The Man Behind Chasing23, Darius Ballinger

Darius Ballinger removes the pursuit from tracking down a place of refuge for youth to accumulate. Darius is author of Chasing23 dispatched in the year 2016, an adolescent strengthening bunch that guides and coaches youth ages 13-21, and concentrates on African-American guys, on Chicago’s South Side. He is a second-year On the Table host who will zero in his 2018 conversation on improving the personal satisfaction for Grand Boulevard inhabitants.

His brand Chasing23 is a local area based association that gives mentorship, coaching and labor force improvement programming for young fellows of shading in Chicago. He serves on a few warning sheets including the Obama Foundation, My Brother’s Keeper Working Group, Cook County Juvenile Detention Center Advisory Board and Woods Fund of Chicago Racial Equity Project TRHT.

Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago without his dad in the image, Darius didn’t approach any of the administrations he strives to make accessible today. Understanding the significance of training, Darius procured a partner in Arts/concentration on sociology from city universities of Chicago Kennedy King. He proceeded to examine Urban Planning at the University of Illinois where he procured a four year college education. His story is one of win over numerous difficulties, including a concise imprisonment. In any case, characteristic conceived insight and an interior fire of assurance would not be smothered by difficulty.

Darius has been supported by 44th U.S. President, Barack Hussein Obama, by means of Instagram for his work in networks and correctional facilities to get residents municipally included through citizen enlistment. Selected by the Cook County Board of Commissioners to serve on the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center warning board. Darius considered it an honor and advantage to be highlighted as a featured subject matter expert for colleges, workshops facilitator for neighborhood secondary schools, and a mentor to other local area developers cross country. Darius is a 2019 Echoing Green Fellow.