In a recent article for Grantmakers in Health, Rick Ybarra, senior program officer at the Hogg Foundation, explores how philanthropy can contribute to supporting and building a stronger, more robust, and durable nonprofit sector.   

Philanthropy has forever espoused the term “sustainability.” We ask in grant applications and in our conversations with grant partners: “What’s your sustainability plan?” and “How do you plan to sustain your program once the grant ends?” Read more…

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Success Stories

Success Stories

Advancing Mental Health in Texas The Hogg Foundation invests in mental health programs, research, policy and public education to further our mission of transforming how communities promote mental health in everyday life. These success stories demonstrate the...

Reentry Peer Support: The Lifeline of Lived Experience

Reentry Peer Support: The Lifeline of Lived Experience

Imprisonment can upend a person’s life. Upon returning to their communities, people leaving prison confront a world that wants little to do with them, educational and employment prospects that are dimmed by having a criminal record, and little in the way of resources...

Psychology Internships and Juvenile Justice

Psychology Internships and Juvenile Justice

Students training to become psychologists must complete a doctoral internship in order to get licensed and enter the workforce. Shortages in available internship positions, however, can not only delay licensure, but ultimately impede the expansion of the behavioral...

Psychology Internships and Juvenile Justice

Psychology Internships and Juvenile Justice

Students training to become psychologists must complete a doctoral internship in order to get licensed and enter the workforce. Shortages in available internship positions, however, can not only delay licensure, but ultimately impede the expansion of the behavioral...

Texas Psychology Internships Initiative

Texas Psychology Internships Initiative

Texas Psychology Internships Initiative Program Summary Through the Texas Psychology Internship initiative, the Hogg Foundation committed nearly $3 million across eight sites to develop new American Psychological Association-accredited psychology internship programs....

Cultivating the Next Generation of Psychologists

Cultivating the Next Generation of Psychologists

Cultivating the Next Generation of Psychologists Inside this story: Meeting the mental health needs of Texans requires a robust, well-trained mental health workforce. In an effort to diversify and expand the behavioral health workforce, the Hogg Foundation invested in...