Resources for Break

As you head into break, remember there are resources available to support the diverse needs of all students. These include wellness supplies, mental health services, food assistance, and domestic violence support. Reach out and take care of yourself over the holiday season!

Walter’s Whaleness Express

  • Sexual Health Supplies
  • Sleep Kits
  • Substance Use Supplies
    • Deterra® Medication Disposal Pouches
    • Fentanyl and Xylazine Test Strips
    • T-Break Guides
  • Tick Kits
  • Quit Kits (to reduce or quit smoking or vaping)

Place orders using the link above, and stock up to have supplies you need over break. Students can place orders for different wellness tools and have the option to either pick up their orders at the Center for Health Promotion (outside of the Wellness Resource Room ) or on-campus students can have them delivered to their smart parcel lockers.

CAPS After-Hours On-Call Service (available 24-hours a day, 365 days a year)

To reach this service, please dial (607) 274-3136 and dial option 5. 

After-hours On-Call daily from 5 PM to 8:30 AM | Weekends (after 5 PM on Fridays) & Closures

Thanksgiving Break: CAPS will be closed on Wednesday, November 27, through Sunday, December 1, in conjunction with the college-wide closure for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Winter Break: CAPS will be closed Monday, December 23, 2024-Friday, January 3, 2025.

Free Premium Access to Wysa Self-Care App

Use the IC QR code or referral code (available here) to download free premium Wysa. Wysa is a self-care phone app that is customized to the user to help navigate stress, anxiety, sleep, negative thoughts, relationships, grief, and confidence-building with clinically proven self-help tools.

Other Mindfulness & Relaxation Apps

  • Cove: The Musical Journal - Topic: emotional expression through music
  • Insight Timer - Topic: Guided meditations, sleep music tracks
  • MyLife Meditation (in-app purchases) - Topic: Meditation, breathing exercises, anxiety management, sleep
  • Relax Melodies (in-app purchases) - Topic: Regain control over insomnia and nighttime anxiety
  • Stress Check - Topic: Stress management, workplace performance
  • Finch (in-app purchases) - Topic: Goal and mood tracking, meditation, journaling, caring for a cute pet to care for yourself!

Advocacy Center of Tompkins County- www.actompkins.org/

  • Hotline: 607.277.5000
  • 24/7 support, free and confidential, no matter where students are located over breaks.
  • Website: actompkins.org

  • In-person support when students are back in Ithaca, too.

National Sexual Violence Resource Center - nsvrc.org

  • Blogs, facts, and additional resources

  • Useful for both survivors and supporters

RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network) - rainn.org

  • 24/7 support
  • Call 800.656.4673
  • Chat feature on website

  • RAINN Mobile App

National Domestic Violence Hotline- thehotline.org

  • 24/7 support
  • Call 1.800.799.7233
  • Text “START” to 88788
  • Live chat at thehotline.org

Find a Shelter Near You

Ithaca College Food Pantry, Prunty's Pantry

  • Open Monday 11/25 from 3-5pm & Tuesday 11/26 from 12:15 to 2pm
  • The normal "1 reusable bag of food" expectation is waived the week before breaks and during breaks. Students, faculty and staff can take what they need at this time.

Food Pantries of America- Find a Food Pantry near you!

Feeding America- Find Your Local Food Bank!

City Harvest- Free Food Distribution in NYC

Staying Warm

  • Coats for Kids is a national organization that works with local organizations, mainly the Salvation Army salvationarmyusa.org/usn/
  • One Warm Coat (phone 877-663-9276), and they too are a national charity that works with local groups, including giving free coats to students of all grades. onewarmcoat.org/individual-coat-requests/

  • Operation Warm is a non-profit that operates in over 45 states. Note they are involved in collecting new unused winter coats, hats as well as gloves from the community. Read more on Operation Warm here. https://www.operationwarm.org/

Salvation Army Resources

  • https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/location-search?query=13760

  • (Holiday Giving, Rent and Utility Assistance, Homeless Shelters, Food Pantries, Rehabilitation, Disaster Relief, LGBTQ+ Support, Help for Domestic Violence, Services for the Aging, Job Training, Veteran Services, Life Skills to Escape Poverty, Spiritual and Worship Services, Responses to Human Trafficking)

Building an Emergency Supply Kit for your Car

How to Handle the Holidays as a Survivor

You’re Going Home for the Holidays. Now What?

What to do When Going Home for the Holidays is Hard

Surviving the holidays: A therapist's tips on how to better manage holidays with the family

Why It’s OK Not To Go Home for the Holidays (and 7 Ways To Handle It)

Tips for LGBTQ+ Students Going Home for the Holidays

Navigating Homophobic Family: A Guide for LGBTQ+ Individuals

How To Deal With Hurtful Comments From Homophobic Family Members

Going Home For The Holidays- LGBTQ+

How to Prepare for Your First Visit Home After Transitioning

Erin's Guide To The Holidays For Transgender People And Family

file-outline Discussing the Concept of Self-Compassion - mindfulness-for-self-compassion-ch1-4-338855067.pdf (765.21 KB)

An informational reading with helpful writing prompts, provided by the Advocacy Center of Tompkins County.