Big Brothers And Sisters Program Recruits Barber Shops To Help Groom Future Mentors

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Big Brothers And Sisters Program Recruits Barber Shops To Help Groom Future Mentors

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It’s National Mentoring Month, and according to a local mentorship program, Chicago is sorely in need of male mentors to help guide at-risk youth. So Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago is joining forces with local barbershops to help recruit more men into mentorship roles.

GUESTS:

Jeremy Foster, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago Chief

Rico Miller, owner of Blues Barber Shop on Chicago’s South Side