In a world where haircuts often cost an arm and a leg, there’s one barber in Hartford, Connecticut, who’s cutting a different deal – literally. Meet Anthony Cymerys, aka Joe the Barber, the man who’s been trading trims for hugs with the city’s homeless for the past quarter-century. Who needs cash when you’ve got clippers and compassion?

 

Retired Barber Gives Homeless People Haircuts in Exchange for Hugs