The “outstanding” chief executive of the homelessness charity Housing Justice will retire in April.
The charity said Kathy Mohan, who has led the organisation since 2017, had helped it support more than 1,000 people who were experiencing homelessness.
She ran the organisation during the Covid-19 pandemic, for which she received an OBE for services to vulnerable people.
She was part of the advisory panel to the Archbishops’ Commission on Housing, Church and Community and fed into the government’s Everybody In programme, which sought to provide rough sleepers with single-room accommodation during the pandemic.
Mohan said: “It has been a privilege to serve Housing Justice and I am grateful to everyone who has helped us to grow our work supporting churches to address local housing need.
“We have built excellent relationships with supporters and stakeholders (including our funders) across the homelessness sector.
“Our team in Wales has grown from one part-time member of staff to 15; and we have had great success in attracting funding into the winter night shelter network to help shelters move from communal to single-room accommodation where possible.”
Rob Wickham, chair of Housing Justice, added: “Kathy has been, quite simply, an outstanding chief executive of Housing Justice. As a team player, her work has shaped and developed our charity into a robust and prophetic force for good.
“Kathy has brought both financial stability and sustainability to Housing Justice while growing a committed and talented staff team. Kathy’s enthusiasm and joy speaks of her love and passion for this work.”
The charity will soon begin recruiting for the role and aims to have her successor in place before Mohan leaves at the end of its financial year.
Housing Justice supports those experiencing homelessness in England and Wales by helping people offer a space within their homes to rough sleepers, and facilitating a network of churches, faith and community groups and agencies.
The charity had an income of just under £2m for the financial year ending March 2022, according to its latest accounts filed with the Charity Commission.