Locks of Love

Hairstyles are a big part of the social image and identity that children explore and develop. Because of disease or medical treatment, some children and teens must suffer the loss of a crucial part of their identity. Imagine being a teenager and going to school without your hair.

Locks of Love is a national organization which seeks to return that all-important sense of self identity by providing kids with custom hairpieces made from ponytails of women and men who generously donate a part of themselves to the cause. Students from Western Beauty Institute recently got together with the Locks of Love organization in the Antelope Valley for a special event to cut hair for donation. Twenty-two students from WBI were assisted and supervised by Instructors Ms. Daisy Enamorado and Ms. Bertha Rubio, and Placement Counselor Ms. Valeria Montenegro, hosted at the Lancaster Baptist Church on Saturday, April 5th.

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