Service in our Jacksonville community

TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® is proud to have created a partnership with Winn-Dixie to support our monthly MoversforMeals® initiative. To date, nearly 23,000 pounds of food has been donated to the local food pantries and shelters which has provided over 19,000 meals to families in the First Coast region facing food insecurity.

TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® kicked off their Movers for Meals® initiative in April of 2021 at the Clay County Fair to support The Pantry at Green Cove Springs.  

2022 monthly recipients

JANUARY- Mandarin Food Bank.  The volunteers at the Mandarin Food Bank were mighty happy when we began unloading much-needed food supplies.  The Mandarin Food Bank's mission is to provide emergency food and clothing to those in need in the Mandarin Community. They are a ministry run entirely by volunteers.  Did you know the Mandarin Food Bank also supports the local community through their Clothes Closet? If you're looking for a way to help others donating gently used clothes and shoes would be greatly appreciated!

FEBRUARY- TWO MEN AND A TRUCK chose Lutheran Social Services as their February Movers for Meals® recipient after seeing their SOS for food donations on their Facebook page.  TWO MEN AND A TRUCK donated 2,000 pounds of food which is nearly 1,700 meals for families facing food insecurity in the #firstcoast region.

2021 monthly recipients

APRIL- The Pantry at Green Cove Springs, Clay County. Movers for Meals® "Stuff the Truck Event" a Huge Success!  We are thrilled at the results of our first food drive at the Clay County Fair collecting nearly 3,500 pounds of food for The Food Pantry of Green Cove Springs in #claycounty.  We couldn’t have done it without our partners at Winn-Dixie who generously matched our $1,000 food donation! Many thanks to all of the wonderful people who contributed in the spirit of unselfish giving! 

MAY BEAM, Duval County.  We are so happy with our supporters' kindness during our second TWO MEN AND A TRUCK "Stuff the Truck" event to support BEAM for our monthly Movers for Meals campaign. A special thank you to our partners Winn-Dixie for matching our $1,000 food donation and Mid-America Marketing for their $500 food donation!  In just four hours, nearly 2500 pounds of food was donated!  That's nearly 2,100 meals provided for Jacksonville families facing food insecurity.

MAY-Hubbard House, Duval County. TWO MEN AND A TRUCK and Winn-Dixie jointly contributed over 1400 lbs. of food which will provide over 1200 meals for women and children at the shelter.

JUNE-Our Lady of Good Council Food Pantry, St. Johns County.  Our Lady of Good Counsel's Food Pantry in StJohnsCountyFlorida was the TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®'s June recipient for our monthly Movers for Meals® campaign. The Church’s food pantry opened its doors in Oct 2013 to serve seven families. Through their amazing efforts, they currently serve 60 to 70 families a month with non-perishables, fresh produce (from their garden), frozen meat, bread, pastries and more.

JULY-Quigley House, Clay County. Quigley House provides safe shelter to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in the Clay County Area of Northeast Florida. They even provide shelter for victim’s pets Learn how you can help survivors at https://www.quigleyhouse.org/get-involved

AUGUST-HerSPACE, Northeast Florida Women Veterans, Duval County. HerSPACE provides temporary housing for women veterans and their children in Jacksonville Beach.

“The Lighthouse,” a 4-bedroom, 3,000 square foot house in Jacksonville Beach, will be a temporary home for up to eight women veterans and their children. During their stay, they will be given guidance by Northeast Florida Women Veterans, which operates as a resource center for women veterans, to help get them back on their feet and into long-term housing.  Learn how you can help women veterans and their children at https://www.forwomenvets.org

SEPTEMBER-Catholic Charities of St. Augustine's, Weekend Hunger Backpack Program, St. Johns County.  We love supporting our community-especially when it involves local children's needs. 

The Weekend Hunger Backpack Program addresses local food insecurity among children in a unique way inside the classroom. Over 170 kids received food assistance throughout the school year as part of this program. Each week, students discreetly receive a bag filled with nutritious kid-friendly food to take home. This ensures that they have meals and snacks to eat over the weekend when school lunches are unavailable. TWO MEN AND A TRUCK donated over $1,000 in nutritious food for these children facing food insecurity. Children should never go hungry. To get help or donate to this program visit https://www.ccbstaug.org/weekend-hunger-backpack 

OCTOBER-UCOM Jax was TWO MEN AND A TRUCK's MOVERS FOR MEALS October's recipient

We delivered much-needed food supplies for UCOM Jax's food pantry and Meals on Wheels program. UCOM UrbanServ Inc has been committed to fighting food insecurity and poverty in Jacksonville since 1979 so that no one faces hunger or crisis alone. Learn how you can help http://www.ucomjax.org/get-involved.html.

NOVEMBER-Pie In The Sky of St. Johns County is our Movers for MealsⓇ November recipient.  “Our pantry bags for 450 low-income seniors in St Johns County will be full for Thanksgiving thanks to TWO MEN AND A TRUCK and Winn-Dixie”, Phyllis

Wood, program Manager, Pie In The Sky.  Stay tuned for some special updates for these special seniors

MOVERS FOR MOMS® COLLECTION PARTNERS NEEDED FOR 2022

Each spring, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® locations across the country collect donations for women in need and deliver them to local women’s and family shelters on or before Mother’s Day. The annual campaign is called Movers for Moms®.  Jacksonville and St. Augustine will be collecting for Hubbard House in Jacksonville, Betty Griffin Center in St. Augustine and Quigley House in Green Cove Springs.  Please email brenda.ruffing@twomen.com if you are interested in becoming a collection partner!

HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS

TWO MEN AND A TRUCK locations partner with local businesses, schools, and other organizations to collect essential care items, such as soap, shampoo and diapers for women and their children staying in domestic abuse or homeless shelters. Once all donations are collected, our move teams pick up and deliver the items on or around Mother’s Day.

