Code Blue clients will have shower access soon in Tompkins County

By Mathew Adams January 20, 2025 4:59 am

ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) – Tompkins County’s unhoused population could soon be able to shower.

According to Legislator Travis Brooks, a deal has been struck to allow people utilizing the Code Blue Shelter to access showers. Unlike the hotels and motels utilized by clients who qualify for Temporary Housing Assistance, the emergency cold weather shelter in Ithaca, which was renovated on short notice, does not having bathing facilities.

Legislator Travis Brooks speaks at the 1-9-25 Housing and Economic Development Committee Meeting

In December 2024, Tompkins County Legislators approved $10,000 from contingency funds to develop a bus pass and shower access program.

You can watch the full January 9, 2025, meeting of the Tompkins County Housing and Economic Development Committe Meeting here.

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