About Us/ Nuestra Pagina

Since 1981, first created out of our basement in South West Grand Rapids, The Community Voice / La Voz magazine has focused on highlighting  influences, business owners and the people in our communities that are making a difference.  Our mission is to keep our communities informed, engaged, educated and entertained.  Owner Dr. Jose A. Flores has spent a lifetime bringing issues to the forefront in the education system during his time as a teacher and board member for the Grand Rapids Public Schools. He remains committed to defying racial stereotypes by promoting diversity while highlighting latino contribution to our country.  

Though most of our readership is primarily Hispanic Americans, our stats also include a high proportion of the general public interested in Hispanic American Community culture and issues.  Since our articles are published in English with Spanish translation, our publication also reaches students and teachers in schools and universities therefore, The Community Voice/La Voz Magazine  has been incorporated in the learning of language classes.

Fact: Two-thirds of our readers were born in the United States and speak English fluently while reporting that they are also bilingual. 

Fact: Our readers include first, second, and third generation Hispanic Americans who range from fluency in English from 23% to 94 percent. 

According to the Census, young Latinos are one of the fastest - growing youth populations in the country making up for 18.3% of people in the nation.  The median age is 28. 

The Community Voice/ La Voz Magazine caters to the demographic of ages 18-44 yrs old in print only but is diverse in meeting  diversified consumer needs by use of social media platforms, door to door distribution and rack stands located in local businesses/establishments of Grand Rapids, Lansing, Detroit,  Muskegon, Holland, Saginaw and Kalamazoo. 

The Community Voice/La Voz offers reasonable advertising rates. We provide a quality & free magazine, to strategically place your advertisement that successfully reaches bilingual and non- bilingual consumers. The Community Voice/La Voz takes the guesswork out of special segment/ethnic target marketing. Our readers are a diversified group. The Hispanic population has increased dramatically in Michigan, particularly in urban centers. The Community Voice/La Voz Magazine uses a bilingual format with significant rack and door-to-door circulation to effectively reach the Hispanic Market.