It’s back-to-school season, but not everyone has the time and budget for new backpacks or a stop at the barber shop. One solution: Host an event that brings the two together, make it free and make it fun.

The National Black Police Association of Minnesota, Black Firefighters United and others partnered with The Sanneh Foundation, Greater Twin Cities United Way to host the 10th annual Backpacks and Barbers event Monday at the the Conway Recreation Center in St. Paul, providing children with free haircuts, backpacks, school supplies, food and more.

“It helps them to be able to take some of that burden off of their families,” Sanneh Foundation marketing coordinator Sophia Hayden said. “And everybody needs a fresh haircut. You look good, you feel good. So we want to get those kids ready to h

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