Programs & Services

Lafayette Urban Ministry Touching the Future by Helping Children & Families Today

LUM Emergency Shelter The LUM Emergency Shelter provides over-night shelter, meals, showers and a safe caring environment throughout the year. Many church and community groups provide meals for shel-ter guests.

Winter Warming Station The LUM Winter Warming Station comple-ments the services of the LUM Emergency Shelter. Open from November 15 to April 9, It is used by individuals needing a place in the evening to “warm up.” It offers an option to be in a safe, secure indoor place.

Food Pantry The St. John’s/LUM Food Pantry provides emergency food five days a week at the St. John’s church at 6th & Ferry Streets, downtown Lafayette. The Food Pantry is one of the largest volume pantry in west central Indiana. Volun-teers staff the pantry, purchase & transport food, and keep it stocked and clean.

Thanksgiving Celebration This popular local holiday tradition serves a traditional turkey dinner with all the fixings! Many volunteers help decorate, prepare food, serve, and clean up afterward.

Hunger Hike Proceeds from this annual event on the third Sunday in September provide important finan-cial support for The LUM anti-hunger pro-grams, Food Finders Food Bank and St. Tom’s Haiti Ministry.

Social Justice Ministries LUM works to build a more just society. LUM Social Justice Ministries are actively involved in research, public education and legislative advocacy that helps strengthen Hoosier families and provide a brighter future for our children. Leading these efforts is the Campaign for Hoosier Families, a faith-based statewide advo-cacy initiative founded by LUM.

The Lafayette Urban Ministry is a partnership of over 40 local churches that serves as a social safety net for children and families in our community who are ex-periencing difficult times. Through the various pro-grams of service, self-help and social justice advoca-cy LUM follows Christ’s mandate to love and serve the least among us. LUM touches the future by help-ing children and families today! LUM invites you to join with us.

LUM Member Churches Bethany Presbyterian

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Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception

Central Presbyterian Church

Chapel of the Good Shepherd, the Episcopal Church at Purdue

Christ United Methodist Church

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Greater Lafayette Stake

Church of the Blessed Sacrament

Congress Street United Methodist Church

Elmwood Church of Christ

Elston Presbyterian Church

Faith Presbyterian Church

Federated Church

First Baptist Church

First Christian Church

First Church of Nazarene

First United Methodist Church

Grace United Methodist Church

Heartland Community Church

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Hope Chapel Outreach

Immanuel United Church of Christ

Lafayette Christian Reformed Church

Lafayette Church of the Brethren

Lafayette Friends Meeting

Memorial Presbyterian Church of Dayton

Our Saviour Lutheran Church

Second Baptist Church

St. Alexis Orthodox Church

St. Andrew United Methodist Church

St. Ann Church & Shrine

St. Boniface Church

St. John’s Episcopal Church

St. Lawrence Catholic Church

St. Thomas Aquinas—the Catholic Center at Purdue

Stidham United Methodist Church

Stockwell United Methodist Church

Trinity United Methodist Church

Unitarian Universalist Church

Universal Deliverance Church of God in Christ

University Church

Word of Life Fellowship Church

Lafayette Urban Ministry

420 N 4th Street, Lafayette, IN 47901-2113

(765) 423-2691 | www.lumserve.org | lum@lumserve.org

Volunteer Opportunities The LUM mission — Loving neighbors, seeking justice, empowering the least among us, and renewing the Church’s social ministry

Financial Assistance The LUM Good Samaritan Program provides emer-gency financial assistance for rent, utilities, and pre-scription medication to eligible Tippecanoe County residents

ID Clinic The LUM ID Clinic offers individuals assistance with the process of obtaining a valid Indiana identification card, and helps individuals with the entire process. The service is free, but the entire process may take a few weeks to complete.

Immigration Services The LUM Immigration Clinic provides confidential immigration law services and is recognized by the Bureau of Immigration Appeals as an authorized im-migration services provider. Services include answer-ing questions, consulting with clients regarding bene-fit eligibility, filling out immigration forms, providing free citizenship classes and connecting clients with other resources.

Tax Assistance From January through April, certified LUM volunteer tax preparers assist clients in filing state and federal returns, with particular emphasis on Earned Income Tax Credits. Families and the community benefit from the tax dollars returned.

After School Childcare The LUM Afterschool Program provides educational enrichment for children of the LUM clients, enabling their parents to finish their afternoon work knowing their children are in a safe and stimulating environ-ment. The children receive a nutritious snack, help with homework, religious education, arts, crafts, rec-reation and field trips.

Giving Opportunities Summer Childcare The LUM 5th Quarter Summer Learning Program is dedicated to closing the academic achievement gap for students who are struggling and to providing en-richment, active learning, crafts and recreation for students who are doing well. 5th Quarter is structured child care available to elementary aged children.

Summer Camp Boys and girls, ages 8-10, enjoy one of the most memorable weeks of their lives in one of the finest overnight camping programs in Indiana. The children enjoy swimming, hiking, crafts, riding horses, learn-ing new skills and growing in confidence and self-esteem.

Jubilee Christmas LUM Jubilee Christmas helps local families be heroes with their children at Christmastime! LUM member churches host separate Jubilee Christmas sites where parents select new toys, clothing; and receive canned hams, food cards and gift certificates for their teens.

LUM offers a variety of volunteer opportuni-ties from regular long-term commitments to helping with special events. Whether helping with Hunger Hike or Jubilee Christmas, tu-toring children in the After School Program, helping run the Emergency Shelter, working in the office, or being a summer camp coun-selor, volunteers find their work at LUM to be exciting & rewarding. Please contact LUM if you are interested in volunteering– or go to www.lumserve.org/volunteer.

The Annual Fund Campaign for Lafayette Urban Ministry provides the opportunity for donors to give a yearly gift to support the programs of our ministry.

In addition, donors have the opportunity to support specific programs such as LUM Camp, the Emergency Shelter, Good Samari-tan Fund, Immigration Clinic, Jubilee Christ-mas, Community Thanksgiving, and the Af-ter School Program.

Online contributions are welcome at www.lumserve.org./donate-online

We can also assist in setting up pre-authorized monthly withdrawals. Interested in including LUM in your estate planning? Please call or email our office.