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Sunday, May 3

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: 3,767

Pending Results: 307

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.

Finding and Giving Help Resources

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.

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.

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Saturday, May 2

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

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Tracking

Latest Data from Tompkins County Health Department

Total Tested: 3,755

Pending Results: 380

Positive Test Results: 133

Recovered: 103

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

Finding and Giving Help Resources

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.

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.

News

Protest for Social Justice in Ithaca : More than 120 people took to the streets in 88 cars and 30+ bicycles during the “Social Justice during Social Distancing: A Car, Bike and Pot-Banging Protest” in this 90-SECOND REPORT (Reported by We are Ithaca). CLICK here to see the video and full report.

State

Highlights from the NY State Official Website

State Will Distribute Over 7 Million More Cloth Masks to Vulnerable New Yorkers and Frontline Workers Across the State
State is Distributing $25 Million to Food Banks Across the State Through the Nourish New York Initiative
Confirms 4,663 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 312,977; New Cases in 44 Counties

National

Economic Impact Payments (Stimulus Check Tracker)

Cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the U.S.

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Friday, May 1

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

Local

Tracking

Latest Data from Tompkins County Health Department

Total Tested: 3,578

Pending Results: 376

Positive Test Results: 132

Recovered: 100

Currently Hospitalized: 5

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

Health and Testing

(5/1/20) The Cayuga Health Sampling Site will be open on Saturday (5/2) from 10am-3pm.
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 register, call 2-1-1 to schedule a safe, free ride with ASAP Cab Company. 2-1-1 is available 8:30am–5:00pm to schedule rides to the Sampling Site.

Finding and Giving Help Resources

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.

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.

News

Michaleen’s Florist and Garden Center wants to help celebrate mom with flowers on Mother's Day

Starting on May 1 until May 2, Michaleen’s will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for contactless delivery and curbside pick-up only. From then onwards, they will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The shop is closed on Sundays. Deliveries can be made to Lansing, Ithaca, Groton, Dryden, Brooktondale, Freeville, Cornell University, Ithaca College, TC3 and Cayuga Medical Center. There are many options to choose from, including hanging baskets, bouquets, gift cards, gift baskets and more. To place an order, visit their website or give them a ring at 607-257-3203.

State

In an effort to keep New Yorkers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today issued an executive order delaying school board elections and budget votes statewide until June 9, 2020. The school board elections and budget votes will all be conducted by mail and all qualified voters will be sent an absentee ballot with return postage paid. The Executive Order also delays local special district and village elections until September 15, 2020. Please read the full report HERE.

National

Economic Impact Payments (Stimulus Check Tracker)

Cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the U.S.

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Wednesday, April 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

Local

Tracking

Latest Data from Tompkins County Health Department

Total Tested 3,391

Pending Results 189

Positive Test Results 132

Recovered 99

Currently Hospitalized 5

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

Activities & Events

May Day Car/Bike Rally: Social Justice During Social Distancing

Facebook event HERE

Break out of isolation! Rally responsibly this May Day (May 1)! Defend the rights of workers, the unemployed and poor communities! Get on your bike or in your car and bang your pots for a People's Response to the Pandemic!

WHEN?
May 1 (May Day, or International Workers’ Day) @ 5 pm

WHO?
Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), along with working people, progressive local organizations and community members. (Please show up wearing gloves and masks.)

WHY?
We will not sacrifice ourselves for the comfort of the bosses!

The COVID-19 crisis has revealed an economy and government that benefit the 1%, leaving the majority facing job loss, inadequate healthcare, and social spending cuts.

Rather than step in to ensure our livelihoods and safety, the government is bailing out corporations with trillions of dollars while throwing crumbs at working and poor families.

TODAY we face…

*an economy that puts profits over people…
*a pandemic that ravages our neglected communities and defunded hospitals…
*a totally inadequate government response.

DETAILS:
We will gather this Friday, May 1 @ 4:30 pm at the KOHL's Parking Lot off Route 13/Elmira Rd.

*Bring pots and pans to bang on and red flags to wave!

Just after 5pm, we will travel by car or bike up Route 13, continue on Meadow St, cut through Hancock toward Cayuga, and head back down to the Commons.

*Please travel no faster than 5 miles an hour.

*Honk and display signs (on cars or bikes) that read “Cancel the Rent!” “Housing is a Human Right!” “Medicare for All NOW!” “Protect Workers and Our Families!” “Humanity Over Profit!” “Honk for Justice!” “Detention in a Pandemic is Cruel and Unfair!”, Etc.

We will end with a pot-banging rally in the downtown area (keeping our masks on and our distance from one another).

DEMANDS:
We need more than stingy, short-term relief policies. We need meaningful aid and a permanent shift to a sustainable and humane economy.

We demand that local, state and federal officials:

*Enact an Unconditional Rent Freeze
(forgive all rent until August or for the duration of the crisis—an eviction moratorium is not enough!)
*Provide Permanent Medicare for ALL
*Guarantee Protection and Paid Sick and Family Leave for ALL Essential Workers
*Provide a Guaranteed, Dignified Income for ALL
(until together we rebuild an economy that works for everyone and for the planet)
*Release ALL those Trapped Behind Bars
(we will not let jails, prisons and ICE detention centers become COVID-19 hotbeds)

Our economy should work to meet our individual and community needs, not multiply the wealth of greedy corporations. Our government should protect us and guarantee the services we deserve, not abandon us while billionaires rake in profits.

HISTORY:
Why are we protesting on May 1? May 1 is May Day, or International Workers’ Day, a traditional celebration of working people and our struggle for rights and empowerment.

A car/bike protest is both safe and historical: for generations working people have used caravans of vehicles to dramatize their causes. Car protests have recently occurred in several U.S. cities. A socially-distanced group of bicyclists will add to our visibility!

CONTACT:
For more information:
Russell Rickford rr447@cornell.edu, 607-339-6972
Stephanie Heslop smheslop@gmail.com, 607-793-0504

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Tuesday, April 28

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

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Tracking & Testing

Total Tested 3,212

Pending Results 121

Positive Test Results 130

Recovered 97

Hospitalized 6

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

News

Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick outlines plan to reduce City’s operating budget by $5.4 million in response to COVID-19. Full video with written text here. Ithaca Voice coverage here.

GIAC Announces A Temporary Set-Back For A Strong Comeback.

At GIAC we are proud of our culture of love, family, resiliency, and strong relationships with our staff, participants, families and community. Like many of you, the City of Ithaca and GIAC are currently experiencing great challenges due to the financial impact the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had on our nation, state and local community. We know these past weeks have been filled with stress, challenges, isolation, and financial difficulties.

However, through these unprecedented times there have been examples of the community supporting one another. From setting up online programming and senior grocery services to mask making, collaborating on a food pantry at GIAC, and staff making phone calls to check on GIAC families, we have provided support.

City of Ithaca and GIAC leadership are looking forward to how our community rebounds after the outbreak subsides and we can return to offering a safe environment for our participants. At this time, no government stimulus funds have been provided for municipalities including the City of Ithaca to recoup lost revenues and costs of the pandemic. The City will experience a budgetary shortfall estimated to be in the millions for this budget year, thus, difficult decisions and changes have had to be made. With the Governor’s Executive Orders to close schools, temporarily reduce workforce, and put New York on pause, coupled with social distancing requirements, we have had to close all physical programs at GIAC. Add to that the projected financial shortfall, and GIAC along with other city departments and community agencies have to endure further difficult changes. These changes will affect our staff, participants, programs and services through the summer months but will position us to come back stronger after the pandemic.

• Most of GIAC’s employees will not be working after May 1 for a few months.

• All GIAC youth and teen programs will continue to be closed at least through August.

• There will be no summer programs, which include Rashad Richardson Basketball League, Summer Camp, Boxing, Conservation Corp, Teen Employment, and the Alex Haley Municipal Pool will not open for the season.

• Current online youth/teen programming will end on May 1.

• GIAC administration will continue to offer the Virtual Family Fun@Home Challenge Activities through postings on GIAC’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ithacagiac.

• The Hospitality Employment Training Program will continue to stay open for now through online outreach.

• Senior Program staff will continue to provide support and basic program/services to our vulnerable seniors.

• GIAC will continue to accept applications for the Robin’s Fund electronically.

• The Food Pantry at GIAC on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 -4 pm will remain available outside of GIAC.

• GIAC will continue to provide business services, 10am-4pm, Monday - Friday via telephone and email with the main office number (607) 272-3622 and via email at giacmain@cityofithaca.org.

• The GIAC building will continue to be closed to the public.
Once a decision is made regarding the 2020-21 After School Program, GIAC staff will be in touch with families.

Stay strong and be well,

Leslyn McBean-Clairborne, GIAC Director
Travis Brooks, Deputy GIAC Director
Kerry Phillips, Deputy GIAC Director

Cayuga Medical Set to resume elective surgeries - Last week Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that hospitals without significant risk of a COVID-19 surge would be able to resume elective surgeries. Today, Cayuga Health announced that they meet that requirement. via Ithaca Voice

Activities & Events

Social Networking- Thursday, April 30, 1-2:30 PM

Learn how to take advantage of social networking sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to help you in your job search. This workshop provides general guidance on building a presentable profile and presence.

