Mother’s War On Violence
Mother’s War On Violence is a podcast hosted by Yolanda Wallace, an Urbana native who lives in Peoria, Illinois. Yolanda lost her son, Jon Buckley, to gun violence in 2006. Her organization, Mother’s War On Violence, and this podcast aims to help families stop violence. This podcast is a co-production of WCBU Peoria Public Radio.
Latest Episodes
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In this episode of Mother's War on Violence, host Yolanda Wallace talks with Kari Jones. She's the executive director of the East Bluff Community Center, which offers a variety of services for the neighborhood. -
On this episode of Mother's War on Violence, Yolanda Wallace speaks to clinical director Sara Runyon from the Center for Prevention of Abuse about their Safe from the Start program, which helps children ages 5 and under and their families deal with trauma after witnessing community violence.
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On this episode of Mother's War on Violence, host Yolanda Wallace speaks with Dr. Francesca Armmer about African American health. Armmer teaches nursing at Bradley University, and is also a member of the Peoria County Board of Health.
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On this episode of Mother's War Against Violence, host Yolanda Wallace interviews ArtsPartners of Central Illinois executive director Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright about the value of arts.
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Mother's War on Violence host Yolanda Wallace speaks with Chris Hollins-Warner and Angel Morales about addiction recovery.
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In this episode of Mother's War On Violence, host Yolanda Wallace talks to Peoria attorney Yolanda Riley about each of their experiences in the foster care system when they were children.
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Mother's War On Violence host Yolanda Wallace speaks with Marcola Owens, Erin Layne, Robbie Criss, and Lorenzo Rayford about the work of Peoria's R3 program - the Restore, Reinvest, and Renew program funded by recreational cannabis revenues.
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Mother's War on Violence host Yolanda Wallace speaks with OSF Strive case manager Barbara Hedrick about coping with trauma.
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Mother's War on Violence host Yolanda Wallace talks with licensed professional counselor Natasha Allen of LifeStance Health in Peoria.
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Host Yolanda Wallace talks about how grieving families can cope during the holidays.
