Join the LUM Team! LUM is Hiring Now!
5th Quarter Summer Learning – Reading Specialist | Part-time, Seasonal – Summer | $15 – 17.50 /hour | 10 weeks – May through August | Daytime Shift – No Weekends
Franciscan Health Donates Needed Items
Franciscan Health – Spring Cleaning Donation Drive As part of its Spring Cleaning Donation Drive, Franciscan Health team members collected and donated a truckload of much-needed items to Lafayette Urban Ministry. Some of the
Share Your Time & Smile at the LUM Shelter
Shelter Volunteers Are Needed Year-Round As the need for shelter increases, your TIME & SMILE can make all the difference. Lafayette Urban Ministry invites you to support the Emergency Shelter — where each
Become a Sustaining Partner in Hospitality
Support LUM Homeless Services & Shelter At Lafayette Urban Ministry, the Emergency Shelter is open 365 nights a year, offering a warm, safe place to sleep for our unhoused neighbors—free of charge to our guests.
Mission Moment – Kevin’s Story
From Shelter Guest to Shelter Volunteer Eight months ago, Kevin came to the LUM Emergency Shelter in need of a safe place to sleep and a path forward. Thanks to the stability and support he
FIVE Ways to Help the LUM Homeless Services
As summer approaches, LUM asks for your continued support in serving individuals in our community who are experiencing homelessness. A gift to the LUM Emergency Shelter will help provide essential assistance and hope,
Join the Fun! Be a LUM Camp Counselor
Are you willing? Are you ready to make a difference? FUN IMPACT AWESOME FUN + IMPACT = AWESOME | Monday, July 28 – Friday, August 1 LUM Camp 2025 is happening July 28-August
LUM Service Days: Hands-On Help, Big Impact
Recent LUM Deep Cleaning Days of Service Recently, two groups spent an entire day volunteering at LUM: members of the Purdue FIJI Fraternity and their mothers, participating in FIJI Mom’s Day, and the
Behind the Scenes at the Emergency Shelter
A Unique & Powerful LUM Experience A select group of LUM friends recently experienced life as a guest at the LUM Emergency Shelter through a special Behind the Scenes event. Participants followed the guest process
LUM Celebrates Volunteers
LUM Annual Volunteer Appreciation Reception As part of National Volunteer Week, the Lafayette Urban Ministry family gathered yesterday to honor the heart and soul of the organization — the volunteers.