Lazarus House to host volunteer appreciation, open house Sept. 12

Lazarus House will be hosting its annual Open House and Volunteer Appreciation Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at 214 Walnut St. in St. Charles.

Join them for grilled hot dogs, chips and drinks! Come out and meet members of the board of directors and staff as they offer tours of Lazarus House and celebrate the many ways the organization is supporting our neighbors in crisis.

Over the past 18 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.

Please join us and bring a friend or neighbor!

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 51 people every day and subsidized an average of 38 households monthly. Across all programs, it served 371 different people.