Fusion Housing
Fusion is a registered charity working to help individuals who are experiencing housing related problems and need support, advice and guidance to resolve these. Preventing homelessness for the first or subsequent time is at the heart of everything that we do.
Fusion Housing was created in 2010 but its roots in Kirklees go back much further. Fusion Housing grew out of the joining of SHAP which supported people to successfully maintain and keep their tenancies and CHAS whose basis in Kirklees was providing housing advice and a Bond Guarantee Scheme.
Fusion’s Mission is to ‘empower people to make informed life choices and to actively take part in shaping a positive future for themselves and their communities’.
Fusion aims to ensure that individuals and families have access to suitable, affordable accommodation along with the skills needed to successfully manage and keep that accommodation; helping them to overcome the barriers that can prevent them from realising their potential. Most clients accessing our services are either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
We are Fusion Housing…
Our Mission
To empower people to make informed life choices and to actively take part in shaping a positive future for themselves and their communities.
Our Purpose
To ensure that everyone has access to safe and suitable housing, reduce instances of food poverty, build life skills and increase financial resilience across the communities of Kirklees, Wakefield and Calderdale.
Our Objectives
- Prevent homelessness and support long-term housing stability through tailored, accessible services.
- Reduce poverty and build resilience with joined-up support in food, employment, and life skills provision.
- Strengthen and expand our role as a trusted and expert Provider to reach more people in need.
- Secure financial and operational sustainability to ensure long-term impact and value for money.
Charity Trustees
Moira Vangrove
Chair of Fusion Housing
Moira has been involved with Fusion since 1997.
Now retired, Moira was a Children and Families Social Worker, where she chaired Child Protection Conferences and looked after children reviews. She also spent some years working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, delivering multi agency training to a number of authorities alongside investigating complaints.
She strongly believes in the values of Fusion Housing and feels privileged to support the work Fusion does.
Mark Squires
Trustee
Mark worked for 35 years in the NHS for Yorkshire Ambulance Service up to Director level, responsible for back office services such as Fleet Management, Property, Procurement and Logistics. Following a further 3 years in the private sector with Northern Gas Networks, he then became Operational Support Director for St John Ambulance in their National role.
Mark was particularly proud to support St John Ambulance and the NHS throughout the challenging COVID period where they recruited and trained 29,000 volunteers to support the NHS with the vaccine program throughout the country.
He is also a Presiding Judge/Magistrate for the West Yorkshire Bench, a role he’s been doing on a voluntary basis for 25 years having been sworn in December 1999.
Mark took early retirement in November 2024, and spends his time either with Fusion, as a Magistrate, or with his three wonderful Grandsons, taking holidays around the world.
Mark particularly likes the work that Fusion does for people in need across our Communities, and wants to use his time, knowledge and experience to help support the wonderful Fusion staff to continue their amazing work.
Sarah Ahmed
Trustee
Sarah has a background in housing spanning over 15 years, and has supported people through a wide range of challenges from homelessness and insecure housing to accessing the right support services. She has worked across frontline roles and community-based projects, always focusing on helping people move forward with stability and dignity.
Sarah became a trustee at Fusion Housing because she believes in the impact of our work and wants to help shape services that truly respond to people’s needs. She said it’s a privilege to contribute to an organisation that’s dedicated to creating opportunities and lasting change for those who need it most.
Nathan Spencer
Trustee
Nathan is the Managing Director of UKREiiF (The UK’s Real Estate Investment and Real Estate Forum) and a Partner at Infopro Digital, one of the world’s leading B2B information and services brands. Within his role he works closely with the public and private sector, with UKREiiF being attributed to over £2bn of active or completed investment and regeneration projects across the UK. Prior to this Nathan worked within the sports fashion sector leading elements of marketing for brands including Mitre and Speedo. He joined Fusion’s Board of Trustee’s at the end of 2024.