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2 unusual facts about Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now


Herongate Mall

The ACORN in Ottawa criticized then-Herongate Mall property owner Transglobe for letting the mall's stores deteriorate and become unsanitary.

Nonpartisanism in the United States

In 2009, in the wake of a scandal that emerged following the release of several "hidden camera" videotapes, Republican politicians called for an IRS investigation of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, claiming the organization had engaged in improper partisan political activities as well as various forms of fraud.


Americans for Fairness in Lending

Its official partners include: ACORN, California Reinvestment Coalition, Center for Responsible Lending, CFED, Community Reinvestment Association – North Carolina, Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Demos, National Association of Consumer Advocates, National Consumer Law Center, NEDAP, United Professionals, PIRG, Public Citizen and the Woodstock Institute.

Jesús R. Castro

Castro is affiliated with the Open Society Foundation, the Tides Foundation, the Democracy Alliance and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.

Scott Harshbarger

On September 22, 2009, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) announced that Harshbarger and Proskauer "would lead an independent inquiry into the organizational systems and processes surrounding the social services of the organization" pursuant to the recent allegations of corruption within that organization in the ACORN 2009 undercover videos controversy.


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