IF PARENTS GET A PHONE FOR
YOUNGER CHILDREN, THEY HAVE TO
SET UP SAFETY CONTROLS ON THE
PHONE.
MANY PEOPLE HAVE LABOR DAY
OFF, BUT A ST. PAUL MAN IS
SPENDING THE ENTIRE DAY ON HIS
FEET WORKING FOR FREE.
HE IS THE OWNER OF A
BARBERSHOP AND HE WANTS KIDS TO
GET BACK TO A GOOD START SO HE
IS GIVING FREE HAIRCUTS UNTIL
CLOSING TIME.
THAT COULD BE A BIG BILL
WHEN YOU ARE SENDING THEM BACK
HAVING THEM FRESH FOR SCHOOL.
HE JUST OPENED LAST
DECEMBER, BUT BY THE LOOKS OF
THE PLACE TODAY, YOU WOULD
THINK OTHERWISE.
I DON'T JUST CUT HAIR.
I TALK TO THESE KIDS.
I ASK THEM HOW THEY ARE DOING
IN SCHOOL AND EVERYTHING.
HE OPENED HIS FIRST IN HIS
HOMETOWN OF GARY INDIANA AND HE
SAW HOW A WELL GROOMED LOOK CAN
CREATE A MORE OPTIMISTIC
OUTLOOK ABOUT GOING BACK TO
CLASS.
YOU FEEL ALIVE.
AND YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING
POSITIVE.
THAT IS REALLY HOW I STARTED
LEARNING HOW TO CUT HAIR
BECAUSE MY MOM COULDN'T AFFORD
TO REALLY TAKE US.
I HAD A FAMILY OF THREE, SO SHE
HAD TO GET US READY AND WE WERE
LOW INCOME AND EVERYTHING.
HE IS NOW 32 AND ABLE TO
OFFER HIS YOUNG CLIENTS SOME
ADVICE.
A LOT OF KIDS DON'T HAVE
FATHERS IN THE HOUSEHOLD SO
THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A MALE
FIGURE TO BE A ROLE MODEL, SOME
TYPE OF ROLE MODEL OTHER THAN
WHAT WE SEE ON TV AND ON THE
STREETS.
PARENTS WHO ALREADY SPENT
MONEY ON CLOTHES AND SUPPLIES
ARE GRATEFUL.
I THINK THAT IS A BLESSING.
IT HELPS A LOT OF PARENTS, THEY
GET THE HELP THEY NEED.
WE'RE NOT PLAYING.
WE'RE WORKING HARD AND WE'LL
CONTINUE THIS PACE FOR THE REST
OF THE DAY.
HE NEVER STOPPED WORKING
WHILE I WAS INTERVIEWING HIM
WHICH IS WHY I LOOKED SO
CONCERNED.
THEY ARE OFFERING THEM UNTIL
8:00 TONIGHT, THAT IS ON
UNIVERSITY AVENUE AND THERE ARE
FOUR WORKING.
HE THINKS HE WILL BREAK THE
RECORD.
HIS GOAL IS 300 TODAY.
OPEN UNTIL 8:00 TONIGHT.
KEEP YOUR EYES ON HIS HEAD.
WHAT A GREAT IDEA.
