Tour Lazarus House during Community Appreciation Day Sept. 10

Lazarus House, 214 Walnut St. in St. Charles, will host an open house during its annual Community Appreciation Day from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 10.

Come out and meet members of the board of directors and staff as they offer tours of Lazarus House and celebrate the many ways they are supporting our neighbors in crisis. Over the past 19 years with the help and support of so many, Lazarus House has been here to offer hope by providing hospitality, food, safe shelter and education to those in our community in need. Bring a friend or neighbor.

Rocket Fizz Soda Pop & Candy Shop, 301 W. Main St., will celebrate to honor the open house with "Spirit Day." Walk around the corner to purchase sweets and pop, bring in a flyer available at our open house and Rocket Fizz will donate 15 of your purchase back Lazarus House.

Lazarus House is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization serving people who are connected to St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia and western rural Kane County. Through its programs, Lazarus House provides a "continuum of care" to help people regain independence. The Emergency Shelter and Women and Children's Day Center provide a safe living place for people who are homeless.

The Center for Transitional Living, which features 12 dormitory-style rooms and a structured program, is the next step in helping people regain and maintain successful, independent living.

The Outreach program, administered from the Community Resource Center, provides grant-funded rental subsidies to qualifying people so they can remain in their homes.

Lazarus House also serves as a soup kitchen for the food insecure from the immediate area.

Last fiscal year, Lazarus House sheltered an average of 49 people every day and subsidized an average of 35 households monthly. Across all programs, it served 303 different people.

Visit www.lazarushouseonline.com or www.facebook.com/LazarusHouseIL.