Many communities host events for children headed back to school. They include local businesses who want to help neighborhood kids be prepared for the new year. In Iowa, a local barber is giving back-to-school cuts to kids, of a unique price.
Courtney Homes is a barber in Dubuque, Iowa. He is working at a community event to help kids look their best. In exchange for a haircut, the kids read to him while he clips their hair. “I just want to support kids reading.” His idea has the full support of the community. A reading coordinator, Caitlin Daniels, says this idea helps struggling readers. “It’s great. All the kids, they want to have a good haircut to go back to school,” she said. “They’re paying through reading.”
Holmes is the kind of hometown hero every community needs.
