🎉 Volunteer of the Month – December: Kelly K. Fuchs 🎉 For nearly two years, Kelly has supported the LUM Emergency Shelter & leads Purdue students through the Hands and Feet of Christ ministry—bringing volunteers twice weekly. Thank you, Kelly! Read more: buff.ly/1nU0ngD

LUM Holiday Hours 🎄These essential services are open regular hours: ✨ Emergency Shelter & Winter Warming Station ✨ Protein Food Pantry - Mondays Only 📌 Shelter intake: 6-6:30 AM at the shelter if the office is closed. Learn more: buff.ly/Kafn5EM Happy holidays! 💙

🎄✨ Merry Christmas ✨🎄from your friends at Lafayette Urban Ministry! May this season inspire you to BELIEVE again, HOPE again & LOVE again. ❤️🎁#MerryChristmas #PeaceOnEarth #Believe #Hope #Love #LafayetteUrbanMinistry

🎄✨ A couple hours before sunrise, volunteers joined our guests in Christmas carols at the LUM Emergency Shelter. 🎶☕🍪 Songs, smiles, and shared hospitality filled the morning with warmth and hope—reminding our unhoused neighbors they are seen and valued. 💛 #ChristmasMorning

Happy Kwanzaa to all of our friends celebrating this week from your friends at Lafayette Urban Ministry.

LUM in the News - 'Spending Time': How local churches make Christmas possible for 1,776 kids - buff.ly/9zmTlZE

Check out this edition of Wes's Weekly Wrap Up, where Wes Tillett, LUM executive director, shares a Christmas greeting from everyone at Lafayette Urban Ministry. Please take 32 seconds to watch the video and share with others.

LUM Giving = A Lifeline of Help & Hope. 2025 was a challenging year. Our Shelter was full every night, Food Pantry has 10,000 visits & $160,000 helped prevent evictions. Thanks to you, LUM continues to meet needs & bring hope to our neighbors. Learn more: buff.ly/We9bqr2

LUM in the News - Ful­filling a need, both by giv­ing and receiv­ing. buff.ly/z4WVb7b

Everyone at Lafayette Urban Ministry gives thanks for you—our donors, volunteers & community partners—who make LUM a true lifeline of help and hope. Because of you, families are fed, neighbors find warmth & shelter, households remain housed, and children are supported. Thank you.

USPS Postmark Alert—date may be applied days after mailing, which could affect time-sensitive gifts. To be safe: request a manual postmark, use Certified/Registered Mail, get a Certificate of Mailing or give ONLINE for instant confirmation. Learn more: buff.ly/OSrTiqA

⏰ Only days left to make a year-end gift! Your support fuels LUM’s work providing food 🥫, shelter 🛏️, education 📚, and hope 💛. Gifts made by Dec. 31 may offer tax benefits. 👉 Give today: buff.ly/neaZIHe #YearEndGiving #GiveLUM #HelpAndHope

🎄 LUM Holiday Hours🎄Even when the office is closed, essential services remain open: ✨ Shelter & Winter Warming Station: Open regular hours ✨ Food Pantry: Monday only 📌 Shelter intake: 6-6:30 AM at the shelter if the office is closed. Learn more 👉 buff.ly/Kafn5EM

Give Smart. Give Local. Give LUM. 💛 If you’re 73+, RMDs are required—and taxable. A Qualified Charitable Distribution lets you give from your IRA to LUM, count it toward your RMD & avoid income tax—while supporting families, food & youth. Learn more: buff.ly/gt6v4uQ

Happy New Year from your friends at Lafayette Urban Ministry! 🎉 Here’s to new beginnings—and to believing again, hoping again, and loving again as we step into the year ahead. 💛

✨ Make 2026 the Year You Make a Difference ✨Choose purpose in the new year. Volunteer with LUM and be a lifeline of help & hope—restoring stability, affirming dignity, and building a stronger community. 💛👉 buff.ly/BUNLgTo

Check out this edition of Wes's Weekly Wrap Up, and join Wes Tillett, LUM Executive Director, a journey back to the moments of 2025. This video showcases the heart, resilience & real impact of LUM’s work—lives uplifted, milestones reached & hope put into action. Watch & share.

✨ Make 2026 the Year You Make a Difference ✨Volunteer with LUM’s Shelter Programs and help provide meals, warmth, and dignity to neighbors facing homelessness. Be a lifeline of help & hope. 💛 Sign up today - buff.ly/BUNLgTo

✨ Make 2026 the Year You Make a Difference ✨Join LUM’s Food Programs and help fight hunger in our community. From the Food Pantry to Food Rescue and Shelter Meals, your time provides nourishment, stability, and hope to neighbors in need. Sign up TODAY - buff.ly/BUNLgTo

✨ Make 2026 the Year You Make a Difference ✨Volunteer with the LUM After School Program & help children grow through learning, encouragement, and connection. Your time builds confidence and creates brighter futures—starting in 2026. 💛Sign up TODAY 👉 buff.ly/BUNLgTo