About BRH
Bolton Refuge House, Inc (BRH) is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit that provides services for individuals affected by domestic violence, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. We are the only emergency shelter agency in Eau Claire, WI with support staff available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Locations in Buffalo, Eau Claire, and Jackson Counties provide services to thousands of adults and children each year.
Many people who know about Bolton Refuge House will tell you about our emergency shelter, but the majority of our services are provided to people who do not stay in the emergency shelter. Take a look at our Services page to learn about all the ways we serve survivors.
Locations
Eau Claire County
Mailing Address
PO Box 482
Eau Claire, WI 54702-0482
Street Address
807 S. Farwell St
Eau Claire, WI 54701
Phone
(24/7 crisis hotline)
Please note that personal mail for clients using our sheltering services will not be accepted at our PO Box or our street address. Options for receiving mail while staying at our facility include purchasing your own PO Box or signing up for General Delivery. For more information, visit our Contact page. If you are sending mail to one of our victim advocates, please include Attn: [advocate name] in the address to ensure that it reaches the correct person.
Jackson County
Phone
(Outside of business hours, calls placed to this number are forwarded to our 24-hour crisis line, 715-834-9578.)
Buffalo County
Phone
This number is our 24-hour crisis line for all counties we serve. Please let us know when you call that you are from Buffalo County so that we can best serve you.
Mission
Bolton Refuge House Inc. creates safe space through programs and services for all persons impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault, and advocates for social change.
Vision
Bolton Refuge House Inc. envisions a world in which all persons have the right to safety, dignity, respect, and self-determination.
Values
All persons have the right to feel safe and exercise control over their lives. Emotional and physical safety enable the work to begin. Respect begins where the other person is and recognizes the inherent dignity of the other.
Bolton Refuge House, Inc. is an extender of grace, recognizing the dignity of each person and the need for compassion and unconditional acceptance.
Women's Community Center
In 1976, a group of concerned community women developed the idea of a Women’s Community Center. Before the center even opened, they received a call from the local police department, asking them to provide shelter for a woman and her children who were fleeing a domestic violence situation. In response to that call, The Women’s Community Center was opened as Wisconsin's first Domestic Abuse Shelter.
Day of Unity ProjecT
Preserving the History of Bolton Refuge House, Inc.