Minnesota
Minnesota D.A.R.E. Statewide Poster Contest Winners
St. Bonifacius, MN – A Dover-Eyota Middle School student was selected as the winner of the 2022 Minnesota D.A.R.E. poster contest. Andrea R. is a student participating in the D.A.R.E. program under the direction of the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office. Olmsted County...
Minnesota D.A.R.E. Officer Training Class #50
Stillwater, MN—Minnesota D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) welcomed 16 law enforcement candidates into Minnesota D.A.R.E. Class #50 on Monday, April 4, 2022. The intensive two-week training was hosted by the Minnesota D.A.R.E. and the Washington County...
Announcing Minnesota D.A.R.E. 2021 Winning Posters
Minnesota D.A.R.E.'s Kathi Ackerman is happy to announce the 2021 Minnesota D.A.R.E. Winning Posters. Kathi said, "Throwing out the opening pitch at the Minnesota Twins/D.A.R.E. game on September 26th will be Lucy from Chatfield Elementary. Her DARE Officer is...
KARE Donation to Avivo
"Thank you to you and the D.A.R.E. America team for your generous gift of 1,400 hygiene kits. Your gift helps make the lives of people working hard to build better futures much easier during this especially trying time - and we are so very grateful for it. Our...

Rafael L. Morales
North Central Regional Director
Phone: (424) 227-0997
Email: Rafael Morales
Upcoming Events

D.A.R.E. America is accepting nominations for the 2022 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 Awards; and D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year.
Recipients of these prestigious awards will be honored during the 34th Annual D.A.R.E. International Training Conference. The conference is being VIRTUALLY on Wednesday, July 13th and Thursday, July 14th, 2022.
Nominees for the awards shall have distinguished themselves in their dedication to D.A.R.E. Their efforts must demonstrate a commitment to D.A.R.E. beyond the high standards evidenced by others involved in the program.
Selection will be completed by May 27, 2022.
Please feel free to contact your D.A.R.E. America Regional Director for additional information. Their contact information is available on our website.

D.A.R.E. America is accepting nominations for the 2022 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 Awards; and D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year.
Recipients of these prestigious awards will be honored during the 34th Annual D.A.R.E. International Training Conference. The conference is being VIRTUALLY on Wednesday, July 13th and Thursday, July 14th, 2022.
Nominees for the awards shall have distinguished themselves in their dedication to D.A.R.E. Their efforts must demonstrate a commitment to D.A.R.E. beyond the high standards evidenced by others involved in the program.
Notification to nominating person/entity of award selections will be accomplished by June 10, 2022.
Please feel free to contact your D.A.R.E. America Regional Director for additional information. Their contact information is available on our website.

