LANSING, Mich. (News 10) – Child and Family Charities launched a new series called the “Barbershop Talk,” pairing haircuts with conversations led by trusted adults to get young men to talk openly about what’s happening in their lives.
Twice a month, young people between 14 and 21 can come to the Barbershop Talks series, get a free professional haircut, and talk about issues like gun violence, suicide awareness and fatherhood.
“To open spaces where we can have those conversations and have that dialogue, again, with peers and other individuals and leadership roles in the community, is vital to a young man’s success,” Botello said…