State

Governor Cuomo Announces Creation of New York Forward Re-Opening Advisory Board

Confirms 3,110 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 295,106; New Cases in 44 Counties

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today outlined additional guidelines for the phased plan to re-open New York on a regional basis. Each region of the state - Capital Region, Central New York, Finger Lakes, Mid-Hudson Valley, Mohawk Valley, New York City, North Country, Long Island, Southern Tier and Western New York - must follow these guidelines as part of the re-opening plan.

CDC Guidelines: Based on CDC recommendations, once a region experiences a 14-day decline in the hospitalization rate they may begin a phased re-opening.
Industries: Businesses in each region will re-open in phases. Phase one will include opening construction and manufacturing functions with low risk. Phase two will open certain industries based on priority and risk level. Businesses considered "more essential" with inherent low risks of infection in the workplace and to customers will be prioritized, followed by other businesses considered "less essential" or those that present a higher risk of infection spread. Regions must not open attractions or businesses that would draw a large number of visitors from outside the local area.
Business Precautions: Each business and industry must have a plan to protect employees and consumers, make the physical work space safer and implement processes that lower risk of infection in the business.
Building Health Care Capacity: To maintain the phased re-opening plan, each region must have at least 30 percent of hospital beds and ICU beds available after elective surgeries resume.
Testing Regimen: Regions must implement a testing regimen that prioritizes symptomatic persons and individuals who came into contact with a known COVID-positive person, and conducts frequent tests of frontline and essential workers. Regions must maintain an appropriate number of testing sites to accommodate its population and must fully advertise where and how people can get tested. The region must also use the collected data to track and trace the spread of the virus.
Tracing System: There must be at least 30 contact tracers for every 100,000 people. The region must also monitor the regional infection rate throughout the re-opening plan.
Isolation Facilities: Regions must present plans to have rooms available for people who test positive for COVID-19 and who cannot self-isolate.
Regional Coordination: Regions must coordinate the re-opening of schools, transportation systems, testing and tracing with other surrounding regions.
Re-imagining Tele-Medicine
Re-imagining Tele-Education
Regional Control Rooms: Each region must appoint an oversight institution as its control room to monitor regional indicators during the phased re-opening, including hospital capacity, rate of infection, PPE burn rate and businesses.
Protect and Respect Essential Workers: Regions must continue to ensure protections are in place for essential workers.

National

Coronavirus Has Now Killed More Americans Than Vietnam War via NPR

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Monday, April 27th

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

Local

Tracking

Charted data for Tompkins, Cortland, Broome, and Onondaga County HERE

News

Mutual Aid Tompkins have created a Community Check In Survey and are hoping that you can share it out with your networks. We will share the data collected once we get some responses. The survey will only take 2-5 minutes to complete, and your response is anonymous and all questions are optional.

We Are Ithaca: Writer/activist Zillah Eisenstein: She disscuses politics, the power of banging on pots in solidarity and pride in her daughter Dr. Sarah Eisenstien Stumbar who is on the front lines

Loaves & Fishes of Tompkins County looking for substitute kitchen manager: Email operationsmanager@loaves.org

Health & Testing

The CH Sampling Site: regular hours, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m, 40 Catherwood Rd. 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.

Finding and Giving Help Resources

Guía maestra de recursos para inmigrantes durante la pandemia: Introducing the Immigrant Resource Guide

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.

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.

Neighborhood Open Food Pantries: Please take and/or donate food and supplies. Find one near you.

Food

Food Pantry Calendar: Foodbank of the Southern Tier

Ithaca Free Food Resources HERE.

Senior-Only Shopping Hours, Ithaca NY

Walmart: Tuesday 6am-7am

Tops: Tuesday & Thursday 6am-730am

Target: Tuesday & Wednesday 8am-9am

Green Star: Daily 9am-10am

CVS: Tuesday & Wednesday 7am-8am

Walgreens: Tuesday 8am-9am

BJ's Wholesale Club: Daily 8am-9am

Dollar Tree: Daily 9am-10am

List of Farms Serving Tompkins County is HERE.

PressBay Food Pantry: Free Food Giveaway, Mondays starting April 20th and onward, 3-5 PM. PressBay Food Hub, 110-1 W Green St, Ithaca, between Diamonds and Ithaca Halal Grocer, across from Sunoco

Food Box Delivery : To provide immediate local relief, Cornell has partnered with the Food Bank of the Southern Tier and the Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC) to collect and distribute much-needed meals for food-insecure families. The organizers plan to provide food packages – each containing a three-day supply for a family of four – to 200 families on Tuesday, and another 200 on Thursday. GIAC and will continue every Tuesday and Thursday from 1-4 p.m.. If there are people in the area needing the free food boxes given away at GIAC, but are unable to travel for a variety of reasons, please contact communityaidtompkins@gmail.com

Neighborhood Open Food Pantries: Please read more information about Food Pantries and find one near you.

Activities and Events

Growing Cut Flowers: Zoom Virtual Class - Wednesday, April 28 - 6:00pm

State

Financial Survival Toolkit for New Yorkers: helpful resources and links to give you easy access to vital assistance and information you need at this time. Since the situation is changing rapidly with each passing day, please check back regularly as we update this information

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announcements HERE

National

COVID-19 Cases in the US : CDC website

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Sunday, April 26

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

Local

Tracking

The latest data from the Tompkins County Health Department shows no new cases on Sunday April 26

Total Tested: 3,104

Pending Results: 64

Positive Test Results: 130

Recovered: 95

Currently Hospitalized: 6

Total Deaths: 2 (both non-county residents, not new deaths of today)

Visit the Tompkins County Health Department website for more

Visit this helpful resource built by local resident Marty Hiller to see charts of the Health Department data for Tompkins County and Cortland.

Testing

COVID-19 TESTING CRITERIA EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ESSENTIAL WORKERS

(Ithaca, NY – April 26, 2020) - This weekend, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that testing for COVID-19 will be made available for essential workers. This is in addition to individuals who should seek testing because they are symptomatic or have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.

Public Health Director Frank Kruppa said, “As many essential workers are still interacting directly with the public, increased testing is vital to stopping the spread of COVID-19. This increased testing will allow us to identify positive cases, and reduce potential exposures.” Kruppa continued, “Essential workers have been on the front line responding to this crisis, I want to thank all of the essential workers in Tompkins County who are continuing to serve our community during this difficult time.”

Who should get tested?

A list of essential workers is defined and frequently updated by New York State and can be found here(https://esd.ny.gov/guidance-executive-order-2026).
Anyone who is symptomatic or came in close contact with a positive case (regardless of essential worker status) is still encouraged to seek testing.

Where and when to get tested?

Testing for COVID-19 is available at the Cayuga Health Sampling Site located at The Shops at Ithaca Mall parking lot, 40 Catherwood Rd., between the hours of 10am-3pm Monday through Friday.
Pre-register online at cayugahealth.org/ or through the Call Center, 607-319-5708, between the hours of 8am-5pm Monday through Friday.
Sampling is to determine if you currently have COVID-19; this is not the antibody test.

What should you do after testing?

If you do not have symptoms, continue to work and follow social distancing guidance, wear a face covering, and wash your hands well and often.
You will be contacted with results as soon as they are available.

What does your test result mean?

If your test result is positive, you will be contacted by a Community Health Nurse who will conduct a contact investigation and provide instructions about self-isolation. See full guidance here.

How do essential businesses, nonprofits, or government operations obtain masks?

Businesses and organizations deemed essential can make requests through this form for cloth masks and hand sanitizer for their employees.
Guidance on the use of masks can be found here.

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.

Mutual Aid Tompkins

Unemployment Insurance & Stimulus Payments

Civiclinks is a new tool to to help individuals access economic impact payments, or other financial resources.

From Cornell’s ILR School, a new report filled with useful information and links to help access unemployment insurance

Events

WRFI Radio’s Coronavirus Virtual Town Hall will take place Monday 27 April at 6pm-7pm.

Panelists in the first half-hour will be Leslyn McBean-Clairborne, Chair of the Tompkins County Legislature and Frank Kruppa, Public Health Director at the Tompkins County Health Department. In the second half-hour we'll be joined by Matt Stupak and Juliana Garcia of Mutual Aid Tompkins.

Don’t forget to submit your questions, comments, and concerns here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScA7mgPIs17bezpU5T0Xr67sD4aFFic_8v85eWJGF-2GlSfjw/viewform?usp=sf_link or call in LIVE during the broadcast at 607-441-WRFI (9734). You can also leave voice message with your question anytime on our comment line at 607-319-5445 extension 6.

Tune in at 88.1fm in Ithaca, 91.9 in Watkins Glen, at www.wrfi.org or RSVP to this event to listen on FaceBook Live.

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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.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

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.

