The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is the provincial police service here (similar to the US State Police) and have been involved with D.A.R.E. for 20 years.
The main sponsor for the program is the provincial hockey team known as the Newfoundland ‘Growlers’. This is a farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
We were invited to watch a game they played against the Pennsylvania Royals (from Reading, Pennsylvania, US). Unfortunately, it did not end up in favor of Newfoundland.”
– Harry Lawrenson, National Director, D.A.R.E. Canada
Photos from the RÃo Grande Do Sul D.A.R.E. Officer Training in November 2023
On November 6th, 2023, The D.A.R.E. Training Center in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, commenced their 3rd session of the D.A.R.E. Officer Training (DOT) for 2023. This session is preparing 31 officers to work in schools and provide students with skills to guide them to a...
33rd D.A.R.E. Officer Training (PROERD) Santa Catarina – Brazil
The graduation of the 33rd class of instructors of the Educational Program of Resistance to Drugs and Violence (Proerd/D.A.R.E.) of the Military Police of Santa Catarina was conducted on the 28th of September 2023. The event took place at the Golden Hotel and Events...
17th PROERD/D.A.R.E. National Officer Training Culmination
The Federal District conducted and just completed the 17th PROERD/D.A.R.E. National Officer Training, which was held September 11 - 22, 2023. Officers from multiple Brazilian states attended the course and were certified to teach the program. This was a significant...
‘I’m really excited to go’: Alliston teen, youth advocacy board rep for D.A.R.E. International, heading to conference in South Africa
Alliston’s Leora Harwood, 15, will be attending the Global Alcohol Policy Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, in October as a representative of the youth advocacy board for D.A.R.E. International. Retired OPP Const. Shawn Evans (left) runs the D.A.R.E….
Panama D.A.R.E. Officer Training 2023
The Executive of Preventive Police Programs of the country of Panama through their D.A.R.E. Program’s unit, participates as a course administrator in the first training seminar for new D.A.R.E. Panama Officers. The Training is being conducted August 21-September 1,...
25 Years of PROERD Celebrated in Rio Grande Do Sul
A training seminar conference celebrating 25 years of PROERD (D.A.R.E.) was recently conducted in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. At the conference instructors were trained to strengthen drug and violence prevention education practices through the new curriculum, My...
D.A.R.E. Helps More Than 25 Thousand Students in Tijuana Against Addictions
The D.A.R.E. program has helped more than 25 thousand students in Tijuana to combat addictions, becoming one of the most effective programs worldwide. Furthermore, around 143 thousand children and young people They [sic] have participated in preventive workshops. He...
D.A.R.E. Officer Training Graduation, May 18, 2023, St. John’s, Newfoundland
On May 18, 2023, the D.A.R.E. Officer Training at St. John’s in Newfoundland was successfully completed. In the photo are the Command Staff of Royal Newfoundland Constabulary and members of the training team at the DOT graduation.
Officers Engage with Grade 6 Classes as Part of D.A.R.E. Officer Training
During the St. John's D.A.R.E. Officer Training, the officers visited Juniper Ridge Intermediate in Torbay (St. John's metropolitan area), NL, as part of their practical exercise. They actively engaged with the students, imparting important lessons and guidance. As a...