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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Policy Recommendation to Increase Peer Recovery Services

Policy Recommendation to Increase Peer Recovery Services

Policy Recommendation: Increase Access to Certified Peer Specialist/Recovery Specialist Services Goal To increase opportunities for recovery for individuals experiencing serious mental health or substance use conditions by expanding access to peer support services....

Policy Recommendation to Increase Peer Recovery Services

Policy Recommendation to Increase Peer Recovery Services

Policy Recommendation: Increase Access to Certified Peer Specialist/Recovery Specialist Services Goal To increase opportunities for recovery for individuals experiencing serious mental health or substance use conditions by expanding access to peer support services....

Policy Recommendation to Increase Peer Recovery Services

Policy Recommendation to Increase Peer Recovery Services

Policy Recommendation: Increase Access to Certified Peer Specialist/Recovery Specialist Services Goal: To increase opportunities for recovery for individuals experiencing serious mental health or substance use conditions by expanding access to peer support services.  ...

Texas Learning Community on Integrated Health Care

Texas Learning Community on Integrated Health Care

Evaluation: Texas Learning Community on Integrated Health Care Coming Together to Advance the Adoption and Acceleration of Integrated Health Care in Texas In recent decades providers have been working to improve the coordination of health care to people with multiple...

Texas Recovery Movement

Texas Recovery Movement

Texas Recovery Movement What is Recovery? Although recovery is a personal experience, which is always self-defined, a good consensus definition comes from the federal government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). It describes...

Texas Recovery Movement

Texas Recovery Movement

Texas Recovery Movement What is Recovery? Although recovery is a personal experience, which is always self-defined, a good consensus definition comes from the federal government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). It describes...