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Cherry Street Permanent Emergency Shelter for Adults

Tompkins County

Description

An 80-bed adult emergency shelter with a bunk-to-private-room graduation model, fully ADA-compliant and raised above the floodplain; HHAP application due this summer with an award expected in October.

Impact summary

Would reduce the county's reliance on hotels for sheltering adults, though families and some others would still need hotel placements.

Applicant

Name
Tompkins County / Volunteers of America (consultant: Monica McCullough, MMDA; architect: PLAN Architectural Studios)
Address
Cherry Street, City of Ithaca, NY

At a glance

Hearings
1
Public comments
0
Total mentions
1

Last discussed Mar 12, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Mar 12, 2026

Health and Human Services Committee - Regular Meeting — March 12, 2026

An 80-bed adult emergency shelter with a bunk-to-private-room graduation model, fully ADA-compliant and raised above the floodplain; HHAP application due this summer with an award expected in October.

Related issues (1)

80-Bed Adult Homeless Shelter at 227 Cherry Street

The county is seeking a $15 million state grant to build an 80-bed adult shelter in Ithaca, covering the remaining ~$3 million locally, with Volunteers of America operating it. It would reduce reliance on hotel shelters for single adults.

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