About

Network

The Paso a Paso Network brings together organizations in Taos and western Colfax Counties serving families with children prenatal to 8 years. Network members include health, education and social service organizations in Taos and the surrounding areas. Paso a Paso bridges the gap between these organizations, allowing them to work together to bring families the best possible care when it counts the most.

Vision

Children in Taos County will live in an environment that promotes optimum health and development, with parents who are able to support, guide and advocate for them in a culture of community collaboration.

Mission

Paso a Paso Network integrates organizations into stronger, more flexible and effective structures by merging resources and systems to advance a collective mission. The result is improved efficiency among organizations and greater access, availability and quality of services for families with young children, from prenatal stage to age 8 in Taos and western Colfax Counties.

“Our work is action-oriented,
ongoing and vital to
children and families in Taos! ”

Purpose

Paso a Paso Network organizations extend beyond their organizational walls to work in alliances that thrive on the shared strengths, producing changes in systems that benefit both clients and partner organizations. Paso a Paso Network partners maximize the assets they possess, understand the benefits they require, and act on opportunities to further their collective missions of building community and changing lives.

The Network’s work must fit within the conceptual model below, be mutually beneficial to partners and families and create results. Paso a Paso works in the areas of overlap within the model where the systems between sectors converge. It is in these areas where systems change meets the innovative opportunities for change that we seek. The areas of convergence produce new coordinated efforts, collaborations, and ultimately integrated systems that lead to better outcomes for children and families.

Model here

Outcomes

  • The community at large supports systems change so that families and children receive services to become healthy, educated and safe.

  • Children and their families have access to quality health, developmental, educational and community support services.

  • Children and their families transition to each period of their lives with the tools and support they need, ready, prepared and healthy.

  • Parents and guardians are advocates for their children.