Churches and Community Groups provide meals, vounteers to help serve dinner, and overnight vounteers each night to augment the staff person.

Daily Food Needs

• We are currently serving approximately 70 dinners and breakfasts and providing 25 sack lunches
• Please bring your hot and ready to eat dinner to the shelter in a disposable container by 6:45 pm; guests eat at 7:00 pm.
• We suggest lunches contain a sandwich, chips and a drink. They may be dropped off any time during the day; they will be passed out the following day.
• Please bring sandwiches in a separate bag, as we need to refrigerate them.
• If you are bringing milk or orange juice, please call ahead to find out what our need is.

If you are scheduled to serve, please arrive at 6:45 pm.
Generally, the dinner time meal shift lasts until 9:00 pm.
The overnight volunteer shift is generally 9 pm to 7 am.

Please notify staff if you need to come late or leave early.

• Dress in comfortable clothing
• All bedding is provided
• Lights are out at 11:00 pm
• Breakfast is served at 6:30 am

 

As it is necessary to have an overnight volunteer each night, please notify Lazarus House staff ASAP if you are unable to work your shift and have not been able to locate a substitute.

Contact your church or community group coordinator for more details regarding your night of service.

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Needs List 

Printable
Needs List

Bring donated items to Lazarus House
Monday thru Saturday ~ 8am - 9pm, & Sunday after 5pm

General

All purpose cleaner (ex: Clorox Clean-up) Glass Cleaner Paper Towels Laundry Detergent (preferably liquid) New or gently used twin-size sheets and blankets

Borax Kleenex 13 & 33 (or 30) gallon garbage bags Fold-up Umbrellas Gift card (any denomination to general store, i.e., WalMart, Meijer, Target)

Bathroom

Toilet Bowl Cleaner Liquid Hand Soap Toliet paper

Air Freshener Soft-scrub cleanser

Health Needs

Cold & Cough Medicine (non-drowsy & no alcohol only) (infants & childrens) Non-prescription pain medication (generic ok)

Non-prescription stomach medication (generic ok) Multi-Vitamins Sunscreen (Summer Only)

Babies & Children

Baby Wipes Diapers (all sizes)

Formula Children's vitamins

Kitchen

Dishwashing Liquid 12 oz Styrofoam (or hot/cold) cups Paper or Styrofoam plates, bowls Plastic forks, spoons, knives Napkins Aluminum Foil X-tra wide Saran Wrap Pam or any oil spray

Zip Lock Bags (gallon, quart & sandwich) Tea & Hot Chocolate Mix (primarily in winter) Kool-Aid & Crystal Light, Sugar free drinks Bottled water Coffee creamer Sugar, salt, pepper Coffee

Clothing (Please only new/unused)

Small-Medium-Large-X-Large Sweat pants & sweat shirts, mens, womens & children

Underwear (men, women & children) Sweat Socks Summerclothing, T-shirts Running shorts

Personal Care

Toothbrushes/ Toothpaste (sample sizes) Shampoo (sample sizes) Body Soap Deodorant Hand/Body Lotion (sample sizes)

Feminine products Disposable razors Q-tips Combs Foot Powder Spray

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Items we CANNOT accept, that others DO

Non-Perishable Food

(perishable food accepted at Lazarus House)

• St. Peters, Geneva ~ 630-232-0124
• The Elburn Food Pantry ~ 630-365-6655
• Salvation Army, St. Charles ~ 630-377-2769
• Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry ~ 630-879-3784

Clothing

Not accepted at Lazarus House due to lack of space

• Clothes Closet at Redeemer Fellowship

12th & Oak Street, St. Charles ~ 630-584-8750

• Salvation Army

7th Avenue, St. Charles ~ 630-377-2769

Furniture & Household Items

Not accepted at Lazarus House due to lack of space

• Salvation Army, St. Charles ~

630-377-2769

• Wayside Cross, Aurora ~

630-892-4239 - Will pick up donated items.

• St. Vincent De Paul DeJa Vu Thrift Store, Aurora ~

630-232-6621