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…
Hogg Foundation Awards Nearly $2 Million in Grants to Improve Mental Health in Schools
AUSTIN, Texas – Seven Texas nonprofit entities are receiving grants from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health at The University of Texas at Austin to improve student academic achievement by supporting mental health. The grants, which total $1.9 million, continue the...
Legislative Session Summary
Texas 85th Legislative Session and Mental HealthInside the Legislative Summary:Bills passed during the 85th Texas legislative session addressed a wide range of behavioral health needs, including building community collaboratives, ensuring mental health parity,...
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Ima Hogg Scholarships
Ima Hogg Scholarships Texas faces a critical mental health workforce shortage, ranking far below the national average in the number of mental health professionals per 100,000 residents. In 2015, 185 Texas counties out of 254 did not have a single psychiatrist, which...
Announcing the 2017 Ima Hogg Scholarships
The Ima Hogg Scholarships are one of the ways that the foundation works to address the need for more trained social workers providing quality mental health services in Texas.
Announcing the 2017 Ima Hogg Scholarships
The Ima Hogg Scholarships are one of the ways that the foundation works to address the need for more trained social workers providing quality mental health services in Texas.