Our Mission
Down the Road Movers is a Black-owned moving company founded by and for formerly incarcerated people. We provide experienced, affordable moving services while creating opportunities for people who too often face closed doors.
We started this business because we believe everyone deserves a fair chance to earn a decent living, provide for their children, and build a stable future. For people returning home from prison, meaningful employment is an essential part of that process. Yet discrimination and barriers to jobs, housing, and education can keep stability out of reach long after a sentence has been completed.
We know that formerly incarcerated people bring skills, dedication, and experience to the workplace. Investing in our community means recognizing those strengths and creating opportunities to put them to work. Through our business, we aim to help people support their families, contribute to New England’s economy, and break generational cycles of poverty and incarceration.
That work also begins before incarceration. We are committed to proactively hiring young people and providing mentorship and hands-on work experience to help interrupt the school-to-prison pipeline. By connecting youth with income, practical skills, and supportive relationships, we aim to expand their opportunities and help them build a future they can shape.
Exclusion affects more than one person—it reaches children, families, and entire communities. Creating opportunities can have that same reach, helping build stability across generations.
At Down the Road Movers, our mission is rooted in that belief: when our community has access to meaningful work and the support to succeed, we all win.