Beauty Bus Foundation

Founded in 2009, Beauty Bus delivers loving kindness, support and compassion to seriously ill patients and their caregivers through Beauty services at pop-up Beauty salons in hospitals, at social service agencies, as well as virtual services since 2020! Each client who is served at a pop-up salon is gifted with a bag of Beauty with approximately $150+ worth of donated product. Delivering compassion and human connection is the hallmark of Beauty Bus, and the organization remains steadfast in its mission delivery.

Beauty breaks: averaging one hour in duration, Beauty breaks bring patients and their caregivers together on zoom where they experience a live, interactive Beauty tutorial. Topics include hair styling, makeup application, and skin care tutorials. Attendees receive a list of products the Beauty professional will use during the Beauty break which allows them to follow along in real time from their home or hospital room. Questions and dialogue are strongly encouraged and help to create a sense of community among participants even when physically distanced. In 2022, Beauty Bus hosted 17 Beauty breaks with 308 attendees.beauty series: the Beauty series program brings the caring touch of Beauty Bus into hospitals and social service partners on a weekly basis. Facials, haircuts, and hand treatments are offered in individual patient hospital rooms or in a specially designated space at our partnering agencies. In 2022, Beauty Bus was able to provide 41 Beauty series, impacting 180 clients.bags of Beauty: the final touch of kindness is a bag of Beauty which promotes wellness and self-care by providing clients and their caregivers with complimentary full-size Beauty products. Clients are gifted these bags (valued at $150+) at the completion of their Beauty or grooming service. The generosity of our Beauty industry partners allows Beauty Bus to leave our clients with the lift and gift of Beauty Bus and continue their self-care Beauty and grooming treatments. In 2022, Beauty Bus distributed 4,648 bags of Beauty to clients and caregivers, and to partnering social service agencies.

Pop-up salons: Beauty Bus hosts pop-up salons in hospitals and social service agencies where patients and their caregivers gather to receive a variety of complimentary Beauty and grooming services. Anywhere from 25 to 100 clients enjoy an afternoon of haircuts, manicures, facials, and makeup applications. Clients enjoy the time away from doctors and tests, needles, and treatments as they participate in something sublimely ordinary, while reconnecting to their sense of self. Each client who receives a service also receives a bag of Beauty. In 2022, Beauty Bus provided 16 in-person pop-up salons, impacting 927 clients.