We are proud to announce the creation of the Colorado Latino Leadership, Advocacy & Research Organization (CLLARO). CLLARO was born of the recent merger between the Latin American Research and Service Agency (LARASA) and the Colorado Latino Forum Leadership Center (CLFLC). Building upon the revered legacy of LARASA and incorporating the new energy and vision of CLFLC, CLLARO will be Colorado’s premier leadership development, public policy, and research center dedicated to strengthening Colorado’s Latino community.

 

Since it’s founding in 1964 by some of Colorado’s foremost civil rights leaders, LARASA has been dedicated to improving the quality of life for Latinos in Colorado. Much progress has been made, and there is still work to do. Latinos in Colorado still face disparities in many areas including education, health, and representation at decision-making tables. With the blessing of the remaining LARASA founders, CLLARO will work to ensure that our community is well-educated, healthy, economically empowered, and well represented in political circles.

 

With deep respect and gratitude for the countless people who have worked through LARASA to make the great strides our community has made, we now move forward with renewed vision, hope and clarity. As CLLARO, we move forward toward the future we have all envisioned for so long: equality in educational achievement, economic opportunity, social integration, health and wellbeing and civic representation. 

Mission: CLLARO will be Colorado’s premier leadership development, public policy, and research center dedicated to strengthening Colorado’s Latino community.

 

Motto: When we improve the lives of Latinos in Colorado, we improve the lives of all Coloradoans.
 

Vision: CLLARO, an agency committed to the Latino community, will lead a collaborative effort to move the state of Colorado toward a future with no disparities in education, health, economic status, decision-making, or leadership in both the public and private sectors.