ANNUAL BARN SALE KICKS OFF SEPTEMBER 17 – 18 AT NORTHSHIRE CIVIC CENTER TO BENEFIT LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS:

The Barn Sale Committee and United Counseling Service (UCS) announces the annual Barn Sale will take place on September 17 from 9am - 4pm and September 18 from 9am - 3pm at the Northshire Civic Center at Riley Rink in Manchester, VT. The event is free and open to the public, with all proceeds benefiting the crucial mental health programs that UCS provides in the Northshire, including outpatient mental health and counseling, psychiatry, substance use treatment, youth and family services, and head start.

The Northshire Civic Center will be filled with a wide variety of items for sale all weekend, from kitchen equipment and serve ware to high end clothing and antique furniture, all recently donated by local community members.

More information about United Counseling Service and its mental health programs serving Bennington County can be found at ucsvt.org.

United Counseling Service (UCS) is a private, non-profit community mental health center that has been an essential part of Bennington County's integrated healthcare system since 1958. The organization has been designated as a Center of Excellence by Vermont Care Partners. UCS promotes healthy lifestyles through all its programs and offers care at 15 different facilities, including two primary outpatient facilities in Bennington and Manchester. UCS provides outpatient counseling and addiction services, emergency mental health services, extensive rehabilitation services, home and school-based services, employment services for people recovering from mental illness or with developmental disabilities, and early childhood services. For more information visit ucsvt.org.