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New Jersey Two Week D.A.R.E. Officer Training Schedule for 2020 (November-December)
Agencies must contact the New Jersey State Training Coordinator Jack Bennett at [email protected] and request an application. This training is scheduled for Monday, November 30, 2020 to Friday, December 11, 2020 in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Captain Jack Bennett,...
D.A.R.E. Partners with Houston, Texas School Districts to Help Bridge Digital Divide for Children
D.A.R.E. America International is donating over a thousand computers for the use of students of the Houston Independent School District in an initiative to help address concerns about the students’ access to technology needed for remote learning…
Our View: Law-Full Education
Education is the best defense against ignorance. In an era of proposing to defund the work of local law enforcement — effectively handcuffing officers and deputies from doing their jobs — Watauga, Ashe, Avery and much of the High Country get painted with the same…
BACK TO SCHOOL: County’s New D.A.R.E. Officer Set to Give Back to Program that Helped Him
Law enforcement officers are trained mostly to be a reactive force, but D.A.R.E. officers are taught to be proactive, going into the schools and educating fifth-grade students about alcohol, drugs and violent behavior before they have a chance to get in trouble. To…
More from Hometown New Jersey
Class Photo, April 2019 New Jersey D.A.R.E. Officer Training
The April 2019 New Jersey D.A.R.E. Officer Training was held at the Somerville Elks Training Center
D.A.R.E. at the 2018 New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference
Left to right, Mark Medford, D.A.R.E. America Northeastern Regional Director; Julia Manning, NJ D.A.R.E. Youth Advocacy Board (YAB) member; Jack Bennett, NJ State D.A.R.E. Coordinator.
D.A.R.E. at the 2018 New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference
Left to right, Mark Medford, D.A.R.E. America Northeastern Regional Director; Julia Manning, NJ D.A.R.E. Youth Advocacy Board (YAB) member; Jack Bennett, NJ State D.A.R.E. Coordinator.
March 2018 New Jersey DOT Class Photo
The March 2018 New Jersey D.A.R.E. Officer Training was held at the Somerville Elks Training Center
30th Annual D.A.R.E. Culmination Celebrated at Corpus Christi School
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Fifth-graders at Corpus Christi School have been participating in D.A.R.E., a once-a-week anti-drug program led by Det. Sgt. Alan Baker over the past school year. The annual program finished with the culmination, or graduation on...
Hasbrouck Heights Schools Holds 31th [sic] D.A.R.E. Graduation
Fifth graders from Lincoln and Euclid Elementary Schools held the 31st D.A.R.E. culmination on Wednesday [January 8th]. The program is spearheaded by the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department...
Two Week D.A.R.E. Officer Training Schedule for 2020
Currently, NJ is looking at holding a D.A.R.E. Officer Training in the southern part of the state in 2020. The location will be decided by what departments are requesting to have an officer trained. Agencies must contact the New Jersey State Training Coordinator...
Hasbrouck Heights Police Department Hosts Party for D.A.R.E. Grads
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ -- The Hasbrouck Heights Police Department treated the town's fifth grade students to a party for successfully completing the D.A.R.E. program. Over 200 students from Lincoln School, Euclid School, and Corpus Christi School attended a private...
Park Ridge D.A.R.E. Students Help Officers with Memorial Day Float
On Monday, May 27th, a bunch of D.A.R.E. students helped D.A.R.E. Officers Greg Santangelo and Kyle Dutcher during the Memorial Day Parade. Brett Unger from Creative Pavers in Park Ridge donated his time and resources with painting, decorating, and pulling the...
Report from Julia Manning, D.A.R.E. Youth Advocacy Board Member from New Jersey: East Brook School Day 1
D.A.R.E. Officer Santangelo and I just completed the first day at East Brook Elementary school for 1st and 2nd grade! We did one 1st grade class and two 2nd grade classes. These kids were so engaged and had a lot of questions to ask about emergencies, 9-1-1 and...
Julia Manning, NJ YAB, Speaks at Park Ridge D.A.R.E. Graduation
On March 21st, Julia Manning, D.A.R.E. America Youth Advocacy Board Member from New Jersey, spoke at the West Ridge and East Brook Elementary Schools' D.A.R.E. Graduation. Julia said, "It was a great night and the kids looked awesome in their D.A.R.E. shirts," and...
LCPD Hosts D.A.R.E. Officer Training Course
The Las Cruces Police Department is hosting a Drug Abuse Resistance Education officer training course with attendees from New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, California, New Jersey and Maryland. The two-week, 80-hour, course began Monday, Feb. 4, and is being held at the...
Manville Schools Welcome Back D.A.R.E. Program
Celebrating the graduation of 110 fourth-graders from the revived D.A.R.E. program at Roosevelt School are Somerset County Prosecutor Michael Robertson, Manville Police Det. David Sheffrin, who taught the course, Daren, the course's mascot, and Manville Police...
