Upcoming Events
Talks with Kings
MAY 15TH 2025
5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM
PEORIA TOWNSHIP
427 W MAIN STREET, Peoria IL 61603 RSVP via email. Sears are limited.
2025 selected Kings 🤴 are: Elder :Jay Pearson & young Tre Thompson!!!! Congratulations for your extraordinary mentoring work in the community!!!! We look forward to your presentations!!
Thank you for your hard work and our special Guest are the Honoree Kings of 2024!!! (Wayne Cannon, Roosevelt Myles, City Council Andre Allen) This is a place where we celebrate our Mentors and share the challenge to our youth. "Whats your next move?"
"Powerful event!" 2024
Yolanda Wallace
Executive Director MWOVM
The Jon Buckley Memorial Grief Support Group
Jon Buckley Memorial Garden (every other month) Grief Support Group- 4"th Sunday of the Month. Follow FB page for locations.
April 27, 2025- The Jon Buckley Memorial Garden -Grief Support Group (Peoria Public Library, Lakeview Library) 12:30 PM- 2pm.
June 22, 2025- Yoga at the Park (Jon Buckley Memorial Garden)
August 24, 2025- Healing with Art
October- TBD
November- Getting Together before the holidays.
For more information, please call 309-431-9942
Founder: Yolanda & Danny Wallace
2024 Tea with Queens Annual Mentoring Event
JOIN US FOR OUR QUARTERLY MEET-UP
- Tuesday March 11, 2025 1:30 PM
- Tuesday July 8, 2025 1:30 PM
- Tuesday November 11, 2025 1:30PM
Come share your current projects related to trauma informed families. We meet to share with other Trauma informed agencies on the front line, resources working with Families to help heal after a Traumatic experience. This quarterly gathering is so that we can be more informed about what other Agencies are doing to better serve our community. As well as plan future collaborations. Meeting locations will alternate to create a closer knit.
Please email us to be added to our mailing list.
HOSTED BY:
MOTHER'S WAR ON VIOLENCE Director Yolanda Wallace
Fundraising Events:
Purpose through Pain-
Paint Night-
Purpose through Pain 2024 Fundraiser- Panelist- Falonda James, (President of Tri-County NAMI Yolanda Wallace, Stephanie Arthalony, ( Trinity Educator) Share their purpose through their pain over a meal and how they cope in different ways.
Founders: Yolanda Wallace, Danny Wallace
Upcoming Tea with Queen is March 23, 2025 1:00PM - Talks with Kings is May 15, 2025 6:00 PM See FB page for more information. These events must have an adult bringing a minor!
Past Events
Stephanie shares her story of survival, growth and healing.
Tea with Queens Mentoring Event
Our first "Tea with Queens" Mentoring Event (Older Women teach the Younger Women), A Titus 2 Event over Tea and Brunch! Sunday, March 24, 2024 Sharing stories and changing lives! One Queen at a time. Etiquette manners, please and thank you, sharing, smiles, and politeness. The whole room was gleaming! We need more community Mentoring Events that promote positive behavior.
Tea with Queens, passing the Torch!
Christel Fausto, Yolanda Wallace, Chanel Hardgrave- Murrey, Martha Ross, shared there stories and gave words of wisdom! Each Queen was given a gift for all their contributions to Peoria IL, in which they still build and foster positive relationship as role models.
-Christel Fausto - President of the Greater Peoria Hispanic Chambers of Commerce. She shares her Mexican heritage and how hard she has worked to change our community. She shares her story from an immigrant to having a Career and business owner.
-Chanell Hardgrave- Murry- A Peoria Park District Organizer and Co-Founder of Peoria Fashion , Peoria School Board Member and so much more. She shares her diverse Islander heritage and encourages change.
-Martha Ross- A Peoria Public School Board Member, President of the South Side Community for Change. Ms. Ross shares her experience of being a daughter of a Share Croppers Daughter and the struggles she endured.
Afterwards their was Q & A time!
Thank you!
Chanel Hardgrave- Murry, Kamiya Causey and her little sister. Kamiya was recognized for being an Entrepreneur, She owns a Boutique and has been in business since she was 16 yrs. old as a clothing Designer. A senior at Peoria Richwoods HS, and demonstrates leadership skills. March 24, 2024! She loves Tea Parties!
Tanya Pops, is enjoying the speakers and Tea!
Big Sister and Little Sister, enjoyed the Tea Party!
Abigail Larson brings shortbreads, Chocolates over tea!
Older Women
Mother and Daughter! Strengthening relationships!
"Talks with Kings" Mentoring Event"
Mentoring Event - Where 3 Kings that sent a message of life experiences, hope over a game of checkers and dinner! What's your next move?
May 16, 2024- Carver Center
Presentations:
Roosevelt Myles- Speaks of being wrongfully convicted and shares his struggles of a young man growing up in Chicago and raised in Peoria IL. He talked about his Education and street life. He was exonerated in 2022, after he was wrongfully convicted in 1992. He talked about association with friends etc.
Wayne Cannon- Food Pantry Director, Mentor, originally from New York, College, and shares that he couldn't be King without his Queen and children. He had great suggestions.
Andre Allen- City Council Man (District 4) Shares that he was raised in Peoria Il and attended Peoria Public Schools, College, and now City Council, and encourages that they can do great things if they put their minds to it!
Healthcare Event, Community Collaboration!
