ACORN

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:non-profit_organization
gptkb:organization
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:United_Farm_Workers
SEIU
People's Action
Community Change
gptkbp:affiliation National Association of Neighborhoods
United States Social Forum
gptkbp:campaigns voter mobilization efforts
housing rights advocacy
living wage campaigns
gptkbp:controversy funding issues
allegations of voter fraud
allegations of voter registration fraud
defunding by government
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:2010
gptkbp:focus gptkb:social_justice
community organizing
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1970
gptkbp:founder Wade Rathke
gptkbp:head_of_state gptkb:Bertha_Lewis
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ACORN
gptkbp:impact increased voter turnout
advocacy for low-income families
improved housing conditions
community organizing in the U. S.
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notable_achievements creation of job training programs
establishment of community land trusts
influence on local and national policy
successful lobbying for affordable housing policies
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Katrina_vanden_Heuvel
gptkb:Bertha_Lewis
Wade Rathke
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:voter_registration
labor rights advocacy
housing advocacy
gptkbp:services gptkb:voter_registration
advocacy
economic justice
housing assistance
job training programs
financial literacy training
housing counseling
immigrant rights advocacy
health care advocacy
gptkbp:successor ACORN Housing Corporation
ACORN International
New York ACORN
gptkbp:target_audience low-income individuals
working-class families
minority communities
gptkbp:type gptkb:organization
grassroots organization
gptkbp:website www.acorn.org
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Project_Veritas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5