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    "description": "<h2>Pay Rate</h2>USD $43.27/Hr.\n<h2>Why Join Us</h2>\n<p> </p>\n<p>You believe that every person deserves a place to call home. You see that homelessness is a systemic issue and want to be a part of the solution. You are ready to utilize your talent, experience, and creativity towards purpose-driven work. You want to work alongside industry leaders to learn, implement, and pioneer best practices.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>LA Family Housing is a leading non-profit agency in Homeless Services and Real Estate Development. With 40 years of experience and 17,000+ lives changed each year, we know what it takes to end homelessness. We take tremendous pride in the emergence of our staff as national leaders in innovation, best practices, and policy within housing production and homeless services. 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