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…

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Integrated Healthcare for a Broken System: an Infographic

Integrated Healthcare for a Broken System: an Infographic

Integrated health care is the coordination of physical and behavioral health care. In 2012, Harris County Protective Services (HCPS) received funding from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health to plan and implement an integrated health care program for children ages...

Integrated health care is the coordination of physical and behavioral health care. In 2012, Harris County Protective Services (HCPS) received funding from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health to plan and implement an integrated health care program for children ages...

Integrated health care is the coordination of physical and behavioral health care. In 2012, Harris County Protective Services (HCPS) received funding from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health to plan and implement an integrated health care program for children ages...

The Shame of Texas

The Shame of Texas

A shortage of beds in state psychiatric hospitals has left nearly 400 Texans languishing for months, sometimes years, on a waiting list.

The Shame of Texas

The Shame of Texas

This piece was co-authored with Dr. William S. Bush, author of Circuit Riders for Mental Health: The Hogg Foundation and the Transformation of Mental Health in Texas. It originally ran in the Austin American-Statesman and our blog on the Huffington Post. The Texas...

The Shame of Texas

The Shame of Texas

This piece was co-authored with Dr. William S. Bush, author of Circuit Riders for Mental Health: The Hogg Foundation and the Transformation of Mental Health in Texas. It originally ran in the Austin American-Statesman and our blog on the Huffington Post. The Texas...