The effects of the Coronavirus pandemic will hit the most vulnerable among us the hardest. It is during these times that our housing assistance program is most critical. Rest assured, we will continue to support families in need. To learn more about what the MBA is doing to support its members, please visit the MBA Coronavirus Resources page.

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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 2,500 families from across the country. 

"To MBA Opens Doors, Thank you so much for helping my family out during this hard time. It is greatly appreciated."

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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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"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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    At its core, the MBA Opens Doors Foundation is about helping families. COVID-19 will disproportionately affect the families we help, the social workers we work with, and the communities that support them. Families who struggle from month to month will see shift work at retail stores and restaurants decrease. Precious visiting hours will be curtailed. Some of the first to bear the brunt will be our Opens Doors families. During these extremely difficult times, please dig deep and help us help families in need. 

     

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