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The MBA Opens Doors Foundation is dedicated to providing the comforts of home to families in crisis. Through our home grant program, we provide mortgage and rental payment assistance grants to parents and guardians caring for a critically ill or injured child, allowing them to take unpaid leave from work and spend precious time together without jeopardizing their cherished homes.
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The MBA Opens Doors Foundation was founded in 2011 by former MBA President and CEO Dave Stevens, his wife Mary Stevens, and Dan Arrigoni, former president of U.S. Bank Home Mortgage, on the premise that families with critically ill or injured children should not also have to worry about whether their child will have a home to return to after treatment. Since 2012, the MBA Opens Doors Foundation has provided mortgage and rental payment assistance grants to more than 6,200 families from across the country. Because the Mortgage Bankers Association pays 100% of the Foundation's operational and administrative expenses, 100% of donations go directly to a family in need.

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"We would just like to thank you for the grant. It has helped us out a great deal. It made the month of May a great month. The work you all do does more than you know, and for that we are grateful."

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"Thank you for all your generosity and support you have extended to our family. We can't thank you enough for selecting our family as one of the recipients of your generous financial gifts. Your thoughtfulness moved us to tears and truly has helped us through such a difficult time. When your child has a life ending illness you take each day as it comes. Some days are better than others. But the one constant in our lives are the friends, community and complete strangers that pray for our family. We consider you to be part of our family. For all you do, we thank you."

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"Thank you so much for taking care of our mortgage payment for the month of July. We can't express enough how truly grateful we are for this grant opportunity during this difficult time. After 37 days in the hospital, Brynn is finally home and is doing well. Again, thank you for this kind gesture. Organizations such as MBA Opens Doors are such a blessing for families such as ours."

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