Now more than ever, we appreciate all of the hard work that hairstylists do to give us #GoodHairDays! As we're social distancing, we want to wish our hairstylists and barbers a Happy Hairstylist Appreciation Day!
Join The Look of Love's #GiveHealthyGiveLove Food Drive!
CommentDear Community Partners,
The Look of Love is joining Feeding America Riverside/San Bernardino to help provide fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, and other healthy items to the growing number of children and families in need during this crisis. You can help make a difference without leaving your home through the click of a button.
At The Look of Love, we understand the hardships and hunger experienced by many in our communities. We also know that the quality of food we eat matters. So we’re looking to help Feeding America collect lots of healthy food to help families in the San Bernardino and Riverside communities access food during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Click Here and go to the donation store where you can select items to donate and make your purchase. At the end of the Drive, your donation will be delivered directly to Feeding America Riverside/San Bernardino.
Thank you for your support in helping our community during this uncertain time!
Sincerely,
The Look of Love Volunteers
To learn about the The Look of Love and our work in the community, visit us online at The Look of Love, Facebook, and Twitter.
$250 Grant For Individuals Residing in COVID-19 Impact Areas
Comment#ICYMI - The Healthwell Foundation now has a $250 grant to cover COVID-19 ancillary costs such as food, food delivery, medication, diagnostics, transportation and telehealth. Call 800-675-8416 to apply. https://www.healthwellfoundation.org/fund/covid-19-fund/
#BestWishesAndStaySafe
#COVIDKindness
#COVID19
The Latest Information on COVID-19
CommentThe Look of Love team of volunteers extends our sincerest well-wishes for the safety of you and your loved ones as our community and nation contend with COVID-19.
To continue to ensure the wellbeing of yourselves and the community around you, please do take the necessary, prescribed precautions recommended by the CDC and please be sure to check your state Health Department's website for the guidance they are offering for your region.
During this time, The Look of Love will continue to accept and process new registrations for children and youth. However, events and appointments will be postponed until further notice.
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON COVID-19:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
California State Pubic Health Department:
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/Pages/New-Release-2020.aspx
County of Los Angeles Public Health:
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/
Arizona Department of Health Services:
https://www.azdhs.gov/
March 26th Event Has Postponed
CommentDue to the evolving situation, our event with Aveda has been postponed. Please reach out to us if you are interested in future events! In the meantime, watch this tutorial by Maryam Hampton on a simple regimen to wash and condition your child's hair 👑
Free Hair Care and Training Event!
CommentBIG NEWS! The Look of Love is partnering with Aveda to host a free hair care and training event for foster children and families in Los Angeles! Thank you to Aveda and thank you to all of our supporters and donors!
Letter to the Editor
CommentWe love hearing back from our clients and their families. A simple trip to the salon can leave a child feeling confident and loved. Check out this testimonial from Jamie M. about her experience with The Look of Love. #HairLove #TheLookofLove
Congratulations Matthew A. Cherry for your well deserved Oscar Nomination for your short film, Hair Love!
CommentCongratulations Matthew A. Cherry for your well deserved Oscar Nomination for your short film, Hair Love! Your film raises awareness about the lack of representation and education around multicultural hair care. At The Look of Love, our mission is to empower foster youth through hair care education and services, and provide support and hair care for those whose hair needs are often neglected due to a lack of understanding. We strive to build self-esteem and hair love, provide warmth and encouragement, and inspire the children to pursue their dreams.
If you haven’t seen this short film yet, check it out!
‘We are sending more foster kids to prison than college’
CommentStar investigation reveals stark outcomes for America’s foster care children. Read more here.
Thank you!!
CommentThe Look of Love extends a heartfelt THANK YOU to Sr. Micek for her very kind contribution, to the Barbic family, and to Sr. McCuistion for supporting The Look of Love during our #GivingTuesday campaign. We also thank the Ford Foundation, Avenue 25, and STG for being "The First Lights on the Hill" to support our efforts to help children in need. The time, talent, and contributions you have given allows The Look of Love to continue our good work and accomplish our mission of sponsoring salon services for children and youth in need, and providing free multicultural hair care training for foster parents and caregivers in our communities. From all of us at The Look of Love, Thank you!!
