Paul Mitchell has long been a proud supporter of Chrysalis, a nonprofit group that helps homeless and low-income individuals get back on their feet and find the path to self-sufficiency. Recently, six Chrysalis clients were treated to head-to-toe transformations by the Paul Mitchell artistic team.

See the transformations.

In 2010, Paul Mitchell Co-founder and CEO John Paul DeJoria founded Grow Appalachia, a non-profit initiative that helps Appalachian families plant a healthy future.

• Providing skills and resources needed to grow sustainable, nutritious food
• Teaching healthy food preparation and preservation
• Creating programs that provide food to elderly and disabled residents
• Developing local farmer’s markets

• Nearly 100 families have planted their own gardens
• Four community gardens have been planted in Eastern Kentucky
• An estimated 60,760 pounds of food have been harvested
• More than 1,000 people have received fresh, high-quality vegetables

Appalachia is a 205,000-square-mile region that follows the Appalachian Mountains from southern New York to northern Mississippi. It includes all of West Virginia and parts of 12 other states.

See the progress.

Learn more about Grow Appalachia.

Paul Mitchell is always looking for ways to help make our world a better place. Since 1980, we’ve fed thousands of hungry children, campaigned for equal rights, helped preserve our natural resources and much more.

Explore our history of giving.

Our nationwide network of Paul Mitchell Schools has kicked off their 8th annual fundraising campaign. In 2010, the schools raised an all-time high of $1.2 million for several non-profit groups, bringing their seven-year total to over $4.6 million. This year, they plan to raise $1.5 million for seven charitable organizations: Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, Andrew Gomez Dream Foundation, Food4Africa, Fran Drescher's Cancer Schmancer Foundation, Morris Animal Foundation—represented by Betty White—and Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

Learn more about the 2011 "FUNraising" campaign.