Saturday, May 23 - Monday, May 25

May 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.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 Food Sharing Cabinets 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: 7863

Pending Results: 139

Positive Test Results: 152

Recovered: 127

Currently Hospitalized: 0

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.

News

Cortland County Mutual Aid: Do you know anyone in Cortland who wants to get involved in helping Cortland County Mutual Aid efforts? Direct them to the fb group or have them email cortlandmutualaid@gmail.com.

New Mutual Aid Tompkins Facebook Group for Food Sharing Cabinets

The Cabinet Chronicles: share some of the meaningful experiences we’ve had in any ways with the blue sharing-cabinets. PLEASE join in with your own post, as we continue to grow, anytime you’d like to share a beautiful interaction-of-sorts that YOU have encountered.

TCAT extending no-fare policy until June 30, new summer schedule adjustments: CLICK HERE to read the full report reported by Ithaca Voice.

Events

Ithaca City School District Proposed Budget: 2020 Budget Vote and Election: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 by Absentee Ballot

Healing Americas Racial Divisions in the Age of Coronavirus: June 1st, 3:30 EST

Food

Cornell Food Pantry Summer Hours beginning May 26: Open Tuesdays and Thursdays 4-7pm, and Wednesdays and Fridays 10am-1pm. Closed Saturday through Monday.

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.