Hooray for #GivingTuesday!!
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#GivingTuesday
Make your tax deductible contribution today!
Dear Community Partners:
It’s almost that time again. What time, you ask? Time to get ready for the largest global giving day of the year—Giving Tuesday!
Mark your calendar: Giving Tuesday is December 3, 2019.
The Look of Love is thrilled to join thousands of organizations across the globe participating in the largest giving day of the year. Our organization has set a goal to raise $5,000.00 — It’ll be a group effort to get there, but the impact your donations will have is incredible.
Here's what you can do right now:
Create your own Fundraising Page and invite your friends to help! Here!
Make a tax deductible contribution today! Donate Now!
If you’re a corporate sponsor that would like to contribute products or provide a matching grant for The Look of Love’s #GivingTuesday challenge, Contact Us Today!
Your contributions enable us to improve the lives of children and youth in need!
With great gratitude,
The Look of Love Volunteers
Join the Cause, California!!
CommentDear Community Partners:
We are excited to announce the launch of The Look of Love in California! Our mission is to empower foster youth through hair care education and services, and provide support and hair care for children whose hair needs are often neglected due to a lack of understanding. There is significant oversight in the social services system to address the challenges that group home managers and foster parents face to care for hair that may be ethnically different from their own, as well as the negative psychological impacts that children face when their hair is not well-maintained.
As a social worker I saw firsthand the hardships children faced on a daily basis. It was heartbreaking to see the number of ethnically diverse children with hair painfully matted to their head because caretakers responsible for the children did not have the resources or educational support to help them. My experience in social work moved me to create The Look of Love to provide outreach, education, and services to help foster children who are often overlooked, overcome bullying and low self-esteem. By providing proper hair care to help children maintain their appearance, it is my hope that we can make one small difference for children living in the foster care system.
The story of the Look of Love began in Arizona where we successfully provided hair care services to foster children and youth, and educational training from haircare professionals for families and group home managers.
In California, we plan to serve children and youth in the Greater Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange County regions. Partnerships in the community — including foster care groups, hair salons, beauty schools, and small businesses and advocacy organizations — are vital to the work of The Look of Love, and we have hit the ground running to foster those relationships and build our networks.
Our success also depends on generous and compassionate organizations and individuals like you who are ready to help make a difference in the life of a foster child. A seemingly small contribution such as a haircut is huge in a world where impulse judgments are made on appearance. These seemingly small differences can affect a child’s opportunity to excel, and add to the weight of hardships that contribute to the cycle of poverty and trauma.
Your involvement will make a lasting impact on the lives of foster children, who often find ways to contribute to their community once they leave the system. In addition, foster families and group home managers gain skills and are able to share knowledge with other caretakers and children. If you’re interested, I would like to schedule some time to discuss the work of The Look of Love in greater detail. We also offer other options for individuals and groups to show their support with a financial contribution. Our impact is made greater through the support of our community and people like you.
Here’s How You Can Help!
Make a tax deductible contribution today! Donate!
If you’re a corporate sponsor that would like to contribute products or provide a matching grant for The Look of Love’s #GivingTuesday challenge, contact us today!
With gratitude, The Look of Love
“Hair Love,” the new animated short film written by Matthew A. Cherry, highlights the struggle that textured hair can present for children in congregate foster care
Comment“Hair Love,” the new animated short film written by Matthew A. Cherry, highlights the struggle that textured hair can present for children of color, and parents who may be unfamiliar with how to tame the coils. However, this film also signifies the express and patent hardship that children in the foster care system often contend with alone, and reaffirms The Look of Love’s argument that children in foster care often miss out on key points of guidance, including haircare, and are in dire need of the community’s support and compassion.
