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…
Enhancing the Delivery of Health Care
Enhancing the Delivery of Health CareEliminating Health Disparities through a Culturally & Linguistically Centered Integrated Health Care ApproachIn a strategic effort to improve the health status of populations most impacted by disparities, in 2010, the U.S....
Integrated Health Care: Evaluations
In 2012, Harris County Protective Services received funding from the Hogg Foundation to plan and implement an integrated behavioral health program for children in state custody. The foundation also funded an evaluation of the pilot program. This report provides the...
Integrated Health Care: Planning and Implementation Grants
Integrated Health Care: Planning and Implementation Grants Program Summary The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health at The University of Texas at Austin has awarded $900,000 in grants to three Texas community health centers (CHCs) to advance peer support in the delivery...
Integrated Health Care
People’s minds and bodies are inseparable — except when it comes to health care. All too often, physical and mental health conditions are treated apart from one another. A growing body of research and experience shows that integrating, or systematically coordinating,...
Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial Award for Mental Health Dissertation Research
Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial Award for Mental Health Dissertation ResearchScholarship SummaryThe Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial Award provides financial assistance to support for doctoral students' dissertation research on "the cause, treatment, cure, and...
Ima Hogg Scholarships
Ima Hogg Scholarships Scholarship Summary 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 2009, 173 counties in Texas were designated as mental...