A Promise as Enduring as America
By Joe Micon, LUM executive director Have you heard the one about the busload filled with homeless families from Chicago that pulled up in front of LUM because our social
Mary Anderson celebrates 20 Years with LUM
Twenty years ago this month, Rev. Carl Malmgren saw something special in Mary Anderson and recommended that she be offered the three-month, part-time position with LUM to coordinate Jubilee Christmas
LUM Position Announcement — Case Management Contractor
Lafayette Urban Ministry — Position Announcement — Case Management Contractor Hours and Service: 22 hours per week: October 2014 – June 2015; $1,558 per month Objective: To assist homeless shelter guests in moving out
Free Haircut – Reflections from a LUM Volunteer
Free Haircut Day at LUM Today, as I sit at the front desk, I can see and hear some small miracles going on in the hallway. A woman has come
30th Anniversary of the LUM Shelter
September 2014 Dear Friend, This year marks the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Lafayette Urban Ministry Emergency Shelter for the homeless. Started as a joint effort between St. Thomas
Live-In Shelter Coordinator Needed — Immediate Opening
Position Opening: LUM Live-in Shelter Coordinator The Lafayette Urban Ministry Emergency Homeless Shelter has an opening for a Volunteer Live-in Coordinator. Volunteer Live-in Coordinator’s benefits include efficiency apartment, utilities,
New Mattresses for the LUM Shelter
The LUM Emergency Shelter will soon have new mattresses in all 45 beds. Thanks to a grant from The Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette, LUM was able to place an
Central Catholic Seniors Serve LUM
CC Senior Service Project This past Saturday, dozens of seniors from Lafayette Central Catholic Junior Senior High School worked all morning doing a variety of jobs at LUM. Each year
LUM Shelter Awarded $26K Grant
The Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette Supports LUM Emergency Shelter “It is a wonderful feeling to help those who are trying to help themselves. The LUM Emergency Shelter is such
Thank You — Congratulations — Farewell (to the LUM Interns)
LUM Intern Farewell Reception It is with mixed emotions that the LUM staff says “farewell” and “well done” to our fabulously talented and hardworking interns – Amanda Bajzatt, Katherine Brandes,