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5th Quarter Summer Learning Program


Enrollment Will Open Soon – Summer 2025

If you wish to be added to the waiting list or have any questions, please email Kristi at khogue@lumserve.org.


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What’s Offered

  • Summer childcare with structured learning
  • Dates/times:
    May 27, 2025 – August 1 or 8, 2025 (start date may change due to LSC snow days)
    Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
    Closed for Independence Day (Observed Friday, July 4, 2025)
  • Location:
    LUM Ray Ewry Center
    525 N 4th Street, Lafayette, IN 47901
  • Nutritious snacks
  • Learning based on Indiana Academic Standards in reading, writing, math, social studies and science
  • Recreational and playground activities, Field trips

How to sign-up your children for 5th Quarter:

  • Submit an application — to START the process, click the “Submit an Application” button below
  • Fees (subject to change):
Sliding Fee Scale – Per Child
Poverty LevelWeeklyDaily
<127%Your family may qualify for CCDF vouchers
128 – 175%$80$25
176 – 400%$90.00$30
400%+$100.00$35
  • Pay Online HERE -or- Pay in Person -or- Pay by Mail 
    • Due in advance
    • Voucher accepted
  • Forms & Information — 5th Quarter:
    • Important Information, click HERE
    • Discipline/Guidance Policy, click HERE
  • Tours Available – by appointment only

Who’s eligible for 5th Quarter:

  • Elementary aged children – starting Kindergarten through completed 6th grade
  • Limited to 50 children

What you need to submit with your application and registration:

  • Children’s names, date of birth, grade, school name
  • Medical information – medication and allergy information; Immunization Record
  • Educational needs information; Individualized Education Plan (IEP), if applicable
  • Emergency contact information
  • Read and agree to the Discipline/Guidance Policy

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Contact information:

Kristi Hogue, 5th Quarter Summer Learning Program director
765.423.2691 | khogue@lumserve.org
Text Updates – to sign up for LUM 5th Quarter updates, text @lum5q to 81010


More information:

  • Supervision by trained staff in a loving, Christian environment
  • Active learning based on Indiana academic standards
  • Fun crafts and recreation
  • Free Federal summer lunch program and nutritional snacks
  • Structured childcare
  • Fun and educational field trips
  • All at a low cost
  • Dates based on summer recess for Lafayette School Corporation students

Children & Families

LUM offers programs focused on Children & Families including a Christmas assistance program and programs to support the youth’s academic achievement and educational enrichment after school and during the summer months.


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Immigration Clinic



What’s Offered:  

  • Help with these immigration issues
    • Gaining citizenship
    • Getting consideration for DACA renewal
    • Applying for emergency visas, or green cards
  • Other areas of help offered include: Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
  • Type of help offered includes: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS
  • Naturalization (Citizenship) Information, click HERE
  • Apply for Citizenship – On Your Own. To get started, click HERE
  • Referrals to other services – List of Other Resources

How to use the Immigration Clinic services:

  • Request An APPOINTMENT
    • PHONE – Call 765-269-4128 – Monday-Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    • ONLINE – complete the online form HERE
  • FEES
    • $20 fee to LUM for initial consultation.
      You may pay online by clicking the “Make A Payment” button below.
      Fee must be paid before the consultation appointment. This fee is nonrefundable.
    • Any additional fees needed to process the case will be discussed during the consultation. You may pay online by clicking the “Make A Payment” button below.
  • Days/Hours:
    • Monday – Friday, generally 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    • Meetings are by appointment only; no walk-ins
    • Closed on days when LUM is closed for a Holiday
  • Location:
    • LUM Office, 420 N 4th Street, Lafayette, IN 47901
    • CityBus – Route #1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3, 7, 6A or 6B to City Bus Center (3rd Street)
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) & the Answers
    • General FAQs, click HERE
    • Naturalization (Citizenship) FAQs, click HERE
    • DACA FAQs, click HERE


Video describes services provided by the LUM Immigration Clinic.


