![Exploring Gratitude](https://hogg.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Bob_Duke.jpg)
![Exploring Gratitude](https://hogg.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Bob_Duke.jpg)
![A Q&A with Emily Ibarra, Hogg Foundation Program Fellow](https://hogg.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/EmilyIbarra-1080x675.jpg)
A Q&A with Emily Ibarra, Hogg Foundation Program Fellow
In November of 2023, the Hogg Foundation hired Emily Ibarra as its first-ever Program Fellow. In this role, she supports learning efforts around community development/public health throughout the foundation and with external stakeholders across Texas.
![Co-Signer Spotlight: Mindful Philanthropy](https://hogg.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Mindful-Philanthropy3-1.png)
Co-Signer Spotlight: Mindful Philanthropy
Mindful Philanthropy builds bridges – bridges of learning, collaboration, and support between funders and the people and programs making an impact in the fields of mental health, addiction, and well-being.
![Final Exams and Student Well-being](https://hogg.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Library-8-_detail-1080x675.jpg)
Final Exams and Student Well-being
As final exams approach, UT students and counselors explore community support and self-care as antidotes to heightened stress.
![Young Minds Matter: Real Queens](https://hogg.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20231113_photoBrandieMeister_ITFEp157.jpg)
Young Minds Matter: Real Queens
As vice-president and co-founder of Real Queens Help Fix Each Other’s Crowns, Brandi Meister gives women and girls the support they need to maintain mental health and wellness.
![Transforming Young Minds Collectively](https://hogg.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ITFEp-156-image-1080x640.jpg)
Transforming Young Minds Collectively
Two young changemakers are making a long-term investment in the well-being of their community by empowering youth to engage in civic discourse.