The Network Breakfast: Caregivers’ Role in Economic Success at Impact Hub Baltimore – Baltimore, MD

Caregiving is essential to our families, our communities, and our economy—but the people providing care don’t always get the support they need to thrive. From parents and family caregivers to professional care workers, caregivers make it possible for others to work, build businesses, and participate fully in our economy. So what would it look like to recognize caregiving as an essential part of Baltimore’s economic success?

Join Impact Hub Baltimore for a Network Breakfast exploring how we can better support caregivers and strengthen the systems that make care accessible, sustainable, and valued. Connect with community members, entrepreneurs, and local leaders to share perspectives, spark new connections, and explore opportunities to build an economy where caregivers—and the people who depend on them—can thrive.

What to Expect:

Activities

• Hear from subject matter experts
• Delve into small group discussions led by the featured Doers below
• Network that advance our collective goals

Featured Doers

• Linda Stewart, Family Caregivers Program, Baltimore City Health Department, Division of Aging and Community Support
• Vershawn Thompson, Accountant | Music Producer & DJ
• PJ Abbott, Doula Doings & The Womb Room
• Maureen Nicol, Our House

Who will get the most out of this event?

This conversation is for anyone working within institutions, organizations, communities, agencies, or enterprises who are committed to community reinvestment. All are welcome.

This topic can involve a lot of complexity and specialized expertise. Our goal will be to make our conversation as accessible and useful as possible to as many people as possible–especially community leaders and practitioners in this space. Experts and non-experts alike will learn something and leave with new connections. All participants will be offered a FREE day pass to return to Impact Hub for follow-up meetings and actions.

Register Today!

• FREE coffee and light breakfast
• FREE day pass to come back
• Get energized and plug into an action-driven community

Event Context

In 2025, Impact Hub Baltimore celebrated 10 years of building community and driving progress in Baltimore City. Throughout the year, we will elevate the people and innovations that have shaped where we have been and where we are going next.

The Network Breakfast series will mobilize thought partners across our network that represent the institutions, organizations, entrepreneurs, and community leaders committed to building civic wealth.

These events will build insights and relationships that spark intentional systems change. Our dynamic network of leaders will share innovative models that demonstrate our ability to move past the status quo and build more effective, equitable outcomes. We will engage in dialogue around abundance mindsets, cooperative models, community redevelopment, and local procurement.

Participants will leave feeling more informed and inspired. They will also be empowered to ground their decision-making in the pragmatic advice and lived experience of small business owners and local leaders. Discussions will be tailored to surface what is true, what is possible, and what can be done to alleviate barriers and expand opportunities for growing civic and community wealth.