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
Prepare a Meal for the LUM Shelter Guests
Individuals, Families, Churches & Companies If you, your church, your company or your family wish to Prepare a Meal for the LUM Emergency Shelter, your options are as follows: Prepare & Serve | Prepare & Drop-off Donate the Cost of Meal
Back On Track – Focused on Health & Safety
Open for Business with Strict Protocols Through Memorial Day, LUM will continue to offer local families financial & food assistance, immigration services, and shelter for those experiencing homelessness. On May
Social Distancing – Shelter Staff Meeting
Emergency Shelter Staff – Zoom Meeting The staff members of the LUM Emergency Shelter are truly on the front line of this crisis. A small but dedicated team make it
LUM Protein Food Pantry Open to Families
Donate | Sponsor a Food Drive The LUM Protein Food Pantry is one of the few downtown pantries still open and providing food to local families during this crisis. The pantry has imposed stricter health
MEALS Prepared for LUM Shelter Guests
Individuals, Families, Churches & Companies LUM is thankful for everyone who has prepared a meal for the guests in the Emergency Shelter during this crisis. This week, the pastor of Grace Lutheran Church,
Meet Brandyn – Superstar LUM Volunteer
Brandyn Stack – LUM Shelter Volunteer Brandyn Stack grew up in Mahomet, Illinois and earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Illinois University. He currently lives in Lafayette with his