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Tompkins County officials update committee on Code Blue shelter use and coordinated entry process
Summary
Continuum of Care representative Liddy Barger told the Housing & Economic Development Committee that Code Blue use and coordinated entry screening remain active; county reported hotel and Code Blue counts and described how coordinated entry prioritizes people for permanent supportive housing.
Liddy Barger, a Continuum of Care representative, updated the Tompkins County Legislature’s Housing and Economic Development Committee on March 5 about shelter usage and the coordinated entry system used to prioritize people for permanent supportive housing.
Barger told the committee that, as of Feb. 9, 2025, county data showed 16 people sheltered in hotels; 101 in THA (89 adults and 12 children); and 15 in Code Blue (11 adults and 4 children). She said the county was averaging about 35 people using the Code Blue shelter at the start and end of last week.
The report matters because coordinated entry acts as the community’s primary tool to identify people with the highest vulnerability for limited permanent…
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