D.A.R.E. America is accepting nominations for the 2022 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 Awards; and D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year.
Recipients of these prestigious awards will be honored during the 34th Annual D.A.R.E. International Training Conference. The conference is being VIRTUALLY on Wednesday, July 13th and Thursday, July 14th, 2022.
Nominees for the awards shall have distinguished themselves in their dedication to D.A.R.E. Their efforts must demonstrate a commitment to D.A.R.E. beyond the high standards evidenced by others involved in the program.
Those individuals selected to be honored must be available to record an award presentation no later than Friday, June 24, 2022. A special panel will be convened by D.A.R.E. America to review nomination information and select those to be honored.
Please feel free to contact your D.A.R.E. America Regional Director for additional information. Their contact information is available on our website.
State D.A.R.E. Contacts
State D.A.R.E. Program Administrator
Kathi Ackerman
Minnesota D.A.R.E., Inc.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (952) 446-1907 or 1-800-990-3273
State D.A.R.E. Training Coordinator
Taylor Kristoffe-Jones
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (651) 793-2618
State D.A.R.E. Officers Association President
Officer Angela Borchardt
MSP Airport Police Department
Email: [email protected]
Eavan Bobbe, D.A.R.E. America Youth Advocacy Board Member from Minnesota
Minnesota Local D.A.R.E. Communities
- Alexandria Police Department
- Anoka Police Department
- Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office
- Benson Police Department
- Benton County Sheriff’s Office
- Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office
- Brooklyn Park Police Department
- Centennial Lakes Police Department
- Clay County Sheriff’s Office
- Cold Spring Police Department
- Columbia Heights Police Department
- Cook County Sheriff’s Office
- Coon Rapids Police Department
- Crystal Police Department
- Dodge County Sheriff’s Office
- Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
- Faribault County Sheriff’s Office
- Floodwood Police Department
- Hibbing Police Department
- Isanti County Sheriff’s Office
- Koochiching County Sheriff’s Office
- Lac qui Parle County Sheriff’s Office
- Lakes Area Police Department
- Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Office
- Lester Prairie Police Department
- Maple Grove Police Department
- Maplewood Police Department
- Marshall County Sheriff’s Office
- Meeker County Sheriff’s Office
- Minnesota D.A.R.E.
- Minnesota D.A.R.E., Inc. on Facebook
- Minnesota D.A.R.E. Kids Blog
- Minnesota D.A.R.E. Officer’s Association
- Minnesota D.A.R.E. on LinkedIn
- Minnesota D.A.R.E. Parents Blog
- Minnetrista Police Department
- Moorhead Police Department
- Morris Police Department
- Mounds View Police Department
- New Ulm Police Department
- Odyssey Academy
- Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office
- Orono Police Department
- Osakis Police Department
- Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office
- Pelican Rapids Police Department
- Pennington County Sheriff’s Office
- Plymouth Police Department
- Prior Lake Police Department
- Sacred Heart Area School
- Saint Anthony Police Department
- Savage Police Department
- Shakopee Police Department
- Starbuck Police Department
- Stearns County Sheriff’s Office
- Two Harbors Police Department
- Virginia Police Department
- Washington County Sheriff’s Office
- West St. Paul Police Department
- Willmar Police Department
Minnesota

Rafael L. Morales
North Central Regional Director
Phone: (424) 227-0997
Email: Rafael Morales
Upcoming Events

D.A.R.E. America is accepting nominations for the 2022 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 Awards; and D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year.
Recipients of these prestigious awards will be honored during the 34th Annual D.A.R.E. International Training Conference. The conference is being VIRTUALLY on Wednesday, July 13th and Thursday, July 14th, 2022.
Nominees for the awards shall have distinguished themselves in their dedication to D.A.R.E. Their efforts must demonstrate a commitment to D.A.R.E. beyond the high standards evidenced by others involved in the program.
Selection will be completed by May 27, 2022.
Please feel free to contact your D.A.R.E. America Regional Director for additional information. Their contact information is available on our website.

D.A.R.E. America is accepting nominations for the 2022 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 Awards; and D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year.
Recipients of these prestigious awards will be honored during the 34th Annual D.A.R.E. International Training Conference. The conference is being VIRTUALLY on Wednesday, July 13th and Thursday, July 14th, 2022.
Nominees for the awards shall have distinguished themselves in their dedication to D.A.R.E. Their efforts must demonstrate a commitment to D.A.R.E. beyond the high standards evidenced by others involved in the program.
Notification to nominating person/entity of award selections will be accomplished by June 10, 2022.
Please feel free to contact your D.A.R.E. America Regional Director for additional information. Their contact information is available on our website.

