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 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,
Local Principals Serve Shelter Meal
Last week, the Tippecanoe School Corporation elementary school principals & vice principals prepared and served meals to the LUM Emergency Shelter guests on two consecutive nights. Shelter guests were greeted
LUM – A Game Changer for Many
March 2015 Dear Friends, Anne Pellegrino recently stopped by my office, smiling ear to ear! Anne is a LUM volunteer tax preparer and she had just finished a tax return
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 LUM Emergency Shelter Coordinator
Kaleigh Basan is the new LUM Emergency Shelter coordinator. She is from Rockville, Indiana and is a student at Purdue University. At Purdue, Kaleigh is working toward a degree in
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
Mission Moment — The Shelter’s Rebekah Miller
Dusk has fallen and most of our community is cleaning up after dinner and settling in for the evening with their families. But for Rebekah Miller, her work is just
LUM Distributes 2012 Hunger Hike Proceeds, Thanks Community for Their Generosity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 13, 2012 (Lafayette, IN) On Sunday, September 16, 2012, over 900 participants helped raise $83,232.10 to meet the needs of hungry families in