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…
Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System
Inside this story: People who have been incarcerated struggle with mental health implications upon being released from jail. Certified Peer Specialists can help ease the re-entry period by providing practical and emotional support. With financial and technical support...
Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System
Inside this story: People who have been incarcerated struggle with mental health implications upon being released from jail. Certified Peer Specialists can help ease the re-entry period by providing practical and emotional support. With financial and technical support...
Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System
Inside this story: People who have been incarcerated struggle with mental health implications upon being released from jail. Certified Peer Specialists can help ease the re-entry period by providing practical and emotional support. With financial and technical support...
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...
A Strategic Plan for Building a Public Health Approach to Children’s Mental Health
A Strategic Plan for Building a Public Health Approach to Children’s Mental Health In 2007, the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health awarded a grant to the Joint City/County Commission on Children (JC4) to lead a community-wide process to create a strategic plan...