25-26 - AHCOPA - Housing Counseling Corps

The Communications & Outreach Associate will serve with Affordable Housing Centers of Pennsylvania (AHCOPA) in Philadelphia, PA from August 2025-2026. AHCOPA is part of the Housing Counseling Corps initiative of Housing Action Corps, an AmeriCorps VISTA program managed by Housing Action Illinois since 2010. Housing Counseling Corps members receive custom training, support, networking, and post-service employment opportunities in the housing counseling field, in addition to the traditional benefits of AmeriCorps VISTA. Learn more: housingactionil.org/americorps.

As a HUD-Approved housing counseling agency, AHCOPA envisions a future where every household obtains the dream of homeownership.Through housing counseling, education, and advocacy, we increase and preserve housing stability and homeownership opportunities in Philadelphia. AHCOPA is a growing organization that is extending its housing counseling operations to new communities within Philadelphia, where there is both a need for our services and a lack of awareness that our services are available. The Communications & Outreach Associate will collect and synthesize data about local mortgage lending practices to help AHCOPA more effectively promote its housing counseling services to those in need. They will strengthen AHCOPA¿s communications and outreach initiatives by expanding our community asset map, developing social media content, and piloting an outreach system for clients from our first time homebuyer program.

AHCOPA's ideal candidate for the position will have some experience in communications (graphic design, writing, or social media) and a customer-facing setting. They should be collaborative, friendly, and outgoing. They should demonstrate strong written and verbal skills, attention to detail, and ability to synthesize data. Experience in data collection and fluency in additional languages is a plus! This position offers a $500 monthly housing stipend.