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
Local Foundations Support LUM Programs
Two Recent Gifts Totaling $19,600 The McAllister Foundation recently awarded the LUM youth programs a $12,100 grant for playground improvements, books & a bookshelf, bus back-up cameras, outdoor lighting and
5th Quarter Summer Students Have Returned
Child Care Focused on Learning, Health & Safety The LUM Youth Center is once again filled with life with the start of the LUM 5th Quarter Summer Learning Program. Before the
Sponsor a Camper – $150 Per Child
LUM Camp is a scholarship-based camp, meaning we only invite children whose parents are not able to pay for the $150 per child cost of camp. We ask the campers
This Year’s Theme – “Join the Green Side”
LUM Camp is a weeklong overnight camp for boys and girls, ages 8, 9, and 10. The children come from families served by Lafayette Urban Ministry. A typical week of
Camp is A Blast! The Best Week of the Summer!
LUM Camp is A BLAST! All these positive changes are happening while children are having the time of their lives. Many children describe LUM Camp as “the best week of
Camp is Life-Giving & Life-Changing
Consider for a moment these amazing realities of almost all camp experiences. LUM Camp is LIFE-GIVING. The benefits of camp to those children who attend are well-documented and rather staggering:
Meet Marlena – 2020 LUM Camp Program Director
Marlena Edmondson is the program director of LUM Camp 2020. She earned a BSW in Political Science & Social Work from IUPUI, and an MSW with a concentration in Child Welfare from Indiana University. Marlena
LUM Camp is Life-Giving, Life-Changing & a Blast!
Dear Friend, Consider for a moment these amazing realities of almost all camp experiences. Camp is LIFE-GIVING. The benefits of camp to those children who attend are well-documented and rather