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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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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jan 31, 20221 min read
Carrying on the legacy of Ricardo Martinez
Colorado lost a champion for Latinos and Latinas earlier this month with the passing of Ricardo Martinez, who co-founded Padres & Jóvenes...
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Alex Sánchez
Jan 24, 20223 min read
Let’s strive for culturally-competent mental health care
Shortly before the New Year, we were shocked and saddened to learn that a 37-year-old mother in Glenwood Springs had been charged with...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jan 24, 20223 min read
Let’s strive for culturally-competent mental health care
Shortly before the New Year, we were shocked and saddened to learn that a 37-year-old mother in Glenwood Springs had been charged with...
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Alex Sánchez
Jan 17, 20222 min read
Honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King
Today, as we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I am reminded that the fight for equality has been a long one, that we are...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jan 17, 20222 min read
Honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Today, as we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I am reminded that the fight for equality has been a long one, that we are...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
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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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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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Dec 24, 20215 min read
The Christmas Spirit can look like us
I used to think I celebrated a different Christmas than everyone else. My Latino Christmas existed, in my head, outside of the carols, Tv...
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Alex Sánchez
Dec 20, 20212 min read
Justice for Rogel Aguilera-Mederos
Last Monday, Cuban-American Rogel Aguilera-Mederos (26) was sentenced to 110 years in prison for crashing a semi-truck on Colorado’s...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Dec 20, 20212 min read
Justice for Rogel Aguilera-Mederos
Last Monday, Cuban-American Rogel Aguilera-Mederos (26) was sentenced to 110 years in prison for crashing a semi-truck on Colorado’s...
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Alex Sánchez
Dec 17, 20213 min read
Thank you for your support in 2021
With the year quickly coming to a close, I wanted to take a moment to say thank you for helping us grow our impact and influence in 2021....
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Dec 17, 20212 min read
Thank you for a great year
Thanks to your support, we are off to a great start putting Voces Unidas Action Fund on the frontlines of preserving and growing Latinos’...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Dec 16, 20213 min read
CMC leadership needs to reflect Latino community
Earlier this year, higher education in the central mountain region earned an important designation only achieved by 10% of colleges in...
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Alex Sánchez
Dec 15, 20213 min read
CMC leadership needs to reflect Latino community
Earlier this year, higher education in the central mountain region earned an important designation only achieved by 10% of colleges in...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Dec 14, 20217 min read
Caught in-between: How the success of DACA shows us why we must push for more
DACA brings ample opportunity for many Latinas and Latinos. Yet, it cannot welcome generations of Latino communities into the US narrative.
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Alex Sánchez
Dec 13, 20213 min read
Time running out — hardworking families deserve expansion of Child Tax Credit
After nearly two years of pandemic living, things have returned to something that resembles normal (or a “new normal”) for regional...
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Dec 8, 20212 min read
Addressing health care access and affordability should start with those most impacted
Health care accessibility and affordability are a topline issue for Latinos throughout Colorado — but particularly in our mountain...
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Maribel Obreque
Dec 7, 20212 min read
A daughter of immigrants
My name is Maribel Obreque. I am the Director of Family Services at The Arc of the Central Mountains and a graduate of the Voces Unidas...
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Alex Sánchez
Dec 6, 20213 min read
Addressing health care access and affordability should start with those most impacted
Health care accessibility and affordability are a topline issue for Latinos throughout Colorado — but particularly in our mountain...
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