About C & Hair CIC
A Community Interest Company dedicated to improving health, wellbeing, and confidence through cultural awareness, community engagement, and education.
C & Hair CIC is a Community Interest Company dedicated to improving health, wellbeing, and confidence through raising awareness about Prostate Cancer, cultural awareness, and community engagement and hair education.
By bringing together healthcare professionals, educators, researchers, and community organisations, we use hair as a powerful platform to educate, empower, and inspire healthier lives.
Through our work, we create opportunities to raise awareness about cancer, encourage early intervention, reduce stigma, and improve access to trusted health information.
What We Do
Our programmes are designed to educate, support, and strengthen communities through innovation, collaboration, and meaningful engagement.
Health awareness campaigns that tackle health inequalities and encourage early conversations.
Cancer-related Hair loss support, helping individuals and families navigate the emotional and practical impact of hair loss.
Cancer awareness initiatives, supporting people before, during, and after treatment through education and community engagement.
Professional education and training for barbers, hairdressers, students, and healthcare professionals.
Community outreach, conferences, workshops, and events that bring people together to learn, share experiences, and build stronger communities.
Celebrating the history and cultural significance of Afro and textured hair, recognising its importance in identity, heritage, and wellbeing.
Research, partnerships, and innovation, working across sectors to develop new approaches that improve health outcomes.
Barbershop Uncut Stories
One of our most rapidly growing initiatives is the Barbershop Uncut Stories theatre production. It began as a community project that has evolved into a powerful health messaging tool, recognising the unique role barbershops play as trusted spaces where honest conversations happen every day.
Through storytelling, live events, and community engagement, Barbershop Uncut Stories is creating a platform where people can speak openly about mental health, physical health, Prostate Cancer, identity, relationships, fatherhood, culture, and the challenges of everyday life.
The initiative continues to grow through new partnerships, increasing community engagement, and opportunities to influence how trusted community spaces can contribute to better health and wellbeing.
Our Mission
To bridge the gap between healthcare, education, and communities by delivering innovative programmes that promote health awareness, cultural understanding, confidence, and wellbeing.
Our Values
Education
Empowering people with accurate, evidence-based knowledge.
Community
Building meaningful partnerships that create lasting social impact.
Inclusion
Championing culturally informed practice.
Empowerment
Inspiring confidence through knowledge, opportunity, and support.
Compassion
Creating safe, respectful, and supportive environments for everyone.
Innovation
Developing creative solutions that connect hair, health, and communities.
Creating Lasting Impact
At C & Hair CIC, we believe that change begins with conversation. Whether we're delivering education, supporting someone experiencing hair loss, raising awareness of cancer, celebrating the heritage of Afro hair, or growing initiatives like Barbershop Uncut Stories to raise awareness about Prostate Cancer, our purpose remains the same: to improve lives through knowledge, collaboration, and trusted community connections.