road sign in yellow and black with icon of person with a shovel and words "Cooperative Extension at Work"

Helping Tompkins County residents "put knowledge to work"

Our Work During COVID-19

The COVID-19 outbreak affects all of us, and CCE-Tompkins is working to support our community during this crisis. Though our Education Center is closed now, our staff is working remotely - with colleagues, with partner organizations, and with other community members -- to meet the diverse needs of Tompkins County residents.

This section of our website describes these efforts and we invite you to review what we are doing, as an Association and as members of our community, to respond and support Tompkins County in the midst of the pandemic.

High school student sorts breads for distribution by Tompkins County Food Task Force in July 2020.

Food Task Force Update

Grants from the Community Foundation of Tompkins County to Nourish Tompkins and the Food Task Force keep supplies flowing to local residents in need.

Local Farmers Ending Hunger - photo of couple in field with vegetables

Nourish Tompkins Report

Nourish Tompkins and hunger relief partners delivered meaningful assistance to food insecure members of our community during Covid-19. Learn about their work here.

Girl wearing a mask, holding a box of vegetables from a Health Food For All CSA share

Solidarity CSA Shares

Healthy Food For All and community partners have created a sliding-scale CSA to help limited income households get produce during Covid-19.

Contestants and their ribbons and goats at Laughing Goat Farm after judging in the 2020 Tompkins County Youth Fair.

4-H Fair During Covid

Tompkins County 4-H'ers adapted their annual Fair to the new realities of Covid-19 with socially distanced in-person evaluations, and many virtual or at-home events.

Travel Safely Amid COVID-19

Learn what you can do to protect yourself and others when using transportation and what service providers are doing to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

An ag producer completes paperwork to sign out sanitizer and masks distributed by the NYS Departments of Ag & Markets in response to Covid-19

MORE Masks & Sanitizer

A second delivery of masks and sanitizer arrived in late June from the NY Ag & Markets and is now ready for farmer pick up. Find details on how to sign up here.

Last updated December 1, 2022

New Resources

How to Help During Covid-19
Find Guidelines to stay safe and suggestions for helping out during this unique time.

Food Options During Covid-19
Find links to advice on managing your kitchen along with local resources for obtaining delivery and food assistance at this time of social distance and great need.