or visiting 211tompkins.org
Mutual Aid Tompkins Facebook Page
Mutual Aid Tompkins Facebook Group
Mutual Aid Tompkins Immediate Needs Facebook Group
Mutual Aid Tompkins Food Systems Facebook Group
Mutual Aid Tompkins: Parent Support Group
Mutual Aid Tompkins Community Form
Mutual Aid Tompkins Community Resource Folder
Donate
We are neighbors concerned about our communities and helping to make sure those most vulnerable and affected by COVID-19 get the support they need. We are volunteer run, with no paid staff, and our aid comes directly from the community. We have created a PayPal & Venmo account and the money donated is going directly to people who have made requests through our immediate needs page. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation through our fundraiser that is in partnership with Tompkins County Worker's Center, You can also make donations through PayPal here and our Venmo here. Thank you!
Local
Latest Data from Tompkins County Health Department
Total Tested: 9,288
Pending Results: 761
Positive Test Results: 156
Recovered: 135
Currently Hospitalized: 1
Tompkins County Health Department Info and Resources
Charted data for Tompkins, Cortland, Broome, and Onondaga County HERE
A Brief Summary of the Three Types of COVID-19 Testing HERE
Cayuga Health Sampling Site
Hours: M-F, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM; Saturday, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
To pre-register, call Cayuga Health Call Center at 607-319-5708, or cayugahealthsystem.org.
Need a ride to the Sampling Site? After you register, call 2-1-1 to schedule a safe, free ride with ASAP Cab Company. 2-1-1 is open from 8:30 am–5 pm to schedule rides to and from the Sampling Site.
Tompkins County Begins Phase Two Reopening
According to an announcement Friday from Governor Cuomo, Tompkins County, as part of the Southern Tier Region, can begin phase two of reopening as of 1:00 pm Friday, 5/29. Phase two industries include:
offices
real estate
essential and phase two in-store retail
vehicle sales, rental, and leasing
retail rental, repair, and cleaning
commercial business management
hair salons and barbershops
CLICK HERE to see the full announcement on Tompkins County Gov Website.
Get help if you need, Give help if you can
Cortland Mutual Aid could really use our help!
“Hi - Cortland Mutual Aid could really use our help! They are just ramping up and don't have donors yet. This ask is for money (anything will help) and stuff for the new pantries. When I was out in Cortland the week before last at the food distribution launch, I met a lot of hungry people. I'm hoping we can all pitch in a little to help our neighbors.” — Sujata Sidhu in Mutual Aid Group Page
PayPal Link to donate : CLICK HERE
Mutual Aid Tompkins Food Sharing Cabinets Facebook Group
We just created a Facebook Group specifically for food sharing cabinets info. Check out the new group and join us there! Group page’s link HERE.
The Ithaca City School District is offering free meals to all children for the duration of the school closure
Please note that children have to be present at the time of delivery. Menus will be posted on the Ithaca School Food Facebook page (facebook.com/IthacaSchoolFood) and the district website (ithacacityschools.org/districtpage.cfm?pageid=229). Please submit the order form 24 hours in advance. If you need assistance completing the form, please call 2-1-1. The call center is available 24/7 and is also locally staffed Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. If you need an emergency lunch you can call the food service office before 6:00 am on the day you need it. Look for your bus to arrive between 8-1 daily.
News
Target employee at Lansing store tested positive for COVID-19
An employee at the Target location in The Shops at Ithaca Mall has tested positive for COVID-19, Target Corporate confirmed on Wednesday, May 27. CLICK HERE to read the full report by Ithaca Voice.
2020 Budget Vote and School Board Election: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 by Absentee Ballot (Posted by Morgan Tara)
Ithaca City School District Proposed Budget:
All but one instructional coach position eliminated.
Budget for teacher aides reduced (again).
Raises for administration, including Dr. Luvelle Brown alone, at $12,000.
Click here for more info about voting instructions.
Northstar is Hiring!
Northstar is looking for experienced full-time line cooks. Email jobs@northstarpub.com
Link to the hiring page: CLICK HERE
Activities and Events
How to be an Anti-racist Book Read
Event Description: “Racism exists in our society and takes the lives of BIPOC everyday. It is not enough for us to say we are not racist. In order to dismantle white supremacy we have to actively work on being antiracist. How do we do that? What does that look like in our community? What will you do in your everyday life to be antiracist? How will you teach your children to be antiracist? These are all important questions to consider and ones I hope we can process together. The date set for this event is arbitrary as I would like to work out a time that works best for everyone who wants to be included in the dialogue. Let’s find a good time to talk about the book together. If you need a copy of the book, please let me know. I will make sure one gets to you.”
Link to the event page: CLICK HERE
Date and Time: Friday, June 5 at 12 pm (EDT)
Best Practices in Organic Gardening & Community Gardening
Gardening in a Community Garden can be a wonderful joy but pests and diseases can spread more rapidly in close quarters. Learn the best practices for growing veggies organically in your home garden or in a Community Garden for minimizing pests and disease and maximizing your soil health and harvest.
Link to the event page: CLICK HERE
Date and Time: Wednesday, June 3 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT
National Day of Car Protests to Demand — Cancel the Rents and Mortgages!
Full demands:
1. A national cancellation of all rents, mortgages for homeowners, small landlords and small business, for the duration of the Pandemic.
2. No shutoff of gas, electricity and water utilities, the restoration of utilities for households that are currently shut off for lack of ability to pay, no accumulation of debt.
3. Eminent domain over vacant buildings, homes, hotels, all appropriate structures to house the homeless or people in precarious housing situations, including the undocumented and victims of domestic violence.
Date and Time: May 30 at 1 pm
Starting Point: Assemble at Staples parking lot on South Meadow St
Link to the event page: CLICK HERE
Food
Ithaca Free Food Resources HERE.
Neighborhood Open Food Pantries: Please take and/or donate food and supplies. Find one near you.
Food Pantry Calendar: Foodbank of the Southern Tier
The Plantation Bar & Grill offers free meals on Mondays
Resources
Donate your bottles and cans to support local organizations and charities: See a discussion with places to donate here.
Quarantine Space : Mutual Aid Tompkins is trying to coordinate with home/apartment owners to create quarantine space for people coming (back) to Ithaca or traveling to Ithaca from other places. If you need any assistance with self-quarantine place, please contact communityaidtompkins@gmail.com or our point person, Becky Sibner rsibner1@gmail.com.
Spring 2020 LGBTQ Resources: find support virtually, through hotlines and live chat, and more.
State
New York City to Enter Phase 1 of Reopening on June 8 and Five Regions Enter Phase 2 of Reopening on May 29
Announces Additional Industries Following Strict Safety and Social Distancing Guidelines Can Reopen in Central New York, Finger Lakes, Mohawk Valley, North Country and Southern Tier as Part of Phase 2 on today, May 29. CLICK HERE to read the full announcement.
Governor Cuomo On George Floyd's Death:
"It's not an isolated incident. It is a continuum of cases and situations that have been going on for decades, and decades, and decades. These are just chapters in a book. And the title of the book is continuing injustice and inequality in America."
"Enough is enough. How many times do you have to see the same lesson replayed before you do something? This country is better than this. It has been better than this and it shouldn't take this long to end basic discrimination and basic injustice."
