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These Volunteers Have Helped Abused Children in Hollywood Since 1977By Patrick ButlerFebruary 3, 2022 Updated: Hollywood screenwriter Kleg Seth would be the first to say that the Centrum of Hollywood story is not about him. But there would be no story if he and the volunteers he led hadn’t been there, available to serve abused young people.“I believe it wasn’t so much my ability,” he said Jan. 24, “as it was my availability.”Seth had big plans for a career in the film entertainment industry prior to Centrum, a Scandinavian word meaning “City Center.”“People can be inspired, even transformed by films,” he said. “I was the casting director for the Cross and the Switchblade and cast new-comer Erik Estrada as gang warlord Nicky Cruz, a perfect fit. I saw how he and that film affected many people. I wanted to do more.”Epoch Times PhotoCasting director Kleg Seth led Centrum of Hollywood as a full-time volunteer from 1977 to 1983, in a 2010 photo. (Courtesy of Kleg Seth)But there were hundreds coming to Hollywood every year, with stars in their eyes, Seth said.Experience the best way to read The Epoch Times online. Try our free app for a limited time.“Most don’t make it in the industry and many become targets. Centrum was established to help them, by entertainment insiders who prayed for Hollywood,” Seth said about establishing Centrum of Hollywood in 1977.