Geno Levi was 19 years old, doing drugs with no direction in his life.

He found himself living in a bathroom at a beauty academy in Washington, Pa.

“The owner showed me love,” said Levi, as he shared his story on Tuesday inside Light of Life Ridge Recovery Place on Pittsburgh’s North Side. “He knew I had talent. He didn’t give up on me.” Read more on Trib Live…

Geno Levi, owner of Geno Levi Salon, gives a haircut to Light of Life client Danna Pritchard at Light of Life Ridge Recovery Place on Pittsburgh’s North Side on Tuesday. The new hair salon for Pittsburgh’s homeless opened through a partnership between Light of Life and Geno Levi Salon’s The Beauty Restores Foundation.