Mark Medford
Northeast Regional Director
Phone: (424) 227-2384
Fax: (800) 303-1905
Email: Mark Medford
Upcoming Events
Agencies must contact the New Jersey State Training Coordinator Jack Bennett and request an application.
State D.A.R.E. Contacts
State Training Coordinator
Captain Jack Bennett, Ret.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (908) 200-0631
Abriana Silvestri, D.A.R.E. America Youth Advocacy Board Member from New Jersey
New Jersey Local D.A.R.E. Communities
Mark Medford
Northeast Regional Director
Phone: (424) 227-2384
Fax: (800) 303-1905
Email: Mark Medford
Upcoming Events
Agencies must contact the New Jersey State Training Coordinator Jack Bennett and request an application.
State D.A.R.E. Contacts
State Training Coordinator
Captain Jack Bennett, Ret.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (908) 200-0631
Abriana Silvestri, D.A.R.E. America Youth Advocacy Board Member from New Jersey
New Jersey Local D.A.R.E. Communities
More from Hometown New Jersey
Class Photo, April 2019 New Jersey D.A.R.E. Officer Training
The April 2019 New Jersey D.A.R.E. Officer Training was held at the Somerville Elks Training Center
D.A.R.E. at the 2018 New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference
Left to right, Mark Medford, D.A.R.E. America Northeastern Regional Director; Julia Manning, NJ D.A.R.E. Youth Advocacy Board (YAB) member; Jack Bennett, NJ State D.A.R.E. Coordinator.
D.A.R.E. at the 2018 New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference
Left to right, Mark Medford, D.A.R.E. America Northeastern Regional Director; Julia Manning, NJ D.A.R.E. Youth Advocacy Board (YAB) member; Jack Bennett, NJ State D.A.R.E. Coordinator.
March 2018 New Jersey DOT Class Photo
The March 2018 New Jersey D.A.R.E. Officer Training was held at the Somerville Elks Training Center
30th Annual D.A.R.E. Culmination Celebrated at Corpus Christi School
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Fifth-graders at Corpus Christi School have been participating in D.A.R.E., a once-a-week anti-drug program led by Det. Sgt. Alan Baker over the past school year. The annual program finished with the culmination, or graduation on...
Hasbrouck Heights Schools Holds 31th [sic] D.A.R.E. Graduation
Fifth graders from Lincoln and Euclid Elementary Schools held the 31st D.A.R.E. culmination on Wednesday [January 8th]. The program is spearheaded by the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department...
Two Week D.A.R.E. Officer Training Schedule for 2020
Currently, NJ is looking at holding a D.A.R.E. Officer Training in the southern part of the state in 2020. The location will be decided by what departments are requesting to have an officer trained. Agencies must contact the New Jersey State Training Coordinator...
Hasbrouck Heights Police Department Hosts Party for D.A.R.E. Grads
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ -- The Hasbrouck Heights Police Department treated the town's fifth grade students to a party for successfully completing the D.A.R.E. program. Over 200 students from Lincoln School, Euclid School, and Corpus Christi School attended a private...
Park Ridge D.A.R.E. Students Help Officers with Memorial Day Float
On Monday, May 27th, a bunch of D.A.R.E. students helped D.A.R.E. Officers Greg Santangelo and Kyle Dutcher during the Memorial Day Parade. Brett Unger from Creative Pavers in Park Ridge donated his time and resources with painting, decorating, and pulling the...
Report from Julia Manning, D.A.R.E. Youth Advocacy Board Member from New Jersey: East Brook School Day 1
D.A.R.E. Officer Santangelo and I just completed the first day at East Brook Elementary school for 1st and 2nd grade! We did one 1st grade class and two 2nd grade classes. These kids were so engaged and had a lot of questions to ask about emergencies, 9-1-1 and...
Julia Manning, NJ YAB, Speaks at Park Ridge D.A.R.E. Graduation
On March 21st, Julia Manning, D.A.R.E. America Youth Advocacy Board Member from New Jersey, spoke at the West Ridge and East Brook Elementary Schools' D.A.R.E. Graduation. Julia said, "It was a great night and the kids looked awesome in their D.A.R.E. shirts," and...
LCPD Hosts D.A.R.E. Officer Training Course
The Las Cruces Police Department is hosting a Drug Abuse Resistance Education officer training course with attendees from New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, California, New Jersey and Maryland. The two-week, 80-hour, course began Monday, Feb. 4, and is being held at the...
Manville Schools Welcome Back D.A.R.E. Program
Celebrating the graduation of 110 fourth-graders from the revived D.A.R.E. program at Roosevelt School are Somerset County Prosecutor Michael Robertson, Manville Police Det. David Sheffrin, who taught the course, Daren, the course's mascot, and Manville Police...
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