PCA Advanced Skin Care Systems has an internal reputation as a family friendly company, so it only makes sense to support programs aimed at providing women outside the company with physical, emotional and financial well-being. Since 1990, the company has donated close to $500,000 in funds and in-kind support to local charities, specifically those empowering women.

On a national level
PCA founder, Margaret Ancira, is a founding sponsor of Face-to-Face: Domestic Violence Project started in 1994 by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. This pro bono service reconstructs the faces of women scarred or disfigured by domestic violence. Margaret has pledged $150,000 to this cause, hosted fundraisers on its behalf, and actively enlisted physicians’ services. 

On a local level
Margaret serves on the Board of Directors for Sojourner Center, Arizona’s largest domestic violence shelter. For five years, Margaret has opened her hand and her heart to this organization. The company has established an annual educational grant for shelter residents pursuing a career in healthcare. To date, Margaret has awarded four scholarships totaling $10,000. PCA has also raised money for the purchase of a new protective shade over the center’s playground.

Supporting Arizona’s Economy
PCA’s commitment to the community isn’t limited to charitable groupsMargaret is an advocate of supporting the state’s economy through groups like Arizona Chain Reaction, which promotes small businesses that are the backbone of our state’s economy. According to ACR, for every dollar spent at a locally owned, independent store, an average of 45 cents is reinvested in our communities. Margaret feels so strongly about this issue that she accepted an appointment to serve on the Governor’s Council on Small Business in hopes of developing and implementing strategies to strengthen the foundation of small business in the state.