Sojourner House Expands News | June 30, 2023 | 0 | by Morgan McCarthy The governor was in Eau Claire yesterday to help open the new Sojourner House expansion. Governor Tony Evers helped cut the ribbon on the four thousand square-foot addition to the shelter in Eau Claire. Hope Elliot, the shelter’s coordinator, said the new space will allow the Sojourner House to help more people in the community who don’t have a place to live. The expansion has been in the works for years.