225 6th Street, Suite B
P.O. Box 1534
Alamosa, CO 81101
719-587-3225 (phone)
719-587-0045 (fax)
irc@slvirc.org

Immigrant Advocate:
Venus Valdez

Education/Outreach Coordinator:
Jim Sanchez

Mennonite Voluntary Service Member:
Emmy Lou Helmuth

Community Coordinator: Antonio Sandoval

Cross Cultural Communication Specialist: Ren Carbutt

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The San Luis Valley Immigrant Resource Center (SLVIRC) and community partners sent a group of adult immigrant residents on the 16th of May 2007 to see Rigoberta Menchù Tum up close and personal for the first time when she addressed the attendees of the World Peace Conference in Santa Fe.  Both Menchù and the Guatemalan immigrants to whom she is a hero grew up in a climate of civil war that lasted 36 years. This was a first-time opportunity to travel and attend such an event for most of the immigrants.

For more information and how you can help support families affected by the April 17, 2007, raid and prevent further raids, click here.

The San Luis Valley Immigrant Resource Center is a safe place for people to come and address immigration related questions and needs. The center provides services in an area where no other aid is available. IRC services are non-governmental, confidential and minimum fee based.

A strong attribute of the San Luis Valley Immigrant Resource Center is the diverse makeup of its staff and Board of Directors; thus, people with a wide range of viewpoints and experiences provide direction to the organization and ensure that its programs are viable and worthwhile. The Board of Directors includes people of multiple ethnicities, including people native to the valley, people from states other than Colorado, and people from foreign countries.

To learn more about the Voces del Valle Project, click here