The kind cut
More than just a haircut
WHAT MOTIVATES US
The motivation behind #TheKindCut is to inspire others to give back to their respective communities.
Our Vision
In a world that is often blind to the struggles of others, our vision is one in which people regularly take the time and make the effort to help those in need.
Our Mission
Our mission is to create opportunities for volunteers to come together to help people experiencing homelessness, whether that’s making sandwiches, handing out donated clothes, giving them haircuts or make-overs. It is a simple way to bring a smile to someone’s day who really needs it.
Our Story
The Kind Cut is a charitable organization and social movement which brings professional hairstylists to the streets, homeless shelters, women’s shelters, foster care centers, and hospitals to provide haircuts free of charge.
This is more than just a haircut.
Started by hairstylist Sascha Breuer, The Kind Cut encourages professional stylists to give back to their communities. Cutting across an incredibly diverse array of experiences – men, women, children and entire families who have fallen upon hard times – the faces of The Kind Cut have shown that there is so much more to being homeless than being without a home.
The LA based organization is self-run by Sascha Breuer in his spare-time.
Sascha and the many volunteers have already carried out over 4000 haircuts to the streets of Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Pasadena, Eagle Rock, and continue to expand The Kind Cut’s reach further afield. There are over 49,000 people currently homeless in the Los Angeles County alone, with over 553,000 currently homeless nationwide, and many more living on extreme low wages (source).
Something as simple as a short back-and-sides, or a neatly trimmed beard, puts a smile on people’s faces, boosts one’s confidence, and in turn, challenges the impulse we all have towards profiling and stereotyping those we meet based on appearance.
Help us put human faces and stories to the statistics.
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Why we do it
“Kindness is giving hope to those who think they are all alone in this world.”
Through kindness, conversation, and collaboration with cities across the world, this project hopes to give a collective face and voice to a group that is too often seen but not heard.