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 14850
Newfield: 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

From Love & Help in the Time of Corona

Facebook groups for musicians and music lovers during Coronavirus 2020
Resources and support during quarantine for Actors, Realtors, Food and Beverage Industry, Women Physicians, Healthcare Workers in ICU, Physicians, Disabled & High risk
Facebook groups for support and help during quarantine
For anyone on Medicaid or anyone who wants to be on Medicaid: Medicaid in the Time of Corona
$600 Per Week in Unemployment. Three Examples
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)

Cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the U.S.

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Friday, April 24

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

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The latest data from the Tompkins County Health Department shows one new hospitalization and no additional recoveries or hospital discharges on April 24.

Most recent data can always be found on the Tompkins County Health Department website.

Total Tested: 3,095

Pending Results: 104

Positive Test Results: 129

Recovered: 94

Currently Hospitalized: 6

Total Deaths: 2 (both non-county residents, not new deaths of today)

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

News

The GreenStar market co-op will open its store at 770 Cascadilla St. in Ithaca on May 6. This store will replace the GreenStar at 701 West Buffalo St., which will close on May 2. Reported on Ithaca Journal.

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 14850
Newfield: 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.

Helpful Resources

New books in the book shelf at the Farmers Market (next to the ATM). Please read the report from a community member.

Realm of Caring, partnered with Charlotte’s Web™ , is distributing their in-kind donation of products to those in need within our community. Fill out the short survey on their website to receive a coupon code good for one (1) bottle of Charlotte’s Web™ Original Formula (50mg/1mL oil), Extra Strength (17mg/1mL oil), or Extra Strength Powder Capsules, your choice. The coupon code does not include the shipping and handling of $8.99.

Activities and Events

Fair Housing & COVID: Presented by Legal Assistance of Western NY - April 28th, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm - This free webinar will provide an overview of the Fair Housing Act, with a special focus on any protections offered to tenants during the Coronavirus Pandemic.

State

Governor’s Executive Order: Continuing Temporary Suspension through May 24, and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency. Section 8-400 and any provision of Article 9 of the Election Law in order to provide that every voter that is in active and inactive status and is eligible to vote in a primary or special election to be held on June 23, 2020 shall be sent an absentee ballot application form with a postage paid return option for such application. This shall be in addition to any other means of requesting an absentee ballot available, and any voter shall continue to be able to request such a ballot via phone or internet or electronically. Any ballot which was requested or received for any previously re-scheduled election, or for the primary election to be held on June 23, 2020 shall continue to be valid and shall be counted by the Board of Elections if it shall be returned to them. Please read the full announcement HERE.

Immediate modernization of the state's domestic violence hotline with a new text program and confidential online service to aid victims of abuse and provide potential lifesaving ways to get help. New Yorkers seeking help can text 844-997-2121 or chat with a professional on the new confidential website at www.opdv.ny.gov. The text and online services will be staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with OPDV staff who are experts in the area of domestic violence.

National

The Food and Drug Administration issued a safety warning on Friday about hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, malaria drugs that have been promoted by President Trump repeatedly and widely used to treat Coronavirus patients despite the lack of evidence that they work. Please read the full report on FDA website. (Abstracted from NY Times Article)

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Thursday, April 23

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

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The latest data from the Tompkins County Health Department shows five new positive tests for COVID-19, the sharpest increase since April 10. The county reports no additional recoveries or hospital discharges.

Most recent data can always be found on the Tompkins County Health Department website.

Total Tested: 3,056

Pending Results: 164

Positive Test Results: 129

Recovered: 94

Currently Hospitalized: 5

Total Deaths: 2 (both non-county residents)

News

Ithaca, waiting on federal aid, announces employee layoffs in response to COVID-19
City of Ithaca employees learned in an all-staff email Thursday morning that layoffs would be coming after the most recent federal stimulus bill failed to include funding for municipalities. Ithaca's and Tompkins County's economy is heavily reliant on students and their families, as well as tourism, to generate the local sales tax that, along with property taxes, funds annual budgets. Those revenue streams are expected to dry up, and the city expects to take a serious financial hit from the COVID-19 shutdown, but it's not yet clear how hard that hit will be. Learn more here.

Get Help, Give Help

Local group creates PPE distribution website for local medical professionals
An Ithaca-based group of organizations — including the Ithaca Generator, members of the Cornell University engineering community and local prototyping, printing and communications company — have joined forces to help manufacture and distribute PPE by creating a website where people can donate and organizations can request the equipment. Find out more.

App from Cornell students to connect people during COVID19. To help curb loneliness and isolation during the pandemic, three Cornell students developed an app to help make a "Quarantine Buddy" and connect people of all ages from around the world as we are all social distancing.

Food

REMINDER: A drive-thru Dryden community food distribution hosted by the Food Bank of the Southern Tier. This event will be held on Friday, April 24 from 10am-1pm at Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3). Registration is required and will be open from 8am-4pm on Wed 4/22 and Thur 4/23. People can register online here or by calling 1-833-432-3663. This is a drive-thru to limit person-to-person contact so you must be in a vehicle. Limited deliveries will also be available. You can find more information on the Food Bank website here.

Donation option - donate to feed lunch to the teams of people making masks. This is a fund for daily lunch delivery for sewing volunteers making masks for Tompkins County's essential workers - which also supports local businesses. Fill in this form if you want to deliver lunches.

State

Governor Cuomo Daily briefing here. Highlights:

As nursing homes become an increasing area of concern across the Northeast, the State Department of Health is partnering with Attorney General Letitia James to investigate nursing homes who violate Executive Orders requiring these facilities to communicate COVID-19 test results and deaths to residents' families.

Preliminary Phase I Results of Antibody Testing Study Show 13.9% of the Population Have COVID-19 Antibodies

Cuomo Announces New Initiative to Ramp Up Testing in African-American and Latino Communities by Working with Places of Worship

Expanded COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing at NYCHA Facilities Begins Today

$30 Million Announced in Child Care Scholarships for Essential Workers and Supplies for Child Care Providers

Cases: 6,244 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 263,460; New Cases in 44 Counties

Elective outpatient treatments can resume in hospitals and counties where there is no significant risk of COVID-19 surge in the near term. Beginning April 28, 2020, hospitals will be able to resume performing elective outpatient treatments if they meet certain conditions. Restrictions on elective surgeries remain in place in Albany, Bronx, Clinton, Dutchess, Erie, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Schuyler, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester and Yates counties as the state continues to monitor the rate of new COVID-19 infections in these areas.

NYS is looking into alternative options for giving birth outside of a hospital. Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa will chair a COVID-19 Maternity Task Force that will develop a plan to authorize additional birth centers to provide mothers a safe alternative to stressed hospitals. The Task Force will also research the effect of COVID-19 on pregnancy. It will deliver recommendations by the end of the week (from Anna Kelles).

Federal

House Passes $484 Billion Aid Package: The relief package now goes to President Trump, who said he would sign it. California experiences its deadliest day. As another 4.4 million file for unemployment, help is slow to arrive.

The House on Thursday gave resounding approval to a $484 billion coronavirus relief package to restart a depleted loan program for distressed small businesses and provide funds for hospitals and coronavirus testing, and moved to increase oversight of the sprawling federal response to the pandemic.

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Wednesday, April 22

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

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Tompkins County Health Department

Most recent data can always be found on the Tompkins County Health Department website.

Total Tested: 2,996

Pending Results: 172

Positive Test Results:124

Recovered: 94

Currently Hospitalized: 5

Total Deaths: 2 (both non-county residents)

Wednesday, April 22 — The latest data from the Tompkins County Health Department shows positive cases of COVID-19 have gone up just 1, for a total of 124 positives. Hospitalizations are down by the same margin –– now at 5 as one person was discharged.

News

Cornell University set to receive $12.8 million from CARES act - Cornell University is set to receive $12.8 million as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by the federal government in late March. One of the provisions of the act is that at least 50% of the money received must be reserved to provide students with emergency financial aid grants to help cover expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus –– Cornell has committed to 100%. Read more here.

Locals work to fight growing food insecurity due to COVID-19 - Physical isolation complicates access to necessities

Health

Cloth Masks Available for Immediate Distribution to Essential Businesses from the Tompkins County Emergency Operations Center

(Ithaca, NY – April 22, 2020) – Essential businesses that need cloth masks for their employees are encouraged to make requests through this form - this was made in partnership with the Tompkins Chamber and other local mask-making efforts. More information and updates available on the Tompkins County Health Department website.

From Tompkins County Worker Center:

You may be eligible for workers' compensation, disability or paid family/sick leave benefits: If you have become ill with COVID-19 as a result of your work you should be eligible for Workers’ Compensation for your lost worktime and medical expenses. Notify your employer immediately and file workers' compensation Form C-3 with the NYS Workers' Compensation Board, doing both as soon as possible. On the C-3 form you will be asked: 1) to describe when your illness started; 2) to provide details about the symptoms you've experienced. Your employer may try to claim that your illness was not a result of your work, but the decision is up to the NYS Workers’ Compensation Board, not your employer. If you need advice or support contact the Occupational Health Clinical Center (funded by NYS Department of Health),

If you contracted COVID-19 away from work, file for NYS disability benefits.

