Programs

  • Haircuts for Reading Program

    HAIRCUTS FOR READING - SINCE 2014, EVERY FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH, ONEILS BARBER AND BEAUTY SALON OPENS ITS DOOR FOR BOYS AGES 3-13 TO RECEIVE FREE HAIRCUTS. AS THE SCISSORS SNIP, THE BOYS READ ALOUD TO THE BARBERS, WHO GUIDE, LISTEN AND SUPPORT READING. PARTICIPANTS, READ BOOKS, PARTICIPATE IN STEAM PROJECTS, PLAY BASKETBALL, AND ENJOY A HEALTHY DINNER. IN 2016 THE PROGRAM EXPANDED TO SERVE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS, PROVIDING FREE HAIRCUTS TO STUDENTS IN EXCHANGE FOR READING. TO DATE APPROXIMATELY 3,000 FREE HAIRCUTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WHILE MORE THAN 10,000 BOOKS HAVE BEEN READ.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
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    990
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    $200.5K

  • 449 Book Club

    449 BOOK CLUB - THE 449 BOOK CLUB GIVE DIVERSITY FOCUSED BOOKS TO CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS AS PART OF THE HAIRCUT FOR READING PROGRAM AND AT OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES ADDITIONAL LAYERS OF INCENTIVIZATION THAT ALLOW US TO TRACK READERS PARTICIPATION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
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    990
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  • Change the Narrative Project

    CHANGE THE NARRATIVE PROJECT - AN ONGOING INITIATIVE THAT SUPPORTS SUCCESS WITHIN THE BLACK COMMUNITY. PROJECTS INCLUDE THE THREE PUBLIC ART MURALS ADORNING THE WALLS AT THE BARBER SHOP COMPLEX THAT CELEBRATE READING, BLACK BOOKS AND COMMUNITY ROLE MODELS; CLIP TIPS, A SERIES OF VIDEOS FEATURING PUPPETS, MENTOR BARBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS DISCUSSING TOPICS RELEVANT TO YOUTH. OUR COMMUNITY EDUCATION CAMPAIGN PROMOTE READING, HEALTHY CHOICES, USING BILLBOARDS TO CREATE A NEW NARRATIVE AROUND WHAT BLACK SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
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