Summer at LUM – Faces & Stories
August 2015 How grateful I am for all that you make possible here at LUM. For the accomplishments that are common and routine — but especially for the faces and stories
Shelter Volunteers Needed – Immediate Openings
The LUM Emergency Homeless Shelter needs volunteers 365 nights a year. Currently there are openings for Weekend Coordinators and Overnight Shelter Volunteers. Weekend Coordinators Responsible for managing the LUM overnight shelter
Meet the LUM Shelter Coordinator
Meet Jasmine Skinner, the new volunteer Live-in Coordinator at the LUM Emergency Shelter. Jasmine is originally from Frankfort, Indiana and currently lives in West Lafayette. She is a student at
We’re Almost Out! (Of Toilet Paper, that is.)
The LUM Emergency Shelter relies on gifts from the community and our LUM friends. The Shelter currently is in need of Toilet Paper. Please help by making a monetary donation
LUM Summer Projects — Need Volunteers
LUM is looking for skilled volunteers for a few summer projects. Please review the projection descriptions below — and let us know if you are willing to help. LUM Summer
LUM Awarded $17,250 Federal EFSP Grant
Lafayette Urban Ministry has been recently awarded $17,250 in Phase 32 Emergency Food and Shelter Program funding. EFSP is a program of the federal government designed to quickly provide emergency
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,
Wind Chill Emergency – Thanks to Volunteers
Special thanks this week to ALL of our LUM emergency shelter volunteers especially our bus drivers — Clarinda Crawford (left), Jerry Eaton and Ernie Haupt (below)—for their dedicated service during
New Year’s Resolution – Volunteer More in 2015
Is one of your New Year’s Resolutions to Volunteer More in 2015? Well — LUM wants to help you achieve that goal. There are a number of opportunities for you, your
Client Corner – LUM Good Samaritan Program – Meet Gregory Gillard
Meet Gregory Gillard from Lafayette. He is a client of LUM Case Management, a former guest of the LUM Emergency Shelter and a recipient of the LUM Good Samaritan Fund.