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8-year-old Neijae Graham-Henries completed barber training at the Junior Barber Academy in Philadelphia has been using her skills to impact her community by offering free haircuts CBS Philadelphia reports.

P. Micheal Boone, who is over the program said Graham-Henries is both the youngest and only girl in his class over the summer. At the time Graham-Henries was just 7 years old.

Boone told Yahoo News, “I never expected to see a young lady in my class, but she was eager to learn, and I gave her the same guidance I’d give my older students. “I’m very proud of her. She was a great student and I am excited to see where this will take her.”

Graham-Henries found her interest in the trade when her brother initially signed up for the program. However, he later decided barbering wasn’t for him Graham-Henries signed up instead.

“The whole process is to finish it and do it really good and to, like, style it good, Graham-Henries said in regards to how she approaches each haircut.

Before students went back to school Graham-Henries worked alongside Boone at a back-to-school event where they gave free haircuts to almost 400 children. In November, Boone said he plans to do another community service project where he will give free haircuts to the homeless.

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