When Mark Bustos isn’t at his Chelsea-based salon cutting hair for New York City elites, he’s on the street, providing clean cuts for the homeless on the city’s sidewalks.
According to him, the experience isn’t much different. “The feeling that anybody gets when they get up out of my chair is the same exact feeling ― whether you’re homeless or a billionaire.”
Bustos has been spending every Sunday ― his only day off ― this way for four years. His girlfriend, Lucille Javier, accompanies him, handing out care packages with food and sanitary supplies to every person in need.
Over the years, Mark has learned that a clean cut could provide a homeless person with enough motivation to walk into a job interview. And by working on the sidewalk, he’s hoping to inspire pedestrians by proving that one person can make a big difference with a small gesture.
Video by Savannah O’Leary and Jon Strauss
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