WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hollywood glitz is on display Saturday for an annual fundraiser to help children of abuse. The Westmoreland Club in Wilkes-Barre was the setting for Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center's Ninth Annual Gala called "Cinema through the Century."
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The Children's Advocacy Center helps counsel kids who are victims of physical or sexual abuse.
The troubling numbers result in a growing demand of services from the non-profit.
"So never do we charge for services. This is why this is so important because all of this money that is raised goes to providing all of those services," Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center Executive Director Shannon Peduto explained.
"They need someone that they know that they can trust, that someone, that's there to support them. I'm just the first person that they're going to make contact with," OUR Rescue Relationship Manager Chaz Balogh stated.
Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center is the only agency in the county that provides the set of services they offer.
