2026 – eNewsletter Archive
October 29, 2026 – Breaking Myths, Building Community
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Myth Buster
- Stories from the Lobby
- Westminster Soup Day
- Word of Hope
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs |
October 22, 2026 – Celebrate Community
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Empty Bowls
- A Legacy of Hope: Jim & Carolyn McGlone
- Empty Bowls
- Word of Hope
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs |
October 15, 2026 – Grateful Hearts, Stronger Community
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Pastor Appreciation Month
- Volunteers Make A Difference
- Turkey Trot
- Word of Hope
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs |
October 8, 2026 – Small Acts. Lasting Impact.
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Miranda’s Journey
- Empty Bowls
- From Shelter Guest to Giving Back
- Word of Hope
- 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
- Word of Hope
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs |
September 24, 2026 – Helping Hands, Full Hearts
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Loving Your Neighbor
- Empty Bowls
- Donor & Volunteer Appreciation Night
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs |
September 17, 2026 – Walking Together to End Hunger
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Cost of Food Program
- Nearing Our Goal
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs |
September 10, 2026 – Neighbors Helping Neighbors
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Cost of Food Program
- Dine to Donate – Leo’s Thursday, September 17th from 3:00 – 7:00 pm
- Donor & Volunteer Appreciation Night
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs |
September 3, 2026 – Lifelines & Local Impact
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Lifeline of Help and Hope
- Stories from the Lobby
- Behind the Scenes
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs |
August 27, 2026 – Subject Understanding Poverty. Supporting Neighbors.
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Myth Buster
- Simply Ways to Make a Lasting Difference
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs |
August 20, 2026 – Behind the Mission
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Financial Assistance Program
- Where Hope Began: From Volunteers to Supporters
- Behind the Scenes
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs |
August 13, 2026 – Transforming Lives Together
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Partnership
- Hunger Hike
- August is Create-A-Will Month
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs |
August 6, 2026 – Transforming Lives Together
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – LUM Camp
- Stories from LUM Camp
- August is Create-A-Will Month
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs |
July 30,206 – Changing Live Through Kindness
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – LUM Camp Recap
- The Gift of Kindness – Stories from the Lobby
- Dine to Donate
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs |
July 23, 2026 – Building Understanding, Inspiring Action
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Poverty Myth Buster #22
- Compassion in Action – Stories from the Food Pantry
- Hunger Hike
- Kroger Community Rewards
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs |
July 16, 2026 – LUM Together We Make Hope Possible
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Team Work
- You are a Philanthropist
- Dine to Donate
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs |
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – LUM Programs
- Glick Philanthropies
- Empty Bowls
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs | LUM Camp |
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – LUM Shelter Brings Hope
- Mission Moment – Meet Kathy & Addison
- LUM Summer of Service – Food Rescue & Advocates
- LUM Camp Needs Counselors (July 27-31)
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs | LUM Camp |
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Real Change Afoot
- LUM Spotlight – Meet Álvaro Málaga Olay
- Our Community Unites to End Homelessness
- LUM Camp Needs Counselors (July 27-31)
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs | LUM Camp |
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Poverty Myth Buster #21
- Welcoming Monica Ventureno to LUM Team
- LUM Celebrates Accessibility Improvements
- LUM Camp Needs Counselors (July 27-31)
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs | LUM Camp |
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Join the Conversation
- Creating Memories at LUM Day for Dads
- Summer Learning Program Inspires Success
- LUM Summer of Service Feeds Hope
- Be the Change – Join the Conversations
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs | LUM Camp |
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Summer Meals Matter
- LUM Summer of Service – Make a Real Difference
- LUM Summer of Service Feeds Hope
- Be the Change – Join the Conversations
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs | LUM Camp |
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Summer Enrichment
