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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — United Way of Champaign County is rolling out an innovative literacy initiative aimed at delivering books and reading materials directly to local barbershops.
Dubbed “Book with Barbers,” this program is being launched at A Cut Above Barber Academy, under the guidance of barber Carlos Harvey, and at Groom Culture, led by barber Malik Dillard. These barbershops are more than just places for haircuts; they are community hubs where relationships are nurtured and families feel at home. This makes them perfect venues for fostering early literacy, according to United Way of Champaign County.