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 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...

Mental Health Communication

Mental Health Communication In 2019, the Hogg Foundation entered a partnership with the University of Texas at Austin Center for Health Communication (CHC) to answer the question, “What are the best ways to train healthcare professionals and journalists about mental...

Mental Health Communication

Mental Health Communication In 2019, the Hogg Foundation entered a partnership with the University of Texas at Austin Center for Health Communication (CHC) to answer the question, “What are the best ways to train healthcare professionals and journalists about mental...

Communities of Care

Communities of Care This initiative supports collaborative approaches to well-being in the Houston Metropolitan Statistical Area. The grants strengthen efforts to transform the environments where people live, learn, work, play and pray, bringing a population health...