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Ebensburg, Cambria County, Pa.
Support services are getting the money they need to help the increasing number of victims of child sexual abuse in the Altoona- Johnstown Catholic Diocese.
Wednesday the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency announced $250,000 in federal funding will be available for support services
PCCD Chairman Josh Shapiro, Attorney General Kathleen Kane, Cambria County District Attorney Kelly Callihan, and State Victim Advocate Jennifer Storm stood before victim service organizations, ensuring them victims will get the help they need.
The funding will be dispersed on an as-needed basis, but this is not the only money victim service organizations can receive. The $250,000 comes in addition to the federal VOCA dollars from the PCCD that are dispersed annually. On top of that, there is still money coming through the endowment fund from the Penn State Settlement as a result of the Sandusky case.
Officials are still fighting to pass legislation to eliminate the statute of limitations. They demanded change and said the victims deserve justice.
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