Bethel House provides interim housing for homeless families with children for up to one year while assisting them with utilizing various social services to transition them back to independent housing.

Bethel House utilizes six private housing units, located within the City of Whitewater, to support families with ties to the community. Bethel House also provides assistance for families on the verge of homelessness. Families not only receive financial help from Bethel House (on a short-term basis) with such expenses as rent, utility bills, food and gasoline, but also receive guidance in accessing available support services.  Support services include credit/financial, vocational, and relationship counseling, legal and medical services, and transportation as needed in order to meet program goals.

Bethel House is an ecumenical project that provides housing and services to families confronted with homelessness. In 1994 a Bethel House Committee was formed to address this ever-growing concern. The result is a flourishing mission that is supported by nine local churches, of various ecumenical faiths, and the generous spirit of the Whitewater community. Bethel House includes six private housing units to support in-house clients and also provides services to a large number of non-housed clients in the area. Bethel House support services include: housing, vocational counseling, parenting skills, relationships counseling, financial counseling, transportation, legal Services, health Related Services, furnishings, limited short-term rent, utility Assistance, and referrals to other agencies. The Bethel House Committee will attempt to reach out to as many families as possible in Jefferson and Walworth County, Wisconsin, with first consideration for housing being given to families with children within the Whitewater Unified School District. Many of the families served by Bethel House have experienced one or more of the following misfortunes: Loss of shelter due to a financial crisis, parents dealing with an unexpected divorce or broken relationship, fire victims, health related job loss, unacceptable overcrowding in a housing unit, and working families that are under-employed.