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…
Advancing Peer Support in Integrated Health Care
Advancing Peer Support in Integrated Health Care Peer support is the principle and practice of incorporating individuals with lived experience of mental illness as key members of the care team. This initiative aims to further establish recovery and peer support as...
Policy Fellows and Policy Academy
Mental Health Policy Fellows and Policy Academy While nonprofit organizations can greatly impact public policy, many report their ability to engage in mental health policy-related activities is constrained by budgetary limitations and lack of expertise. Launched in...
Transition-Age Youth and Families
Transition-Age Youth and Families The focus of the initiative is to enhance resources and supports to transition-age youth and families (TAYF) through their active participation in program development and provision of ongoing services. Grantees are responsible for...
Recovery to Practice
Recovery to Practice The goal of the Recovery to Practice grant program is to support the dissemination of Recovery to Practice curricula across the fields of psychiatry, psychology, social work, nursing, peer support and addiction counseling in Texas. The Hogg...
East Texas Coalition for Mental Health Recovery
East Texas Coalition for Mental Health Recovery The East Texas Coalition for Mental Health Recovery (ETCMHR) launched in 2010 as a pilot program to build leadership in mental health, recovery and wellness, and to increase consumer and family involvement in the Texas...
Trauma-Informed Approaches to Behavior in Schools
Trauma-Informed Approaches to Behavior in Schools The Trauma-informed Approaches to Behavior in Schools (TIA) grant program supports the deployment of evidence-based, trauma-informed alternatives to exclusionary discipline models. Current Grantee Austin Independent...