If your job was deemed non-essential and you were laid off, apply for Unemployment Insurance from the NYS Department of Labor.

If you are under an order of mandatory or precautionary quarantine or isolation for COVID-19 issued by a governmental entity (e.g. Department of Health), file for Paid Family Leave or Paid Sick Leave.

If your minor child is under an order of mandatory or precautionary quarantine or isolation for COVID-19 issued by a governmental entity (e.g. Department of Health), file for Paid Family Leave.

If you are caring for a family member who has been diagnosed with COVID-19, file for Paid Family Leave.

If your child(ren)'s school was closed and you must care for them, learn more about your eligibility for paid sick leave from your employer under the new COVID-19 federal law.

Find Help & Give Help

New Resources for Food Delivery and Safe Rides to Covid-19 Testing: Local residents have new options for food delivery and transportation to the Cayuga Health Sampling Site due to recent actions taken by a group of transportation service providers and partner agencies including United Way of Tompkins County, Food Bank of the Southern Tier, Human Services Coalition, Tompkins County Health Department, TCAT, Center for Community Transportation and Way2Go.

Free and safe rides in a sanitized vehicle now are available for individuals scheduled for COVID-19 testing at the Cayuga Health Sampling Site located at The Shops at Ithaca Mall. Individuals first must register for testing online at or by calling 607-319-5708, then call 2-1-1 between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm to schedule a ride with ASAP cab company. There is no charge for this service.

For emergency or regular food delivery, individuals should call 2-1-1 between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm for assistance. Emergency food requests will be directed to the United Way of Tompkins County which is organizing deliveries from the food hub via Gadabout.

To support these efforts, individuals may volunteer to deliver goods by bicycle, and can be set up with a bike delivery rig if one is needed. More information is available here.

Way2Go is a program of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County that works to keep the Tompkins County community informed of the various transportation changes and emerging solutions arising in response to COVID-19. Visit Way2Go.org for news and updates. We ask that you do your part to share this information with your staff, clients and neighbors to ensure anyone in need has access to these resources.

Activities and Events

30th anniversary Grassroots Festival postponed to July 2021

Organizers of Grassroots Festival have announced that the 30th-anniversary installment of the festival, set for this summer, will be pushed off to 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rumors swirled Tuesday evening after an email went out to vendors registered for this year's festival informing them of the changes, though the announcement had not been made to ticket holders or the public yet. A request for comment Wednesday morning directed the Ithaca Voice to the festival's website, where a video message and letter were posted making the announcement. Read more here.

State

Updates from Governor Cuomo:

A new nation-leading COVID-19 contact tracing program to control the rate of infection of the virus. This program will help us control the infection rate of Coronavirus and will be executed in coordination with New Jersey and Connecticut. It will serve as an important resource to gather data and be a model to replicate across the country. Bloomberg Philanthropies is committing $10.5 million, along with organizational support and technical assistance, to help build and execute this new program, and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will build an online curriculum and training program for contact tracers. This program will be crucial as we start our work to safely reopen our economy. I thank former Mayor Michael Bloomberg for this exciting partnership.

While New York is on PAUSE, families of public employees won't need to wait to access retirement benefits. A recently signed Executive Order waives the 15-day waiting period. This allows families who may lose a relative to Coronavirus to receive these benefits sooner.

The New York State Department of Financial Services announced new measures to help hospitals. DFS will direct health insurers to provide financial and administrative relief to New York State hospitals in response to COVID-19. Health insurers will be required to immediately pay out claims to hospitals and to work with the neediest hospitals to provide additional financial assistance. That means hospitals can focus more on life-saving medical care.

The NY National Guard Civil Support Team is helping test medical workers for COVID-19. The 22 Soldiers and Airmen on the team are trained to detect the presence of biological, chemical and radiological hazards using a sophisticated mobile laboratory. They have adapted this technology to run COVID-19 tests, and are now testing on-site medical workers stationed at the Javits Center, which has been used as an overflow facility for COVID patients.

The State's antibody testing survey results will be announced in a few days. Earlier this week, New York began administering the survey in supermarkets and other locations statewide. The results of the random testing will show us for the first time what percentage of the population has actually had the virus and will help us to reopen and rebuild without jeopardizing what we've already accomplished.

National

"Trump heralds states ‘safely coming back,’ but local concerns mount"
Quint Forgey for POLITICO

"President Donald Trump on Wednesday applauded certain states for taking steps in recent days to begin reopening their economies, as the mostly Republican governors who have slackened coronavirus mitigation measures continued to face criticism from local leaders and public health experts." Read more here.

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Tuesday, April 21st

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

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News

Cayuga Health announces mobile testing unit for nursing homes: Cayuga Health announced it sent a mobile testing unit to test residents of Schuyler Hospital's Seneca View Skilled Nursing Facility for COVID-19. The move is described as a proactive approach to test at-risk individuals and those most vulnerable to the illness.

Health

The CH Sampling Site: regular hours, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m, 40 Catherwood Rd. To pre-register, call Cayuga Health Registration Line at 607-319-5708, or go online to cayugahealthsystem.org.

Find Help & Give Help

Ultimate Reentry Opportunity & OAR Donation Drive: Formerly incarcerated people seeking to reenter our communities are currently facing enormous barriers and vulnerabilities, including food insecurity, homelessness, lack of heating, clothing, water, and other essentials for survival.

Food

Food Pantry Calendar: Foodbank of the Southern Tier

Ithaca Free Food Resources HERE.

Senior-Only Shopping Hours, Ithaca NY

Walmart: Tuesday 6am-7am

Tops: Tuesday & Thursday 6am-730am

Target: Tuesday & Wednesday 8am-9am

Green Star: Daily 9am-10am

CVS: Tuesday & Wednesday 7am-8am

Walgreens: Tuesday 8am-9am

BJ's Wholesale Club: Daily 8am-9am

Dollar Tree: Daily 9am-10am

List of Farms Serving Tompkins County is HERE.

PressBay Food Pantry: Free Food Giveaway, Mondays starting April 20th and onward, 3-5 PM. PressBay Food Hub, 110-1 W Green St, Ithaca, between Diamonds and Ithaca Halal Grocer, across from Sunoco

Food Box Delivery : To provide immediate local relief, Cornell has partnered with the Food Bank of the Southern Tier and the Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC) to collect and distribute much-needed meals for food-insecure families. The organizers plan to provide food packages – each containing a three-day supply for a family of four – to 200 families on Tuesday, and another 200 on Thursday. GIAC and will continue every Tuesday and Thursday from 1-4 p.m. If there are people in the area needing the free food boxes given away at GIAC, but are unable to travel for a variety of reasons, please contact communityaidtompkins@gmail.com

Drive Through Community Food Distribution: April 24 & 29, 10:00am - 1:00pm. Registration opens two days prior to the event. You can register online or by calling 1-833-432-3663 between 8am and 4pm on the days registration is open.

Sidewalk Food Pantries : The first of our Neighborhood Open Food Pantries has been placed in Ithaca's Northside neighborhood across from the Permaculture Park! Please read more information about Food Pantries and how to build a Neighborhood Food Pantry HERE.

Activities and Events

Fair Housing & COVID: Presented by Legal Assistance of Western NY - April 28th, 11:00am - 1:00pm - This free webinar will provide an overview of the Fair Housing Act, with a special focus on any protections offered to tenants during the coronavirus pandemic.

State

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced a new partnership with the New York State Court System to create a pro bono network of volunteer lawyers to provide New Yorkers with free legal assistance. Volunteers will begin to receive training and start offering assistance next week. Lawyers interested in volunteering can sign up at www.nysba.org/covidvolunteer. Governor Cuomo also issued a letter calling on the U.S. Treasury to ensure New Yorkers do not have their stimulus payments frozen by banks or seized by creditors as soon as they arrive. Read the full report HERE.

National

Save Small Business Fund: grant making initiative offering short-term relief for small employers in the United States and its territories.

COVID-19 Cases in the US : CDC website

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Monday, April 20th

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

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News

Mutual Aid Tompkins facebook group for parent support! Please join and check it out HERE

We Are Ithaca: 3 Minute Report: Ithaca Farmers Market

We Are Ithaca: First grade Trumansburg teacher adds humor to lessons during pandemic

Health

The CH Sampling Site: regular hours, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m, 40 Catherwood Rd. To pre-register, call Cayuga Health Registration Line at 607-319-5708, or go online to cayugahealthsystem.org.

Help Resources

Food

Food Pantry Calendar: Foodbank of the Southern Tier

Ithaca Free Food Resources HERE.

Senior-Only Shopping Hours, Ithaca NY

Walmart: Tuesday 6am-7am

Tops: Tuesday & Thursday 6am-730am

Target: Tuesday & Wednesday 8am-9am

Green Star: Daily 9am-10am

CVS: Tuesday & Wednesday 7am-8am

Walgreens: Tuesday 8am-9am

BJ's Wholesale Club: Daily 8am-9am

Dollar Tree: Daily 9am-10am

List of Farms Serving Tompkins County is HERE.

