The Red Chair Project // Haven Housing

On February 17th, Steller Connect had the privilege of hosting a community Red Chair Project where we welcomed incredible individuals from Haven Housing into our space for haircuts, styles and conversations. We were joined by a handful of incredible local hairstylists who volunteered their time, talent, and kindness to help these women feel beautiful and valued.

With the help from Haley, a local photographer who graciously volunteered her time, we were able to capture the event in a beautiful way that would allow the women (and ourselves!) to look back and hopefully be reminded of how irreplaceably wonderful each one of them are!

We spent 3 hours giving new styles, having sweet conversations, and laughing with these wonderful humans! Hosting Red Chair Project events allows us to use our skills as hairstylists to connect with people in the community who we might not otherwise have the opportunity to know. This can only make us better people, neighbors, advocates and humans!

“This is MY time,” one guest recounted as she was getting her hair done. Another woman brought in a framed photo of herself from years and years ago, and asked to replicate the bangs she used to have! These are the moments that bring us so much joy as hairstylists. The smiles and feelings of empowerment made the day a huge success.

Creating a relationship with organizations and individuals is something The Steller Kindness Project prides itself on, so when we were able to recognize some of the faces we interacted with was truly something special. We are beginning to have “regulars” for haircuts and events which is something we are incredibly proud of. The Red Chair Project is about building relationships and connection, it just so happens we get to give people rad hair along the way!

One guest recounted that this was their first professional haircut in five years and she was so proud of how she looked afterwards, “this is the first time in weeks that I’ve smiled this big”.