INVESTING IN MOMS EVERYWHERE

TWO MEN AND A TRUCK has a strong influence from women in various roles, and this is our way of showing appreciation for the efforts of all moms. In 2019, we were able to collect and donate over 383,000 items to local shelters supporting women!

2021 MOVERS FOR MOMS COLLECTION DRIVE A HUGE SUCCESS

We were thrilled with the results of our 2021 Movers for Moms® drive collecting over 21,000 personal care items for women affected by domestic abuse.  These care items, along with a personal bag for each survivor filled with makeup, perfume, skin, and hair accessories, were delivered to Hubbard House and Betty Griffin Center just in time for Mother's Day!

TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® Jacksonville and St. Augustine were proud to partner with Jet Home Loans, Atlantic Self Storage, and Women’s Council of Realtors Jacksonville for its 11th annual Movers for Moms® collection drive. Our collection drive which ran from April to May collected essential care items to support local women of domestic abuse at Hubbard House and Betty Griffin Center by collecting collect diapers, toiletry/personal care items, and grocery items with the goal of making these moms feel special on Mother’s Day.  

Watch Hubbard House's CEO Dr. Gail Patin who talked with Action News Jax about survivor moms in the shelter, shelter needs, and why the Movers for Moms® collection drive is so important.

Watch  Pete Ruffing, franchisee, with TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® on WJXTV/News4Jax on discuss necessities needed for domestic abuse survivors and their children 

Watch Brenda Ruffing, Director of Marketing, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®, to learn what drives her to support surviving moms and their children affected by domestic abuse and living at Hubbard House, Inc. in Jacksonville and Betty Griffin Center in St. Augustine.

In addition, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® and Winn-Dixie jointly contributed over 1400 lbs. of food which provided over 1200 meals for women and children at the shelter. 

A special thank you to these St. Johns County Schools for also participating in our drive- Pacetti Bay Middle School student council, Liberty Pines Academy National Junior Honors Society, and Switzerland Point Middle School, for their student collection drive

TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® is proud to partner with the American Cancer Society by donating 10 cents of every move nationwide to help support this great organization’s effort. Since 2000, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® has donated over a half a million dollars in the help to fight cancer.

The American Cancer Society is on a mission to free the world from cancer. Until they do, they will be funding and conducting research, sharing expert information, supporting patients, and spreading the word about prevention. All so you can live longer — and better.

St. Johns County’s Betty Griffin Center’s free programs and services include a shelter, transitional housing rape care unit/sexual assault recovery services, counseling and support groups, court advocacy and legal assistance, community education, and two thrift stores that provide a portion of funding.  Last year Betty Griffin’s 24-hour hotline calls totaled 1,500, with services being provided to 2,000 survivors and their children.

“Movers for Moms® is recognizing Mothers for the immeasurable contribution they make every day to the world.  Without the communities’ support, a special day for survivors would not be possible.  It is community members who make a difference in the lives of survivors by showing their support for life-changing services.” – Joyce Mahr, CEO, Betty Griffin Center.

In 2019, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® collected and donated over 18,000 items to the mothers in need for Movers for Moms®.

Like so many things affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, our annual Movers for Moms® campaign was forced to take a step back as community gatherings were halted to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. We made a strong comeback in our 2021 Movers for Moms® drive collecting over 21,000 personal care items for women affected by domestic abuse.

Each year, Hubbard House serves more than 4,000 domestic violence victims — adults and children — and receives generous support from the community. Nearly half of its support comes from caring and concerned individuals and organizations. This demonstrates that people trust the agency and its promise: Donated dollars are carefully managed and stay local, helping victims and their children. In all ways, the community embraces the agency's mission, “safety, empowerment and social change for victims of domestic violence.”

“When survivors of domestic violence flee for the safety of the Hubbard House shelter, they often come with few belongings and limited financial resources. So, while they are with us working toward safety and financial self-sufficiency, Hubbard House provides everything they and their children need,” explained CEO Dr. Gail A. Patin. “This is what makes the Movers for Moms® initiative so important! It allows our partners -- members of the community -- to provide tangible support for survivors while simultaneously communicating caring to those in need and allowing the agency to allocate more resources toward survivor services.”

In 2019, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® collected and donated over 18,000 items to the mothers in need for Movers for Moms®.  Like so many things affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, our annual Movers for Moms® campaign was forced to take a step back as community gatherings were halted to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.  We made a strong comeback in our 2021 Movers for Moms® drive collecting over 21,000 personal care items for women affected by domestic abuse.  In addition, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK and Winn-Dixie jointly contributed over 1400 lbs. of food which will provide over 1200 meals for women and children at Hubbard House.

We are proud to be a partner with the North Florida Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and their “One Walk” at Metropolitan Park in downtown Jacksonville. Truckie was on hand to cheer on the many walking groups who raised money for this important research.

JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. JDRF’s goal is to progressively remove the impact of T1D from people’s lives until they achieve a world without T1D. JDRF collaborates with a wide spectrum of partners, and is the only organization with the scientific resources, regulatory influence, and a working plan to better treat, prevent, and eventually cure T1D.

TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® was there with the Salvation Army of Northeast Florida when the call came to help the victims of Hurricane Irma. The generous people of the First Coast region really showed up and helped fill multiple trucks with relief supplies so desperately needed by the hurricane’s victims.

The Salvation Army is an international movement and through their broad range of services, it touches the lives of one out of every eight people in Northeast Florida.

Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support, and research.

We are proud to help the Alzheimer's Association, Central & North Florida Chapter with their walk in downtown Jacksonville each November. Look for Truckie and all the walkers this Saturday, November 3, for another great event!