Friday, May 8
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 mutual aid group coordinates food sharing locations across Tompkins County
Mutual Aid Tompkins, a group that has emerged during the COVID-19 crisis as both a community forum and a community resource, has stationed miniature food pantries across the county –– a project that has grown to include 27 locations.The mini-pantries are small cabinets stocked daily with shelf-stable food through local charitable organizations and accessible around the clock for those in need. Learn more here.
Local
Tracking
Latest Data from Tompkins County Health Department
Total Tested: 4,702
Pending Results: 200
Positive Test Results: 134
Recovered: 110
Currently Hospitalized: 2
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
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 8:30am–5pm to schedule rides to and from the Sampling Site.
Events
Virtual Mid-Day Mindfulness Meditation Session by Tompkins County Public Library
Date : Wednesday, May 13
Time : 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm
Joining Info : CLICK Here
2020 Spring Plant Sale: Sunday, May 17, 2020, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM - Join us at the Pavilion at Steamboat landing / Ithaca Farmers' Market on Sunday, May 17th for CCE-Tompkins' Annual Plant Sale. Dozens of vendors will be on hand with plants for your edible gardens - veggie starts, fruiting shrubs and trees, and some ornamental plants that support pollination of your food garden and help keep pests away. Bring baskets, wagons, and other containers for transporting plants.
Full time and part time job opportunity
Luna Street Food has driver positions available. Both part & full time available. Day, evening & nights available. Customers are tipping great during the crisis.
No Kitchen Work Required.
Contact Free Delivery Setup
Contact Free Pickup From Restaurant
$25-$30 per hour
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.
HIICAP is Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program - counselors are willing and able to offer their services either by phone or Zoom. Just call Lifelong at 273-1511 and leave a message for Liza Burger. Messages will be forwarded to her regularly, though not daily so we thank you for your patience.
Spring 2020 LGBTQ Resources: find support virtually, through hotlines and live chat, and more.
Food
Neighborhood Open Food Pantries: Please take and/or donate food and supplies. Find one near you.
Food Pantry Calendar: Foodbank of the Southern Tier
Ithaca Free Food Resources HERE.
State
Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency until June 7, 2020. CLICK here to read the full report.
On May 8, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the state will extend the window for children victims or survivors of sexual abuse to file otherwise time-barred cases under the Child Victims Act for an additional five months until January 14, 2021. CLICK here to read the full report.
National
Economic Impact Payments (Stimulus Check Tracker)
