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COLOR

COLOR is one of the only Latina-led reproductive justice organizations in Colorado! We’re advancing policies that protect Latine communities, activating our base, and building leadership pipelines. 

Our Values

Opportunities for Growth

We aim to provide opportunities for growth by investing in our team’s leadership, professional development, and well-being so we can continue advocating for our communities together.

Commitment to Diversity

We prioritize cultivating a diverse, inclusive team that mirrors and serves our community, advancing equity and justice in every aspect of our work.

Community Connection

We center community connection by building trust, listening deeply, and ensuring our work is grounded in the lived experiences of those we serve.

Employee Benefits

Taking care of our team ensures we can continue building power and advancing reproductive justice. We offer a robust benefits package that includes:

  • Employer-sponsored health, dental, and vision insurance 
  • Employer retirement plan match
  • Generous PTO, including maternal and sick leave
  • Stipends for phone, internet, and self-care
  • Professional and career development opportunities
  • Networking with local and national partners
  • Flexible hybrid work environment

Open Positions

Youth of COLOR Policy Fellow (Hybrid/Part Time)

The Youth of COLOR policy fellow bridges community experiences with public policy by supporting advocacy campaigns, legislative engagement, coalition building, and leadership development rooted in reproductive justice. 

Objectives include:

  • Build relationships with policymakers, coalition partners, stakeholders, and community organizations while strengthening movement-building and advocacy skills.
  • Expand understanding of Colorado’s legislative, regulatory, and state budget processes, including how laws are developed, passed, implemented, and evaluated.
  • Learn about and support COLOR’s policy priorities rooted in the Reproductive Justice framework before, during, and after the legislative session.
  • Observe policy strategy meetings and legislative advocacy efforts alongside COLOR’s Senior Policy Manager. 
  • Conduct research to support current policy priorities by tracking and analyzing legislation through the lenses of Reproductive Justice, racial justice, gender justice, and immigrant justice.
  • Participate in weekly policy meetings with COLOR’s policy staff, lobbying team, and consultants.
  • Support legislative briefings, advocacy meetings, and committee hearings through legislative education, policy context, hearing preparation, testimony writing support, day-of-hearing support, and opportunities to deliver public testimony.
  • Engage with community members to understand how public policy impacts their lived experiences and how community voices inform advocacy and policy change.
  • Support policy and advocacy efforts during Latino Advocacy Day (LAD), including legislative meeting preparation, policy education, participant engagement, legislative meetings, and day-of coordination.
  • Deepen understanding of policy change strategies, including grassroots advocacy, coalition building, legislative engagement, and movement building.

ELIGIBILITY:
The Youth of COLOR Fellowship is designed for emerging leaders between the ages of 20 and 25 at the start of the fellowship. Applicants must reside in Colorado and demonstrate an interest in advancing Reproductive Justice through advocacy, civic engagement, communications, or public policy.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Fellows should demonstrate a commitment to COLOR’s vision, mission, and values, as well as a passion for Reproductive Justice, abortion access, advocacy, and creating positive change in their communities. We are seeking applicants who are eager to learn, collaborate, and grow alongside the COLOR team in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Applicants should demonstrate strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills

We strongly encourage applications from Black, Brown, Indigenous, Afro-Latine, Asian American and Pacific Islander, LGBTQIA+, gender-expansive individuals, and people with disabilities. Fellows are compensated for their participation. To process compensation, participants will need a Social Security Number (SSN) or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN).

Applicants of all educational backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Because this fellowship requires a significant time commitment, applicants should be available to fully participate in all required training, meetings, events, and fellowship activities throughout the program.

Please complete all required sections of this Google Form.

  • Upload one reference letter from a teacher, professor, supervisor, mentor, or another trusted adult from school, work, or volunteer experience. 
  • Upload a document containing your responses to the following short essay questions. We encourage thoughtful, authentic, and detailed responses. There is no word limit; please respond in whatever length feels right to you. Take the space you need to fully express yourself, share your experiences, and tell us your story.

The deadline to submit your Youth of COLOR Fellowship application is August 17, 2026, at 11:59 PM MT.

Final fellowship offers will be extended by September 8, 2026, after the completion of the virtual interviews and the final in-person interviews for applicants selected to advance. All applicants will be notified of their application status via email.

If you have any questions about the fellowship or the application process, please contact Lynette Garcia at programscoordinator@colorlatina.org.

Apply Here

Youth of COLOR Civic Engagement Fellow (Hybrid/Part Time)

The Youth of COLOR Civic Engagement Fellow helps strengthen civic participation and community leadership among young people and historically marginalized communities. Through voter education, leadership development, community conversations, and advocacy initiatives, the fellow supports efforts to ensure community members have the knowledge, resources, and confidence to participate in decisions that impact their lives. The fellow will gain hands-on experience in civic engagement strategy, public education, community outreach, policy advocacy, and leadership development while working within a Reproductive Justice framework.

Objectives include:

  • Support voter education and civic participation initiatives that increase engagement among young people and Latine communities.
  • Assist in planning and facilitating community events, workshops, trainings, and educational opportunities focused on voting, advocacy, and civic participation.
  • Build relationships with community members, youth leaders, and partner organizations while developing skills in relational organizing and community outreach.
  • Expand understanding of how local, state, and federal government systems impact Reproductive Justice and community well-being.
  • Support community participation in advocacy opportunities, including legislative hearings, public testimony, issue campaigns, LAD, and community actions.
  • Participate in civic engagement planning and strategy meetings with COLOR staff, coalition partners, and community organizations.
  • Recruit, engage, and support volunteers, youth leaders, and community participants in civic engagement activities.
  • Conduct community outreach, listening sessions, and power-mapping activities to identify opportunities for deeper community engagement and leadership development.
  • Assist in developing civic education materials, engagement resources, and leadership tools for young people.
  • Explore innovative approaches to increasing civic participation, youth leadership, and community advocacy across Colorado.