PressBay Food Pantry: Free Food Giveaway, Mondays starting April 20th and onward, 3-5 PM. PressBay Food Hub, 110-1 W Green St, Ithaca, between Diamonds and Ithaca Halal Grocer, across from Sunoco

Food Box Delivery : To provide immediate local relief, Cornell has partnered with the Food Bank of the Southern Tier and the Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC) to collect and distribute much-needed meals for food-insecure families. The organizers plan to provide food packages – each containing a three-day supply for a family of four – to 200 families on Tuesday, and another 200 on Thursday. GIAC and will continue every Tuesday and Thursday from 1-4 p.m. If there are people in the area needing the free food boxes given away at GIAC, but are unable to travel for a variety of reasons, please contact communityaidtompkins@gmail.com

Activities and Events

Fair Housing & COVID: Presented by Legal Assistance of Western NY - April 28th, 11:00am - 1:00pm - This free webinar will provide an overview of the Fair Housing Act, with a special focus on any protections offered to tenants during the coronavirus pandemic.

Mask Making

State

National

Save Small Business Fund: grantmaking initiative offering short-term relief for small employers in the United States and its territories.

COVID-19 Cases in the US : CDC website

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Sunday, April 19

From Mutual Aid Tompkins

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 Community Form

Mutual Aid Tompkins Community Resource Folder

Find Help & Give Help

Donations: 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 : 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.

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.

Local

TOMPKINS COUNTY COVID-19 DATA
As of 04/19/2020 at 6:00 pm. | Source: TCHD

Total Tested: 2,820
Pending Results: 83
Positive Test Results: 123
Negative Test Results: 2,614
Recovered: 94
Currently Hospitalized: 6
Discharged Today: 1
Total TC Resident Deaths: 0
Total Non-TC Resident Deaths: 2

More at https://tompkinscountyny.gov/health

Charted data for Tompkins, Cortland, Broome, and Onondaga County HERE

There is a new Mutual Aid Tompkins facebook group for parent support! Please join and check it out HERE

Events

WRFI Community Radio is hosting a Coronavirus Virtual Town Hall Monday, April 20th and 6pm

Join the conversation and TUNE IN and Monday, April 20 from 6-7pm for WRFI's second coronavirus virtual town hall meeting. Monday's meeting will feature YOUR QUESTIONS and Dr. David Evelyn, the Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer for Cayuga Health System from 6:00-6:30pm and, in the second half-hour (6:30-7pm), Frank Kruppa, Public Health Director at Tompkins County Health Department, and Gen Meredith, Associate Director of Cornell University MPH Program (Public Health). More panelists may be added.

TUNE IN at 88.1FM in Ithaca, 91.9FM in Watkins Glen, at www.wrfi.org, and via Facebook Live (RSVP to this event to make sure you don't miss it).

Call in LIVE during the broadcast at 607-441-WRFI (9734), or submit written questions anytime at www.wrfi.org/coronavirus. You can also leave voice message with your question anytime on our comment line at 607-319-5445 extension 6.

Facebook event HERE

Submit questions in advance using THIS FORM

Social Persistencing: DJ-Thon Fundraisers

Dear Ithaca, Tompkins County, and our neighboring communities:

We the DJs... your friendly neighborhood party-starters, fun-makers, and help-you-relieve-stress-through-shaking-your-booty-ers... miss you. This is obviously a stressful time for us all, and while the true heroes among us (medical workers, first responders, and more) are performing herculean feats on a daily basis, most people have been sitting at home and wishing they could be helping more. SO LET'S!

Beginning at 6pm Sunday April 5th, 2020, the Ithaca DJ Festival will be hosting an ongoing series of live-streaming DJ-thons to raise money for various local initiatives who are in need during this challenging time. Each DJ-thon will be 6 hours long and feature 3 local DJs, each spinning 2 hours of music to get you grooving. We’ll have a video chat room set up so you can show off your social disDancing! These events will be family friendly for the most part (but we won’t be censoring lyrics, fyi).

The DJ schedule, including fundraising goals and donation instructions are at ithacadjfestival.com

Facebook event HERE

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Saturday, April 18

From Mutual Aid Tompkins

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 Community Form

Mutual Aid Tompkins Community Resource Folder

Find Help & Give Help

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.

Local

Tompkins County Health Department

COVID-19 Cases in Tompkins County as of 4/17 at 7:15 pm -

Total Tested: 2,808
Pending Results: 207
Positive Test Results: 121
Recovered: 94
Currently Hospitalized: 7
Total Deaths: 2 (both not from Tompkins County but transfers from downstate hospitals)

Helpful charts and data from Tompkins, Cortland, and Broome counties here.

TCAT now requiring riders to wear a mask in accordance with the Governor’s requirement that everyone wear a mask when in public when they ensure at least 6’ of distancing. “We are asking TCAT riders to please follow Gov. Cuomo’s orders to help protect their fellow riders and bus operators as we all continue to grapple with this pandemic,” said General Manager Scot Vanderpool. “The face-covering order has enough flexibility to allow people to use materials they already own without having to spend money.”

WENY and NY Local Ithaca are airing a Virtual Town Hall through this weekend, bringing local leaders together to talk about the community's response to the COVID-19 crisis.

The town hall features Tompkins County Public Health Director Frank Kruppa, Chair of Tompkins County Legislature Lesyln McBean Clairborne, City of Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick and Ithaca City School District Superintendent Dr. Luvelle Brown. Source: Ithaca Voice.

The broadcast airs 4/17, 4/18 and 4/19 at 6:30 p.m here.

Residents asked to place recycling in bins to protect Tompkins County workers. Tompkins County Recycling and Materials Management (TCRMM) would like to ask residents to put cardboard in their recycling bin rather than stacking it to the side.

This will allow recycling collectors to touch fewer surfaces while picking up recycling bins and dumping their contents into the recycling truck. Source: Ithaca Voice

Sciencenter offers special virtual programming for Earth Week: Each morning from Monday, April 20 through Friday, April 24, at 10:30 a.m., Sciencenter educators will host live Zoom activities all focused on sustainability and Earth science content. The link to those zoom programs can be found on the Sciencenter website.

Mask Making

In an effort to distribute cloth masks to every essential worker in the county, the Tompkins County Health Department is asking for volunteers to make masks.

The health department is seeking volunteers who:
- Have sewing experience, although some people without sewing experience can help by cutting materials and supporting the sewers
- Can provide a sewing machine for use at the production facility (not required)
- Have not been in close contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days.
If you are able to volunteer in this mask-making effort, you are asked to email masks@tompkins-co.org.
The health department says essential businesses can request masks for their employees through the Tompkins County Emergency Operations Center.
Cayuga Health System Guide
How to Make a Face Mask
What you will need
Cotton fabric-double layer, 400 count cotton or 140 count muslin
Rope elastic, beading cord elastic,
or 34” fabric ties will work (you may also use⅛” flat elastic)
OPTIONAL: Medium-weight pellon interfacing
Put right sides of cotton fabric together; fabric design should be horizontal.
- Cut 8”x8” or 9”x6”2.
Starting at the center of the bottom edge, sew to the first corner, stop. Sew the elastic/fabric tie with the edge out into the corner. A few stitches forward and back will hold this.
Sew to the next corner, stop, and bring the other end of the same elastic/fabric tie to the corner and sew a few stitches forward and back.
Now sew across that top of the mask to the next corner.. Again put an elastic/fabric tie with the edge out.
Sew to the next corner and sew in the other end of the same elastic/fabric tie.6. Sew across the bottom leaving about 1.5” to 2” open. Stop, cut the thread.T urn inside out.
Pin 3 tucks on each side of the mask. Make sure the tucks are the same direction.
Sew around the edge of the mask twice.

It is so easy to make this. As a special touch, please feel free to include a special message to bless our individuals as they step into the front line to serve the community.

Completed masks can be dropped off at the So Sew Many blue boxes around Tompkins County listed below:

Angelo Dry Cleaners and Laundry at 315 Meadow St., Ithaca
Alternatives Federal Credit Union at 125 North Fulton St., Ithaca
Cayuga Heights Village Hall at 836 Hanshaw Rd., Cayuga Heights
Dryden Town Hall at 93 East Main St., Dryden
Eddydale Farm Stand at 827 Elmira Rd., Ithaca
Homespun at 51 East Main St., Trumansburg
Lansing Town Hall at 29 Auburn Rd., Lansing
Littlestone Upholstery at 210 West State St., Ithaca
Tompkins Community Action (patio in back) at 701 Spencer Rd., Ithaca
Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce at 904 East Shore Dr., Ithaca

State

An awareness campaign encourages low-income New Yorkers to claim their Economic Impact Payments under the CARES Act.

New York State has confirmed 7,090 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 236,732 confirmed cases in NY.

Governor Cuomo issued an Executive Order allowing New Yorkers to obtain a marriage license remotely and allowing clerks to perform ceremonies via video conference, a practice that is banned under current law. Many marriage bureaus have temporarily closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, preventing New Yorkers from getting a marriage license during the current health emergency; the Executive Order will temporarily suspend a provision of law that requires in-person visits.

