A Safe Place for Recovery
Supporting Women in Crisis
When life's challenges feel overwhelming, Hannah Center welcomes you with open arms. We offer women’s support services to the communities we serve and women's shelters to help you rebuild your life with confidence and purpose.
Faith, Hope & Transformation
Our Mission
Hannah Center is a faith-based organization where women facing hardship find strength, recovery, and hope. Guided by our belief in the sanctity of all life, we empower women with vital resources and the skills needed to create stable, independent futures for themselves and their families.
Our Services
Safe, comfortable accommodations
Support from allies who understand your journey
Locations in Marshfield and Wisconsin Rapids
Personalized guidance tailored to your goals
Programs that inspire positive transformation
Tools to navigate life's challenges
Essential resources for mothers and children at no charge
Items include formula, bottles, diapers, clothing, and more
Support & Resources
Hannah Center’s support services create pathways from crisis to confidence, offering judgment-free assistance tailored to your unique situation and goals. Whether you need shelter, community-based support, or educational resources to build a stronger future, our team stands ready to walk beside you on your journey forward.
Faith-based guidance, life skills & parenting classes
Personalized mentorship and guidance. Our life skills approach helps you process difficult experiences, build confidence, and create a stable home. Our parenting classes foster loving connections with children. All services are free and confidential, regardless of income or background.
Connecting you with local support
At Hannah Center, we understand that navigating resources can be complex. We connect women with community resources, including employment, legal, healthcare assistance, job readiness training, educational opportunities, and childcare assistance to help you achieve long-term stability and independence.
Immediate help, lasting life change
Judgment-free support for substance abuse, domestic violence, unplanned pregnancy, homelessness, and other life crises, at no cost to our clients. Hannah Center offers emotional and practical solutions, helping you explore your options and connect with resources.
Our Community Impact
Providing community support, advocacy and women’s shelters in Central Wisconsin since 1993.
22k+
Safe nights of rest
Many families in Wisconsin have found safe shelter at Hannah Center.
987+
Families served
Through Hannah Center's Caring Closet and donation center.
1993
Established
For more than 30 years, Hannah Center has served women in crisis .
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Women’s shelters
We offer a safe haven halfway house for recovery and healing.
216+
Women residents
A home for women seeking stability, sober living, and transformation.
167+
Children residents
Transitional housing for families in Marshfield and Wisconsin Rapids.
How You Can Help
By supporting Hannah Center, you become an agent of positive change, bringing hope and light to women in crisis in our community. Your support is vital to our mission of providing hope and healing to women in crisis. Hannah Center is totally supported by contributions from individuals and organizations.
Donate Money or In-kind
Your donation provides safe homes and essential resources for women and children in crisis.
Corporate Giving
Together, we can multiply our social impact and create positive change in the communities we serve.
Volunteer Your Time
Whether through mentoring, event support, or lending professional skills, your time helps give hope.
Estate Planning
Your planned giving creates a lasting legacy that continues empowering women for generations to come.
In-Kind and
Wish List for Caring Closet
Contribute essential items for nursing, babies, and children to help families in need in our community.
Group Fundraising
Raise awareness and donations for Hannah Center with a team fundraising event or activity.
Personal Testimonials of Hope
Her Story
Hannah Center offers a haven for women in crisis, including those experiencing homelessness, abuse, trauma recovery, or unplanned pregnancies, some with children or seeking reunification. Recognizing their diverse journeys and experiences of trauma, Hannah Center offers a safe, healing community that fosters resilience and new beginnings. Names have been changed for privacy.
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Lia’s Path from Homelessness to Hope
Lia’s testimonial recounts her life transformation after arriving at Hannah Center in a state of homelessness and addiction, where she found the critical resources and support needed to turn her life around.
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Ali’s Journey to Empowerment
Ali’s testimonial shares how the Kairos Care program at Hannah Center provided her with the strength and support necessary to leave an emotionally abusive relationship and begin a journey of healing, self-discovery, and hope.
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Jackie’s Journey to Recovery
Upon connecting with Hannah Center while struggling with addiction and separation from her children, Jackie found the support needed to work hard and, within months, welcome her children back home.
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Staff Perspective: Witnessing Transformation
This testimonial from a member of Hannah Center offers a glimpse into the profound journey of growth and resilience observed in the women who come to the center seeking a new beginning.
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Brianna’s Journey from Instability to Finding Hope
Brianna’s testimonial powerfully illustrates how, after a life marked by instability, addiction, and uncertainty, she discovered Hannah Center as a transformative "home" that provided the crucial support and resources needed to rebuild her life and embrace motherhood.
Your support helps build new lives and strengthens families, offering a beacon of hope for women in crisis in Wisconsin.