LUM Impact Report 2025 – Discover the Difference
Thank you for your interest in and partnership with Lafayette Urban Ministry. LUM is committed to honoring your investment by staying true to our mission and vision: Mission: Lafayette Urban
LUM Leaders Reflect on Impact of 2025
Together, We Made a Difference Because of friends like you, 2025 was a year of remarkable impact at Lafayette Urban Ministry. Amid rising housing and food costs, delayed federal assistance,
A Letter from Executive Director, Wes Tillett
Shelter, Strain, and Steadfast Community Hope Dear Friend, For more than 41 years – exceeding 15,000 nights in a row – we’ve opened our doors to our neighbors. And this
The LUM Food Rescue – Rescue Food. Feed Neighbors. Together.
LUM Food Rescue – A Recipe For Community Care The LUM Food Rescue Initiative is transforming surplus food into vital support for neighbors in need—while reducing food waste across Greater Lafayette. Drawing on
The LUM Food Rescue Initiative: Proven Impact, Local Action
Across Indiana and communities nationwide, food rescue initiatives have proven to be one of the most effective ways to fight hunger while reducing food waste. Studies and best-practice models show
LUM Volunteer Spotlight – Chase
Food Rescue Heroes: Chase Leads the Way Turning Knowledge Into Action For the past two years, Chase Jenquin has been a driving force behind the Lafayette Urban Ministry Food Rescue
Turn Your Pay Less Trips into Hope for LUM
Every Purchase – Every Swipe – Supports LUM DID YOU KNOW you can change lives in just a few minutes while shopping at your local Pay Less Super Market? By enrolling in the Kroger Community
Grant Strengthens LUM’s Winter Response
Duke Energy Foundation Awards $5,000 to LUM During this dangerously cold stretch in Tippecanoe County, Lafayette Urban Ministry provided critical support thanks to a $5,000 rapid-response grant from the Duke Energy Foundation. Part of $55,000
LUM Helping Neighbors Weather the Storm
Delivering Hope Through Snow and Bitter Cold This past Monday, when the snow was deep, the cold was dangerous, and sickness was everywhere, Lafayette Urban Ministry opened its doors. While the county was
Point-in-Time Count Day is Coming
Why the PIT Count Matters & How You Can Help This Thursday, January 29, communities across the country will take part in the annual Point-in-Time Count. This count helps us understand