Alignment of State Policies for Marinas and Boatyards : New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont today announced marinas, boatyards and marine manufacturers will be allowed to open for personal use as long as strict social distancing and sanitization protocols are followed. Chartered watercraft services or rentals will not be allowed, and restaurant activity at these sites must be limited to take-out or delivery only, like anywhere else in the three states. This announcement aligns the policies of the three states on this particular service. Read the full announcement HERE.

National

“Stimulus Check: What “Payment Status Not Available” Really Means: Here’s what you need to know and what to do about it.”

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Friday, April 17

From Mutual Aid Tompkins

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 Community Form

Mutual Aid Tompkins Community Resource Folder

Find Help & Give Help

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.

Local

Health

COVID-19 Cases in Tompkins County as of 4/17 at 7:15 pm -

Total Tested: 2,785
Pending Results: 240
Positive Test Results: 121
Recovered: 94
Currently Hospitalized: 7
Total Deaths: 2 (both not from Tompkins County but transfers from downstate hospitals)

Additional Information about the COVID-19 cases in Tompkins County, Cortland County and Broome County : click HERE.

The CH 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.

Status of Tompkins County Health Department Services

Tompkins County is temporarily reducing its onsite workforce in compliance with the NYS on PAUSE executive order, requiring local governments to reduce their workforce. These measures will reduce, temporarily, the County’s onsite workforce by 60%. Read full county press release here.

The Health Department building will be closed to the public as of 4/20/20.

The following Health Department programs are still operating by phone or appointment only (updated 4/17/20):

Environmental Health: operating on a limited basis. Click here for additional information, or call 607-274-6688 for inquiries and/ or an appointment.
WIC: is taking appointments via phone call at 607-274-6630. WIC will continue to provide benefits remotely. Click here for more details.
Early Intervention: providing services through teletherapy.
Preschool Special Education Services: providing services through teletherapy.
Vital Records: via mail or by phone for appointment only, 607-274-6642.
Deliveries and mail: will be received at the main entrance maintaining appropriate social distance (directions are posted at the front door).

The following Health Department programs have been suspended:

Healthy Neighborhoods Program
Immunizations
MOMS
SafeCare

Health inquiries in Tompkins County: 607-274-6604

Most recent data can always be found on the Tompkins County Health Department website.

Call for Volunteers

The Food Bank is looking for volunteers on Monday and Friday of next week.
Monday is packing boxes of food at The Space to be handed out Friday of next week. Friday is the Drive-Thru Community Food Distribution at TC3. There are specifications for who can and cannot volunteer; please read carefully before signing up.

Monday volunteer info & sign up: Click HERE

Friday volunteer info & sign up: Click HERE

Resources

Shortage Scout is a WebApp designed to help you find where you can get your needed supplies near your areas. Please check out their website HERE.

The National Intercollegiate COVID-19 Coalition

In response to the nationwide instability caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Intercollegiate COVID-19 Coalition was created by students in higher education institutions across the United States to advocate on behalf of university students as we face the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Coalition’s mission is to urge higher education institutions across the country to implement policies protecting and supporting all collegiate level students who are facing various degrees of hardships while dealing with the pandemic. Please check out their website for more information about available resources for students.

Are You an ‘Essential’ Worker Not Feeling Protected in Your Workplace?

Although filing an online complaint is the best way to file a formal complaint at this time, another approach could be more practical. Workplace health and safety advocates can advise you about the best approach to take to resolve your particular workplace issue. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Tom Joyce at the Midstate Council for Occupational Safety and Health, (607) 275-9560 or midstatecosh@gmail.com; or the Tompkins County Workers’ Center, (607) 269-0409 or TCWRH@tcworkerscenter.org. You can file an online complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) here. For more information, please visit the Tompkins County Workers’ website.

Food

Ithaca Free Food Resources : Click HERE.

News

Ithaca area outreach workers collaborate (Report from We Are Ithaca)

"All different organizations are coming together as a coalition and working more unified than ever before" says volunteer Keith Payne. From the kitchen and church pews of Loaves & Fishes to the Ithaca Commons and the Jungle, We Are Ithaca tagged along with members of local community outreach groups who are working together in an unprecedented effort to provide critical services in a time of pandemic. Watch the video and view full report HERE.

State

Executive Order Requires All People in NYS to Wear Masks or Face Coverings in Public, effective Friday, April 17.

“Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced he will issue an Executive Order requiring all people in New York to wear a mask or a face covering when out in public and in situations where social distancing cannot be maintained, such as on public transportation. The Executive Order will go into effect on Friday, April 17th.”
Governor's press update here

National

USDA Announces Coronavirus Food Assistance Program: (Washington, D.C., April 17, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). This new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program will take several actions to assist farmers, ranchers, and consumers in response to the COVID-19 national emergency. Please read the full announcement on the USDA Website.

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Thursday, April 16

From Mutual Aid Tompkins

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 Community Form

Mutual Aid Tompkins Community Resource Folder

Find Help & Give Help

Need Help Finding Help? Contact 2-1-1 Tompkins Cortland: 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.

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.

Local

Tompkins County Health Department Tracking

Most recent data can always be found on the Tompkins County Health Department website.

As of 4/16 5:30pm

Total Tested: 2,606

Pending Results: 105

Positive Test Results: 119

Recovered: 93

Currently Hospitalized: 5

Total Deaths: 2 (both not from Tompkins County but transfers from downstate hospitals)

The CH 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.

Health inquiries in Tompkins County: 607-274-6604
New York State Hotline for COVID-19: 1-888-364-3065

Masks

Tompkins Mask Makers - now has a website. At Tompkins Mask Makers we’re connecting individuals and local businesses with local non-medical mask providers to encourage local commerce and mask production.

Request hand sanitizer and masks for businesses. If you are a business that needs hand sanitizer or homemade fabric masks, please contact Jennifer Tavares of the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce at jtavares@tompkinschamber.org. Be sure to indicate how many essential employees you're seeking masks for (and for what purpose/responsibilities), and how many gallons of hand sanitizer you would be interested in receiving in the next week or two. While they cannot make guarantees, they will do their best to accommodate requests.

Food

Food Pantry Pods - Mutual Aid Tompkins has carpenters ready to build neighborhood open food pantries, to be placed in accessible areas in neighborhoods around the county. The first of these pantries has been placed in Ithaca's Northside neighborhood across from the Permaculture Park.

These pantries will be regularly stocked with non-perishable foods and other essential items by volunteers. These goods are available to all, no questions asked. Click here to download the schematics for the food pantry. Suggested materials and resources here.

Send a Smile

The Older Adult Support of Mutual Aid Tompkins formed in an effort to focus on the needs of vulnerable residents living alone, in particular older adults, and to provide them with “smiles”. We are coordinating with local assisted living centers and organizations that serve vulnerable populations to understand how our Mutual Aid community and its eager volunteers can help the older population that is particularly at risk during this time. Please stay tuned here as we develop more opportunities to get involved.

WHAT CAN YOU DO NOW?

Send A Smile message to Older Adults and others who may be lonely during this time: You and your family can help raise the spirits of some of those who are isolated and lonely. Send us artwork, a letter or a video that can be shared to residents living alone and facilities who have requested some spirit-lifting.
- Card/letter/story/poem: hobbies, school, pets, weather, music, movies, books, sports
- Pictures: flowers or animals in your yard, an inspiring sign, an art project
- Video: play an instrument, sing, dance, show off a magic trick, tell a joke, read a book
- Email us your Smile message at SendASmileTompkins@gmail.com
- All submissions must be appropriate and will be filtered as such
- Be personal, if you feel comfortable. Personal touches create more connection

Donate Items To Senior Living Centers: word searches, magazines, laptops and iPads, books, art supplies, personal care supplies, board games (not with lots of small pieces), beading supplies, bingo prizes, small radios or cd players, headphones, etc.
- Items will be quarantined prior to passing them out, but PLEASE also do not donate if you or someone in your house is sick, and wash hands/use hand sanitizer or gloves, etc. when gathering things and dropping off.
- Email us at SendASmileTompkins@gmail.com for drop off locations in Lansing and Downtown Ithaca
Send this call to action to your network! The more smiles we can generate in this tough time, the more resilient we can be.
Fill out this form to tell us how else you would like to help
Know someone who would like to receive a Smile or could use a connection? Send them this request form or email us directly with their contact info.

Local Resources

Collaborative Tompkins County/City of Ithaca Small Business Resilience Fund offers $5000 forgivable loans. The Ithaca Tompkins County COVID-19 Small Business Resilience Fund (SBRF) will provide forgivable loans in the amount of up to $5,000 for working capital to micro-enterprises and small businesses in Ithaca and Tompkins County experiencing hardship related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Loans will carry a zero-interest rate, an 18 month term, and be forgiven for businesses open and in operation on December 1, 2020 that have complied with the program rules. Get all the info on the City of Ithaca website.

