United Counseling Service

12/18/2025

"I thought no one would ever see him the way I do."
At PUCK, youth in crisis are met with compassion, dignity, and care that truly makes a difference.
Help us continue this work—donate at ucsvt.org/give

A PUCK Success Story Jack*, is a 16 year old nonverbal autistic youth who was referred to Psychiatric Urgent Care for Kids…Continue Reading

12/16/2025

Our latest Staff Spotlight is Laurie Sallisky, Therapeutic Case Manager and organizer of Chickens4Change! Learn more about Laurie at the link below.

Curious about working with us? Check out open positions at ucsvt.org/careers.

Laurie Sallisky is United Counseling Service of Bennington County's Staff Spotlight feature for December 2025.

12/15/2025

We celebrated two staff anniversaries at Bennington County Head Start-Early Head Start last week! Stephanie and Taylor both reached their 5-year milestone with UCS. Congratulations and thank you for all you do!

12/12/2025

We're so glad so many of you came out to our client art show!

It was a fantastic turnout, and we’re incredibly proud of the creativity, courage, and hard work our clients shared with the community. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to support, celebrate, and help make the event such a success.

12/11/2025

Our Holiday Craft Fair this past weekend was a huge success!
Thank you to everyone who stopped by, shopped local, and supported our amazing vendors.

We’re already looking forward to doing it again next year!

12/10/2025

Don’t miss it! 🌟 Our Shine Your Light client art show reception is tomorrow at the Southern Vermont Arts Center, 4–7 PM. Free admission and refreshments!

More information here: https://www.ucsvt.org/event/shine-your-light-a-ucs-client-art-show/

12/06/2025

Join us for our client art show, Shine Your Light, next week!

United Counseling Service of Bennington County presents an art show of client work December 9-11 at Southern Vermont Arts Center.

12/05/2025

Don't forget to stop by our Holiday Craft Fair tomorrow at Grace Christian School from 10 AM – 3 PM!

All proceeds from the event directly benefit the Community Supports Program of UCS Developmental Services, which helps individuals with developmental disabilities engage with and build meaningful connections in their communities.

12/04/2025

We are so grateful for our incredible community and staff! Thanks to your generosity, we delivered food to the Arlington Food Shelf and Harvest House in Bennington. If you’re able, please consider donating directly to these essential programs during this time of need.

12/02/2025

At UCS, we’re committed to continuing the compassionate, high-quality support our community relies on—and we need your help. Donate today at ucsvt.org/give.