Pictured from left are Tammy Cotton, director of L.I.T.E., Brittney Shepherd, master stylist, Brittany Bushong, owner of Rich Beauty, and Jasmine Adair, Quiet River Massage & Revival, inside Rich Beauty. Photo provided by Rich Beauty Parlor.

News Release

SYRACUSE — Rich Beauty Parlor, in Syracuse, had another successful month collecting donations of self-care items for the basic needs bank at Living in Transition Effectively, or L.I.T.E., a substance abuse recovery program in Milford.

For a few years, Rich Beauty Parlor has encouraged its guests to clean out their closets and bring their like-new self-care items such as shampoo, conditioner, body sprays and soaps to the salon. The salon would also encourage guests to bring in purses that they did not need. Another group of individuals would take the purses and stuff them with items that are useful. The donations this year included cotton swabs, cotton balls, lotions, soaps, skin care products, toothpaste and many other items. The bags were distributed to the local homeless and women’s shelters throughout the years. This year, the salon was given dozens of prefilled purses to donate to the L.I.T.E. program.

L.I.T.E has a women’s substance abuse recovery housing program, a recovery cafe, grief counseling and peer-led services for anyone who needs support. It helps individuals find transportation, housing and employment and will have new programs launching in January in Enchanted Hills.