Legislation to Fix Food Desert
Families Need Healthy Food Locally In the 2019 legislative session, the Indiana Senate will consider a bill which will help residents in food deserts. Food deserts are urban or rural
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Learn More & Help Make A Change Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, is a program designed to provide assistance for families in desperate times of need. Operating as a
Cap Payday Lending Interest Rates
Targeting Low Income Families & Children Payday loans are hurting low income families each and every day. But, what are payday loans? Payday loans are short term loans, but come
Minimum Wage in Indiana
Set the Standard – Don’t Just Comply By Rob Krasa, LUM intern As discussed in our previous newsletter, the effects of income inequality are felt just as hard here in
Survey Regarding the Minimum Wage in Indiana
Speak Up to Make A Difference The Campaign for Hoosier Familiesis interested in your opinion regarding the status of minimum wage in Indiana. We seek this information to guide our efforts
Indiana State Representative Sheila Klinker
Highlighted Legislator Representative Sheila Klinker has been a huge help with all our efforts at the Lafayette Urban Ministry. She is currently elected as the Representative for the Indiana House
What’s Redistricting & What’s the Big Deal?
Redistricting is a major problem in not just Indiana, but the entire United States of America. What is redistricting? Redistricting is the process in which new state and congressional legislative district
Too Much is Apparently Not Enough
Growing Income Inequality in Indiana and Across the Country By Joe Micon, LUM executive director & Rob Krasa, LUM I\intern The gap between the 1% and the rest of the
New LUM Klinker-Alting Family Advocacy Intern
Meet Angela Weaver – New LUM Intern Angela grew up in Wheatfield, Indiana and graduated from Kankakee Valley High School. She and her husband, Kyle Brown, currently live in West Lafayette
Meet the New LUM Summer Interns
Campaign for Hoosier Families, Emergency Shelter, Good Samaritan Program, Homeless Shelter, ID Clinic, Immigration Clinic, Lafayette Urban Ministry, LUM, LUM Staff
Meron Tamene — LUM Summer Intern Originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana, Meron now lives in West Lafayette. She is matriculating toward a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science with minors in Arabic,