What happens when communities invest in prevention instead of repair?

In this powerful episode of the WarCry For Our Children Podcast, Elder M welcomes Almitra Gasper—community developer, futurist, workshop facilitator, and advocate for public health, violence prevention, racial justice, and civic engagement.

Together, we explore how invisible barriers, historical wounds, and systemic challenges continue to impact families, neighborhoods, and future generations—and what communities can do to create lasting change.

🎙️ In This Episode:

✅ Building stronger communities from the ground up

✅ Violence prevention and community-based solutions

✅ Public health and mental wellness

✅ Civic engagement and neighborhood transformation

✅ Healing generational wounds through collective action

✅ Why investing in children is one of the most powerful forms of prevention

"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men."

As a leader working with the Farmers Blvd Community Development Corporation, Almitra Gasper has dedicated her work to helping communities move beyond crisis management toward sustainable growth, healing, and empowerment.

This conversation challenges us to think differently about prevention, leadership, and what it truly means to invest in people before problems become crises.

🔥 If you care about children, families, education, public safety, community development, or social change, this episode is for you.

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🔥 Who does the justice system truly protect — and who does it fail? 🔥

In this powerful episode of the WarCry For Our Children Podcast, we welcome Dr. Divine Pryor, CEO of the People’s Police Academy at Medgar Evers College, for an urgent conversation on systemic injustice, mass incarceration, and community transformation.

🎙️ Episode Theme:

“The Unbalanced Scales of Justice”

Dr. Pryor brings decades of experience in criminal justice, youth development, HIV/AIDS services, juvenile justice, reentry programs, and community-based reform initiatives. Together, we examine how broken systems impact children, families, and underserved communities — and what real solutions can look like.

Hosted by Elder M, this episode explores:

Systemic inequities within the justice system

The impact of incarceration on youth and families

Community trust, accountability, and reform

Violence prevention and restorative approaches

The role of leadership, education, and public safety in rebuilding communities

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WarCry amplifies voices confronting violence, injustice, trauma, and systemic harm affecting children and families.

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WarCry For Our Children presents a raw and unfiltered Youth Summit, bringing together young voices on the frontlines of today’s toughest realities — gang violence, incarceration, and the fight for a different future.

Featuring a powerful collaboration with Hood Therapy, this episode creates space for youth and young adults to speak truth, share lived experiences, and offer real solutions rooted in healing, accountability, and transformation.

This is not theory.

This is lived experience.

This is the next generation speaking for themselves.

🗣️ In this episode:

Real conversations about gang culture and survival

The impact of incarceration on youth and families

Breaking cycles through healing, mentorship, and community support

What young people actually need — from systems, leaders, and communities

How organizations like Hood Therapy are creating safe spaces for change

💥 This is a WarCry for understanding, intervention, and action — led by the voices we must listen to most.

🎙️ Urban Intervention. Divine Mission.

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WarCry For Our Children presents a powerful and necessary conversation with Junie Clauther, Chairman of the Board at JCH Homes and a seasoned leader in supportive housing and social services.

With over 16 years of experience, Junie has worked across critical systems including homeless services, mental health, child services, and family support — helping to build pathways for stability, healing, and long-term transformation.

In this episode, we confront the real question:

🏠 What does it truly take to stabilize families and protect our children?

Together, we discuss:

The role of supportive housing in breaking cycles of crisis

How systems impact children, families, and communities

Mental health, homelessness, and coordinated care

What effective intervention really looks like on the ground

Why safe, stable environments are essential for youth development

This is more than a conversation — it’s a call to action for leaders, families, and communities.

🎙️ Urban Intervention. Divine Mission.

📅 Date: Monday, April 6, 2026

⏰ Time: 11:00 AM (EST)

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🔥 A Powerful Conversation on Grief, Healing, and Justice 🔥

In this impactful episode of the WarCry For Our Children Podcast, we sit down with Dion Green — survivor, author, and Founder & CEO of Flourishing Under Distress Given Encouragement (FUDGE).

After losing his father, Derrick Fudge, in the 2019 Dayton mass shooting, Dion transformed unimaginable loss into a movement for healing, advocacy, and systemic change. His work centers survivors, uplifts communities, and challenges the systems that perpetuate gun violence.

