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…
Peer Support in the Criminal Justice System
“Coming out of the criminal system, for many, means starting over with nothing,” Zarate says. “Our objective is to reduce hospitalization, reduce recidivism, and have them be successful in re-entering the community.” The more we learn, the more obvious it seems that...
Mental Health and Media: Stop Raising Awareness Already
Photo credit: Mental Health America of Greater Houston “Awareness does not always associate with action or effectiveness,” Carrie Baron says. “Just because you’re aware doesn’t mean that you’re changing the situation.” Earlier this year, an article published in the...
Integrated Health Care for Foster Youth
“What we set out to do was establish a system that would, in fact, cater to the needs of foster children in one place,” Jacquelyn McMillon says, “and that children did not have to go all over the city of Houston to get the most basic of care.” In 2015, the Texas...
Young Minds Matter
Young Minds Matter: Communities Connecting for Well-being Since 2010, the foundation has hosted a free biennial conference in Houston focusing on children’s mental health topics. Join us for a full day of conversations and learning about supporting well-being by...
Mental Health in Schools
“Our hope is that this program will shift the culture,” Stephany Bryan says, “and it will definitely shift the culture in educational settings by being able to provide campuses with opportunities for learning new and innovative ways of providing appropriate services...
What is Mental Health Becoming?
"Mind is the thing that we are dealing with when we are dealing with psychiatric challenges," Ken Thompson says. "Mind is the thing in us that allows us to be both in the world and inside ourselves at the same time." No matter which way you look at it, mental health...