Who may use the Immigration Clinic:

  • Must be a resident of Tippecanoe County, Benton County, Carroll County, Clinton County, Montgomery County, Warren County or White County in Indiana

What you should bring with you:

  • Photo ID
  • USCIS Issued documents including US Permanent Resident Card
  • Employment authorization card
  • All documents related to your issue

Forms:

  • Request Services Form, click HERE
    – use to request services from the LUM Immigration Clinic

Family Safety Planning INFORMATION — click HERE

  • Family Preparedness Binder – Safety Planning (PDF):
    Choose a language: English | Spanish |
  • Know Your Rights: A Guide to Your Rights When Interacting with Law Enforcement(PDF):Choose a language: English | Spanish | Chinese | Amharic |


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Contact information:

Christian Gallo, Immigration Clinic director
765-269-4128 | cgallo@lumserve.org

Cristy Perez, Immigration Clinic assistant director
765-269-4128 | cperez@lumserve.org

ID Clinic


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What’s Offered:

  • Help in getting a birth certificate, which will make it possible to get a social security card and valid ID card (Indiana identification) on your own.

How to Use the ID Clinic:

  • Visitors to the LUM Office must:
    • Not be sick or have COVID-19 symptoms
    • Announce yourself through the intercom
  • Days/Times
    • Tuesday & Thursday
    • 11:00 a.m. –  Noon
    • Must check in by 11:15 a.m.
  • Location – LUM Office, 420 N 4th Street, Lafayette, IN
  • CityBus – Route #1A Market Square – Drop off at Brown Street and 4th Street
  • Service is free, but the entire process may take a few weeks to complete

Who may Use the ID Clinic:

  • Tippecanoe County residents

What you should bring with you:

  • Information – names of birth parents, city & state of where you were born, name of schools you attended and years of enrollment
  • Birth certificate, if available
  • Social Security card, if available
  • Legal ID, if available

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Contact information:

Angel Valentin, ID Clinic director
765.423.2691 | avalentin@lumserve.org

Good Samaritan Program

DUE to COVID-19 – NO In-Person Requests will be accepted until further notice (updated 12/24/2021). Please READ this entire page before submitting an Online Request.


What’s Offered:

  • Funds:
    For family emergencies such as…
    • Utilities (gas, electric, water) – help with fees, re-connection or deposit
    • Rent/Mortgage payment
    • Medical
      • Prescription medication, HIP premium payment, physical exam or TB test required for new job
      • Prescriptions must be ready for pick-up at your pharmacy
    • Clothing
      • Work-related clothing – clothes required for a new job
      • Clothing (general use) – clothing vouchers are available from time to time
    • GED test fee
  • Amounts:
    • Generally less than $60; decisions are made on a case-by-case basis
    • There is also a total amount allowed per household per year
  • How often:
    • Not more than every 30 days — or until your household annual limit is reached
    • Generally do not help with the same bill more than once
  • Referrals to other assistance programs
  • NO funds for doctor bills, car repairs, gasoline for cars, bus tokens, court or legal fees, bills not yet past due, bills too large
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) & the Answers may be found HERE

How to get funds from the Good Samaritan Program:

  • DUE to COVID-19 – NO In Person Requests
  • Online Requests
    • Complete online Financial Assistance Request form, click HERE
    • Submit all documentation through email to gsp@lumserve.org
    • LUM staff will email or call you to follow up — AFTER all documentation has been submitted.
    • PLEASE NOTE
      • You may not hear back from us immediately after submitting the “request form.”
      • One of our staff members will get back to you via email or phone as soon as they are able to get to your request. In the meantime, please submit the request form and then send all documentation (see below) related to your request to gsp@lumserve.org.
      • For more information, please READ this entire page. click HERE.
      • Thank you for your patience.

Who may get funds from the Good Samaritan Program:


What you should submit (in person or online):

  • Picture ID
  • Names & birth-dates of all adults & children in your household
  • Required paperwork:
    • Utilities – Gas, Electric, Water
      • Current Disconnect notice
      • Your Current Bill from the Utility company
    • Rent/Mortgage
      • Copy of your Current Lease or Bank Payment Book
      • Rent Receipt or a Letter from your Landlord
    • Medical
      • Prescription — Name & phone number of your Pharmacy
      • HIP — current bill
      • Physical/TB Test — Note from your new employer or the employment agency – listing Physical Exam or TB Test is required
    • GED Test Fee — proof of current enrollment and testing date
    • Work-related clothing
      • Note from your new employer or the employment agency – listing required clothes like work boots or uniform

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Contact information:

Angel Valentin, Financial Assistance Program director
765.423.2691 | gsp@lumserve.org