LUM Shelter – CARES Act Grant $17,500
West Lafayette CDBG – CARES Act Grant The LUM Emergency Shelter has recently been awarded a $17,500 grant from the City of West Lafayette through the Community Development Block Grant program made possible by the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid,
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: THIS TUESDAY, August 25
4 Ways You Can Help the LUM Emergency Shelter
LUM Emergency Shelter Needs You! Four Ways YOU can help the LUM Emergency Shelter are as follows: Make a Monetary DONATION, click HERE Sign up to VOLUNTEER, click HERE Donate Needed ITEMS, click HERE Prepare a MEAL for LUM Shelter Guests, click HERE Currently there are openings
Meet the LUM Shelter Security Staff
Staff Meeting Via Zoom – Meeting Briton The LUM Emergency Shelter provides short-term, overnight shelter, meals, and showers in a safe and caring environment for up to 44 homeless adults each night
Meet Briton – New LUM Shelter Director
Briton Weise, LUM Emergency Shelter Director Briton M. Weise is the new program director for LUM Homeless Services. He is responsible for the LUM Emergency Shelter and the Winter Warming
New Socks for LUM Clients, Guests & Children
One Purchased = One Donated This past week, LUM has been distributing five new pairs of socks to each guest in the LUM Emergency Shelter and each child enrolled in the 5th Quarter
COVID-19 – Back On Track LUM
Open for Business with New Protocols LUM is open for business, but “how” LUM serves the families in our community has been modified again this week to keep pace with
LUM Awarded $10,000 from CARES Act
Lafayette Urban Ministry has also been awarded a $10,000 grant made possible by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This money is designated to provide emergency shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness including
LUM Awarded $13,679 in Federal Support
Lafayette Urban Ministry has recently been awarded $13,679 in Phase 37 Emergency Food and Shelter Program funding. EFSP is a program of the federal government designed to quickly provide emergency relief to those
Urgent Need – Overnight Shelter Volunteers
Volunteer with the LUM 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