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…
Addressing Social Determinants of Mental Health in Integrated Health Training
Addressing Social Determinants of Mental Health in Integrated Health Training Two Texas medical schools and one nonprofit organization received grants to strengthen integrated health care programs that take a coordinated approach to addressing mental health. The...
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...
Advancing Recovery In Texas
Advancing Recovery In Texas Through this grant initiative, the foundation funded six organizations to increase recovery-oriented education, services and supports in their community. The long-term goal of this initiative is for mental health providers to foster...
Advancing Recovery In Texas
Advancing Recovery In Texas Through this grant initiative, the foundation funded six organizations to increase recovery-oriented education, services and supports in their community. The long-term goal of this initiative is for mental health providers to foster...
Bilingual Scholarships for Mental Health Workforce
Bilingual Scholarships for Mental Health Workforce The Hogg Foundation introduced a groundbreaking bilingual scholarship program in 2008 to increase cultural and linguistic diversity in the Texas mental health workforce. The program is also helping to build diversity...
Collaborative Approaches to Well-Being in Rural Communities
Collaborative Approaches to Well-Being in Rural Communities The Hogg Foundation seeks to address a lack of understanding of how communities support resilience and mental health, the significant inequities that exist in Texas, the community conditions that contribute...