The basics

1. Overview

ACORN builds people power.

There are two ways to make changes in the world: with a lot of money or with a lot of people. Power is the ability to act, and ACORN’s purpose is to build power by organizing large numbers of people. As an organization for low and moderate income people, ACORN is building people power for progressive change.

By now, you probably know the basics about ACORN Canada:

• We are an independent national organization of low and moderate income families.
• We have over 102,000 members organized into 20 neighbourhood chapters in 9 cities across Canada.
• We believe that social and economic justice can best be achieved with a national active membership who are invested in their organization and focused on building power for change!

Where do you fit in? The more members, leaders, and organizers we have, the stronger we will be, and the more ability we’ll have to take action, win campaigns, and bring about the changes we need and want.

As an ACORN Leader, your role is to engage new and existing members on local campaigns. To do that, you need to know the basics about ACORN and our campaigns, and key skills for taking action.

Watch the video below to learn more about ACORN Canada: