Monday, May 4th
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
Tracking
Latest Data from Tompkins County Health Department
Total Tested: 4,016
Pending Results: 497
Positive Test Results: 133
Recovered: 106
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 go online to 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 the Sampling Site.
News
Regional Guidelines for Reopening NY: Governor Cuomo outlined the four core factors to determine if a region can re-open: new infections, healthcare capacity, diagnostic testing capacity, and contact tracing capacity.
Finding and Giving Help Resources
Donate your bottles and cans to support local organizations and charities: See a discussion with places to donate here.
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets Requesting Information to Connect Impacted Producers to Purchasing Opportunities: The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, in coordination with its partners, is reaching out to New York producers that have surplus agricultural products as a result of COVID-19-related supply chain disruptions. The Department is working to connect affected farmers to potential new purchasing opportunities through various institutions, such as food banks, retailers and more. Governor Cuomo has made a commitment to using local foods to support the emergency food system, and we are looking to connect producers to food banks and those in need. This information will be provided to the Department’s partners and posted on its website. If you are a producer with surplus product, the Department asks that you send your name, contact information, and the type of product(s) you have in surplus to Lindsey McMahon at lindsey.mcmahon@agriculture.ny.gov.
Community Volunteer & Request Aid Form : Fill out this form if you would like to request aid (petty cash assistance, groceries, supplies, medicine, delivery), AND/OR if you would like to volunteer to give aid. THIS IS A NEW VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP FORM - please fill this out even if you had previously signed up to volunteer.
Older Adult Support Form : Read info here and fill out this form if you would like to provide assistance to older adults in Tompkins County.
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.
Funding
ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN APPLICATIONS OPENED FOR AGRICULTURE PRODUCERS AT NOON May 4: The U.S. Small Business Administration began accepting new Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance applications today at 12:00 PM EDT on a limited basis only, to provide relief to dairy farms and other U.S. agricultural businesses. The application is available here.
Food
Tuesday, May 5th is free food box day at GIAC again. Free to pick up, nothing to qualify. 1:00pm-4:00pm. If you don’t have the ability to get there and you are in need please DM Matthew Spano via Facebook.
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.
Activities & Events
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.
