This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the “Who Killed Me” Poster Campaign. We are teaming up this year with the new Chief of Police E. Echevarria. We have worked with the Peoria Police and Crime Stoppers in the past. Echevarria is the first Chief who wants to collaborate with our efforts. They needed something … Continue reading “Who Killed Me” Poster Campaign By Yolanda Wallace, Founder/Coordinator, Jon Buckley Memorial Garden

The Office for Victims of Crime designates a National Crime Victims’ Rights week each year in April. This year’s theme was enforcing Victims’ Rights, Expanding Access to services and ensuring equity for all victims. This past May 2022, I spoke at the States Attorney’s Victims Advocate conference, held in Bloomington, IL. The title of my … Continue reading Advocating for Families in and out of the courtroom By Yolanda Wallace

My son Jon Buckley was killed September 20, 2006. I had no idea that after his murder, the process that I was going to have to endure. I thought that maybe if I created resources to meet the needs of the community, it would be therapeutic. By helping strengthen our neighborhoods with resources to help … Continue reading A Mother’s Journey through an Unimaginable Process By Yolanda Wallace