Our History
At its peak, ACORN was the most effective grassroots organizing network for low-income people in America, with a People’s Agenda that developed community leaders to win victories on housing, workers’ rights, education, representation, healthcare, and other issues. Many of our local leaders cut their teeth learning community organizing under the ACORN model. We were the Arkansas chapter of ACORN.
After the fall of ACORN due to attacks by the far right as well as internal strife, community leaders in Little Rock and Pine Bluff officially incorporated Arkansas Community Organizations on December 7, 2009.
With few resources, ACO has continued to make a difference for low-income and working families in Arkansas.
See OUR IMPACTS.
Our Organizing Philosophy:
Build New Leadership: the people most impacted by injustice should be leading the charge.
Tie National and Local Organizing Together: sometimes a unified voice can move us forward toward social justice. This is why ACO partners with the Center for Popular Democracy and other local organizing groups across the U.S.
Register and Engage Voters: Politicians need to be accountable to ALL their constituents.