The People's Movement to Reform ACORN

ACORN did not live up to its original mission; and that was to give meaningful voice and empower low and moderate income members of society. ACORN had been corrupted from its original purpose by senior management and an organizational structure that exploited the very low and moderate income membership the community organizations were founded to serve.

ACORN voter fraud, voter registration fraud, unpaid taxes, unfair labor practices, etc, while tantalizing were not the problem, but merely symptoms of ACORN corruption and failed leadership. The real problem was ACORN governance, and the lack of transparency and accountability of its leadership. ACORN recently re-branded itself but the exploitation continues.

Like you, we’re activists. We’re dedicated to helping people like ourselves –people of limited means– get a better shake in life. That’s why we joined ACORN in the first place. That’s why we’re fighting now to make it an open organization with clean books, honest leadership and a willingness to grow through scrutiny and criticism. ACORN suffered through the turmoil of embezzlement of huge amounts of money by key figures in the organization. To move forward it needs to openly confront the past and eliminate the possibility of such abuse in the future. That’s what the ACORN 8, and this site are about.