Share Your Time & Smile at the LUM Shelter
Shelter Volunteers Are Needed Year-Round
As the need for shelter increases, your TIME & SMILE can make all the difference. Lafayette Urban Ministry invites you to support the Emergency Shelter — where each night, guests find safety, warmth, and hope.
LUM provides shelter free of charge, but it costs approximately $20 per guest per night to operate. Because LUM does not rely on federal funding, community support is essential to sustain this work.
Here are Five Ways YOU can support the LUM Emergency Shelter:
- Make a Monetary DONATION, click HERE
- Sign up to VOLUNTEER, click HERE
- Donate Needed ITEMS, click HERE
- Prepare a MEAL for LUM shelter guests, click HERE. Meals needed on the following dates: May 12, 17, 26, 29, 30 & 31.
- Sign up for DEEP CLEANING Service Days (pictured), click HERE
The LUM Emergency Shelter needs Overnight Shelter Volunteers 365 nights a year from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. or 8 p.m. to midnight. Duties include checking in guests, serving dinner, distributing toiletries and maintaining a welcoming, safe & clean space. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old.
Volunteering requires little training, and even one shift a month makes a meaningful impact. As the summer months approach, your time and compassion are more important than ever. If you’re interested or need more information, click HERE — or email or call Mason McConnell Curry (mmcconnellcurry@LUMserve.org | 765-423-2691).
MEALS Are Needed, Too
If you or your group wishes to prepare a meal, click HERE. You may stay and serve from 8-10 p.m. or drop off your meal at 8 p.m.