Local Stylists Donate Free Haircuts to Kids in Need

Stylists from Mancuso Salon and Spa donated free haircuts to children in need.Photo byProject Self-Sufficiency

Stylists from the Mancuso Salon & Spa and The Village Mane Salon & Day Spa recently joined forces to donate free haircuts to more than 90 local children to help prepare them for the new school year. The free service, which also included a wash and style, was part of Project Self-Sufficiency’s initiative to help prepare low-income families during the back-to-school season. The free haircuts served as the culmination of the agency’s Back-to-School effort, which also featured an interactive fair hosted by the Journey Family Success Center and Project Sussex Kids, the Sussex County Council for Young Children, at Project Self-Sufficiency, at an earlier date.

“Offering free haircuts to children has been a staple of Project Self-Sufficiency’s Back-to-School initiative for many years,” commented Project Self-Sufficiency Executive Director Deborah Berry-Toon. “We are overwhelmed by the generosity of these stylists who volunteered to work on their day off to assist so many students in need. The children were delighted with their experience, and they all look fantastic!”

“This has been a goal of mine for many years because there is a great need in our community,” added Jacqueline Cox, co-owner of Mancuso Salon & Spa. “I am so thrilled that we could work with Project Self-Sufficiency to make this happen. The children were able to come here and receive the whole salon experience and do it on a day when most people in this industry have the day off. We made it an extra specia

Project Self-Sufficiency is a premier, comprehensive social services organization offering a wide range of services including job training, counseling, case management, high school diploma and basic needs assistance, home visitation for new and expectant parents, in-person and virtual training and recreational programs for parents and children, and mobile services delivered via Journey and the Food Project van. For more information about services available to individuals and families at Project Self-Sufficiency, visit www.projectselfsufficiency.org.l experience for them.”