🎙️ Hosted by Elder M, this episode explores:

Life after gun violence and the long road to healing

Survivor-centered advocacy and peer support

Turning grief into purpose, leadership, and impact

Community-driven and policy-informed approaches to prevention

Why survivor voices must lead the conversation on safety and justice

✨ About WarCry For Our Children Podcast

Urban Intervention. Divine Mission.

WarCry amplifies the voices of survivors, advocates, and leaders working to protect children, families, and communities from violence and systemic harm.

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🔥 WarCry For Our Children returns with a powerful and urgent conversation featuring Wheelchairs Against Guns — a movement standing at the intersection of lived experience, advocacy, and prevention.

“Our mission is simple – to protect your child from the danger of bullying, gangs, and gun violence.”

In this episode, Elder M sits down with voices from Wheelchairs Against Guns to confront the realities too many families face every day:

🛑 Youth gun violence

🧠 Bullying and trauma

🚫 Gang recruitment and community neglect

This is not theory — this is survival, strategy, and faith in action. From hospital beds to community halls, Wheelchairs Against Guns transforms pain into purpose, pushing for education, prevention, and protection before another life is changed forever.

🛡️ What we cover in this episode:

How gun violence permanently alters young lives and families

The overlooked link between bullying, gangs, and shootings

Why prevention must start early — at school and in the community

Faith, advocacy, and accountability as tools for change

How communities can get involved and protect their children now

📢 This is more than a podcast.

🙏 This is intercession.

✊ This is a WarCry for our children.

🎙️ Urban Intervention. Divine Mission.

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🔥 WarCry For Our Children returns with a powerful and urgent conversation featuring Wheelchairs Against Guns — a movement standing at the intersection of lived experience, advocacy, and prevention.

“Our mission is simple – to protect your child from the danger of bullying, gangs, and gun violence.”

In this episode, Elder M sits down with voices from Wheelchairs Against Guns to confront the realities too many families face every day:

🛑 Youth gun violence

🧠 Bullying and trauma

🚫 Gang recruitment and community neglect

This is not theory — this is survival, strategy, and faith in action. From hospital beds to community halls, Wheelchairs Against Guns transforms pain into purpose, pushing for education, prevention, and protection before another life is changed forever.

🛡️ What we cover in this episode:

How gun violence permanently alters young lives and families

The overlooked link between bullying, gangs, and shootings

Why prevention must start early — at school and in the community

Faith, advocacy, and accountability as tools for change

How communities can get involved and protect their children now

📢 This is more than a podcast.

🙏 This is intercession.

✊ This is a WarCry for our children.

🎙️ Urban Intervention. Divine Mission.

🔔 Subscribe & stay engaged:

🌐 https://podcast.warcryforourchildren.com

🤝 Learn more about the movement:

🌐 https://wheelchairsagainstguns.org/

Produced by: mycoachministry.com/solutions @mycoachministry

In this inspiring episode of WarCry For Our Children, Elder M sits down with Jabari Hall — TED Talk speaker, author, and founder of J.Has.Heart, a global Social & Emotional Learning organization transforming school culture across four countries (with a fifth on the way).

Jabari’s mission is powerful: to build safe, supportive, emotionally intelligent school environments where children, parents, and educators grow together. His work equips K–12 communities with SEL curricula, educator development workshops, parent engagement, student assemblies, internships, and scholarships — all centered on the belief that “SEL grows the whole human.”

In this conversation, Jabari and Elder M discuss:

🌱 How SEL can break cycles of trauma and empower children

🏫 The crisis inside modern school systems

🧠 Why mental health, belonging, and emotional literacy matter

🌍 The global footprint of J.Has.Heart

💡 The role of faith, purpose, and integrity in leadership

🔥 How communities can unify to protect and uplift our youth

This episode is a call to action for educators, parents, leaders, and anyone who believes in justice, emotional well-being, and the power of human connection.

🎙️ Urban Intervention. Divine Mission.

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🌐 J.Has.Heart — https://youtube.com/iamjabarihall

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