The Move-In Day Mafia is a “mob” of volunteers who descend upon HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges & Universities) to provide dorm room makeovers and ongoing assistance primarily for freshmen who have aged out of foster care, are homeless, or grappling with financial hardships.

For the 2023-2024 school year, we moved in 31 scholars across 5 HBCUs- Fisk in Nashville, Paul Quinn in Dallas, Howard in DC, Morgan State in Baltimore, and Prairie View A&M near Houston.

Our founder, TeeJ Mercer, a 25+ year Hollywood veteran was first made aware of the need of this particular demographic during HBCU Bingo where she and her band of "misfits" raised over $1 million in cash and prizes in less than 4 weeks and gave it away to 500 of the 2020 HBCU grads in a series of Bingo games that she produced like one of her TV shows.

One of the grads told her that as a kid in foster care, her social worker dropped her off on the curb at her HBCU with what little she had and left her.

That broke her heart. And she prayed for God to show her how could she help.

His answer...The Move-In Day Mafia.

So thank you for wanting to become a Mafia Wisguy! If you wish to make a monetary donation, visit MoveInDayMafia.org/Donate

First Name *

Last Name *

Email *

Phone *

I agree to terms & conditions provided by the company. By providing my phone number, I agree to receive text messages from the business.

City *

State *

What company/organization do you represent? *

Did you attend an HBCU? If so, which one? Select, "No, I did not attend" in the drop down if you didn't attend *

Briefly tell us about your skills, talents, resources, and genius that you will bring to The Mafia *

Briefly tell us WHY you want to join The Mafia. *

Which Mafia "families" are you interested in joining? (choose all that apply) *

Move-In/Logistics - This family is responsible for helping the students during their Move-In Days, typically August and September. They are also in charge of the logistics of the students.

Marketing/Social Media - This family is responsible in documenting the students in their Move-in Day and other events. Making sure that social media accounts are up to date and can be used for marketing purposes as well

Design Family - This family is responsible for room assisting Nikki Klugh with designing and logistics of the room content.

Student Selection Family - This family is in charge of selecting the students.

Student Support Family - This family is responsible for coordinating and providing ongoing support to the students.

Fundraising/Outreach - This family is responsible for fundraising...fundraising...and more fundraising. This is an expensive endeavor so we need folks reaching out to donors, corporate partners, alumni associations, D-9 organizations and more!

Where did you hear about Move In Day Mafia? *

Anything else you want us to know? *