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Podcast: Listen Up with Host Al Neely
Episode: The Greater Men Foundation: Youth Mentorship Beyond the Barber Chair
Description: Send a textWhat happens when your barber becomes more than someone who cuts your hair? For many young men in College Park, Virginia, the chair at Dreams Barbershop has become a confessional, a counselor's office, and ultimately, a lifeline.Brothers Derek and Dwayne are transforming their neighborhood through an unexpected hub of mentorship and guidance. Derek, who's been cutting hair at the same location since 2007 and became the owner in 2016, noticed something profound happening in his barber chair. Young men were opening up about challenges he never expected to address as a barber – from on...