Hope House of South Central Wisconsin

What Hope House of South Central Wisconsin does

Hope House of South Central Wisconsin, Inc. is a nonprofit (501(c)(3)) domestic violence and sexual assault services agency founded in 1983 (originally as the Sauk County Task Force on Domestic Abuse) and headquartered at 720 Ash Street in Baraboo, Wisconsin. The organization operates as the sole designated provider of DV/SA shelter, advocacy, and prevention services across a five-county service area covering Sauk, Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, and Adams Counties in South Central Wisconsin, with a staff of 11-50 employees and a board-governed structure. Its service platform comprises six integrated modules: a 24/7 confidential helpline (1-800-584-6790), advocacy and supportive counseling, legal services (including restraining order assistance and court accompaniment), children's programming, short-term emergency shelter, and community education and prevention presentations.

The organization delivers services at no cost to victims regardless of demographic background, funded through a mix of governmental grants (VOCA, Sexual Assault Victim Services, Wisconsin DCF), community and local foundation grants, United Way allocations, individual donations, and community fundraising events (notably the annual Golf Fore! Hope tournament). All services are delivered directly to consumers through in-person contact at the Baraboo Resource Center, the on-site shelter, community-based advocacy across the five-county region (staff logged 26,000+ miles in 2025), and free presentations to schools, faith communities, and businesses. Hope House is not a technology company: it operates no proprietary platform, software product, or AI capability, and its digital footprint consists of a Weebly-hosted website, a Medium blog, and standard social media profiles.

Programmatic scale in 2025 included 113 people sheltered for 3,890 total nights, 5,649 hotline calls answered, 127 restraining order filings supported, 336 youth presentations across 16 school districts, 20,128 services to children, and approximately 84,000 total service units delivered. The organization is institutionally embedded in Coordinated Community Response teams, Sexual Assault Response Teams, and elder-abuse Interdisciplinary Teams across all five counties, and runs the Darkness to Light Stewards of Children child sexual abuse prevention curriculum, in which the Education Program Manager has personally trained more than 1,000 people as of January 2026.

Name

Hope House of South Central Wisconsin

Legal name

Hope House of South Central Wisconsin, Inc.

Website

https://hopehousescw.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hope House of South Central Wisconsin is a nonprofit agency providing free emergency shelter, advocacy, legal assistance, children's programming, and prevention education to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault across five counties in South Central Wisconsin.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Victim Advocacy Services

NAICS

Temporary Shelters (624221), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

Keywords

• Domestic violence services
• Sexual assault advocacy
• Emergency shelter services
• Victim support programs
• Community prevention education

Headquarters

HQ city

Baraboo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Governmental Grants: Primary funding from governmental grants including Victims of Crime Act, Sexual Assault Victim Services, and Wisconsin Department of Children and Families grants.
2. Community Foundation Grants: Funding from community and local foundation grants.
3. United Way: United Way funding support.
4. Donations and Fundraising: Community donations and fundraising events including Golf Fore! Hope and other events. Some grants require matching funds from the community.
5. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible charitable contributions from individuals via PayPal, mail, or in-person at office location.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Hope House of South Central Wisconsin provides free crisis intervention, emergency shelter, advocacy, legal assistance, children's programming, and community education to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. The organization serves a five-county area in South Central Wisconsin (Sauk, Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, and Adams Counties) through a 24/7 confidential helpline, in-person Resource Center services, emergency shelter, and community-based advocacy.

