Redistricting Reform – The Latest News
Gerrymandering in Indiana A redistricting standards bill authored by Senator Greg Walker, Senator Randall Head, Senator Mike Bohacek (Senate Bill 105) , and co-authored by Senator John Ruckelshaus, passed through the Elections Committee on February 4 in
Meet the LUM Shelter Security Staff
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 of the year. The LUM Winter Warming
LUM Reconnect & Restart Bus Ticket Program
A Better Option for Some LUM Shelter Guests Occasionally the better option for a LUM shelter guest to succeed in getting housing, employment & financial stability is to move. These
LUM Shelter Staff Goes “Above & Beyond”
LUM Shelter Staff Thanked by LUM Board At last night’s meeting, the LUM Board of Directors honored and thanked the LUM Emergency Shelter staff members for “going above & beyond
After School – Volunteers Needed Each Day
The LUM After School Program relies on a team of volunteers to work with the students. Volunteers are needed each weekday afternoon from 2 to 6 p.m. They tutor, read to the students, give spelling tests,
Meet the LUM After School Program Team
The LUM After School Program provides safe, fun and enriching childcare for up to 80 children in Kindergarten to 8th grade in Tippecanoe County. The children are transported by bus from school to the LUM Ray Ewry Youth Center.
IN General Assembly TANF Reform Bill – 2019
Learn More & Help Make A Change Several state senators have authored a bill which seeks to begin much-needed reform to the TANF program. As highlighted in our previous newsletter,
Solving Food Deserts: One Bill at a Time
Families Need Healthy Food Locally House Bill 1143 (http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1143#digest-heading), authored byRepresentative Robin Shackleford and co-authored by Representative Steven Davisson, Edward Clere, and Vanessa Summers seeks to combat the prevalence of food
Highlighted Legislator – Carey Hamilton
Indiana State Representative Carey Hamilton Representative Carey Hamilton recently authored House Bill 1098, a bill to cap the interest rates on payday loans. The cap on payday loans interest rates
Cap Payday Lending Interest Rates
Targeting Low Income Families & Children The fight to cap the interest rates charged by payday loans is all the talk around the Indiana State Capitol. The Indiana Coalition for