
Yolanda Wallace
Podcast hostYolanda Wallace is an Urbana native living in Peoria, Illinois. She hosts the Mother’s War On Violence podcast, which is a co-production with WCBU.
Yolanda lost her son, Jon Buckley, to gun violence in 2006. Her organization, Mother’s War On Violence, and the podcast aims to help families stop the violence.
Yolanda is also a member of the WCBU Community Advisory Board.
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On this episode of the Mother's War on Violence, host Yolanda Wallace speaks about the importance of public broadcasting in the community and the podcast.
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On this episode of Mother's War on Violence, host Yolanda Wallace interviews Robin Henry, the Chief Operating Officer of Solvera Health. It is tough to navigate our health care systems and what are the best options. Henry provides a few tips about what to know.
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In this episode of Mother's War on Violence, host Yolanda Wallace interviews House of Hope founder Terry Burnside and Corine Barnes of Peoria Community Healing Resource Center about their organizations and what comes next after the Cure Violence initiative.
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On this episode of Mother's War on Violence, host Yolanda Wallace speaks to Erin Miller and Kelly Gibler of Children's Home Association of Illinois about the effects of bonding for children, and nature vs. nurture.
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On this episode of Mother's War on Violence, host Yolanda Wallace speaks to Carol Wallace, her sister-in-law and a breast cancer survivor, about breast cancer awareness.
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On this episode of Mother's War on Violence, host Yolanda Wallace interviews Heart of Illinois Big Brothers Big Sisters' program director Hannah Daly and communication and development manager Jillian Guede about the long-running mentorship program serving several Central Illinois counties.
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On this episode of Mother's War on Violence, host Yolanda Wallace interviews Christell Frausto, a Peoria small business owner and member of the Greater Peoria Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
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On this episode of Mother's War on Violence, Corine Jamison and host Yolanda Wallace talk about Community Healing Centers. What are they, and what programs do they offer?
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On this episode of Mother's War on Violence, host Yolanda Wallace speaks to Abigail Larrison, the founder of the Community House not-for-profit on Peoria's Center Bluff.
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Coach Dennis says he could always depend on the mothers to support the players. Most times he’d pay for food out of pocket. Dennis says that he loved coaching. He wasn’t like most dads.