Product overview

Hope House of South Central Wisconsin is a non-profit domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy organization providing a coordinated suite of victim services. The organization operates as a single integrated service platform consisting of six core service modules: a 24/7 Confidential Helpline for immediate crisis support and safety planning; Advocacy and Supportive Counseling for resource navigation and accompaniment; Legal Services for court support and restraining order assistance; Children's Programming offering age-appropriate therapeutic activities; Emergency Shelter providing safe housing with essential supplies; and Community Education delivering prevention-focused presentations to schools, organizations, and the broader community. All services are provided free of charge to victims regardless of background, serving the five-county area of Sauk, Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, and Adams Counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 24/7 Confidential Helpline A 24-hour confidential helpline (1-800-584-6790 or 608-356-7500) providing immediate support, safety planning, counseling, resource referrals, and crisis intervention for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and related issues.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,500+ people served annually through supportive services
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Darkness to LightcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHope House offers Darkness to Light's Stewards of Children training, an evidence-informed child sexual abuse prevention program. In January 2026, Hope House's Education Program Manager surpassed 1,000 people personally trained in this program.
• Faith Trust InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHope House directs faith communities to Faith Trust Institute's resources for dealing with and raising awareness about domestic, sexual, and child abuse. Resources include articles, webinars, curriculum, books, and videos.
• Coordinated Community Response (CCR) TeamscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-agency teams in Sauk, Columbia, Adams, Juneau, and Marquette Counties consisting of prosecution, law enforcement, advocacy, health and human services, healthcare, probation and parole, therapy centers, schools, churches, and businesses working to better support victims and hold perpetrators accountable.
• Sexual Assault Response Teams (SART)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialized teams in Sauk and Columbia Counties consisting of advocacy, law enforcement, prosecution, and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners. Teams review sexual assault cases and discuss how each system can better serve victims.
• Interdisciplinary Teams (I-Teams)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeams addressing elder abuse consisting of Adult Protective Services, Aging and Disability Resource Center, law enforcement, advocacy, and banks in each county. Review elder abuse cases and discuss coordinated responses.
• Adams and Marquette CountiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2017, Hope House partnered with Adams and Marquette Counties to implement the Lethality Assessment Program, a homicide prevention program where law enforcement identifies victims at greatest risk and immediately calls Hope House with them.
• Twelve Salon and BarberingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBaraboo salon offers services during April (Sexual Assault Awareness Month) with portions of proceeds donated to Hope House.
• Taco John's ReedsburgminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTaco John's in Reedsburg allows customers to round up totals or make donations to Hope House during April and May.
• Baraboo Elks LodgeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProvided free meals for donors during Purple Thursday Donation Drive at Hope House.
• UMOSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuman trafficking presentation partner - UMOS provides presentations on definitions, statistics, risk factors, red flags, and resources related to human trafficking.
• More Than a PhoneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHope House accepts used cell phones, smartphones, iPods, and iPads and sends them to More Than a Phone for recycling and cell phone packages for survivors.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): National operator of the Sexual Assault Hotline and largest anti-sexual violence organization in the US. Comparable crisis-line, advocacy, and prevention education mission at scale.
• Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA): Statewide coalition supporting sexual assault service providers across Wisconsin. Comparable advocacy/training mission at the state level for the sexual assault services Hope House provides locally.
• End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin: Statewide coalition supporting Wisconsin DV service providers through training, policy advocacy, and public education. Not a direct shelter operator but the umbrella/incumbent that resource-supports local agencies like Hope House.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: National 24/7 hotline providing crisis intervention, safety planning, and referrals for DV victims. Operates at a higher geographic scale but delivers the same core helpline-and-referral function Hope House provides regionally.

Direct peers

• Pathfinders: Milwaukee-based nonprofit serving youth, survivors of trafficking, and families experiencing crisis with shelter and outreach services. Comparable DV/human-trafficking survivor and youth services overlap.
• YWCA Madison: Wisconsin nonprofit delivering DV/SA advocacy, sexual assault nurse examiner support, and shelter. Directly comparable service mix including 24/7 helpline, legal advocacy, and community education.
• Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (DAIS): Madison, Wisconsin-based nonprofit providing shelter, advocacy, and education for domestic violence victims. Closest functional peer to Hope House within Wisconsin, operating a comparable helpline, shelter, and prevention education model.
• Sojourner Family Peace Center: Milwaukee-area nonprofit shelter and advocacy organization for DV victims with co-located courthouse and child advocacy services. Comparable integrated model of shelter, legal services, and children's programming.

Regional players

• The Women's Center: Waukesha County, Wisconsin nonprofit providing counseling, advocacy, and shelter for DV and sexual assault victims. Comparable service portfolio serving a different Wisconsin region.
• Safe Harbor: Sheboygo County, Wisconsin domestic violence and sexual assault agency providing shelter and 24/7 helpline. Comparable model and geography within Wisconsin but distinct service region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HopeHouseSCW
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/hopehousescw
• Facebookfacebook.com/hopehousescw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hope-house-of-south-central-wisconsin
• Instagraminstagram.com/hopehousescw

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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