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
Trauma-Informed Care

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 & Families

Transition Age Youth and Families (TAYF) Program Summary In 2014, the Hogg foundation  awarded nine grants totaling roughly $10 million to identify and address the mental health needs of transition-age youth and their families (TAYF) in the Houston/Harris County area....

Transition Age Youth & Families

Transition Age Youth & Families

Transition Age Youth and Families (TAYF) Program Summary In 2014, the Hogg foundation  awarded nine grants totaling roughly $10 million to identify and address the mental health needs of transition-age youth and their families (TAYF) in the Houston/Harris County area....

Transition Age Youth & Families

Transition Age Youth & Families

Transition Age Youth and Families (TAYF) Program Summary In 2014, the Hogg foundation  awarded nine grants totaling roughly $10 million to identify and address the mental health needs of transition-age youth and their families (TAYF) in the Houston/Harris County area....