Pomfret Center, CT – Lapsley Orchard is set to host its 11th annual Sunflowers for Kids event on Sunday, September 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The orchard’s end-of-summer bounty of sunflowers and wildflowers will be harvested and sold in bunches, or available for guests to pick their own, with 100% of the proceeds donated to children’s treatment and [...]
United Services will host a Summer Leadership Week from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 20th - 24th at Temple B'nai Israel at 345 Jackson Street in Willimantic. This free program for boys and girls ages 12 to 16 is designed to teach leadership and relationship skills including communication, confidence, decision-making, collaboration and conflict resolution. The program will feature team-building [...]
The Inn at Woodstock Hill is set to host its 11th annual Summer Fest on Saturday, August 1st from 6 to 9 p.m. The event will feature a lobster dinner and a varied and delicious buffet and $15 from each ticket sale will be donated to children’s treatment and supportive programs at the United Services Center for Autism. Each guest will receive one 1 1/4 [...]
The Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies (CCFSA) recently named United Services Positive Parenting Program Counselor Aimee Terwilliger and Board Member Terri Pearsall as recipients of the 2015 “Family Champion Award.” Annually the Council recognizes one staff member and one board member from each of its member agencies as Family Champions for consistently going above and beyond the call of duty responding [...]
Particle Accelerator: A Day of Music and Hope will be held Saturday June 13, 2015 in Rotary Park, Putnam from noon to 11 p.m. The 9th annual event, in memory of Jack Young Jr., is a free music festival featuring 20 bands of all musical genres and dedicated to raising awareness for suicide and depression and funds for United Services, [...]
United Services will be hosting a free Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHA) training open to the community in May, as part of Mental Health Awareness Month activities. The two-part YMHFA training will take place at United Services’ Dayville clinic at 1007 North Main Street on Tuesday, May 19th and Tuesday, May 26th from 9:00am to 1:00pm each day (participants [...]
Please join United Services at the 99 Restaurant in Dayville from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday May 5 for a Dining for a Cause to benefit Particle Accelerator. Particle Accelerator is an annual, free, all-day benefit concert to raise awareness on depression and suicide and funds for United Services. This year's concert will be held on Saturday June [...]
United Services Youth Service Bureau Invites You to Attend A Community Conversation about Youth Services and Juvenile Justice Please join youth service staff for a guided discussion to help identify strengths and service gaps within the greater Plainfield area. This is the first of several community conversations that will be held in the ten town Youth Service Bureau area. Date: [...]
Come and join us for a FREE peer play group experience. Our play group is open to children ages three to five and their parents. Every Wednesday from 9-10 a.m. at United Services Center for Autism. 303 Putnam Road, Wauregan. Spring Session is starting soon: May 6th-June 17th Snack will be provided Your child will enjoy guided participation in a variety of [...]
United Services will partner with Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic later this month for a training to educate men on issues of domestic violence. The 10x10 Campaign engages men and boys in preventing intimate partner violence, dating violence and stalking. The free training provides tools for men to educate other men about domestic violence. “Domestic violence is an equal [...]