Dellena's Salon 911, Ferguson, MO
My name is Jennifer. I live in Ferguson and have worked with Dellena on projects that are moving Ferguson forward.
I met Dellena after her salon was looted in August. Some friends visited her salon during a "buycott" day. She lost almost all of her inventory.
Dellena is a hard-working small business owner who believes in personal responsibility and accountability. Sadly, the actions of others have affected her business severely.
She needs some help to get through the next few months. She didn't ask for help. She just told me about some loans she took out to keep the business afloat.
With the loss of revenue from four stylists, Dellena needs to make up $2,400 plus the loss of income from customers who have been too scared to come in the past few months.
Her monthly bills come to about $5,000 including house and salon rent and utilities, car note, gas, and food. Just the very basics for her and her daughters.
If you can't stop by to get your hair done, (make an appointment at [email redacted]) would you consider a gift to help her keep the business open and her kids housed and fed?
Get to know Dellena a little better:
interview with glenn beck:
Riverfront times article: Business at Dellena Jones' 911 Hair Salon, one of the many boarded-up storefronts along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, is down 70 percent after protests started there in August.
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At the salon, Jones' clients are mostly women who come alone or with children after work to get their hair done. So when protesters line the streets and the threat of looting, arson or violence hangs in the air, regular clients cancel and walk-in traffic stays away.
"I can't get any workers in who want to work," Jones says. "If we don't have a walk-in base, the workers won't come to work."
Jones says she blames the outsiders who travel to Ferguson to protest only to leave the north St. Louis County municipality broken when they're gone.
"When they leave town, they go back to their peaceful, restful, nice little homes," Jones says. "There is an aftermath to that confusion. It hurts more than it helps."
