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…
Trauma-Informed Care
The Hogg Foundation seeks to raise awareness of the prevalence and influence of trauma in the lives of mental health consumers and the ways in which trauma affects behavior. A lack of understanding or appreciation of the role of past trauma in shaping present behavior...
Transition-Age Youth & Families
Transition-Age Youth and Families (TAYF)Program SummaryIn 2014, the Hogg foundation awarded nine grants totaling roughly $10 million to identify and address the mental health needs of transition-age youths and their families (TAYF) in the Houston/Harris County area....
Via Hope
Via Hope Program Summary The Hogg Foundation is collaborating with the Department of State Health Services to provide support to Via Hope as the state’s training and technical assistance center for mental health consumers, family members, providers and youth. One of...
Recovery to Practice (RTP)
Recovery to Practice (RTP)Program SummaryThe 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...
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...
Texas Recovery Movement
Texas Recovery MovementTo coincide with the 2013 Alternatives Conference, we produced this short piece on the emerging "Texas Recovery Movement." It provides an overview of what "recovery" means, who is part of the movement in Texas, and how the foundation conceives...