Merry Christmas From Lafayette Urban Ministry
On behalf of each child and family served by the Lafayette Urban Ministry, please accept our heartfelt thanks and our wish for a joyous Christmas season. Consider a Gift to
Merry Christmas From Lafayette Urban Ministry
Share a Gift to LUM This Christmas Season Little Mandy and her Ma, ‘S porest folks you ever saw! — Lived in porest house in town, Where the fence ‘uz all
Ray Ewry — Greatest Jumper in Olympic History
October 14, 1873 (Lafayette, Indiana) – September 29, 1937 (New York, New York) Raymond Clarence Ewry was born in Lafayette, Indiana on October 14, 1873. Orphaned at the age of 5,
Centier Bank Donates $750 to LUM & Hunger Hike
This week, Joe Howarth, Centier Bank Lafayette Market President, presented Joe Micon, LUM Executive Director with a check for $750. Earlier this summer, Centier Bank partnered with Lafayette Urban Ministry to support
Significant Summer for Children at LUM
Building Stronger Children & Families A letter from Joe Micon, LUM Executive Director In a 1855 dialogue with slave-owners, the famed African-American statesman Frederick Douglass wrote, “It is easier to
LUM 5th Quarter – Summer’s Over
As the first day of the new school year approaches, the teachers with the LUM 5th Quarter Summer Learning Program are confident that our students are better prepared than their peers to
LUM Board Visits Summer Programs in Action
LUM Board Tours Food Pantry & 5th Quarter This week, members of the LUM Board of Directors made two site visits. They visited the LUM 5th Quarter Summer Learning Program at First Christian
LUM Students Learn About Moon Landing
48th Anniversary of the Moon Landing – July 20, 1969 Forty-eight years ago today, Neil Armstrong landed the lunar module Eagle on the Moon as a part of the Apollo 11
5th Quarter Program—Enhanced Learning
The 5th Quarter Summer Learning Program is LUM’s all-day experience with enhanced learning, education and recreational activities. The LUM 5th Quarter students recently participated in two special programs — a
LUM 5th Quarter – Narrowing the Achievement Gap
Summer 2017 Dear Friend, Recently a mom poked her head into my office to share her worry and concern over her eight-year-old daughter’s ISTEP score in reading. “Unless she does