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From Foster Care to Howard. Miracles Are Real, and Here’s Proof!

2/28/2025

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One of our Move-In Day Mafia babies is about to experience a miracle firsthand—she’s headed to KENYA for Spring Break!

And yes, these are my babies. I said what I said. 😜

Why does this make me wanna happy cry and do the MC Hammer dance at the same time? (Oops, I just dated myself. LOL.)

Because just a few years ago, this young woman’s reality looked nothing like this dream.

😞 She spent her entire life in foster care.
😞 She battled housing insecurity for years.
😞 She had no safety net, no guarantees, and no family to fall back on.


But here’s the miracle…

Against all odds, she made it.

Not only did she become one of just 2,000 scholars (out of 40,000 applicants!) to get into my alma mater, THEE Howard University, she’s now thriving, serving as an RA, excelling academically, and about to leave the country on a Spring Break Travel Abroad program.

That’s not luck. That’s a miracle!

But miracles don’t happen in isolation.

This moment is possible because people like YOU made sure she didn’t have to struggle through college the same way she struggled through life.

✅ Because Move-In Day Mafia showed up, she didn’t have to start school in survival mode.
✅ Because donors stepped up, she had the stability to dream bigger than just “getting by.”
✅ Because a village wrapped their arms around her, she’s now packing her bags for an experience that will change her life forever.


THIS is why Move-In Day Mafia exists.
THIS is why we show up.
THIS is why your support creates real miracles.


Right now, another scholar is dreaming of their own miracle. YOU can make it happen. Give now at MoveInDayMafia.org/Donate.
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    TEEJ MERCER - TeeJ never set out to be an entrepreneur. She definitely didn’t plan to run a nonprofit. But after 25 years in Hollywood, editing and producing for major TV shows and movie studios, she saw a story that needed to be told. More importantly, she saw a PROBLEM that needed to be solved.

    When she learned that HBCU students who age out of foster care often start college with nothing but a dream, she couldn’t just watch from the sidelines. Now, as the founder of Move-In Day Mafia, she’s using her storytelling skills to turn scholars into success stories one dorm makeover, care package, and miracle at a time.

    She’s an award-winning TV Editor, award-winning author, and an unapologetic HBCU champion who graduated from THEE Howard University. Even though she still calls herself a reluctant entrepreneur, she’s all in when it comes to rewriting the future for the next generation.

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