Established as Housing Options for the Mentally Ill in 1988, Impact’s founding was a response to a need for housing in Evanston, Illinois for adults living with mental illness. For 35 years, Impact has been providing mental health services and affordable supportive housing to adults recovering from chronic mental illness. Since its inception, Impact has grown from a single apartment building with no case management services to possessing seven buildings and utilizing an additional 26 scattered site apartments in privately owned buildings.

Every year, Impact serves over 450 individuals through its Housing, Clinical, and Employment Services throughout Chicago and its suburbs.