Get a Haircut, Give Back to the Community

It’s nearly August, and that means one thing: School bells will soon be ringing.

Next month, parents will begin taking their kids to purchase all the essentials: school supplies, new clothes and, of course, that back-to-school haircut. Now, kids can give back to other kids who might not be able to afford a new ‘do for the new school year.

For every child up to age 18 who receives a haircut at a Romeoville Hair Cuttery salon between Aug. 1 and Aug. 15, one free haircut will be given to a child in need.

The company estimates more than 60,000 haircuts will be given away this year by Hair Cuttery salons nationwide through the Share a Haircut Program.

Hair Cuttery identifies children in need through partnerships with more than 100 local social service agencies and non-profit organizations, according to spokesman Jamie McNulty.

This year, 106 Hair Cuttery salons in Chicagoland, including the Romeoville locations at 421 N. Weber Road and 285 S. Weber Road, are participating in the 12th annual Share a Haircut event.

“We expect more than 60,000 haircuts to be donated in communities across the country to children in need,” said Dennis Ratner, founder and CEO of Hair Cuttery. ”We’re proud to offer this program that gives children the opportunity to help other kids in the community. A simple haircut can make a big difference in a child’s appearance and gives students more confidence as they start the school year.”

Through partnerships with Adoptions Unlimited, Illinois Department of Human Services and other local government and non-profit social service organizations, vouchers are distributed to local children in need to obtain a free haircut in August. Last year, more than 9,250 haircuts were donated in Chicagoland.

Eight hundred salons nationwide will participate in Share A Haircut. Hair Cuttery has donated more than 560,000 haircuts since the program’s inception in 1999.

For more information on the Share a Haircut program, click here.