Free, Family Friendly event to benefit local Children and Family Programs Pomfret, CT – Lapsley Orchard is set to host its 14th annual Sunflowers for Kids event on Sunday, September 2nd 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, [...]
Local Agency Recognized at State Conference for High Utilization of Two Child and Family Evidence-Based Programs DAYVILLE – United Services was recently recognized for its high utilization of two evidence-based programs for treating trauma and behavioral health in children. The agency was recognized at the annual Healing Connecticut’s Children: The Trauma Focused Evidence- Based Practice Conference, held June 6 in [...]
On June 6, 2018, the Board of Directors of Northeast Communities Against Substance Abuse (NECASA) voted to close the agency and dissolve its non-profit corporation. NECASA began serving the twenty-one towns in Northeast Connecticut in 1990 as the second Regional Substance Abuse Action Council formed in Connecticut. Over the organization’s 28-year history it provided substance abuse and suicide prevention information [...]
Hundreds of local residents and families came out to Putnam’s Rotary Park Saturday June 9 for the 12th Annual Particle Accelerator: A Day of Music and Hope, an annual benefit concert that raises awareness for suicide and depression and funds for United Services. The free, all day music festival featured 18 bands playing music of all genres and for all [...]
Windham Regional Health and Wellness Center on Track to Open Spring 2019 Mansfield, CT - U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney and U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development regional staff today toured the construction site for United Services new Windham Regional Health and Wellness Center, scheduled to open in Spring 2019. Courtney and USDA personnel were updated on the new building’s progress. [...]
DAYVILLE - United Services is excited to announce its newest program offering, the Senior Outreach and Engagement Program for Northeastern and Southeastern Conn. Funded by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), Senior Outreach is intended to serve at-risk older adults (age 55 and older). The goals of the program are to assist older adults to remain in [...]
Particle Accelerator will return for its 12th year Saturday, June 9, 2018 in Putnam’s Rotary Park. The free, all day music festival features 20 bands playing music of all genres and for all ages. The concert begins at noon and will continue until 9 p.m. The annual benefit concert has two main goals. The first is to raise funds and awareness [...]
Boosted by event sponsorships and a record attendance, United Services 17th Annual Irish Night raised nearly $11,000 for Children and Family Programs on Friday, March 16 at The Mansion at Bald Hill in Woodstock. The night included a gourmet corned beef and cabbage dinner, live music with Irish sing-alongs from Eastern Connecticut’s own Kala Farnham and a silent auction featuring [...]
WAUREGAN - FAVOR, Inc. and United Services will host a community event, "How to be Your Child's Best Advocate," a training for parents and caregivers who have children with behavioral and mental health challenges. The training will be held Saturday March 10 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. with Carolyn Westerholm at United Services Wauregan office, 303 Putnam Road, Wauregan, [...]
Woodstock - Local residents have the opportunity to support critical children and family programs at United Services 17th Annual Irish Night, to be held Friday, March 16 at The Mansion at Bald Hill in Woodstock. Irish Night includes a gourmet corned beef and cabbage dinner, with fish and vegetarian options available. Live music with Irish sing-alongs will be performed by [...]