We take a look inside Hair and Glitz on Compton Road in Harehills who work in partnership with Homeless Street Angels.
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00:00When we see images of hair hills, often they relate to rubbish, loitering and last year's riots.
00:10Whilst these did really shake up one of Leeds' most deprived neighbourhoods,
00:16what we often don't see is the real heart of the community that lies within.
00:23Hair and Glitz looks like a normal aesthetics, beauty and hair salon.
00:30But really, this is a secret community centre.
00:35They're a one-stop shop for lots of people's needs.
00:39They're all about wellbeing, looking good, feeling yourself, they don't judge anybody around here
00:45and they also help with a lot of our clients to help do treatments on them, rebuild their lives
00:51and food parcels, everything like that.
00:54And we get a lot of clients passed on from them as well.
00:57What's Hair Hills like as an area?
01:00It's quite run down, there's quite a bit of poverty.
01:05We have quite a few people sleeping rough in Hair Hills.
01:09A lot of people can't afford to eat in Hair Hills so we supply food parcels to a lot of people around here.
01:15It's like a hub in Hair and Glitz.
01:18They come and they talk about the problems, they get help and it's just a little community.
01:24I think everyone pulls together more than anything after the riots.
01:28It is a good community and people look out for each other in Hair Hills.
01:34They all care for each other around here, which it has got a bad rep,
01:40but the people are true and the people are honest.
01:44Sophie Mayline-May-Lynn reporting from Hair and Glitz in Hair Hills, Leeds.