‘We Have A Powerful Community’: North Mpls. Barbershop Owner Starts Scholarship Program

CBS Minnesota

January 20, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minneapolis father and business owner is making a difference, one scholarship at a time. Three years after launching the Wilson Image College Scholarship program, Teto Wilson is still making an impact on the city’s north side.

“My daughter is the reason why I decided to start this scholarship program,” Wilson said. “Watching how she applied for different scholarships – some that she received and some she did not – I just decided ‘What can I do to help make sure our scholars, inner city scholars, are able to get scholarships?”

The barber and owner of Wilson’s Image Barbers and Stylists decided to start his own scholarship program. Wilson paid out the first scholarships himself and the idea quickly gained interest from the community. Business owners, customers and north side residents wanted to get involved.

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