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 [...]
Putnam, CT – For the 20th year, Putnam Ford staff helped to spread holiday cheer to local families at their annual “Christmas is for Kids” party Wednesday, December 13. The party, hosted at the dealership, was attended by more than 100 children and adults from United Services’ human service programs, including the Domestic Violence Program, Center for Autism, and other [...]
Online Shopping Websites Allows Users to Save Money While Benefitting Local Community Programs at No Extra Cost With the holiday shopping season upon us, United Services is calling on residents of the Quiet Corner to combine their online shopping with charitable giving through the websites GoodShop.com and AmazonSmile, both of which donate a portion of the purchase price to United [...]
Local agency announces new board and recognizes community partners and long-serving staff helping to create healthy communities in northeastern Connecticut United Services new board members, from left: Valentine Iamartino, Carol Kent, Kevin Donohue and Cheryl Muñoz. Not pictured: Diane Sauer. Dayville, CT – United Services, Inc., one of Connecticut’s largest private, nonprofit behavioral health center celebrated its 53rd Anniversary with its Annual [...]
This October, United Services will mark National Domestic Violence Awareness Month with a series of community education initiatives to continue its mission to break the cycle of violence in our communities. United Services provides the only domestic violence shelters and services in Northeastern Connecticut. Our Domestic Violence Program offers a wide array of services designed to respond to the needs [...]
Free, Family Event Sponsored by United Services Youth Service Bureau Wauregan, CT – Super heroes of all types are returning for United Services Youth Service Bureau’s “Super Hero Fun Day” on Saturday October 7. The free event for children and families, in its second year, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at United Services’ Wauregan office, 303 [...]
Free, Family Friendly event to benefit local Children and Family Programs Pomfret, CT – Lapsley Orchard is set to host its 13th annual Sunflowers for Kids event on Sunday, September 3rd 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, [...]