Tompkins County Area Development (TCAD) introduced short-term emergency relief funds for businesses in Tompkins County that have been impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic. The Emergency Relief Loan Program will provide 3-year term loans to traded sector businesses whose customers are regional or national in scope (businesses who primarily sell products or services outside Tompkins County). The loan will be for working capital to: Prevent staff reductions; Allow business operations to continue; Offset losses related to the Coronavirus COVID-19. Loan terms: Maximum amount offered for this 36-month loan is $50,000; Interest rate is 2.5%; Principal and interest payments are deferred for one year; There is no equity requirement. There is no cost to apply. There are no closing costs or filing fees. Loans will be available until funds are committed or until October 1, 2020. For further information and to request an application please contact Kathy May at kathym@tcad.org.

A look Inside Tompkins' COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center
Over a month ago, on March 13, a State of Emergency was declared in Tompkins County — shuttering schools and businesses, all in the effort of slowing the spread of COVID-19 so that medical professionals can meet the challenge of dealing with a novel disease without having to deal with unprecedented demand for medical care.While an emergency declaration stole the headlines, it was followed by the creation of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The EOC has since served as a centralized response group for local officials and continues to address the shifting community needs in the face of COVID-19. Find out more here.

News

COVID-19: Lansing gas station closes abruptly after employee tests positive

The Tompkins County Health Department announced Thursday that an employee who works at the Lansing Mirabito Convenience Store has tested positive for COVID-19. The Ithaca Voice received a tip on Thursday morning that the location had closed abruptly overnight with a sign hung in the window informing patrons the location would be closed until April 20 for cleaning. An announcement from TCHD early Thursday afternoon confirmed that the closure was due to COVID-19. Learn more here.

State

NYS On PAUSE - has been extended until May 15th. All non-essential businesses and schools will continue to be closed until then. Wearing of masks is mandated for all New Yorkers while they are in public and not able to practice social distancing.

Governor Cuomo confirms 8,505 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 222,284; New Cases in 48 Counties

National

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted a memo to begin the conversation about what a return to work will look like for the national economy. The document is intended to “spur discussion” and is divided into sections covering issues to resolve for a successful return to work: Some of our initial thoughts are detailed below across three different sections: 1. Essential Services and Resources; 2. Resolution of Regulatory and Legal Liability Issues; 3. Support for Businesses and Individuals. You can view the document here.

Six Museums to Explore virtually during lock down - this list includes Ithaca’s very own Museum of the Earth. Ranked right after the Louvre! Check out "Bees! Diversity, Evolution, Conservation" special exhibit available online. 

"Trump tells govs 'you are going to call your own shots' and distributes new guidelines"
Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes and Ryan Nobles for CNN

"President Donald Trump unveiled new guidelines on Thursday meant to help states loosen their social distancing restrictions but told governors on an afternoon telephone call it was their decision on when and how to reopen their states." Read more here.

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Wednesday, April 15

From Mutual Aid Tompkins

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 Community Form

Mutual Aid Tompkins Community Resource Folder

Find Help & Give Help

Need Help Finding Help? Contact 2-1-1 Tompkins Cortland: 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.

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.

Tompkins County Health Department

Most recent data can always be found on the Tompkins County Health Department website.

Total Tested: 2,546

Pending Results: 133

Positive Test Results:118

Recovered: 90

Currently Hospitalized: 4

Total Deaths: 2 (both non-county residents)

The CH Sampling Site will be open Thursday, 4/16, for its regular hours, 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.

Local

Dryden Community Food Distribution will be Friday, April 25th from 10AM-1PM at TC3, 170 North St, Dryden. Registration opens on Wednesday, April 22 at 9AM-4PM and Thursday, April 23rd 8AM-4PM. Register via phone (833) 4FB-FOOD or online here.

Catholic Charities is open but asks that people call ahead to make appointments and is making an effort to help over the phone or text instead of face to face. The general number is 607-272-5062 with rotating staff in the office Tues-Fri and working remotely Mondays. People can reach staff at our emergency financial assistance program (called the Samaritan Center) by contacting:

Leslie.Mulcahy@dor.org or by calling 272-5062 ext. 27

Of particular note these days, they are providing, on a case by case basis, depending on income eligibility:

grocery store and gas gift cards, and referrals to food pantries and school lunch programs
assistance with applying for SNAP (Food Stamps)
Personal care supplies
security deposits
financial help with car insurance, phone and rental payments
assistance for people with limited English with applying for unemployment benefits
legal immigration services (DACA and green card renewals etc.) Contact: Sue.Chaffee@dor.org or 272-5062 ext. 11

GreenStar temporarily closes their DeWitt mall location

As of Monday, GreenStar has announced the temporary closure of their location in the DeWitt Mall. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, sales at the DeWitt location have dramatically decreased. According to Kane, DeWitt sales have dropped to 40% below last year's sales. In his statement, Kane said that if GreenStar continued to operate the DeWitt store the Co-op would lose between $5,000 and $10,000 per week. Read more here.

The following are measures the county has taken to respond to Governor Cuomo’s executive order 202.16 requiring all essential businesses to provide masks to employees that have direct contact with customers or members of the public (here is the Department of Health’s clear summary of the executive order).

employees and spouses that have volunteered to make masks. While waiting for masks the county is offering one-time masks. The county is also collaborating with community partners for masks. Instructions on how to wear and clean the masks will also be provided during distribution.
The county has worked with Economic Development agencies to craft and share recommendations and precautions to businesses referencing the Executive order.
The County Highway Director will be holding a conference call for Town Highway Superintendents, City/Village DPW Directors. He will review the County’s approach to highway/DPW work.

Finger Lakes Distillery has switched most of their production over to hand sanitizer and has been making it available to local hospitals and health care providers. They will have pick-ups available to the general public this weekend - selling 6 oz. ($6/ea) and 12 oz. ($10/ea) bottles just outside the front door of the tasting room from 12-3 pm.

We plan to minimize all contact by encouraging you to pre-order through our online store. If you plan to pay with cash, please bring the exact amount (tax is inclusive).

PRE-ORDER HERE

State

Effective this Friday, April 17th, all New Yorkers must wear face coverings in public when social distancing is not possible including on public transport, in stores and on crowded sidewalks. An executive order directs employers to provide essential workers with masks free of charge to wear when interacting with the public.

Due to Coronavirus, there is a shortage of blood and blood donations are desperately needed. New York State is working with blood banks to ensure safe social distancing protocols are being followed. Learn how and where you can donate at ny.gov/donateblood.

National

Earth Day Megaconference (April 22, 2020) - A global gathering of voices sharing and learning ways to cure our climate crisis. This is an unique opportunity for students (aged 10+), teachers and parents to learn more about current global issues and topics that can be used as professional development opportunities, student research, and as a stimuli to learn more from global experts in their fields. Please register to be sent details on how to participate live on the day.

Update on the Payment Protection Program (PPP) program. In NYS, 40,975 PPP loans have been approved for $11,737,950,918. Nationally, over 1 million loans have been approved for nearly $250 billion. For the most current and accurate information about PPP, please continue to visit our website at www.sba.gov/PPP. The Treasury Department page also contains updated helpful FAQ’s. To find a PPP lender, search here. You can find the New Interim Final Rule published on treasury.gov regarding self-employed and partnership PPP applications.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: A tool to track your federal stimulus payment launching soon. The IRS is planning to launch an online tool on April 17 that will let people track the status of their stimulus payment. The tool will identify whether the payment will be coming electronically or by mail and when to expect it. The site is not live yet, but you can get more information about the payment program at this IRS page.

Disunited States: Government Failure to Address Coronavirus is Sparking a Mutual Aid Revolution: Mutual aid is the medicine that bodies respond well to, the antidote to capitalism, and the salve for those basic elements of humanity so ruthlessly shanked by our system: solidarity, community, sharing, and supporting. It’s not about charity. Charity pities. Mutual aid understands. Charity distances. Mutual aid connects. Rest of article here.

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Tuesday, April 14th

From Mutual Aid Tompkins

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

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Need Help Finding Help? Contact 2-1-1 Tompkins Cortland: 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.

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.

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We Are Ithaca: 4 Minute Report with Mutual Aid Tompkins: A simple question from a conversation between Phoebe Brown & Josh Dolan at the outset of the local wave of the #COVID-19 pandemic. Brown, Dolan, Juliana Garcia and others started Mutual Aid Tompkins, a grassroots organizing effort made up of "neighbors supporting neighbors" in the form of a website and a Facebook page which has seen a surge in community participation.

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Tompkins County Immigrant Rights Coalition is raising funds to support housing and transportation for people who are currently being released from immigrant detention thanks to pressure from organizers during COVID-19. Please read below and DONATE in solidarity here: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/donate-to-the-tompkins-county-workers-center-in-support-of-the-tompkins-county-immigrant-rights-coalition

GIAC Robin Fund: The Robin Fund assists people in our community faced with a financial crisis and nowhere else to go. When family finances are in precarious balance any emergency becomes a struggle for survival. In such a situation, a grant or loan from the Robin Fund can be made quickly and without a lot of red tape. It can make a world of difference for the recipient. And thanks to the compassionate administration by GIAC staff and volunteers, 100% of each donation goes directly to people in need!

