The ACORN chapter in my home state of North Carolina has laid off all eight of its employees as scandal engulfs the national organization. But staffers are continuing to work as volunteers, reports McClatchy (which publishes the state’s two largest newspapers) and expect the financial situation to improve:

Local chapters in North Carolina that have spent the past year registering voters, lobbying the state legislature and helping struggling homeowners with their mortgages are now themselves trying to make ends meet.
The scandal has hurt funding, said state director Pat McCoy. The phone was recently cut off in the Charlotte office. The organization also has offices in Raleigh, Durham and Greensboro.
“We’ve had a tough time financially,” McCoy said. “We’ve been working very hard to work with our funders to restore more confidence on their part.”
McCoy said he expects grant money to begin flowing in the next week that could carry the state organization through the rest of the year.