IMPACT Station is a Housing Stability and Social Integration Resource Center serving families who are residents of Union County, Ohio.

IMPACT Station offers a limited number of emergency short-term beds for local families who have been referred by schools or qualified agencies.

About IMPACT STATION

IMPACT STATION is a short term emergency shelter serving families with children (enrolled in Union Co. schools or childcare programs) who identify Union County as their home. Families will be assisted in the areas of housing stability, employment and economic mobility, education and social integration, and connected to mental health, health and substance abuse services. This intentional and concerted effort to help housing insecure families is led by the Union County Family YMCA, YMCA of Central Ohio, and IMPACT60, Inc. The expected outcomes for participants and residents at IMPACT STATION include: Increased housing stability, improved employment or income status, connection to education or skill development and reduced crisis response. IMPACT Station is currently restructuring its provider and services model and will open again in late summer 2026 to assist in the stabilization of families with children in Union County.

Impact Station is located at 1140 Charles Lane, Marysville, Ohio in Union County and is a registered trade name (DBA) of IMPACT60, Inc. a 501 c3 organization. The Station is located adjacent to the Union County Family YMCA in a residential, mixed-use area and is proximate to employment opportunities, retail, recreation, and social services. The Union County Family YMCA is the owner and landlord of the property. IMPACT60 leases the shelter space. IMPACT STATION has been funded since 2023, by individual and family private dollars as well as generous donations from local businesses and organizations.

By the numbers:

Total # of individual beds for families available at IMPACT STATION

1,080

120 phone calls on avg. to IMPACT STATION per month for help = 1,080 pages of documentation

420

meals needed per week.

days = the 'gold' standard length of stay at iStation

$4,350

Avg. $ amount (rent and utilities) needed to move into a 2BR apartment in Union County

Women Experiencing Homelessness Facts:

1,225,198

Est. number of women in the U.S. experiencing homelessness every year.

2.5 mil

Est. number of children in the U.S. experiencing homelessness every year.

80%

Women with children who experience homelessness have been a victim of domestic violence.

30%

Families make-up about 30% of those experiencing homelessness and 77.6% of the adults are women with children.

An individual is at-risk for homelessness if they are:

Residing in overcrowded housing

Couch Surfing

Facing loss of their home
due to condemnation or eviction

Lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence

Fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence or other dangerous or life-threatening situation

Learn more HERE about The Department of Housing and Urban Development's outreach, programs and resources for Americans in need.

Many people are just one life event away from being homeless.

Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Students Experiencing Homelessness

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Youth Program is to ensure that all children and youth, including preschoolers, have equal access to the same free and appropriate public education as non-homeless children and youth. McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Youth Program is to ensure that all children and youth, including preschoolers, have equal access to the same free and appropriate public education as non-homeless children and youth.

The act gives homeless children rights such as:

The right to immediate school enrollment even when they may not have previous school records
The right to remain in the child's "school or origin" if it's in the student's best interest
The right to receive transportation
The right to receive "support for academic success"