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1 504 943 5954
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Overview:
The ACORN Institute uses research and training to address the problems in low-income communities identified through years of community organizing by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and housing-development and loan counseling by ACORN Housing Corporation. In low-income communities, poverty, discrimination, and community deterioration result from at least two sources of information deficiency. The first is lack of information concerning rights and opportunities - the right to be free of discrimination; to have particular employment opportunities, as well as housing and social service options. The second is lack of training and information regarding civil rights and opportunities. The ACORN Institute exists to address both these deficiencies by researching issues relevant to low-income communities and by making that research available to low-income people. The ACORN Institute aspires to provide information that enables individuals and groups to act through education and training sessions focused on programmatic and legal options, community organization models, neighborhood awareness, and more. The Institute's research and training includes information about fair housing, civil rights, taxation and non-partisan voter registration. The ACORN Institute also ecourages the exchange of ideas and models for community improvement among different cultures and nations, particularly within the Americas. ACORN Institute / 1024 Elysian Fields Ave. / New... | |
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