AND SOCIAL SERVICES WORKERS. A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IS HELPING KIDS GET READY FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. BARBERS FOR THE FUTURE HOSTED THEIR ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT THIS AFTERNOON. STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO GET FREE HAIRCUTS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND BARBERS FROM ACROSS THE METRO CAME TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS EVENT POSSIBLE. ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS SAYS A HAIRCUT CAN REALLY MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. HAIRCUT CAN REALLY TAKE THE CONFIDENCE TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL AND MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE A BRAND NEW PERSON, SO I THINK IT’S REALLY COOL FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO COME IN AND TELL THEIR BARBER EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT. SOME KIDS HAVE NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT, SO THEY’RE ALL JUST ABSOLUTELY THRILLED TO BE HERE AND THRILLED TO GET HAIRCUTS. THE ORGANIZATION HANDED OUT BACKPACKS FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES, SHOES AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS, BARBERS FOR THE FUTURE ESTIMATES ABO
Des Moines nonprofit helps kids prepare for school with free haircuts and supplies
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Updated: 6:07 PM CDT Aug 24, 2025
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Barbers for the Future hosted their annual back-to-school event Sunday afternoon, providing students with free haircuts and school supplies.Barbers from across the metro came together to make this event possible. Kendra Miller, director of Barbers for the Future, said, "A haircut can really take confidence level and make them feel like a brand-new person." Miller also noted, "I think it's really cool for them to be able to come and tell the barber exactly what they want. Some kids have never had the opportunity to do that. So, they're all just absolutely thrilled to be here and thrilled to get haircuts."The organization handed out backpacks filled with school supplies, shoes, and hygiene products. Barbers for the Future estimates that about 200 families came to the event.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Barbers for the Future hosted their annual back-to-school event Sunday afternoon, providing students with free haircuts and school supplies.
Barbers from across the metro came together to make this event possible.
Kendra Miller, director of Barbers for the Future, said, "A haircut can really take confidence level and make them feel like a brand-new person."
Miller also noted, "I think it's really cool for them to be able to come and tell the barber exactly what they want. Some kids have never had the opportunity to do that. So, they're all just absolutely thrilled to be here and thrilled to get haircuts."
The organization handed out backpacks filled with school supplies, shoes, and hygiene products.
Barbers for the Future estimates that about 200 families came to the event.
