Administration for Community Living
Eden Ruiz-Lopez, MPA, serves as an Aging Services Program Specialist at the Administration for Community Living since May 2022, focusing on grant management and elder rights initiatives. Previously, Eden held various leadership roles within the Keck School of Medicine at USC, emphasizing long-term care and culturally tailored resources for diverse aging populations, and served as NCEA Project Manager. Experience includes roles as Long-Term Care Ombudsman at WISE & Healthy Aging, Graduate Student Researcher with the City of Los Angeles, and Program Director at United Cerebral Palsy, advocating for disability rights and housing accessibility. Eden's academic background includes a Master of Public Administration from USC and a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies from Penn State University.
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Administration for Community Living
ACL was created around the fundamental principle that all people, regardless of age or disability, should be able to live independently and fully participate in their communities. By advocating across the federal government for older adults, people with disabilities, and families and caregivers; funding services and supports provided by primarily by networks of community-based organizations; and investing in training, education, research and innovation, ACL helps make this principle a reality for millions of Americans. ________ The federal government has a variety of Special Hiring Authorities to make it easier for veterans to access federal employment. For detailed information on Special Hiring Authorities, please visit fedshirevets.gov https://www.fedshirevets.gov/job-seekers/veterans/special-hiring-authorities/ - Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) - Disabled Veterans Enrolled in a VA Training Program - Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) - 30% or More Disabled Veteran Examples of other Special Hiring Authorities: The following Special Hiring Authorities are other Authorities available to be used by veterans but are not complete. - Schedule A Appointing Authority for People with Certain Disabilities https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/individuals-with-disabilities/ - Pathways