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Community Education

Our Community Education programs facilitate constructive conversations in the community about serious illness, caregiving challenges, end-of-life and grief. 

CaringMatters strives to develop community knowledge and skills around serious illness, caregiving challenges, end-of-life and grief-related topics that can be applied to daily life. Our meaningful educational events and discussions help build a caring and compassionate community.

For information on Community Education, please contact

Leigh Bluestein, leighb@caringmatters.org or 301-990-7927

Thank you to our Community Education funding partner!

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Online Writing Workshop for Caregivers

Connection and Story: A Writing Workshop for Caregivers

Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Facilitator: Vivé Griffith

​The important work of caring for others can be both rewarding and depleting, and caregivers are so often the ones who don’t receive (or even ask for) the support they need. This workshop offers current and former caregivers the opportunity to write in community, finding their own stories, connecting to the stories of others, and reclaiming their voice and strength. Based on the practices of Narrative Medicine, a field that brings together personal story and healthcare, this workshop will give participants the space to reflect, reconnect, and recharge.

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Space is limited to 12 attendees, and registration is required. The workshop will be held on Zoom in meeting format but will NOT be recorded. The Zoom link will be provided after registration.

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About the facilitator: 

Vivé Griffith is a writer and workshop facilitator who has been bringing the writing process into community spaces for thirty years. A family caregiver herself, she earned a certificate in Narrative Medicine from Columbia University and is focused on developing opportunities for caregivers to share and honor their stories. You can learn more about Vivé on her website.

Past Community Education Presentations Include:

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  • Webinar: Caring Through Loss: Supporting Grieving Children with Intellectual Disabilities

  • Webinar: Loss of a Lifetime: Acknowledging the Significance of Sibling Loss

  • Webinar: Beyond Facetime: Video Options for Staying Connected with Loved Ones

  • Webinar: Grief Allies: A Practical Guide for Friends, Family, Colleagues, & Neighbors of Grieving People

  • Webinar: Disaster Preparedness: Simple Steps for Senior Adults, Individuals with Serious Illness, & Caregivers

  • Webinar: Mortality in Popular Culture

  • Webinar: Death Cleaning & Decluttering: Why It Matters & How To Do It

  • Webinar: Live Well to Die Well

  • Webinar: Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: Extending Compassion and Whole Person Healing

  • Webinar: Cognitive Change: Understanding, Connecting, and Creating Moments of Joy 

  • Webinar - Prepare for the Inevitable: Financial Planning to Prepare for the Death of a Family Member

  • Webinar - Seniors and Social Isolation

  • Webinar - Suffocated Grief and Black Youth Coping with Loss

  • Webinar - How to Support Grieving People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

  • Webinar - Caregiver Stress in Asian American Communities

  • Webinar - Providing Inclusive and Affirming Care for the LGBTQ+ Community

  • Webinar - Caring for the Caregiver

  • Webinar - The End-of-Life Doulas: A Collaborative Approach to End-of-Life Care

  • Webinar - Grief Support for the Black Community: Understanding the Culture of Trauma and Developing an Empathy-Driven Mindset

  • Webinar: Grief: Support for Yourself and Those You Care About

  • Webinar - Grief in the Workplace: Guidance for Employees and Employers

  • Webinar - ​Voice Your Choice: Preparing for Health Care Emergencies

  • Webinar - Speaking Grief Film Discussion

  • Webinar - LGBTQ+ Seriously Ill Seniors: Opportunities for Better Care

  • Webinar - Grief and Self-Care in the Time of COVID-19

  • Webinar - Supporting Grieving Students After a Death: How We Can Help Them Build Resilience in a Time of Physical Distancing

  • Navigating Transitions for Your Loved One's Care

  • Nine To Ninety Film Screening & Discussion

  • Caregivers' Toolkit: Community Resources for Patients & Families Facing Serious Illness

  • Voices of Grief Film Screening & Discussion

  • Managing Grief in the Age of 24-Hour News & Social Media

CaringMatters

518 S. Frederick Ave.

Gaithersburg, MD 20877

301-869-HOPE (4673)
301-990-4909 (fax)

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CaringMatters is a 501(c)(3) non-profi­t organization registered with the State of Maryland, and our EIN is 52-1591455. A copy of our current ­financial statement is available by contacting CaringMatters, Inc. at 518 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 or at 301-869-4673. Documents and information submitted to the State of Maryland Charitable Solicitations Act are available from the Office of the Secretary.

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