Here at The Look of Love, we proudly serve a diverse population of children and youth from various cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and provide free haircare services to foster children, homeless youth in search of employment, and free haircare training and consultations that supports foster parents and caregivers. However, it was our witness of the painful reality of little African American girls in foster care being sent to school with their hair uncombed and unmanaged for long periods of time, that inspired the founder to “gather her pennies” and create The Look of Love to address this need.
To learn more about The Look of Love and how you can join us in our efforts to support a greater number of children and youth in need, please visit our website www.thelol4kids.org/contact and drop us a line, or give us a call at 866-909-6066.
Also, be sure to check out the New York Times article highlighting Mr. Cherry’s Hair Love, and of course, watch the film at a theater near you! #Sony Pictures https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/movies/hair-love.html
Help Provide Free Back to School Haircare Services for Foster Children & Homeless Youth!!
CommentMake this Back to School season special by joining The Look of Love in our efforts to provide free haircuts and braided styles to foster children and homeless youth in need! Make a donation, spread the word on social media, or fundraise with us!!
Celebrating One Year of Service To Our Communities!
CommentToday, July 16, 2019, The Look of Love proudly celebrates our One Year Anniversary of sponsoring FREE haircare and salon services to children and youth in need and providing free training and consultations to caregivers and managers of group homes. With nearly 75 free services provided to youth and their caregivers, we continue to make a positive impact for the youth of our communities and look forward to extending our services and support to a greater number of children and youth in the years to come.
To our salon partners, our volunteers, those that pray for the success of our ministry, and to those who give financially, your generous support on this day and every day allows The Look of Love to fulfill our mission and continue our good work. Thank you for your partnership!
The Look of Love is a new nonprofit organization that specializes in providing FREE, ongoing, multicultural, haircare and salon services for abused and neglected children in the foster care system, and homeless youth in search of employment. We also provide free training and consultations to caregivers of children in the foster care system.
To learn more about The Look of Love and how you can join us in our efforts to support more children, youth, and foster families in need, please drop us a note or give us a call at 866-909-6066.
The Look of Love is an affiliate of Mission Create 501(c)(3). Donations made to The Look of Love are considered by the IRS as charitable contributions.
Thank you to the proud supporters of our community’s youth!!
To learn more about The Look of Love and our history, please visit an article that was recently featured on Medium.com and click the link and post below to listen to our recent interview that was featured on KJZZ, NPR, and Frontera Radio!
Needed: Volunteer Mobile App Developer!
CommentTheLOL4Kids is recruiting #probono help from a skilled Mobile Development Consultant or Technology company. To learn more and apply, please click the link below:
#TheLOL4Kids #TheLookofLove #Probono #Volunteer #technology #tech #techjobalert #technews #mobileapp #mobileappdeveloper #mobileappdevelopmentcompany
Who We Are!
CommentMake Your Tax Deductible Donation Today!! Help provide free haircare services to abused and neglected children in the foster care system and homeless youth in search of employment! For more information about The Look of Love and how you can join us in our efforts to support children and youth in need, please visit us online or give us a call at 1-866-909-6066.
Video produced by The Look of Love and TS of DL.
Children in foster care are in dire need of the community’s support.
CommentThe Look of Love is reaching out for help in providing a crucial service for children in need.
(Article recently featured on Medium.com, KJZZ, NPR, and Frontera Radio on link below).
Join the Cause!!
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Help provide desperately needed haircare services to abused and neglected children in the foster care system and homeless youth in search of employment! Donations made to The Look of Love, an affiliate of Mission Create, are considered by the IRS as charitable contributions.
Listen to The Look of Love on KJZZ Phoenix!
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Thank you to KJZZ Phoenix, and Hosts Lauren Gilger & Tiara Vian for helping to give voice to The Look of Love and our mission of providing free haircare to children and youth in need. Click Here to read the article and listen to the show that aired on KJZZ, NPR, & Frontera on 12/3/2018.
For more information about The Look of Love and how you can make a tax deductible contribution, please visit us online: www.TheLOL4Kids.org/donate/.