Luzerne County celebrates the opening of the sensory room

Amelia Sack
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WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A project that will help kids in Luzerne County is now complete.

Friday afternoon, Leadership Northeast’s Head Start Heroes group unveiled their sensory room at the Luzerne County Head Start Center on Beekman Street in Wilkes-Barre.

It was created by a team from the leadership class of 2024 and took several fundraisers and months to make.

Local lawmakers, Leadership Northeast members, and Head Start staff gathered together to celebrate with a ribbon cutting.

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Head Start kids were already busy enjoying the space and utilizing its calming features.

“Seeing the room in its completeness today is extremely emotional but even more emotional than that was seeing the kids go in it for the first time,” said Chelsey Coslett a group member on Head Start Heroes

Head Start leaders say they requested help with the project. From Leadership Northeast. After seeing a need for a space to help meet their children’s emotional and social needs.

They say the room will help kids for years to come.

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