ELIGIBILITY:
The Youth of COLOR Fellowship is designed for emerging leaders between the ages of 20 and 25 at the start of the fellowship. Applicants must reside in Colorado and demonstrate an interest in advancing Reproductive Justice through advocacy, civic engagement, communications, or public policy.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Fellows should demonstrate a commitment to COLOR’s vision, mission, and values, as well as a passion for Reproductive Justice, abortion access, advocacy, and creating positive change in their communities. We are seeking applicants who are eager to learn, collaborate, and grow alongside the COLOR team in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Applicants should demonstrate strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills

We strongly encourage applications from Black, Brown, Indigenous, Afro-Latine, Asian American and Pacific Islander, LGBTQIA+, gender-expansive individuals, and people with disabilities. Fellows are compensated for their participation. To process compensation, participants will need a Social Security Number (SSN) or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN).

Applicants of all educational backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Because this fellowship requires a significant time commitment, applicants should be available to fully participate in all required training, meetings, events, and fellowship activities throughout the program.

Please complete all required sections of this Google Form.

  • Upload one reference letter from a teacher, professor, supervisor, mentor, or another trusted adult from school, work, or volunteer experience. 
  • Upload a document containing your responses to the following short essay questions. We encourage thoughtful, authentic, and detailed responses. There is no word limit; please respond in whatever length feels right to you. Take the space you need to fully express yourself, share your experiences, and tell us your story.

The deadline to submit your Youth of COLOR Fellowship application is August 17, 2026, at 11:59 PM MT.

Final fellowship offers will be extended by September 8, 2026, after the completion of the virtual interviews and the final in-person interviews for applicants selected to advance. All applicants will be notified of their application status via email.

If you have any questions about the fellowship or the application process, please contact Lynette Garcia at programscoordinator@colorlatina.org.

Apply Here

Youth of COLOR Communications Fellow (Hybrid/Part Time)

The Youth of COLOR communications fellow helps build voice and influence through digital and marketing advocacy. They help bring authentic Latine voices to the forefront, influencing dominant narratives about Reproductive Justice and public policy. 

Objectives include:

  • Interest in Reproductive Justice, intersectionality, and community power-building 
  • Background in marketing, advertising, storytelling, or graphic/web design
  • Recognize and address stigmatizing and disempowering language and offer inclusive messaging within the Reproductive Justice framework.
  • Use digital communications, specifically TikTok and podcast production, through a Reproductive Justice-centered lens to raise the visibility of COLOR activities, events, donation asks, calls to action, etc. 
  • Plan and schedule content weekly with the supervision and support of the Communications team 
  • Use data and analytics to inform content ideas and strategy for social media platforms 
  • Give voice to real-life experiences (about abortion, STI/HIV positive living, young parenting, comprehensive sex ed…) through storytelling, media advocacy, and our podcast, Mujeres de COLOR, in order to destigmatize these topics.
  • Participate in weekly communications call with COLOR staff and partners
  • Support the communications team’s effort to author content (Powermails, podcast script writing, blog content, etc.) and share stories through TikTok and Mujeres de COLOR
  • Participate in advocacy opportunities, including Latino Advocacy Day (LAD), legislative hearings, public testimony, issue campaigns, and community actions.

ELIGIBILITY:
The Youth of COLOR Fellowship is designed for emerging leaders between the ages of 20 and 25 at the start of the fellowship. Applicants must reside in Colorado and demonstrate an interest in advancing Reproductive Justice through advocacy, civic engagement, communications, or public policy.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Fellows should demonstrate a commitment to COLOR’s vision, mission, and values, as well as a passion for Reproductive Justice, abortion access, advocacy, and creating positive change in their communities. We are seeking applicants who are eager to learn, collaborate, and grow alongside the COLOR team in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Applicants should demonstrate strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.

Applicants for the Communications Fellow position should also demonstrate experience creating digital content for social media; proficiency with Google Workspace, Canva, TikTok, and CapCut; strong writing and editing skills; and the ability to analyze engagement data to inform communications strategies.

We strongly encourage applications from Black, Brown, Indigenous, Afro-Latine, Asian American and Pacific Islander, LGBTQIA+, gender-expansive individuals, and people with disabilities. Fellows are compensated for their participation. To process compensation, participants will need a Social Security Number (SSN) or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN).

Applicants of all educational backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Because this fellowship requires a significant time commitment, applicants should be available to fully participate in all required training, meetings, events, and fellowship activities throughout the program.

Please complete all required sections of this Google Form.

  • Upload one reference letter from a teacher, professor, supervisor, mentor, or another trusted adult from school, work, or volunteer experience. 
  • Upload a document containing your responses to the following short essay questions. We encourage thoughtful, authentic, and detailed responses. There is no word limit; please respond in whatever length feels right to you. Take the space you need to fully express yourself, share your experiences, and tell us your story.

The deadline to submit your Youth of COLOR Fellowship application is August 17, 2026, at 11:59 PM MT.

Final fellowship offers will be extended by September 8, 2026, after the completion of the virtual interviews and the final in-person interviews for applicants selected to advance. All applicants will be notified of their application status via email.

If you have any questions about the fellowship or the application process, please contact Lynette Garcia at programscoordinator@colorlatina.org.

Apply Here