Meet Mr. Walker!
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DEMETRIOUS WALKER
Mr. Walker is the founder of Fathers and Blessings (FAB), a nonprofit organization started in Chicago, IL. Presently located in Chicago’s South Suburbs, Fathers And Blessings NFP (FAB) is making tremendous strides in these often-overlooked communities
Walker's History
enabling him to utilize his stellar marketing and business skills. He has a scope of successful endeavors ranging from business, real estate, and restaurant ownership. His desire and passion to help those that are less fortunate were birthed when he was just a child. He would see people who were hurting, less fortunate, struggling with starvation, poverty, and mental illness, and yearned to evoke a positive change in their lives. This realization made him ask himself several questions:
“What happened in their life?” and “How did they get like this?” After pondering those questions, he was given a solution or, what Demetrious calls, “a vision from God.” Within this vision, a question rang loud and clear, “What if I could help them?” These questions spearheaded his determination in the next steps of his journey. It was at this moment that God began to manifest his vision unto his heart and he became determined to formulate a blueprint and design to assist others. This desire was not recreational, he felt compelled to devote his life to this mission.
During his life, Demetrious has experienced unemployment, incarceration, and a plethora of life’s misfortunes. He too has struggled with bouts of homelessness knowing firsthand what it feels like to be unsure of where his next meal was going to come from. These personal perils have monumentally driven Demetrious to have unsurpassed compassion and empathy for those he has set out to serve.
Creation of Fathers and Blessings
In 2012, Demetrious was asked to become the Chief of Marketing for a service project for the homeless on the city’s South Side called The Mother’s House. His responsibilities incorporated all of the skills acquired through his previous management and entrepreneurial experiences and he soon became an effective liaison between residents, health care providers, doctors, caseworkers, community stakeholders, and employment services. While at Mother’s House, he implemented several programs and streamlined the resident’s wellness processes to make the most impact for the overall benefit of the residents. He was insightful enough to identify the needs and ascertain what the most effective and beneficial plan of action would be. This experience leads to the creation of Fathers and Blessings, NFP (FAB), and the FAB House.
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Fathers and Blessings Today
Fathers and Blessings, NFP (FAB) has grown tremendously since its conception and has been awarded the prestigious Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago Award for its outstanding commitment and effort to promote, strengthen and provide stability to our communities.
Walker has fully accepted the call on his life and has expanded Fathers And Blessings NFP to reach beyond housing to job training, neighborhood beautification, mentoring programs, a resale store, and a host of other innovative programs.
Every morning he asks himself the same question Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. asked during his 1957 speech, “What are you doing for others?” After asking himself that question he sets out to answer it by
the time he lays down to slumber each night. Demetrious Walker believes that his life’s purpose is to help those that are less fortunate by giving them hope and showing them a different way of life.