PBA Foundation

Disaster relief - to assist salon professionals in rebuilding their lives following the devastation of a natural disaster. In 2024, we disbursed $427,320 to aid 822 beauty professionals in their recovery from the tn tornado, ca rain, hurricane helene, hurricane milton, Iowa flooding, hurricane francine, mi tornado, hurricane ernesto, Nebraska tornado, Ohio tornado, tx tornado, ky flooding, ca la wildfires, may tornados, tx flooding, and Wisconsin flooding. Https://probeauty.org/drf

Cut it out - to build awareness of domestic abuse across the country and train salon professionals to recognize warnings signs and safely refer clients to local resources. In 2024, the strength in beauty grant awarded $27,550 in funding to 19 domestic violence survivors in need of financial & job placement assistance.

Scholarships - we offered eight continuing education scholarship offerings: lifetime member, kendell ong, simply business, ivy, k18, milady, rosy salon software, my salon suite. The reuben carranza leadership scholarship provides leadership development training to awarded professional beauty association staff. Timing of the application process and award dates vary and cross fiscal years. In 2024, we gave scholarships to 203 recipients.

Emergency fund - we created a new fund in 2024 to provide emergency assistance grants to Pba licensed professional Pba members dealing with emergencies that leave them unable to work. In 2024, we awarded aid to one member.heritage initiative - to preserve the industry's history, archives and artifacts.

Look good feel better is a non-medical, brand-neutral public service program that teaches beauty techniques to people with cancer to help them manage the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. The program includes lessons on skin and nail care, cosmetics, wigs and turbans, accessories and styling, helping people with cancer to find some normalcy in a life that is by no means normal. Thousands of volunteer beauty professionals support look good feel better. All are trained and certified by the look good feel better Foundation, the american cancer society, and the professional beauty association at local, statewide, and national workshops. Other volunteer health care professionals and individuals also give their time to the program. The program is open to all women with cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy, radiation, or other forms of treatment. Annually, lgfb workshops are delivered through nationwide network of alliance partner hospitals and cancer centers, as well as through a live virtual workshop platform.