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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Mental Health Research Grants

Mental Health Research Grants

Mental Health Research Grants For most of our history, funding mental health research has been a priority for the Hogg Foundation. In recent years, we have increasingly prioritized recovery-oriented research, which furthers knowledge of and evidence for...

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...

Download/Order Publications

Download/Order Publications

As part of our mission to educate and promote awareness, the Hogg Foundation offers a wide array of publications related to mental health. Advancing Wellness & Recovery in Texas Popular Publications A guide to “people-first” language when talking about matters of...

Recovery to Practice (RTP)

Recovery to Practice (RTP)

Recovery to Practice (RTP) Program Summary The goal of the Hogg Foundation RTP Grant Program is to support the dissemination of the RTP curricula across the fields of psychiatry, psychology, social work, nursing, peer support and addiction counseling in Texas. The six...

Recovery to Practice (RTP)

Recovery to Practice (RTP)

Recovery to Practice (RTP) Program Summary The goal of the Hogg Foundation RTP Grant Program is to support the dissemination of the RTP curricula across the fields of psychiatry, psychology, social work, nursing, peer support and addiction counseling in Texas. The six...

Texas Psychology Internships Initiative

Texas Psychology Internships Initiative

Texas Psychology Internships Initiative Program Summary Through the Texas Psychology Internships grant initiative, the Hogg Foundation committed almost $2.2 million to three sites and one consortium to develop new APA-accredited psychology internship programs over...