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A photo of a haircut from last year's PMTS4Change event

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DETROIT -- Detroit's poor and homeless are invited to receive free haircuts, shampoo, "street survival kits," a meal and medical screenings 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, at the Cass Community Activity Center, 3745 Cass Ave.

Representatives from Cass Community Social Services, Annabel Cohen Cooks, the HUDA Clinic and Paul Mitchell The School will volunteer at the PMTS4Change event.

"This day is about so much more than just shampoos and haircuts by professional stylists - these volunteers are giving people dignity and the recognition that they are devoid of on a day-to-day basis," Cass Executive Director Faith Fowler said in a news release.

"This is a wonderful gift for our poor and homeless population, last year's inaugural event served more than 100 people."

The street survival kits will include toiletries and other personal items from Troy-based Micro Focus. In addition to the haircuts and takeaways, volunteers from the HUDA Clinic will offer free medical screenings, according to a news release.

The event is part of Paul Mitchell's "FUNraising" campaign. The cosmetology school will also present Cass Community Social services with a $3,000 check.

"This what life is about," Shaun Chiodo, executive director of the Paul Mitchell the School in Michigan, said in the release. "It's about valuing people and doing for one which you wished you could do for everyone. We are here to pour our hearts into these amazing individuals and listen to their stories."

Anyone interested in making a food donation can call 248-508-8407.