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…
Balancing Mental Health and School Safety
“The pathway of violence is a process, it is not an event. There is a lot of opportunity as a school district … where we can really put the brakes on that pathway to violence, as we are connecting students with those preventative interventions.” Leading into the...
Agenda | 2019 Young Minds Matter
Agenda | Young Minds Matter: Communities Connecting for Well-being This year’s Young Minds Matter conference is taking place on October 23, 2019 at the Hilton Galleria Area in Houston, TX. Learn more about the event. 8:00 – 9:00 AM Check In and...
Announcing the New Hogg Foundation Podcast!
by Ike Evans We are excited to announce that the Hogg Foundation has launched a new monthly podcast! Into the Fold, the brainchild of the communications team here at the foundation, is our newest attempt at creating a niche for candid conversations around mental...
Into the Fold: On Coming Out
by Ike Evans The issue of whether to disclose as a person with lived experience of mental illness is always a complex one. For this latest episode of Into the Fold, we talk to Willie Williams, co-coordinator of the Austin Area African American Behavioral Health...
Dr. Delida Sanchez: Seeing Through the Lens of Cultural Competence
The Hogg Foundation tries to reveal the human experience of abstract mental health concepts. One of these is "cultural competence." As a grantmaker whose determination to address racial and ethnic disparities in the delivery of health care is built into the design of...
Into the Fold, Episode 22: Restorative Discipline in Schools
There is a wealth of research on the relationship between school discipline and academic achievement among school age children and adolescents. Studies show persistent racial disparities in the type, frequency and harshness of discipline meted out to students, and...