Association Of Community Organizations For Reform Now

 New Orleans     Louisiana

http://louisiana.ACORN.org     << Visit Website

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Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now Charity Profile

The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) aims to organize a majority consituency of low- to moderate-income people across the United States. The members of ACORN take on issues of relevance to their communities, whether those issues are discrimination, affordable housing, a quality education, or better public services. ACORN believes that low- to moderate-income people are the best advocates for their communities, and so ACORN's low- to moderate-income members act as leaders, spokespeople, and decision-makers within the organization.

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now Volunteer Information

Since December 2005, ACORN has been gutting and cleaning homes in low-income neighborhoods as part of our Home Clean-out Program. With the help of nearly 15,000 volunteers and over 400,000 volunteer hours, we have gutted and preserved about 3,000 homes.We need your help us finish the hundreds of homes on our list!