Mutual Aid Resources In and Around Ithaca
Last updated on October 16, 2025
Find food, health, clothing, housing, and funding resources below!
FOOD
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Pantry
Free Food Fridge (Freedge) Anabel Taylor Hall, Room 120
Mondays-Sundays, 8 am - 8 pm (*open till 11 pm but must have Cornell ID after 8 pm)
Ithaca Kitchen Cupboard 150 N. Albany St.
Mondays-Thursdays, 1:30-3 pm; F, 1-2:30 pm
YMCA of Ithaca 50 Graham Rd.
Mondays & Fridays, 11:30 am - 5:30 pm
Immaculate Conception Church Food Pantry 113 N. Geneva St.
Tuesdays, 1-2 pm
Cornell Food Pantry 109 McGraw Place
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4-7 pm
Wednesdays & Fridays, 10 am -1 pm
Sundays, 12-3 pm
Tompkins Community Action Food Pantry 701 Spencer Rd.
Tuesdays, 1-4 pm
Wednesdays & Thursdays, 10 am -1 pm
Southside Community Center 305 S Plain St
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 3:30-5:30 pm
First & last Saturdays, 12-2 pm
Emergency Pantry: Call ahead at (607) 273-4190
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Hot Meals
Human Services Coalition Food Calendar (hsctc.org/211food)
Up-to-date calendar of any free food opportunities throughout all of Tompkins County
Loaves and Fishes: 210 N. Cayuga St.
Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, 11 am -1 pm
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5-6:30 pm
Baptized Church of Christ: 412 First St.
Wednesdays, 10 am - 12 pm
3rd Saturdays of the Month, 10 am - 12:30 pm
Food Not Bombs Dewitt Park & First Baptist Church
Sundays, 6 pm
HEALTH
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General Health
Planned Parenthood 620 W. Seneca St.
Low to no cost healthcare, *Annual Physicals provided
Cornell Health 110 Ho Plaza
Wide range of general healthcare services; More information at health.cornell.edu/services
Ithaca Free Clinic 521 W. Seneca St. (www.ithacahealth.org/services)
Wide range of limited medical services; Health insurance is not necessary
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Mental Health
Cornell EARS Peer Mentors (earscornell.org/peermentorschedule)
Peer mentors offer drop-in sessions to talk and connect students on campus with relevant well-being resources
Advocacy Center of Tompkins County (607) 277-5000 (www.actompkins.org/services)
24/7 Hotline for folks who have experienced sexual/domestic violence at any point in time
Ithaca Suicide and Crisis Services (ithacacrisis.org)
24/7 crisis line, “warm-voice” line, and bereavement services
Cornell Health CAPS (health.cornell.edu/services/mental-health-care)
Individual/group counseling, 24/7 consultation line, and more
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Reproductive Health
Planned Parenthood 620 W. Seneca Street
Free condoms, low to no cost reproductive health services
Cornell Health 110 Ho Plaza
Free condoms, and other sexual hygiene products
Cornell Campus Bathrooms Nearly all campus buildings
Free menstrual products
Women’s Opportunity Center 315 N. Tioga St.
Free menstrual products and toiletries
CLOTHING
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626 Thurston
Life transitions closet, free gender affirming clothing
The Wardrobe 210 Barnes Hall (www.cornellwardrobe.net)
Professional clothes for loaning and keeping (*for keeping is only at biannual pop-up shops)
Free Clothing Closet 324 W Buffalo St., (607) 272- 5062
Free clothing and other items; By appointment only, call the number above
Clothing Donation Center - Thrifty Shopper 376 Elmira Rd
Low-cost clothes, linens, and other household items
Women’s Opportunity Center 315 N. Tioga St.
Free clothing, *with some stipulations on the number of items throughout 1 calendar year
HOUSING
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Cornell Housing Administrator on Call
Call (607) 255-1111, Ask to connect to Administrator on Call: M-Tr, 5pm-8:30am; F, 5pm to M, 8:30am
Hospital transports, emergency lodging, missing person (after 24 hours), and more
Code Blue Emergency Center 300 N. Tioga St.
INFORMATION COMING SOON
Tompkins Community Action (607) 273-8816
Multiple unique supportive housing programs
Ithaca Housing Authority (ithacaha.com)
Low-income and affordable housing
Ithaca Tenants Resources (ithacatenantresources.org)
Free legal assistance, tenant informational resources, and tenant solidarity
FUNDING
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Cornell Student and Campus Life Funding
Go to “Funding” tab to find numerous emergency funding resources for Cornell students and community members
Financial and Emergency Assistance - Tompkins County Social Services (607)274-5345
Cash and emergency assistance programs
Catholic Charities - Tompkins/Tioga 324 W. Buffalo St., (607)272-5062
Emergency financial assistance for housing, utilities, transportation, and prescription; Proof of income is required