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Adrian | January 8, 2016

“It’s not just me helping them. They’re helping me, too; they just don’t realize it.”

Adrian Swearengen is a barber-in-training. With the help of OAR of Richmond, the Center for Workforce Innovation, and the Richmond Technical Center, Adrian has been refining his skills with the clippers while focusing on haircuts for individuals who cannot afford to visit a barber shop. Adrian has long dreamed of becoming a licensed barber, and is realizing this goal after years of incarceration.

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