There are thousands of students here on the First Coast who don't have a bed of their own to sleep in at night.
Even though St. Johns County Schools are considered some of the best in the state, hundreds of students in the county face the same problem.
"We have approximately 800 students throughout the county that are either displaced or homeless," Jeff St. Clair said.
St.Clair is the pastor of Longleaf Church in St. Johns County. He's teaming up with Colin Woodmansee, owner of Training for Warriors, a fitness facility in Julington Creek, to host a community ruck.
A ruck is a long walk with a backpack that's usually filled with some type of weight.
"It's about three miles in total," Woodmansee said. "Nothing too strenuous because it's open to all fitness levels."
Instead of filling backpacks with weights, they're asking participants to fill them with things homeless students might need.
"Toiletries, canned goods, just items we take for granted that our children and youth in St. Johns County don't have the luxury to have on their own," St. Clair said.
They're doing this for students like Mya Vancise.
"I live with my grandparents," Vancise said. "I have a very close relationship with my dad and my mother I don't have a relationship with her."
Mya has experienced a challenging home life. But, with the help of the ASSIST program in St. Johns County Schools, she will be heading to college when she graduates.
"It's shaped me to be strong and motivated to succeed for my family," Vancise said.
Clothes, food, transportation, mentoring, scholarships are just a few ways ASSIST helps students in need have a successful future.
"There's a lot of hurdles that come along with being in any of those situations and we're strictly there to remove those hurdles to make sure they're afforded the same education anybody else is afforded," said Mitch Moody, ASSIST representative.
That's why Mya is glad these men are taking the necessary steps to make sure students like her reach their goals.
"I think it's very beneficial and it'll help a lot of kids. Generations to come," Vancise said.
The Ruck St. Johns Event is happening Saturday, May 25th, at 9 a.m. It will start and end at Freedom Crossing Academy. Registration is $25 dollars if you sign up by Friday, May 10th. Click here to sign up.