Summer of Service – Shelter Meals Needed
Be A Part of LUM Summer of Service Each night of the year, a simple meal is provided at the LUM Emergency Shelter. Planning and preparing a meal is a great activity for families,
Hello Spring!
LUM Has Begun Planning for Spring & Summer It’s springtime again. A time of rebirth and rejoicing — when days get longer, flowers bloom, and weather warms up. Spring also
LUM Shelter Guests Need Your Time & Smile
Shelter Volunteers Are Needed Year-Round The LUM Emergency Shelter is always in need of your time and assistance. For 39 years, Lafayette Urban Ministry has offered a safe & warm place to rest for those
LUM Staff Take a Study Trip to Chicago
LUM Staff Learn from Aspirational Peers As a part of the LUM Strategic Plan, staff members identified a number of “aspirational peers.” Last week, three staff members made a pilgrimage to Chicago to
The Real Unsung Hero at LUM is YOU!
Give Today – Help LUM Continue to Uplift & Serve In 2022, LUM served 3,588 households, providing assistance 35,079 times through 20 different programs and events. All of this positive community impact is
LUM Match Program Gives a Hand Up
Shelter Guests Benefit from the Opportunity Fund “I am forever grateful to LUM!” Timothy Kennell spoke with emotion. After many months of struggle, Timothy moved out of the LUM Emergency Shelter and into an
Simple Meals = Simple Gesture of Love
Thank You to All Who Prepared Bagged Meals As winter winds down, LUM would like to thank all of the groups and individuals who prepared “bagged meals” for the LUM Winter Warming
LUM Homeless Services Goes Paperless
Emergency Shelter Now Using Tablets at Check-in Thanks to a grant from the McAllister Foundation, LUM was able to purchase new tablets for LUM Emergency Shelter. The new tablets are now being used
Our Future – The New Faces of LUM
Meet LUM Staff Members – Jeffrey & Angel NEW FACES — Part of the LUM Strategic Plan is to “Investigate ways to increase the ethnic diversity of qualified candidates applying for
Mission Moment – Meet Newly-Housed Timothy
Emergency Shelter Guest Receives Match Funds At this month’s LUM Board meeting, Timothy Kennell (56) shared his journey from needing a bed with LUM in February 2022 to being employed and housed today. While