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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Recovery Resources

Recovery Resources

Recovery Resources Encouraging and supporting mental health consumers, youth and their families in their unique personal journeys toward recovery and wellness is a priority for the Hogg Foundation.

Recovery-Focused Treatment and Support

Recovery-Focused Treatment and Support

Recovery-Focused Treatment and Support According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), recovery is a process of service delivery that promotes change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed...

Enhancing the Delivery of Health Care

Enhancing the Delivery of Health Care

Enhancing the Delivery of Health Care Eliminating Health Disparities through a Culturally & Linguistically Centered Integrated Health Care Approach In a strategic effort to improve the health status of populations most impacted by disparities, in 2010, the U.S....

Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Leadership Group

Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Leadership Group

Program Summary The Hogg Foundation launched the Texas Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Leadership Group in 2007. The group’s members include mental health consumers, family members, advocates and representatives of private and public agencies. They have the...

Public Policy

Public Policy

The Hogg Foundation supports nonprofit advocacy and public policy work to achieve meaningful, systemic change in mental health services and to improve the lives of people with mental health conditions in Texas. The foundation’s public policy work supports nonprofit...