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…
Varner-Bayou Bend Heritage Fund
Varner-Bayou Bend Heritage Fund Program Summary The Varner-Bayou Bend Heritage Fund supports efforts to increase the number of non-mental health professionals in the Houston/Harris County area who have an understanding of children’s mental health needs, and...
Trauma-informed Approaches to Behavior in Schools
Trauma-informed Approaches to Behavior in Schools Program Summary The Trauma-informed Approaches to Behavior in Schools (TIA) grant program supports the deployment of evidence-based, trauma-informed alternatives to exclusionary discipline models. Research has found a...
Trauma-Informed Care for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
Trauma Informed Care for Individuals with Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities Program Summary Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDD) experience abuse, neglect, institutionalization, restraint and seclusion, abandonment,...
Trauma-Informed Care for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
Trauma Informed Care for Individuals with Intellectual and Other Developmental DisabilitiesProgram SummaryIndividuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDD) experience abuse, neglect, institutionalization, restraint and seclusion, abandonment, bullying...
Transition-Age Youth & Families
Transition-Age Youth and Families (TAYF) Program Summary In 2014, the Hogg foundation awarded grants totaling roughly $10 million to identify and address the mental health needs of transition-age youth and their families (TAYF) in the Houston/Harris County area. The...
Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Leadership Group
Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Leadership Group Program Summary The Hogg Foundation launched the Texas Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Leadership Group in 2007. The group’s members include mental health consumers, family members, advocates and representatives of...