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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jun 23, 20233 min read
New groundbreaking program to send Latino leaders to Mexico City for civic education and advocacy
Voces Unidas is excited to invite 12 Latino leaders from various parts of Colorado to Mexico City as part of a new program launched this...
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Voces Unidas Action Fund
Dec 15, 20221 min read
Our historic work in 2022
As we close the books on an incredibly successful year for Voces Unidas Action Fund, we would like to share more about the work that we...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Dec 15, 20221 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....
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Dec 7, 20223 min read
Latino Network’s Class of 2022 adds 13 more strong local leaders to its ranks
Voces Unidas de las Montañas would like to recognize and celebrate the success of 13 community leaders who recently graduated as the...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
May 3, 20222 min read
Help us launch leadership journeys
Those of us who have become active in advocating for our community can point back to the key moments that launched us on our leadership...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Apr 19, 20224 min read
RodrÃguez is our choice for superintendent of Roaring Fork School District
Any day now, the Roaring Fork School District Board of Education is expected to make a decision about which of the three finalists will...
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Voces Unidas Action Fund
Mar 4, 20224 min read
Voces Unidas Action Fund endorses 8 candidates in elections for State Legislature, Municipal Offices
Voces Unidas Action Fund today endorsed 8 candidates for the State Legislature and Municipal offices who we believe are best aligned...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Feb 3, 20222 min read
Superintendent search process offers an opportunity to model equity and inclusivity
Roaring Fork Valley School District Superintendent Rob Stein announced this month that he would be retiring at the end of this school...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Feb 1, 20222 min read
14 local leaders selected for Voces Unidas’ second Latino Network class
Voces Unidas de las Montañas today announced the names of 14 community leaders selected to participate in its 2022 Latino Network class....
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Alex Sánchez
Jan 13, 20222 min read
Start of the 2022 legislative session
I was honored to be a guest of Gov. Jared Polis at today’s State of the State address, and was heartened to hear his remembrance of those...
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Jorge Rojas Lopez
Dec 2, 20211 min read
Leadership in action
I am a recent graduate of Voces Unidas' Latino Network, a year-long program that helps leaders continue to thrive in their leadership...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Nov 22, 20215 min read
Forging a path of success for first-generation students
To be first-generation and Latino is to forge your own path twofold, in education and a rugged economy that suppresses working-class...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Oct 5, 20211 min read
Congrats to the 2021 nonprofit board leadership course graduates
Voces Unidas graduated eight leaders as part of our inaugural cohort for the new nonprofit board leadership course under the LÃderes...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Sep 26, 20212 min read
Local Latinas and Latinos help identify policy and legislative priorities
More than 64 leaders from Parachute, Rifle, Silt, New Castle, Glenwood Springs, Gypsum, Carbondale, El Jebel and Basalt participated in...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Aug 8, 20218 min read
We need bold economic recovery
Voces Unidas joined more than 50 Latino organizations across the country in calling on Congress to enact bold economic recovery policies...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jul 31, 20212 min read
Our community of interest should be kept whole
Voces Unidas Executive Director Alex Sánchez today gave testimony at Carbondale's redistricting meeting. To learn more about the...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jul 8, 20212 min read
The importance of showcasing Latino and Latina trailblazers
People only know what they know. And Latinos in the valley are no different. If we have only lived and worked in the region, we may think...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jun 10, 20211 min read
Inaugural LÃderes Institute focuses on nonprofit board leadership
Voces Unidas de las Montañas is looking for its first cohort of 10 participants for the LÃderes Institute focused on nonprofit board...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jan 10, 20212 min read
Open letter from BIPOC organizations
Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) organizers led millions in our country to march for justice and march to the polls....
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Dec 22, 20201 min read
Supporting Dreamers
A federal judge ordered the federal government to completely reinstate DACA. This is great news for Dreamers and DACA participants. You...
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