Current News
The Latest:
October 8, 2026 – Small Acts. Lasting Impact.
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Miranda’s Journey
- Empty Bowls
- From Shelter Guest to Giving Back
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs |
October 1, 2026 – What’s New at LUM
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – New COO
- Pastor Appreciation Lunch
- Welcoming Mary Lolling to LUM Team
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs |
LUM in the News:
- 10/13/2026 – Journal & Courier – Lafayette Empty Bowls event turns pottery into community support
- 9/21/2026 – WLFI – Hunger Hike brings awareness to food insecurity
- 9/21/2026 – Star City News – Lafayette Urban Ministry’s Hunger Hike marks $75k fundraised this year
- 9/20/2026 – WLFI – Annual Hunger Hike raises more than $75,000 to combat food insecurity in Greater Lafayette
- 9 /3 /2026 – Star City News – Cooling centers, air conditioning offer relief from Lafayette heat
- 8/19/2026 – WLFI – Hunger Hike 2026 Brings Greater Lafayette Community Together to Fight Hunger
- 8 /4 /2026 – Star City News – Lafayette organizations say donating to Hunger Hike is more important than ever
- 8 /3 /2026 – WLFI – Hunger Hike 2026 Fundraising Campaign Kicks Off On August 3rd
- 7/31/2026 – Star City News – Lafayette Urban Ministry to expand emergency shelter with new grant
- 7/29/2026 – WLFI – Community Foundation Awards More Than $756K to Lafayette Urban Ministry to Expand Shelter Services
- 6/29/2026 – Star City News – New state law regarding SNAP benefits to go into effect July 1
- 6/26/2026 – Star City News – New laws criminalize sleeping outside, ban phones in school
- 6/25/2026 – JC Online – ‘When did we stop being human?’: New law criminalizes sleeping in public
- 6/11/2026 – B 102.9 Radio – LUM offers Cooling Station
- 6/10/2026 – Based in Lafayette – Q&A: Next step this week in community pledge on homelessness
- 6/10/2026 – WLFI – LUM to open doors as a cooling station
- 5/28/2026 – JC Online – LUM provides camp and food help this summer
- 5/11/2026 – JC Online – LUM Camp offers low-cost summer experience for local youth
- 3/26/2026 – Star City News – Hometown Hero: Smittybread donates loaves to help food pantries
- 3/11/2026 – Purdue Exponent – Tillett speaks on what to do next
- 3/11/2026 – Purdue Exponent – Greater Lafayette panel offers resources for homeless people, speaks on housing affordability crisis
- 3/11/2026 – Purdue News – BME’s Tammy Siemers receives 2025 Community Spirit Award
- 3/13/2026 – Based in Lafayette – Leaders join ‘pledge’ to end homelessness, as Lafayette numbers spike
- 2/16/2026 – Star City News – LUM asks for help funding emergency shelter, warming station
- 2/12/2026 – JC Online – Lafayette shelter seeks donations as winter demand surges
- 1/23/2026 – JC Online – Local organizations LUM, LTHC ensuring no one must sleep in the cold
- 1/22/2026 – JC Online – Requests for utility help skyrocket after rate hikes, temperature spikes
- 1/16/2026 – WLFI – LUM shares 2025 numbers from Winter Warming Station
- 1/16/2026 – JC Online – Tippecanoe region sees increase in homelessness ahead of annual count
- 1/8/2026 – Star City News – LUM After School Program calls for healthy snack donations
- 12/29/2025 – WebPro News – USPS Postmark Rule Shift May Disrupt Tax, Election Deadlines
- 12/25/2025 – Indianapolis Star – Fulfilling a need, both by giving and receiving
- 12/22/2025 – JC Online – ‘Spending Time’: How local churches make Christmas possible for 1,776 kids
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