BIG FLATS, N.Y. (WENY) — For some, one of the best parts of going back to school is getting a new haircut. One local barber shop is making sure students can go back to school with a fresh hairdo, all for free.

Free backpacks and school supplies weren't the only things students could get at the Arnot Mall Barber Shop; a free haircut was waiting for them, too. Co-owners Jackie Soto Brown and Jara Brown said they saw the need in the community and wanted to give back.

"The last thing you want is your child to go to school and get picked on because they don't have what they need, or they don't look as good as everybody else," said Jara. "So, this is something that I do that I love to do, so it just came easy, it came natural."

Jackie and Jara started the back-to-school giveaway four years

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