Ways to support the FLX food/farm/beverage industry during COVID-19: As concerns over COVID-19 continue to mount, Edible publishers throughout the United States and Canada are mobilizing in nearly every market we serve to support food and drink businesses by providing up-to-date information on how local community members can help. There’s never been a more critical time to support small business in ways that feel comfortable and safe for you and your family.

Supporting Six Nations people working on front lines: Primarily monetary donations for purchase of nitrile gloves, masks, decontamination supplies. Monetary donations would be the most helpful at this time, to allow for supplies to be ordered and shipped quickly and with minimal contact. This fundraiser is to benefit people on reservations in NY state and Cayuga reservation in Canada and is organized by Dan Hill from Cayuga Share Farm.

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Dryden Community Food Distribution: PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Registration will open on Wednesday, April 22 and Thursday, April 23 from 8-4. The Food Bank will hold a drive-thru Community Food Distribution from 10am-1pm, Friday, April 24 at Tompkins Cortland Community College, 170 North St, Dryden. Register online or you can call (833)4FB-FOOD (that’s (833)432-3663) to register over the phone during those times. This is a drive-thru distribution to limit person-to-person contact. NO WALK-UPS.

Ithaca Free Food Resources HERE.

Senior-Only Shopping Hours, Ithaca NY

Walmart: Tuesday 6am-7am
Tops: Tuesday & Thursday 6am-730am
Target: Tuesday & Wednesday 8am-9am
Green Star: Daily 9am-10am
CVS: Tuesday & Wednesday 7am-8am
Walgreens: Tuesday 8am-9am
BJ's Wholesale Club: Daily 8am-9am
Dollar Tree: Daily 9am-10am

List of Farms Serving Tompkins County is HERE

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SPCA of Tompkins County Free Pet Food: Wednesday April 15th, between 10 and 11 AM. Our wonderful community has been supporting us with generous donations of pet food, and we want to pass some of it on to folks who are struggling to feed their pets right now. Special thanks to the wonderful people donating dry cat food for the pantry, so we now have enough to share! If you need pet food, please come to our Intake Building parking lot (the shorter of our two buildings). Wait in your car, roll down a window, and staff will bring food to you. We want to minimize our human-to-human contact, for everyone’s safety! This event is for dog, cat, and small mammal (rat, guinea pig, mouse, rabbit, etc.) food only, other supplies will not be available, but keep your eye on our page for additional upcoming food pantry events. No reservations are required for this event. **If you, or anyone in your household is sick, has been tested for Covid-19, or are under observation because of exposure to the virus, please DO NOT come yourself! Instead, ask a friend or family member to come pick up food and drop it off on your doorstep. We want everyone to stay safe and healthy.**

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Lily Silly’s Virtual Puppet Show: Wednesday, April 14, 6:30PM. Aunt Irene hosts a show of silly skits, creatures and songs for all ages. See the Opera Cat, a pair of Singing Lips, and maybe even an interview with puppet #CarlSagan. Live guitar music by classically trained Matthew Ocone.

Job Search During COVID Webinar: Thursday, April 16, 1:00pm - Whether you've been laid off or furloughed, you need temporary work, or you've been looking to make a career change - it's a tough time to be job searching right now. Jumping headfirst into a search without acknowledging and processing emotions and realities of our current situation could be harmful. I want to help you mindfully enter the job search process to maximize the chance for successful outcomes.

Ithaca Childrens Garden: FREE mini baby houseplants for kids: Please register for a free baby houseplant here so we can be sure we have enough for everyone and that you get the information you need for safe pickup. Great care will be taken to ensure a safe pickup, and detailed instructions will be emailed to folks in advance of pickup.

An Earth Day 2020 web page and Facebook Event page are now live, and preparations for our Tompkins County area celebration continue apace. Wednesday, April 22nd, beginning at 2pm. Over 30 presenters and performers are expected for the event. A program and schedule will be shared on the web page after Monday, 4/13, the due date for presenters and performers. For those interested in participating, please complete this form. We are looking artists and presentations from community organizations. More info for potential performers and presenters is included at the end of this note. The event will be streamed live and has the theme of “Connection - Solidarity - Action”.

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United Way of Southern Tier: We're proud to announce the first grants have been awarded to Southern Tier non-profits by the COVID-19 Unity Response Fund. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dkYz6t5

Has anyone applied for the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan and either heard anything back or gotten money? I applied two weeks ago, confirmation number at the end of the application but haven't heard anything at all, not even an email.

I have not heard of any of the emergency advances going out either. I bet that they are using their manpower to move the PPP money first and then the EIDL. In most cases you CAN apply for both. There has been misleading info about that. The PPP money has been moving through the SBA and banks will close and disburse that money.
We applied on 3/30 and have heard nothing from the SBA. I have read various places that none of the emergency advances have been dispersed.

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Bartels Hall Mask Making: We had another phenomenal day here at Bartels Hall, Cornell making surgical masks! And to top it off, the Managing Partner, Joe Root, of Texas Roadhouse brought us a phenomenal lunch.......O.M.G!! What a treat. Everyone raved.....our volunteers couldn't have been happier. Thanks again Joe and everyone at Texas Roadhouse for putting together a variety of "vittles" . Menu: forms.texasroadhouse.com Order: alohaorderonline.com Phone: : (607) 272-1621

List of people available and providing/selling homemade masks. If you would like to be on that list please contact Dee Kay, https://www.facebook.com/draya.koschmann

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On April 14th, Governor Cuomo and several fellow northeast state Governors announced the creation of a multi-state council to restore the economy and get people back to work.

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COVID-19 Cases in the US : CDC website

The pathology of American racism is making the pathology of the coronavirus worse - The Washington Post

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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

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Community 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.

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The CH Sampling Site will be closed Monday, 4/13, due to a forecast of inclement weather. It will reopen on Tuesday, 4/14, for regular hours, 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.

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The amazing local Tompkins County Immigrant Rights Coalition is raising funds to support housing and transportation for people who are currently being released from immigrant detention thanks to pressure from organizers during COVID-19. Please read below and DONATE in solidarity here: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/donate-to-the-tompkins-county-workers-center-in-support-of-the-tompkins-county-immigrant-rights-coalition

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Ithaca Free Food Resources HERE.

Senior-Only Shopping Hours, Ithaca NY

Walmart: Tuesday 6am-7am

Tops: Tuesday & Thursday 6am-730am

Target: Tuesday & Wednesday 8am-9am

Green Star: Daily 9am-10am

CVS: Tuesday & Wednesday 7am-8am

Walgreens: Tuesday 8am-9am

BJ's Wholesale Club: Daily 8am-9am

Dollar Tree: Daily 9am-10am

List of Farms Serving Tompkins County is HERE.

Pets

SPCA of Tompkins County Free Pet Food: Our wonderful community has been supporting us with generous donations of pet food, and we want to pass some of it on to folks who are struggling to feed their pets right now. Special thanks to the wonderful people donating dry cat food for the pantry, so we now have enough to share! If you need pet food, please come to our Intake Building parking lot (the shorter of our two buildings) on Wednesday April 15th, between 10 and 11 AM. Wait in your car, roll down a window, and staff will bring food to you. We want to minimize our human-to-human contact, for everyone’s safety! This event is for dog, cat, and small mammal (rat, guinea pig, mouse, rabbit, etc.) food only, other supplies will not be available, but keep your eye on our page for additional upcoming food pantry events. No reservations are required for this event. **If you, or anyone in your household is sick, has been tested for Covid-19, or are under observation because of exposure to the virus, please DO NOT come yourself! Instead, ask a friend or family member to come pick up food and drop it off on your doorstep. We want everyone to stay safe and healthy.**

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An Earth Day 2020 web page and Facebook Event page are now live, and preparations for our Tompkins County area celebration continue apace. Over 30 presenters and performers are expected for the event on Wednesday, April 22nd, beginning at 2pm. A program and schedule will be shared on the web page after Monday, 4/13, the due date for presenters and performers. For those interested in participating, please complete this form. We are looking artists and presentations from community organizations. More info for potential performers and presenters is included at the end of this note. The event will be streamed live and has the theme of “Connection - Solidarity - Action”.

Loans & Grants

United Way of Southern Tier: We're proud to announce the first grants have been awarded to Southern Tier non-profits by the COVID-19 Unity Response Fund. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dkYz6t5

I have not heard of any of the emergency advances going out either. I bet that they are using their manpower to move the PPP money first and then the EIDL. In most cases you CAN apply for both. There has been misleading info about that. The PPP money has been moving through the SBA and banks will close and disburse that money.
We applied on 3/30 and have heard nothing from the SBA. I have read various places that none of the emergency advances have been dispersed.

Mask Making

List of people available and providing/selling homemade masks. If you would like to be on that list please contact Dee Kay, https://www.facebook.com/draya.koschmann

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Governor Andrew Cuomo called an executive order for employers to give essential workers masks free of charge, and expanding the number of people who are able to antibody tests.

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COVID-19 Cases in the US : CDC website

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