Saturday, April 25
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.orgMutual Aid Tompkins Facebook PageMutual Aid Tompkins Facebook GroupMutual Aid Tompkins Immediate Needs Facebook GroupMutual Aid Tompkins Food Systems Facebook GroupMutual Aid Tompkins: Parent Support GroupMutual Aid Tompkins Community FormMutual Aid Tompkins Community Resource FolderDonate
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!
Need Help Finding Help? Contact 2-1-1 Tompkins Cortland. I just want to remind people of this help desk and referral service. Callers are referred to service providers according to their needs. 2-1-1 may follow up with callers, when appropriate, to ensure that contact was made and to offer further assistance if needed. Some common questions include locations to find food, legal issues with housing, how to access healthcare, and finding employment. 2-1-1 is active 24 hours a day 365 days of the year. To access 2-1-1 by text, message your zip code to TXT211 or 898211. Texting service is available Mon-Fri 9:00 am – 4:00 pm). You can also access 2-1-1 services by email (iandr@hsctc.org) or by visiting their website.
Local
Tracking
The latest data from the Tompkins County Health Department shows one new positive case on April 25.
Most recent data can always be found on the Tompkins County Health Department website.
Total Tested: 3,104
Pending Results: 64
Positive Test Results: 130
Recovered: 94
Currently Hospitalized: 6
Total Deaths: 2 (both non-county residents, not new deaths of today)
This is a helpful resource built by local resident Marty Hiller (it takes a few seconds to load). She has graphed all the data we have been getting from TC and for Cortland. You can see the classic exponential curve we would expect to see in an infectious disease outbreak with a predictive continued curve had we had no intervention. Mapped on the same graph is the observed curve of spread with the interventions that we as a community have taken.
Health
The Cayuga Health Sampling Site is open Monday–Friday, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. To pre-register, call Cayuga Health Registration Line at 607-319-5708, or go online to cayugahealthsystem.org.
Need a ride to the Sampling Site? After you have registered, call 2-1-1 to schedule a safe and free ride with ASAP Cab Company. 2-1-1 is available 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. to schedule rides to the Sampling Site
Food
Food Pantry Cabinet Locations (Please use the sanitizing supplies when accessing pantries.)
Cellar Door Park on Rt 96 - 1661 Trumansburg Rd. Lot 4, Ithaca. (Approximately 1 quarter mile from Perry City Road intersection.)
Groton: On Main St in the pavilion
Dryden: Montgomery Park in Dryden, 203 Hook Place
Danby:
1774 Danby Road, Ithaca NY 14850
1859 Danby Road, Ithaca NY 14850Newfield: next to the mailbox at 2 Douglas Road, just off of Millard Hill Road
Food Pantry Calendar: Foodbank of the Southern Tier
Ithaca Free Food Resources HERE.
List of Farms Serving Tompkins County is HERE.
Drive Through Community Food Distribution: April 29, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. Registration opens two days prior to the event. You can register online or by calling 1-833-432-3663 between 8 am and 4 pm on the days registration is open.
Helpful Resources
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.
From Love & Help in the Time of Corona
Facebook groups for musicians and music lovers during Coronavirus 2020
For anyone on Medicaid or anyone who wants to be on Medicaid: Medicaid in the Time of Corona
Connect with other parents and find ideas for at-home activities, support for parents in quarantine, homeschooling, art and education ideas, helping your kids cope, and coping yourself. Home with the Kids in the Time of Corona
Important Tips for Applying for Unemployment in The Time of Corona
Adopting pets : The Perfect Cure for Social Distancing
Get Help, Give Help!
The Cornell Farmworker program and other local organizations have been working around the clock to get food and hand sewn facial masks to farm workers in need in our area. They need our help!
Mary Jo Dudley, the director of the Cornell Farmworker program and long-time advocate of farm worker communities in this region, recommends three organizations to support farm worker communities in our area.
1) The Cornell Farmworker Program is reliant on fundraising for all their work. Donate directly www.farmworkers.cornell.edu.
2) Alianza Agrícola To donate, go to https://alianzaagricola-wjcny.nationbuilder.com/
3) Lastly, Finger Lakes Community Health
Donation page https://localcommunityhealth.com/donate/
More information about these organizations can be found on their sites. (Post by Michael Margolin)
State
Schools and nonessential businesses will stay closed through May 15th.
Governor Cuomo issued executive orders 202.17 and 202.18 requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles.
In face of a dangerous uptick of domestic violence incidents, a new domestic violence text program and new confidential online service will aid victims of abuse.
Governor Cuomo issued an Executive Order on April 24th mandating the NYS Board of Elections automatically mail every New Yorker a postage-paid application for an absentee ballot.
New Yorkers without health insurance can apply through NY State of Health through May 15, 2020; must apply within 60 days of losing coverage.
National
Economic Impact Payments (Stimulus Check Tracker)
