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D.A.R.E. Raises Funds to Benefit People Affected By Coronavirus!
D.A.R.E. America’s D.A.R.E. to KARE fundraising program has launched a new fundraising campaign in which a percentage of funds raised will be donated to aid victims of the Coronavirus. D.A.R.E. is partnering with Global Giving, a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation, which will distribute the funds to victims of Covid-19 through its pre-established programs.
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D.A.R.E. Program Returns to EPS After 10-Year Absence
ENID, Okla. — Enid Public Schools Campus Police Officer Bryan Rios is ready to bring the renowned Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or D.A.R.E., program back to the district after more than a decade. D.A.R.E. is a nationwide initiative to give students skills to...
Sheriff Beth Wins National Award for Commitment to D.A.R.E. Program for Children
D.A.R.E. America has named Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth — who spent 10 years of his career as a D.A.R.E. officer — as the nation’s Law Enforcement Executive of the Year. Department staff nominated Beth for the award, which honors one law enforcement executive...
Upper Saucon Township Named One of America’s Safest Communities
Upper Saucon Township has been ranked as the 27th safest city in the country according to a new annual report by the company SafeWise ranking the 100 safest cities in America. SafeWise uses up-to-date FBI crime data to assemble its reports. The 2020 list uses 2018...
School Districts See Benefits in Connecting Cops, Students
Pike County Sheriff’s Deputy Chastity Anderson is the school resource officer for the Western, Griggsville-Perry and Pleasant Hill school districts. After tensions across the country have risen between law enforcement and various groups, some have made a push to...
Brazil Training Center Awarded Re-Accreditation Certificate
D.A.R.E. America/International congratulates the Military Brigade PROERD Training Center, of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) for their success in achieving re-accredited status. On September 2019, two regional directors from D.A.R.E. America/International...
Thailand Re-Opens Schools
The D.A.R.E. Program is active and thriving in Thailand during COVID-19 re-opening of schools. Pictured in these photos is Police Captain Suphaphan Lamlua, Deputy Inspector General of the Police Investigation Division Region 4 in Mueang District, Khon Kaen Province...
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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