The 2023 Bernie Valdez Awards

BVA nominations are open until May 31st, 2023. Please use the link below to nominate today.

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The goal and mission behind

CLLARO’s mission is to empower Latinos through leadership development, advocacy, and policy research to strengthen Colorado.

Our vision

CLLARO’s vision for the future is a State of Colorado where Latinos achieve their fullest potential.

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Work with us.

CLLARO is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, the first Latino civil rights and advocacy group in Colorado. Since our founding in 1964, we have elevated the voice of Latinos and defended and advanced our community’s concerns at a grassroots level. If our values align with yours, send us your resume!

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The 2023 Bernie Valdez Awards

september 21th, 2023
About us

Learn about our team and history as an org.

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56 years empowering our Latino communities to achieve their fullest potential.
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Our Results

Learn about the change and impacts

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How we help?

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Leadership Development

CLLARO’s leadership programs empower the next generation of Latino leaders so that the State’s Latino leadership and achievement gaps cease to exist.

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Advocacy

From Durango to Greeley and the mountain communities to Denver, CLLARO ensures Latinos statewide receive equitable treatment and full recognition of their rights.

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Policy Research

CLLARO’s research institute provides in-depth nonpartisan research on current issues that matter to Colorado’s Latino community including healthcare, education, immigration, political representation, demographics, gentrification, and other civic and sociopolitical topics.

Become a Volunteer

CLLARO and its Latino Action Council works with grassroots organizations across Colorado, emphasizing a non-hierarchical structure that gives power to individuals and the community, not special interest groups.