Mission & Vision

Mecklenburg Open Door, Inc. (MOD) began as a vision in the minds and hearts of a few people who believed that persons with long term severe mental illness had the same rights as all other citizens, specifically as stated in the organization’s original group home proposal, “the right to the fullest possible realization of his/her potential and to the fullest feasible participation in the life of his/her community.”

These visionaries were relatives of mentally ill persons, dedicated citizen advocates and interested professionals, and they became the first Board of Directors of Mecklenburg Open Door. They understood that neither confinement in institutions nor isolation in a community residence (or a relative’s home), unsupported by appropriate individual programs, was sufficient to achieve appropriate goals of recovery and independence.