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Here to Work campaign kick-off seeks work permits for long-term immigrants
Colorado is among the many states grappling with workforce and immigration challenges posed by a tightening labor market, a stalled...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Oct 24, 20233 min read


Voces Unidas awarded national grant to accelerate parent organizing in regional school districts
Voces Unidas de las Montañas today announced that it has been awarded an unprecedented national grant from NewSchools Venture Fund to...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Oct 5, 20233 min read


Voces Unidas endorses 10 rural school board candidates, first-time endorsement for CMC Board
Voces Unidas Action Fund is proud to endorse 10 diverse candidates for school board seats and one candidate for Board of Trustees for...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Oct 2, 20235 min read


Voces Unidas takes rural voices to our nation’s Capitol
Voces Unidas took its advocacy to new levels by bringing the voices of rural Latinos to the halls of Congress for the organization’s...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Sep 27, 20232 min read


Latest DACA decision disappointing, but not unexpected
Although the decision by a federal judge in Texas this week declaring the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Sep 15, 20233 min read


Listening is the first step toward solving the problems facing Latino community
Communication is the foundation of any healthy relationship, fostering trust and mutual respect. It involves being open, vulnerable, and...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Sep 14, 20234 min read


Third annual Colorado Latino Policy Agenda released today helps steer our course for 2023
The premise is simple: If you want to know what’s on the minds of Latino voters in Colorado, ask them. That’s been the guiding principle...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Sep 13, 20237 min read


AG pledges to work with community to protect civil rights
Voces Unidas recently had the opportunity to host Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Deputy AG Janet Drake in Glenwood Springs to...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Sep 11, 20232 min read


School Board candidate endorsement applications accepted through Sept. 6
Voces Unidas Action Fund proudly endorses and supports candidates for regional school board elections who are champions on the issues...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Aug 30, 20232 min read


Exodus of Latino talent a red flag for RFV
I’ll never forget leaving the valley for the first time to attend college more than 20 years ago and experiencing different communities....

Alex Sánchez
Aug 25, 20234 min read


Affirmative Action ruling doesn’t erase need for action on education equity
The Supreme Court’s recent decision to end affirmative action in college admissions has ignited intense debates about the role of race in...

Alex Sánchez
Aug 15, 20234 min read


Voces Unidas calls on Congress to modify inadmissibility bars
Among our nation’s catalog of outdated immigration laws, the unlawful presence bars on re-entry stand tall among the most harmful. And...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Aug 14, 20233 min read


Voces Unidas celebrates the outdoors during Latino Conservation Week in Glenwood Springs
Voces Unidas was one of more than 25 organizations invited to participate in the Latino Conservation Week festivities on July 22 at Two...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Aug 2, 20231 min read


Orphaned gas wells are a health and climate concern for communities of color
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist – or even a meteorologist – to know that it’s hot outside. In fact, this July is going down as...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jul 31, 20233 min read


New Civic Leader program offers inspiration for local Dreamers
By every measure imaginable, Norma Gurrola is a community leader. The Battle Mountain High School and Colorado Mountain College graduate...

Alex Sánchez
Jul 21, 20234 min read


Housing controversy demonstrates need for diversity in Roaring Fork School District leadership
The lingering controversy over proposed housing assistance for Roaring Fork School District Superintendent Jesús Rodríguez shines a...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Jul 19, 20232 min read


New Civic Leader program examines Mexico-U.S. immigration policy from both sides of the border
In our ongoing commitment to creating opportunities for local Latinas and Latinos to learn and lead, Voces Unidas spent the week of July...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jul 17, 20233 min read


CLEAP: Final day recap
Civic Leader Education & Advocacy Program (CLEAP) participants spent their last day in Mexico City reflecting on their experiences and...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jul 8, 20231 min read


CLEAP: Day 4 recap
Civic Leader Education & Advocacy Program (CLEAP) participants spent day 4 in Mexico City meeting with Mexican federal lawmakers and...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jul 7, 20231 min read


CLEAP: Day 3 recap
Civic Leader Education & Advocacy Program (CLEAP) participants spent day 3 in Mexico City experiencing culture and visiting historic...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jul 6, 20231 min read
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