LUMINA holds weekly “Kids Night” enrichment programs on Monday evenings during the school year, administers a summer day camp for a week in late July or early August, and provides scholarship funds, camping gear, and transportation for overnight camp held at Gretna Glen in July each year.

LUMINA partners with Penn State Extension in offering free nutrition education/healthy cooking courses to caregivers of children under 18 who rely on food stamps and food pantries to feed their families. LUMINA provides food for the weekly recipes and kitchen tools as incentives to continue through the 6 week course.

LUMINA sponsors distributions of food boxes from Blessings of Hope to neighbors who are food insecure. On the second Saturday of each month we reach out at two local churches, whose volunteers give out the food: Ross Street United Methodist Church 312 E. Ross St. and Covenant UM Church at 110 N. Mulberry St.

LUMINA and other Manifest partners support McCaskey seniors in the building trades program by sponsoring awards of new tools at graduation

LUMINA maintains long-lasting relationships with many of the families whose children have attended our after school programs. We often share clothing, food, and school supplies with the families. We walk alongside them even if they experience a crisis, and we help to connect them to resources including churches.

LUMINA is part of Manifest, an alliance of United Methodists who are concerned with the affordable housing problem in Lancaster City. Currently we are partnering with Lockers for the Homeless in creating spaces where unhoused individuals may be able to safely store legal documents, important personal items, and medicines.