On the second Sunday in May, moms across the country are deservedly showered with attention on Mother’s Day. Unfortunately, while most moms are being treated to breakfast in bed or flower deliveries, tens of thousands of women spend their Mother’s Day living in shelters due to homelessness or domestic violence.
Heartbreaking statistics from the Domestic Violence Resource Center state that one in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime, and an estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year. According to a national study from the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, approximately 25 percent of homeless women are homeless because of violence in the home.
As a way to show love and appreciation to mothers this Mother’s Day, Two Men and A Truck® Pasadena recently hosted its Movers for Moms® collection drive to provide critical gifts to local women staying in community shelters this spring.
This year, the Pasadena moving company worked with local businesses such as Wonder Dog Ranch and Togo’s Eateries to collect essential and comfort items. More than 860 donations were collected and delivered to Elizabeth House of Pasadena.
“We are so grateful for [their] support and the tangible way [they] are expressing care and compassion to women and children in crisis. [Their] support is enabling us to carry on this much needed work. With each newborn cry and with each child in residency that calls Elizabeth House their “home,” I am full of gratitude for [their] support and care,” stated Debora J. Unruh, Executive Director of Elizabeth House.
This spring marked the ninth anniversary of Movers for Moms®. Since its introduction, the program has expanded nationally to all 39 states and more than 300 franchises. Last year was the program’s most successful year to-date, with more than 230,000 items collected for donation to hundreds of shelters across the country. This year, Two Men and A Truck®’s goal was to collect more than 300,000 items for moms in need across the country.
Follow Movers for Moms® online at www.twomenandatruck.com/moversformoms, www.facebook.com/MoversforMoms, or @MoversforMoms for more information.
Two Mean and A Truck® is the largest franchised moving company both in the United States and internationally. Currently there are more than 319 national locations and 2,300 trucks operating in the U.S.; in total, the company operates 340 locations and 2,600 trucks. Two Men and A Truck® has performed more than 5.5 million moves since its inception in 1985. The company has seen consistent monthly growth dating back to December 2009 and more than 53 months of consecutive record growth. Each location is independently owned and operated.
