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Affordable Housing Development Intern


Job Location:

Los Angeles, CA - USA

Hourly Salary: USD 20 - 20
Posted: 9 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 9 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Faith and Community Empowerment is a mission-driven organization currently managing a pipeline of 20 faith-based partners exploring the transformation of their land into affordable housing. We are seeking a highly motivated Affordable Housing Development Intern to serve as a critical bridge between our architectural partners our board of experts and our church sites.

This is a unique ground-floor opportunity. You will start by coordinating technical yield studies and will be mentored to transition into an Assistant Project Manager role as we move toward formal development partnership agreements.


Key Responsibilities

  • Architectural Coordination: Act as the primary point of contact for our architect; track progress on Yield Studies and Test Fits for our top-tier church sites.
  • Site Feasibility: Review zoning codes and site constraints to help determine the viability of proposed projects.
  • Relationship Management: Assist in the preparation of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) documents and other documents for churches entering the early development phase.
  • Project Tracking: Maintain the Pipeline Dashboard ensuring all 20 churches and other interested churches are moving through the screening process efficiently.
  • Development Transition: As projects mature assist in drafting the scope for Development Partnership Agreements and coordinate with co-developers.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a self-starter who isnt afraid of technical data or community-focused mission work.

  • Education: Current graduate student or recent graduate in Urban Planning Real Estate Development Architecture or related field.
  • Skills: Ability to read site plans/test fits and understand basic zoning terminology. Familiarity with the affordable housing stack (LIHTC vouchers etc.) is a major plus.
  • Communication: High emotional intelligence; comfortable speaking with both architects and church leadership.
  • Ambition: Someone looking to grow into a full-time Assistant Project Manager role as our portfolio scales.

Why Join Us

You wont just be getting coffee; youll be in the room where deals happen. You will be mentored directly by board members with decades of affordable housing experience and gain hands-on experience in the pre-development phase of real estate.

To Apply: Please send a resume and a brief cover letter outlining your interest in faith-based housing development to .
Compensation: $20.00 per hour



FACE serves as a light and bridge between the Asian American community and the greater community at large by connecting and creating private and public collaboration maximizing the capacities of faith-based organizations and other community non-profits increasing access to resources and funds and assisting low-income individuals and revitalizing neighborhoods.

FACE has been dedicated to serving the AAPI community and other underserved communities since its founding in 2001. Our organization works to uplift and maximize the capacity of faith-based organizations community non-profits and the AAPI community by fostering private and public collaborations and increasing access to resources and funds for those who need them.

Our major programs include: our HUD-approved Homeownership Program our C2 Leadership Institute Stop AAPI Hate/Black & Asian Solidarity Initiative AAPI Career Pathways Initiative and Clean Energy Initiatives. FACEs Homeownership Program and Fairs have helped over 15000 individuals be on their way to homeownership as well as prevent foreclosure. Our AAPI Career Pathways Initiative has provided over 600 youth access to paid internships & job training as well as mentorship through our monthly AAPI speaker series. Our C2 Leadership Institute has graduated seven cohorts of faith leaders and young people with the tools to serve and empower their response to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the AAPI community we launched our Black & Asian Solidarity and Stop AAPI Hate Initiatives to discuss true allyship raise awareness on myths and issues facing AAPI and advocate for the AAPI community. We also conducted various COVID-19 relief movements including but not limited to food bag vaccine covid test and facemask disbursement.



Required Experience:

Intern