COLOR Action Fund (COLOR AF) is Colorado’s only Latine-led reproductive justice political organization. We exist to build political power for Latine communities, not just to influence policy, but to shape how power is exercised, who it serves, and who is held accountable when it fails.
Our work is bold, rooted, proactive, and progressive. It is grounded in community truth and guided by reproductive justice as a governing framework. Political power should be accountable to the people who live with its consequences. This is where our power lives.
We’re so glad you are here…
- If you’re a community member: this is your political home.
- If you’re a candidate or elected official: this is the standard you will be held to.
- If you’re a donor or ally: this is where your support becomes power.
Our Story
COLOR AF was created in 2016 to support COLOR’s work and to make a greater impact on Colorado’s political process by amplifying the voices of Latines and our allies. The need was, and remains, clear.
Colorado first elected a Latino to the State Legislature in 1920. The first Latina was followed more than fifty years later, in 1974. To date, only five Latinos have represented Colorado at the federal level. Today, Latine people make up 22% of Colorado’s population, yet only 13% of the State Legislature. That gap is not accidental. It is the result of systems that limit access, mute community voice, and reward political comfort over justice.
COLOR AF exists to close that gap by:
- Identifying and supporting community leaders
- Increasing Latine representation in elected office
- Building durable political influence
- Reframing public narratives to reflect lived truth
Why This Moment Matters
Colorado is not immune to attacks on bodily autonomy, immigrant safety, and democratic participation. Political harm is accelerating through legislation, budgets, ballot measures, and quiet administrative decisions that shape people’s lives long after headlines fade. Too often, these decisions are made without the communities most impacted at the table, and without accountability when harm occurs. Latine communities need more than reactive advocacy. We need organized political power. COLOR AF exists to meet this moment with clarity, courage, and accountability; building a political ecosystem that does not wait for permission to name harm or demand better.
Our Mission
Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights Action Fund (COLOR AF) is a community-rooted non-profit organization that works to enable Latine individuals and their families to lead safe, healthy, and self-determined lives by holding elected officials accountable to our issues and electing people who support our mission.
Our Vision
We envision a Colorado where Latine individuals and their families have access to opportunities and resources for the health of mind, body, and spirit.
Our Values
We value justice and equity for all people: fostering awareness of intersectionality and how it is used to either support or marginalize Latine communities. We are community-rooted and work to create intergenerational opportunity and leadership. We model sex positivity and support Latine individuals’ right to make their own decisions.
Where Our Power Lives: Political Accountability Beyond Policy
COLOR AF’s accountability work is political. We focus on how public servants and state government serve, or fail to serve, Latine communities, and whether their actions align with reproductive justice values in practice, not just in rhetoric.
Public Accountability Meets Policy Power
COLOR AF convenes debates, town halls, and public forums shaped directly by:
- Community conversations
- On-the-ground organizing
- Policy research and legislative analysis
The questions we ask candidates come from what our communities are experiencing, not from what is politically convenient. Those same community truths then travel with us into:
- Policy meetings with legislators and agency leaders
- Budget negotiations and bill drafting
- Implementation and oversight conversations
We engage when leaders are aligned. We push when they waver. We name harm when it happens. Our respect is earned through action.
Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR)
COLOR AF works in close partnership with COLOR, our sister 501(c)(3) organization, which is at the heart of our policy, community, and movement work. COLOR is a Latina-led, community-rooted reproductive justice organization that empowers Latine individuals to lead safe, healthy, and self-determined lives, including the right to access abortion care. Since 1998, COLOR has been building power with and for our communities.