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Friday, April 10th, 2026 At The Lumina Project, our mission has always centered on improving lives and strengthening communities - whether through medical outreach or broader acts of service. Recently, three of our co-founders had the opportunity to volunteer at the Benjamin Elementary School Carnival after being invited by the event’s organizing committee. Throughout the day, our team helped supervise children enjoying the inflatable bouncy houses, led engaging trivia sessi

Friday, March 27th, 2026 This past week, the Lumina Project’s outreach team returned to two unhoused encampments in the Bloomington-Normal area for the first time since mid-January, following a period marked by extreme winter weather and a more recent city-led effort to clear these sites. We set out with the primary goal of reconnecting with individuals we had come to know over the past year and assessing how these communities had changed under evolving conditions. While thi

Friday, March 14th, 2026 At the Lumina Project, every step forward is powered by community, and today, we’re excited to celebrate one of those meaningful steps. We are proud to announce that the Lumina Project has been awarded a $500 grant through Walmart’s Spark Good program. We offer a special thanks to Walmart Facility #4815, Sam's Club on Shepard Rd, who made this funding opportunity possible. What is the Walmart Spark Good Program? Walmart’s Spark Good initiative is des

Wednesday, February 4th, 2026 Yesterday, the Lumina Project had the incredible opportunity to be featured on Good Afternoon Blono , a student-produced news segment by ISU TV-10 at Illinois State University. On the show, co-founder Quentin Irwin and longtime member Cody Kurcab sat down with the hosts to share the story behind Lumina Project’s founding just over a year ago and to explain what drives the organization’s mission. Their conversation brought meaningful visibility

Saturday, January 17th, 2026 This past Saturday morning, eight members of The Lumina Project outreach team ventured back into two familiar unhoused encampments right here in Bloomington-Normal. During snowfall and frigid temperatures, this outing signified the heart of our mission of meeting people where they are, not where it’s convenient. Winter does not pause for those living outdoors, and neither can the people committed to serving them. With vehicles loaded down, we di

Monday, December 22nd, 2025 Yesterday, two members of the Lumina Project board, Parker and Evan, visited Clinton, Illinois, a community located thirty minutes south of Bloomington-Normal. Their mission was clear and urgent: to distribute Narcan to local businesses. Along the way, they distributed Narcan to four locations: Town & Country Motel, Clinton Community YMCA, Wye Motel, and the Sunset Inn. Each location received 24 Narcan devices, along with valuable conversations abo

Wednesday, November 26th, 2025 This afternoon, six members of the Lumina Project, board members Parker, Evan, and Drew, alongside general body members Jack, Lucas, and Nick, returned to the Adelaide and Gravel Pits unhoused encampments to deliver a warm, home-cooked meal to our neighbors in need. As temperatures begin to drop and the winter season approaches, our team feels a renewed urgency to continue addressing food insecurity within the Bloomington-Normal community. Today

Sunday, November 23rd, 2025 This past Sunday, the Lumina Project conducted another outreach event at the Adelaide encampment, this time delivering the food and other essential items allocated via the St. Vincent De Paul Food Pantry Proxy Registration detailed in a previous post. This program ensures that individuals without transportation or those with physical impairments can receive food from the pantry’s weekly or bi-weekly drives, delivered directly to them by a Lumina P

Sunday, November 16th, 2025 This past Sunday, The Lumina Project hosted its third unhoused encampment outreach event in Bloomington-Normal, IL, visiting two locations we had previously worked with. It had been nearly a month since our last outreach, and we were eager to return and continue our mission. The success of this event was made possible thanks to the incredible generosity of local food pantries, as well as a significant portion of donations from the Illinois State

Saturday, October 11th, 2025 This past Saturday, three of our LP board members dedicated their time to partnering with the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry in another biweekly food drive. Working with this established organization to package food and other necessities demonstrates our ongoing efforts to collaborate and establish a presence in the community. LP Board Members: Parker, Drew, & Quentin (Left to Right) Following this event, Parker and Quentin conducted our second

Friday, October 3rd, 2025 This past Friday, The Lumina Project successfully held its second direct distribution event, providing food,...

Friday, August 15th, 2025 This past Friday marked a milestone for The Lumina Project as our board members conducted our first successful...

Wednesday, August 13th, 2025 Today was a remarkable day for The Lumina Project. Two of our Board Members, Parker and Quentin, hit the...

Saturday, July 26th, 2025 This past weekend, The Lumina Project had the privilege of partnering with Chestnut Health Systems and Barb...

Saturday, July 26th, 2025 This weekend, The Lumina Project held its second Narcan distribution event at the St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP)...

Thursday, July 10th, 2025 This past week, The Lumina Project partnered with BNParents.org and Project Oz to conduct Environmental...

Monday, June 2nd, 2025 This past week, LP had the privilege of partnering once again with the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry for a...

Tuesday, May 6th, 2025 Early this month, board members met once again with Chestnut Health Systems to continue strengthening our...

Saturday, April 26, 2025 As part of our community outreach initiative, members of The Lumina Project worked with St. Vincent de Paul...

Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 The Lumina Project is proud to announce a recent collaboration with NARCANDirect.com  and the Illinois Drug...