Beyonce Cosmetology Center

Beyonce is very proud.
Lauren Jessen

On Friday, March 5, Beyonce revealed a project that she and her mother, Tina, have been working on for years. Together they opened the Beyonce Cosmetology Center.

The pair held the opening ceremony at the Phoenix House in Brooklyn, which is a nonprofit recovery center for drug and alcohol addiction.

The program is a seven-month cosmetology training course for men and women. All of the products that will be used at the center has been generously donated by L'Oreal, while Beyonce and her mother will donate $100,000 annually.

Following New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's remarks, Beyonce explained her ties to the house, which stemmed from her visit to the house in 2007 as she researched for her role in Cadillac Records.

Beyonce told MTV:

"I felt like they needed something that was geared towards women — something that would teach them skills that would give them hope even after the Phoenix House."

On this opening day, Beyonce explained how proud she was of those at the Phoenix House because of their strength to get help. Beyonce cut the ceremonial ribbon and had a brief set of photo ops.