Annapolis Times Newspaper – “Odenton Nonprofit Provides Free Grooming Services to Annapolis Students”
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2014 PROJECT RESULTS
RBCF 2014 Outputs and Outcomes
Outputs…
*467 unduplicated individuals received no charge grooming services (856 duplicated)
767 haircuts, 91 hairstyles and 137 other hygienic services were performed
Outcomes…
*On 627 occasions the clients served indicated that they now have an improved self-image
*On 320 occasions the clients served indicated that they will now be able to attend school with a neat and clean appearance
*On 217 occasions the clients served indicated that they will now be able to attend their job interview(s) with a neat and clean appearance
*On 164 occasions the clients served indicated that they will now be able to attend their new place of employment with a neat and clean appearance
These outputs and outcomes effectively reduced the problem of lack of access to grooming for clients of the following agencies by…
*62% at Light House (transitional shelter), Annapolis, Maryland
*108% at Access Housing (residential shelter), Washington, D.C
*27% at Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Maryland
*23% at Homeless Resource Day, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
*116% at Independence High School, Baltimore, Maryland
Community Service Award from the Shop Talk with Cassandra Renee radio show
Community Service Award from the Shop Talk with Cassandra Renee radio show
– Odenton Resident Honored As Community Hero – Again
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– Kings’ Landing Women’s Service Club’s Martin Luther King Service Award
– 2013 YEAR IN REVIEW
Year-end Outputs and Outcomes For 2013:
Our five grooming projects provided 878 haircuts, 20 hairstyles and 58 other hygienic services to a total of 598 clients who were experiencing homelessness and/or lacked access to regular grooming.
As a result:
• 312 of the clients served indicated that they now have an improved self-image.
• 318 of the clients served indicated that they will now be able to attend school with a neat and clean appearance.
• 150 of the clients served indicated that they will now be able to attend their job interview(s) with a neat and clean appearance.
• 91 of the clients served indicated that they will now be able to attend their new place of employment with a neat and clean appearance.
These outputs and outcomes effectively reduced the lack of access to grooming problem for clients of the following agencies by the following percentages:
• 73% at Light House (transitional shelter), Annapolis, Maryland
• 51% at Access Housing (residential shelter), Washington, D.C
• 18% at Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Maryland
• 33% at Homeless Resource Day, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
• 120% at the Adidas/DTLR Back-to-School Barbershop, Baltimore, Maryland.

– Baltimore Sun – For Odenton barber, shave and a haircut is a way to share self-esteem
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