COVID-19 Response – Programs Information
LUM is Open for Business – Safety & Compliance LUM is open for business, but “how” LUM serves the families in our community has been modified to keep everyone as
LUM Shelter Director Joins Panel at Purdue
Economic Justice – Martin Luther King Day 2020 Dave Heckerd, LUM Emergency Shelter director, participated in a panel discussion entitled, Pursuing Economic & Social Justice, for the Martin Luther King 2020
LUM Staff Tour New Engagement Center
Important Partnership Focused on Homelessness With the opening of the community’s new Engagement Center (815 N 12th St, Lafayette), there are opportunities to improve how individuals experiencing homelessness receive assistance and services.
Hot Needs – LUM Volunteer Opportunities – Meals Needed
MEALS NEEDED – Emergency Shelter Each night of the year, a simple meal is needed for the guests in the LUM Emergency Shelter. Open dates are as follows: Monday, February 3; Tuesday, February 4;
Malavenda’s New Role at LUM
Pablo Malavenda, Executive Program Director Not to be confused with the “executive director,” Pablo Malavenda is the new Executive Program Director (reporting to the Executive Director). In addition to his duties directing Jubilee Christmas, LUM communications &
Hot Needs – LUM Volunteer Opportunities – Meals Needed
MEALS NEEDED – Emergency Shelter Each night of the year, a simple meal is needed for the guests in the LUM Emergency Shelter. Open dates are as follows: Saturday, January 25 Saturday, February 1
Current Volunteer Needs – Food Pantry
LUM Protein Food Pantry The LUM Protein Food Pantry Data Entry volunteer welcomes clients to the LUM Protein Food Pantry, verifies their household information on LUM’s client database, and determines if they
Current Volunteer Needs – Afternoon Receptionists
Afternoon Receptionist If you’re interested in volunteering on a regular basis in the afternoon, consider becoming a volunteer afternoon receptionist at LUM. A Volunteer LUM Receptionist is needed each weekday from noon to 4:30 p.m. —
Current Volunteer Needs – Emergency Shelter
Emergency Shelter 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
Wishing You ‘Amazing Peace’ This Christmas
A Letter from Joe Micon, LUM Executive Director In our joy, we think we hear a whisper. At first it is too soft. Then only half heard. We listen carefully