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Eagle County School District achievement gap demands a dedicated plan
As Eagle County School District Superintendent Philip Qualman recently noted, it’s spring testing season for local students. The annual...

Alex Sánchez
Apr 19, 20233 min read


Understanding your rights is the first step toward protection for mobile home park residents
There are over 800 mobile parks in Colorado that thousands of Latinos and call home. Unfortunately, many do not have access to basic...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Apr 18, 20232 min read


Hear Us Roar: Students, community call for action from RFSD Board of Education
If there were any lingering doubts about the insensitive decision to allow U.S. Border Patrol officers to attend a March 21 career expo...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Apr 14, 20233 min read


If this water meets the standard of safety, it’s time to change the standard
The water, we were told, is safe to drink. It’s hard water, heavy with minerals, different government officials kept explaining. And when...

Alex Sánchez
Apr 10, 20234 min read


Let's not get sidetracked
For community members interested in the health and well-being of the Roaring Fork School District, here’s a different perspective. On...

Alex Sánchez
Apr 10, 20234 min read


This is what our RFSD CORA requests found, part 1
There seem to be a lot of distractions these days keeping the Roaring Fork School District from focusing on what really matters, like...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Apr 7, 20233 min read


Call to Action: Border Patrol does not belong in our schools
Join us this Wednesday, April 12 at 6 p.m. at the Roaring Fork School District's school board meeting in Carbondale (400 Sopris Ave) to...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Apr 6, 20232 min read


Housing crisis cannot be resolved without inclusion in the solution
It could be said that the road to affordable housing is paved with good intentions. Unfortunately, those good intentions have not always...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Mar 29, 20232 min read


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


Standing up for water quality in mobile home parks
One of the many noteworthy findings from our 2022 Colorado Latino Policy Agenda annual survey was that almost 40% of residents in mobile...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jan 30, 20232 min read


Making our valleys more equitable — for everyone
Like a lot of you, I grew up in Eagle County. More and more of us can say that these days, as the generations pass, although it certainly...

Alex Sánchez
Jan 19, 20234 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


Colorado Latino Exit Poll will provide key insights on 2022 midterm elections
As we reach the finish line for the 2022 midterm elections, Voces Unidas de las Montañas and Voces Unidas Action Fund are hard at work...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Nov 2, 20222 min read
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