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…

Rick Ybarra
Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services

Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services

All DADS programs and services transitioned to HHSC on September 1st, 2016 except for Program Operations, Regulatory Services and the state supported living centers (SSLCs) that are expected to transfer by September 1st, 2017. At that time, DADS will no longer exist...

Texas Health and Human Services System

Texas Health and Human Services System

Policy Concerns Maintaining continuity of client services during the human services (HHS) transformation Integrating behavioral health services into Medicaid managed care Providing access to services for low-income Texans with mental illness ineligible for Medicaid...

Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services

Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services

All DADS programs and services transitioned to HHSC on September 1st, 2016 except for Program Operations, Regulatory Services and the state supported living centers (SSLCs) that are expected to transfer by September 1st, 2017. At that time, DADS will no longer exist...

Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services

Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services

All DADS programs and services transitioned to HHSC on September 1st, 2016 except for Program Operations, Regulatory Services and the state supported living centers (SSLCs) that are expected to transfer by September 1st, 2017. At that time, DADS will no longer exist...