Community Connections: Building Awareness & Access
💙 Theme: Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers
📅 Date: Thursday, April 30, 2026
🕒 Time: TBD
📍 Location: TBD
Our Purpose
The Baltimore CONNECT Community Conference is an annual regional gathering designed to increase awareness of local community services and resources, strengthen connections across organizations, and expand access to care for underserved residents in Baltimore City. With more than 150 attendees last year—including nonprofits, community groups, faith-based organizations, healthcare systems, and city agencies—the conference fosters collaboration and uplifts community-informed solutions to social and healthcare challenges. The 2026 theme, Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers, emphasizes advancing equity by strengthening partnerships and removing obstacles to resources.
Proposals Is Now Open
🔹 Submission Opens: December 2, 2025
🔹 Proposals Due: February 16, 2026
🔹 Notifications Sent: March 2, 2026
Who Should Attend?
Attendees include leaders and frontline staff from community-based organizations, health and social service providers, local government partners, universities, anchor institutions, local businesses, and Baltimore residents. We anticipate 200–250 attendees in 2026, in addition to hundreds more who may engage through live streaming across Baltimore CONNECT’s social media platforms, which reach more than 1.5K followers.
What benefits do sponsors receive, and how will their contribution be recognized?
Sponsorship benefits vary by tier and may include logo placement on all conference materials, speaking opportunities, vendor/exhibit tables, digital recognition during the livestream, sponsored workshop sessions, inclusion in the conference booklet, and more. All sponsors are publicly acknowledged before, during, and after the event to maximize visibility and highlight their commitment to community health, access, and equity.
How will sponsorship funds be used?
Sponsor contributions directly support event costs—such as venue expenses, program materials, audiovisual needs, accessibility accommodations, community engagement activities, and workshop facilitation. Funds also help sustain Baltimore CONNECT’s ongoing work to link community members to essential resources, strengthen Community Health Worker partnerships, and expand access to services across Baltimore City.
