About Cops & Barbers The Cops & Barbers Initiative was created in 2015 by Shaun "Lucky " Corbett (Barber) and Garry McFadden (Detective) in the wake of the Mike Brown Shooting as an opportunity to bridge the gap between the Police and community they serve ▪ Community – We are embedded in the communities we serve. Cops & Barbers is an inside-out organization, building trust at the grassroots level that can only be accomplished through community engagement that is authentic and real. ▪ Commitment – We do what we say we are going to do. The trust of a youth in poverty is hard won and easily lost. Consistency of action is the only way to build that relationship as an asset for future investment. ▪ Empowerment – We provide an opportunity for an alternative narrative for life. People are more than the sum of their experiences. Through opportunity and perseverance, one can overcome obstacles to achieve anything they put their minds to. ▪ Entrepreneurship – We see an end to the generational cycle of poverty through ownership. Economic mobilit