Affordable Housing VISTA

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps; West Hollywood (CA); Sur place; USD 16 000 - 18 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Childcare assistance

Education award or End of Service Stip

Education award upon completion

Health Coverage

Living Allowance

Relocation Allowance

Training

Résumé du poste

Affordable Living for the Aging (ALA) in Los Angeles, CA, seeks an Affordable Housing VISTA to boost asset management, financial analysis, and long-term capital planning for aging housing stock. You will collaborate with leadership, finance, property management, and development teams.

The role focuses on building systems, researching funding opportunities, and creating tools to preserve affordable housing for low-income seniors. Full-time, CA-based, entry to mid-level service year.

Qualifications

• Develop an asset management framework to analyze property expenses, rental income, maintenance costs, and capital needs.
• Research rent limits and affordability rules to optimize revenue while staying compliant.
• Identify funding sources for property needs assessments and capital improvements.

Responsabilités

• Develop systems and tools to strengthen long-term housing preservation and financial sustainability.
• Document procedures and create resources for staff to maintain after the year-long service.
• Support capital campaign planning with prospect research and campaign planning tools.

Connaissances

Business/Entrepreneur

General Skills

Formation

College graduate

Description du poste

Founded in 1978, Affordable Living for the Aging (ALA) is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit dedicated to advancing housing stability, healthcare access, and independence for low-income older adults and vulnerable populations. ALA operates a portfolio of affordable housing properties that provide stable housing for very low-income and formerly homeless seniors. As operating expenses, maintenance costs, and capital improvement needs continue to rise, preserving existing affordable housing requires stronger financial planning, comprehensive property assessments, and access to sustainable funding sources. Without these resources, nonprofit housing providers face increasing challenges maintaining aging properties while keeping rents affordable. ALA seeks an Affordable Housing VISTA to strengthen the organization's capacity to address these challenges through improved asset management, financial analysis, housing preservation research, and long-term capital planning. The VISTA will work collaboratively with ALA's leadership, finance, property management, and development teams to establish the systems, research tools, and planning frameworks necessary to evaluate property performance, identify financial sustainability opportunities, and inform future capital investments. This capacity-building initiative will help ALA make data-informed decisions, strengthen its housing preservation strategy, and develop a foundation for future capital investments and fundraising efforts. Ultimately, the project will support ALA's ability to preserve safe, stable, and affordable housing for low-income older adults for many years.

Member Duties

The Affordable Housing VISTA will develop systems and tools to strengthen ALA's long-term housing preservation and financial sustainability. The VISTA will document procedures and create resources that ALA staff can maintain beyond the service year.

• Develop an asset management framework to analyze property expenses, rental income, maintenance costs, and capital needs.
• Research applicable rent limits and affordability restrictions to identify opportunities to optimize rental revenue while maintaining compliance.
• Identify funding sources for updated property needs assessments and develop capital improvement prioritization tools.
• Research federal, state, county, and philanthropic housing preservation funding opportunities and create a funding database.
• Support capital campaign planning through prospect research, case for support development, and campaign planning tools.

Program Benefits

• Childcare assistance if eligible
• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Health Coverage*
• Living Allowance
• Relocation Allowance
• Training

For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorpsvista.imglobal.com/.

Terms

• Permits attendance at school during off hours
• Permits working at another job during off hours

Service Areas

• Elder Care
• Health
• Homelessness
• Housing

Skills

• Business/Entrepreneur
• General Skills

Program Type

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

Affordable Housing VISTA

Program Start/End Date

01/11/2027 - 01/10/2028

Work Schedule

Full Time

Education level

College graduate

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

CALIFORNIA Los Angeles/Orange County

Languages

English

Accepting Applications

From 11/10/2026 To 12/10/2026

Contact

Candice Scott

937 N Fairfax Ave

West Hollywood CA 90046

3106009198

[e-mail]

alaseniorliving.org