El Comité de Longmont

The mission of the organization is to facilitate communication and understanding within the community to improve social justice, education, and economic status for the Latino, immigrant, and non-Latino members of the community.

We provide the following services:

• Walk-in services five days a week that include systems navigation, systems advocacy, translation/interpretation, assistance with applications to address issues like medical bills, child support, consumer issues, unemployment, workers’ compensation, retirement, tickets and warrants, insurance, domestic violence, referrals for basic needs, and more.
• Wage Theft demand for payment letters, attorney, and other agency referrals for wage theft-related representation and filing of official complaints.
• ITINS, Drivers Licenses, translations, and notary public.
• $30 attorney consultations with and attorney referrals to a network of eight local attorneys in the following legal specialties: immigration, criminal, personal and workplace injury, use of force and civil rights, family law, civil, and tax.
• ESL, Citizenship, and GED Classes

El Comité was founded in 1980 after the tragic police shooting of two young Latino men on Main Street to help people get their needs met and to keep pressure on the City.

More about this organization

*Funds will be used for the implementation of the client database, which includes software costs and associated staff costs to digitize current intake forms and client data.

Longmont is home to the largest population of Latinos in Boulder County, at over 25% of the population. In 2023 we served 3,362 participants who were primarily Latino immigrants (99%) and resided primarily in Longmont (75%) and Boulder County, but many came from neighboring counties seeking our services. Ninety-three percent of our clients qualify as very low-income, and the majority only speak Spanish.

In 2023, El Comité served a monthly average of 280 clients per month, which was a 52% increase from 2022. In the first quarter of 2024, we saw an average of 421 clients a month. This is a drastic increase. If these numbers were to continue, the organization will serve close to 5,000 clients by the end of 2024.

El Comité advances equity by ensuring that people who might not otherwise ask for help, are able to successfully navigate systems and get their needs met.