WORCESTER, Mass. – A barber working to give back to his community on his birthday draws motivation from his experience with being unhoused.
“I feel like I’m the man for the job, because everybody around here really knows, everybody knows my story,” Principe Virtuez said. “Like I was the jailbird. I was the homeless little kid.”
What You Need To Know
- Principe Virtuez is hosting a haircut event on Monday, June 9, offering free haircuts and a new outfit to unhoused individuals
- Known as @prince_the_fit_barber on social media, Virtuez works to spread positivity and share his life story of homelessness, incarceration and finding a path to success as a barber
- Virtuez is seeking clothing donations for the June 9 event and can be reached via social media
Either with a chat in the barber chair or a hot towel spa facial, Principe Virtuez said he offers the ‘royal treatment’ and he has a therapeutic approach to cutting hair…