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Beyonce in Brooklyn, Helping Substance Abusers
remember this when beyonce donate her entire 4 millions salary of 'cadillac records' film at Phoenix House drug treatment..?
http://www.bet.com/Music/News/musicn...7F68BFF0A06%7D
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Pop Superstar and Music Icon Beyonce Joins Phoenix House For the Opening of the Beyonce Cosmetology Center at the Phoenix House
NEW YORK, Mar 05, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Phoenix House, the nation's leading non-profit provider of substance abuse and prevention services, today announces the opening of the Beyonce Cosmetology Center at the Phoenix House Career Academy. A residential treatment program with a fully equipped vocational training center on site, the Career Academy, located in Brooklyn, NY, guides students as they work toward their professional and personal goals. Adding a new track to the Career Academy's vocational programs, the Beyonce Cosmetology Center will offer a seven-month cosmetology training course for adult men and women. As Beyonce is a spokesperson for L'Oreal Paris, the company is generously providing all makeup, skin care, and hair care products.
The pop superstar's relationship with Phoenix House began when she was preparing for the role of Etta James in the 2008 film Cadillac Records. To play the part of the former heroin addict, Beyonce met with women in treatment at the Career Academy. Moved by their powerful stories of addiction and recovery, she later donated her salary from the film. A year later, she and her mother and business partner, fashion designer Tina Knowles, who owned a popular hair salon in Houston when Beyonce was growing up, conceived of the idea of Phoenix House's new cosmetology program.
"We were thrilled when Beyonce and her mother Tina approached us about creating a cosmetology center for our clients," said Phoenix House President and CEO Howard Meitiner. "Their generosity and compassion toward the men and women we serve is extraordinary. With this tremendous gift, they have given our clients a route to achieve successful, rewarding lives in recovery."
Opening today, the Beyonce Cosmetology Center will teach students the theory and practical skills they need to pass the NYS Cosmetology Licensure Exam. The Center will also offer complimentary services, using L'Oreal Paris products, to a wide range of community partners, enabling its more advanced students to refine and practice their skills. Phoenix House's partners in this endeavor are two divisions of the NYS Department of Education, the Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) and the Bureau of Propriety Schools (BPSS).
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NEW YORK (AP/ 1010 WINS) -- The president of Brooklyn has declared Beyonce an official Brooklynite.
The superstar was there Friday for the opening of the Beyonce Cosmetology Center at a residential substance abuse treatment center.
Beyonce first spent time at the Phoenix House when preparing for the role of Etta James in the 2008 film, "Cadillac Records.''
The school offers programs for residents in carpentry, building maintenance, computer technology and culinary arts. Beyonce said she thought it should have more programs geared toward women.
She said her mother's Houston salon helped so many people feel good about themselves and better their lives.
Borough President Marty Markowitz said Beyonce is a Brooklynite by marriage and by moxie. Her husband, Jay-Z, is from Brooklyn.
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BEYONCE will be in Brooklyn this Friday to cut the ribbon on a very special project -- the Beyonce Cosmetology Center at Phoenix House, a rehab center. Phoenix House runs something called the Career Academy, which is a residential substance abuse treatment program that offers vocational training programs. Beyonce's new venture will allow men and women in treatment to prepare for careers in the cosmetology field after a seven-month training course.
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:heart: mama tina must be so proud.. 
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such a precious moment and they look beautiful!!
this is a good sign..the devil accept bey helping people around the world for the good cause..
