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300+ rally at Capitol to urge lawmakers to support Latino 2023 policy priorities
More than 300 Coloradans concluded the 17th Annual Latino Advocacy Day today with a rally at the State Capitol to urge lawmakers to pass...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Mar 22, 20237 min read


Voces Unidas calls for accountability from Glenwood Springs High School administrators, others
Voces Unidas President and CEO Alex Sánchez released the following statement in response to recent events in the Roaring Fork Valley that...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Mar 22, 20232 min read


Latino leaders from Voces Unidas discuss policy with Congresswoman Pettersen in Leadville
Today, Voces Unidas de las Montañas and Voces Unidas Action Fund had the opportunity to meet for the first time with recently elected...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Mar 16, 20231 min read


Policy that works for all requires participation from all
“Today we march, tomorrow we vote,” was a popular rallying cry of the 2006 U.S. immigration reform protests. At the time, those of us...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Mar 14, 20234 min read


Aspen police chief search offers opportunity to engage and unify communities
Aspen isn’t Memphis — or Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, or even Denver. But Aspen’s search for its next police chief serves as a timely...

Alex Sánchez
Mar 8, 20234 min read


Largest delegation of Colorado Latinos brings united voice to D.C. Latino Advocacy Day
This week, Voces Unidas de las Montañas and Voces Unidas Action Fund led the largest Colorado delegation of Latinos yet to advocate for...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Feb 17, 20232 min read


Voces Unidas to take 32 leaders to D.C.
Voces Unidas is traveling to the nation’s capital to lead a coalition of 32 leaders from communities across the state at the Second...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Feb 7, 20232 min read


Organizing around DACA and immigration issue picks up steam
The distances between communities in the central-mountain region and the prospects of wintertime driving can make in-person organizing...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Feb 7, 20233 min read


Honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Today, as we once again honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., let us all take a moment to acknowledge that our fight against...

Alex Sánchez
Jan 16, 20232 min read


Supporting mobile home park residents in Frisco
Voces Unidas understood that we could make a difference by offering our voice in support of the Protections for Mobile Home Park...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jan 13, 20233 min read


Making a difference in 2022
We want to take a moment to share some of the incredible accomplishments Voces Unidas de las Montañas achieved in the last 12 months....

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Dec 15, 20221 min read


Environmental justice begins with clean, safe drinking water
We can all recognize that Colorado is facing an unprecedented water crisis. In the midst of the worst megadrought in 1,200 years, we are...

Alex Sánchez
Oct 16, 20224 min read


Appeals court’s DACA decision heightens need for Congress to act now
If you need another reason to get involved in policy advocacy — and to work to motivate others to get involved as well — you need only...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Oct 6, 20222 min read


New school year. New superintendent. New opportunities.
Summer’s transition to fall is apparent in a variety of ways — whether that’s the changing colors in the aspen trees, or in our schools...

Alex Sánchez
Oct 3, 20223 min read


2022 Colorado Latino Policy Agenda release scheduled for Sept. 14
Keep an eye out next week for the release of the 2022 Colorado Latino Policy Agenda. The Colorado Latino Policy Agenda is the largest...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Sep 6, 20221 min read


Economic benefits Latinos can expect from Inflation Reduction Act
The recent passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 promises to lower health care and energy costs, makes record investments...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Sep 2, 20223 min read


Forum Highlights Legislation, Issues for Mobile Home Owners
As part of our organizing work, Voces Unidas de las Montañas and Voces Unidas Action Fund on July 23 hosted the first of several...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Aug 2, 20222 min read


Time to look out for nonprofits that looked out for communities
As leaders of two of the largest Western Slope organizations working directly with Latinos and Latinas, we’ve seen firsthand the...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Apr 23, 20223 min read


Testimony in support of protections for mobile home park residents
On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, Alex Sánchez testified in support of House Bill 1287, known as Protections For Mobile Home Park Residents....

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Mar 23, 20223 min read


Step up for our mobile-home park residents before it’s too late
As a child, I lived in #A20 in the Aspen Basalt Mobile Home Park between Basalt and El Jebel, off of Willits Lane. The community we...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Mar 23, 20223 min read
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