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Award Nominations for the 2020 D.A.R.E. Awards
D.A.R.E. America is accepting nominations for the 2020 Awards:
- D.A.R.E. Law Enforcement Executive of the Year,
- Daryl F. Gates D.A.R.E. Lifetime Achievement,
- D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year, and
- D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year.
Recipients of these prestigious awards...
Newton-Lee Elementary School D.A.R.E. Graduation
The LCSO was excited to start off the New Year with the first D.A.R.E. America International graduation of 2020 at Newton-Lee Elementary School. This year the LCSO will hold 60 graduations and will teach D.A.R.E. to over 12,000 elementary and middle schoolers in...
Julia Manning, D.A.R.E. America’s 2019 Louis “Skip” Miller National Scholarship Recipient
Each year, D.A.R.E. America awards one member of its Youth Advocacy Board a $20,000 college scholarship. This year, New Jersey Youth Advocacy Board (YAB) member Julia Manning was named the recipient of the 2019 D.A.R.E. America Louis ‘Skip’ Miller National...
D.A.R.E. Program Stays on the Pulse of Today’s Dangers
OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF)- An enhanced curriculum training was hosted by Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) America to instruct D.A.R.E. law enforcement officers on ever-changing challenges. A new kindergarten through 12th grade curricula has recently been...
Heartland School District Brings Back D.A.R.E. Program
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. (KFVS) - One Heartland school district has brought back the D.A.R.E. program. Voters in the Portageville school district agreed they needed a school resource officer. This year, the resource officer bringing back the drug abuse resistance...
Laurel Police Dept. Holds D.A.R.E. Graduation Ceremony
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - The Laurel Police Department held its annual D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony on Friday in the gym of Laurel Middle School. More than 200 students took part in the event where they learned about the dangers of drugs, tobacco and alcohol. They...
Plainfield Sophomore Serves on D.A.R.E. International Youth Advocacy Board
Delaney O’Sullivan grew up with the D.A.R.E. program. The Plainfield South High School sophomore started in the program when she was in first grade at Holy Family Catholic School and completed D.A.R.E. 2.0 in seventh grade. Now O’Sullivan is serving a two-year term...
KARE Donation to Samaritan House Shelter
"Thank you for choosing to love and serve our neighbors in need. I am grateful for your generous gift of 1,200 D.A.R.E. care kits to Samaritan House Shelter in September 2019. With God’s grace and your partnership, Catholic Charities is responding to struggling...
D.A.R.E. Launches New High School Curriculum
myPlaybook: Core is a four-lesson curriculum designed for delivery to High School Students, ideally in 9th or 10th grade. The lesson content is aligned with D.A.R.E. Elementary and Middle school program concepts, continuing the focus on understanding risk behavior...
D.A.R.E. Partners with American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to Launch “More than Sad”…Teen Mental Health Enhancement Lesson
More Than Sad is a 45 minute enhancement lesson designed for delivery by D.A.R.E. Officers to High School students, ideally in 9th or 10th grade. D.A.R.E. collaborated with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to adapt this lesson for delivery by...
D.A.R.E. Responds to Vaping Crisis with New Enhancement Lesson
Vaping nicotine nearly doubled among high school seniors from 11 percent in 2017 to 20.9 percent in 2018. More than 1 in 10 eighth graders (10.9 percent) say they vaped nicotine in the past year, and use is up significantly in virtually all vaping measures among...
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2020 International Conference Presenters
Meet the presenters for the 33rd D.A.R.E. International Training Conference in Cancún, Mexico.
Award Nominations for the 2020 D.A.R.E. Awards
D.A.R.E. America is accepting nominations for the 2020 Awards:
- D.A.R.E. Law Enforcement Executive of the Year,
- Daryl F. Gates D.A.R.E. Lifetime Achievement,
- D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year, and
- D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year.
Recipients of these prestigious awards...
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