- Summer Volunteer Roles Change Lives Daily
- Behind the Scenes Changes Perspectives
- Leave a Legacy & Plant Seeds of Support
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs | LUM Camp |
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Transforming Lives
- Anonymous Gifts Strengthen LUM Lifeline
- Local Agencies Lead Housing Collaboration
- Purdue Crew Row-A-Thon Supports LUM
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs | LUM Camp | Legacy Giving Guide |
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Poverty Myth Buster #20
- LUM Summer Youth Programs – Coming Soon
- 5th Quarter – Advancing Education Stability
- LUM Day for Dads — Building Stronger Families
- LUM Camp – Building Confidence & Opportunity
- How You Can “Get Involved” in Summer Programs
- Behind the Scenes – May 21, 2026
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – LUM Camp Excitement
- LUM Camp’s Lasting Impact
- Why LUM Camp Matters
- Send a Local Child to LUM Camp This Summer
- Behind the Scenes – May 21, 2026
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – LUM’s Most Valuable Asset
- LUM Celebrates Volunteers and Their Impact
- LUM Spring & Summer Service Matters
- Behind the Scenes: A Homeless Services Experience
- We’re Hiring – Bilingual Receptionist
- Your Vote is Your Power – Exercise Your Right
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Exclusive LUM Experience
- LUM Staff Spotlight – Melissa K. Martin
- Get Involved with LUM Assistance Programs
- Celebrating Service, Impact, and Gratitude
- We’re Hiring – After School Program Aide
- Your Vote is Your Power – Exercise Your Right
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – ‘Hope for Tomorrow’ Recap
- Winter Warming Station Offered Help & Hope
- Hope for Tomorrow – More than a Fundraiser
- Spring Opportunities to Help the LUM Shelter
- We’re Hiring – After School Program Aide
- Community Call to Action – Sign the Pledge
- Your Vote is Your Power – Exercise Your Right
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Poverty Myth Buster #19
- Your Vote is Your Power – Exercise Your Right
- Hope for Tomorrow – TOMORROW, April 10
- United Against Criminalizing Homelessness
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – You’re Invited
- Mission Moment – Ernie’s Journey
- Hope for Tomorrow – Next Friday (4/10)
- Local Students Ignite Warmth, Hope & Change
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Your Gift Helped Kimberly
- Mission Moment – The Story of Kimberly
- Create a Lasting Impact & Legacy with LUM
- QCD – An Innovative Way to Support Your Neighbors
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Poverty Myth Buster #18
- Local Students Serving at LUM with Purpose – Cole Elementary, Klondike Middle & Murdock Elementary
- Tammy Siemers Sparks Students to Serve
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Past, Present, Future
- Three Events Making a Community Impact
- LUM Staff Retreat Sparks Connection
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Join the Movement
- LUM Celebrates Reading Across America Week
- LUM Mission Moment – Meet Tanya & Her Kids
- Four Ways to Celebrate Reading with LUM
- Beyond the Bridge Community Open Forum
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Poverty Myth Buster #17
- Your Generosity Changed Lives in 2025
- Beyond the Bridge Community Open Forum
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – The Impact Over the Years
- LUM Leaders Reflect on Impact of 2025
- Discover the Difference You Create
- Pottery Project Benefits LUM Families
- Upcoming Events You Won’t Want to Miss
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Lent in Action at LUM
- A Personal Message From Wes Tillett
- Help Keep Our Neighbors Safe Tonight
- Hope for Tomorrow – More Than an Event
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Murals of Hope
- Volunteer Spotlight – Chase Jenquin
- Rescue Food. Feed Neighbors. Together.
- Six Ways to Support LUM Food Programs
- Food Rescue Volunteers Needed
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Today’s PIT Count
- LUM Helping Neighbors Weather the Storm
- Grant Strengthens LUM’s Winter Response
- Turn Your Pay Less Trips into Hope for LUM
- Winter Giving – Most Needed Snacks
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Poverty Myth Buster #16
- Indiana Legislative Alert – Take Action Today
- Working Together to Address Homelessness
- Next Thursday is Point-in-Time Count Day
- Winter Giving – Most Needed Snacks
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Critical Winter Shelter
- No One Left Out in the Cold at LUM
- Give the Gift of Warmth This Winter
- Step Up This Winter – LUM Needs You Now
- Winter Giving – Most Needed Snacks
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Live Magnanimously
- New Year’s Resolutions Rooted in Purpose
- Help Others. Find Your Joy. Give Hope.
- Give. Make An Impact. Spread Kindness.
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs
- Wes’s Weekly Wrap Up – Defining Moments of 2025
- Make 2026 the Year You Make a Difference
- Get Engaged – | Financial Assistance Program | Food Pantry & Rescue | Homeless Services | Youth Programs
- 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
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