D.A.R.E. America is accepting nominations for the 2022 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 Awards; and D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year.
Recipients of these prestigious awards will be honored during the 34th Annual D.A.R.E. International Training Conference. The conference is being VIRTUALLY on Wednesday, July 13th and Thursday, July 14th, 2022.
Nominees for the awards shall have distinguished themselves in their dedication to D.A.R.E. Their efforts must demonstrate a commitment to D.A.R.E. beyond the high standards evidenced by others involved in the program.
Those individuals selected to be honored must be available to record an award presentation no later than Friday, June 24, 2022. A special panel will be convened by D.A.R.E. America to review nomination information and select those to be honored.
Please feel free to contact your D.A.R.E. America Regional Director for additional information. Their contact information is available on our website.
State D.A.R.E. Contacts
State D.A.R.E. Program Administrator
Kathi Ackerman
Minnesota D.A.R.E., Inc.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (952) 446-1907 or 1-800-990-3273
State D.A.R.E. Training Coordinator
Taylor Kristoffe-Jones
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (651) 793-2618
State D.A.R.E. Officers Association President
Officer Angela Borchardt
MSP Airport Police Department
Email: [email protected]
Eavan Bobbe, D.A.R.E. America Youth Advocacy Board Member from Minnesota
Minnesota Local D.A.R.E. Communities
- Alexandria Police Department
- Anoka Police Department
- Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office
- Benson Police Department
- Benton County Sheriff’s Office
- Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office
- Brooklyn Park Police Department
- Centennial Lakes Police Department
- Clay County Sheriff’s Office
- Cold Spring Police Department
- Columbia Heights Police Department
- Cook County Sheriff’s Office
- Coon Rapids Police Department
- Crystal Police Department
- Dodge County Sheriff’s Office
- Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
- Faribault County Sheriff’s Office
- Floodwood Police Department
- Hibbing Police Department
- Isanti County Sheriff’s Office
- Koochiching County Sheriff’s Office
- Lac qui Parle County Sheriff’s Office
- Lakes Area Police Department
- Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Office
- Lester Prairie Police Department
- Maple Grove Police Department
- Maplewood Police Department
- Marshall County Sheriff’s Office
- Meeker County Sheriff’s Office
- Minnesota D.A.R.E.
- Minnesota D.A.R.E., Inc. on Facebook
- Minnesota D.A.R.E. Kids Blog
- Minnesota D.A.R.E. Officer’s Association
- Minnesota D.A.R.E. on LinkedIn
- Minnesota D.A.R.E. Parents Blog
- Minnetrista Police Department
- Moorhead Police Department
- Morris Police Department
- Mounds View Police Department
- New Ulm Police Department
- Odyssey Academy
- Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office
- Orono Police Department
- Osakis Police Department
- Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office
- Pelican Rapids Police Department
- Pennington County Sheriff’s Office
- Plymouth Police Department
- Prior Lake Police Department
- Sacred Heart Area School
- Saint Anthony Police Department
- Savage Police Department
- Shakopee Police Department
- Starbuck Police Department
- Stearns County Sheriff’s Office
- Two Harbors Police Department
- Virginia Police Department
- Washington County Sheriff’s Office
- West St. Paul Police Department
- Willmar Police Department
Minnesota D.A.R.E. Statewide Poster Contest Winners
St. Bonifacius, MN – A Dover-Eyota Middle School student was selected as the winner of the 2022 Minnesota D.A.R.E. poster contest. Andrea R. is a student participating in the D.A.R.E. program under the direction of the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office. Olmsted County...
Minnesota D.A.R.E. Officer Training Class #50
Stillwater, MN—Minnesota D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) welcomed 16 law enforcement candidates into Minnesota D.A.R.E. Class #50 on Monday, April 4, 2022. The intensive two-week training was hosted by the Minnesota D.A.R.E. and the Washington County...
Announcing Minnesota D.A.R.E. 2021 Winning Posters
Minnesota D.A.R.E.'s Kathi Ackerman is happy to announce the 2021 Minnesota D.A.R.E. Winning Posters. Kathi said, "Throwing out the opening pitch at the Minnesota Twins/D.A.R.E. game on September 26th will be Lucy from Chatfield Elementary. Her DARE Officer is...
KARE Donation to Avivo
"Thank you to you and the D.A.R.E. America team for your generous gift of 1,400 hygiene kits. Your gift helps make the lives of people working hard to build better futures much easier during this especially trying time - and we are so very grateful for it. Our...
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All Rights Reserved.