Westchester Barber Academy got its start in 2016 after 3 successful years of running as an after school program created to mentor inner city students at one of the local Charter Middle Schools in Mount Vernon, NY. The program was founded by then Charter School Director- Mr. Charnay Phaire, who started the after school program as a way to mentor inner city middle school
students by teaching them the skill of barbering. The program’s success inspired Mr. Phaire (who was a longtime Barber) to start the Westchester Barber Academy to always equip people with a skilled trade to create jobs and business owners, all while serving the local community. WBA uses the comradery of the grooming interaction as a way to transfer information (such as men’s health, financial literacy, character development, etc) from person to person.
students by teaching them the skill of barbering. The program’s success inspired Mr. Phaire (who was a longtime Barber) to start the Westchester Barber Academy to always equip people with a skilled trade to create jobs and business owners, all while serving the local community. WBA uses the comradery of the grooming interaction as a way to transfer information (such as men’s health, financial literacy, character development, etc) from person to person.