New Jersey
YAB Alumna Julia Manning Sworn In As First Female Officer With The Park Ridge Police Department
On the evening of July 11, 2023, New Jersey Youth Advocacy Board alumna Julia Manning was sworn in as the first female police officer in Park Ridge, New Jersey. Julia was the recipient of the 2019 D.A.R.E. America Louis ‘Skip’ Miller National Scholarship Award....
New Jersey D.A.R.E. Officer Training Class, March 2023
Class photo from the New Jersey D.A.R.E. Officer Training (DOT) held March 6 to 17, 2023 at the Somerville Elks Training Center in Bridgewater. This DOT certified twenty (20) new D.A.R.E. officers, and generated five (5) new D.A.R.E. programs.
New Jersey D.A.R.E. Officer Training Class, April 2022
Class photo from the New Jersey D.A.R.E. Officer Training (DOT) held April 18 to 29, 2022 at the Somerville Elks Training Center. This DOT graduated thirty-one (31) new D.A.R.E. officers, and generated four (4) new D.A.R.E. programs.

Mark Medford
Northeast Regional Director
Phone: (424) 227-2384
Fax: (800) 303-1905
Email: Mark Medford
State D.A.R.E. Contacts
State Training Coordinator
Captain Jack Bennett, Ret.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (908) 200-0631
New Jersey Local D.A.R.E. Communities
- Absecon Police Department
- Beachwood Police Department
- Bedminster Police Department
- Bergenfield Police Department
- Branchburg Police Department
- D.A.R.E. New Jersey Officers Facebook Group
- D.A.R.E. New Jersey Official Facebook Page
- Egg Harbor Township Police Department
- Florence Township Police Department
- Florham Park Police Department
- Galloway Township Police Department
- Garwood Municipal Alliance
- Glassboro Police Department
- Hightstown Police Department
- Jackson Township Police Department
- Jefferson Township Police Department
- Long Beach Township Police Department
- Long Hill Township Police Department
- Manville Police Department
- Millburn Police Department
- Mountainside Police Department
- Park Ridge Police Department
- Perth Amboy Police Department
- Plainfield Police Department
- Plainsboro Police Department
- Rye Brook Police Department
- Somerdale Police Department
- Somerville Police Department
- South Bound Brook Police Department
- Upper Saddle River Police Department
- Washington Township Police Department
- West New York Police Department
- West Windsor Police Department
New Jersey

Mark Medford
Northeast Regional Director
Phone: (424) 227-2384
Fax: (800) 303-1905
Email: Mark Medford
State D.A.R.E. Contacts
State Training Coordinator
Captain Jack Bennett, Ret.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (908) 200-0631
New Jersey Local D.A.R.E. Communities
- Absecon Police Department
- Beachwood Police Department
- Bedminster Police Department
- Bergenfield Police Department
- Branchburg Police Department
- D.A.R.E. New Jersey Officers Facebook Group
- D.A.R.E. New Jersey Official Facebook Page
- Egg Harbor Township Police Department
- Florence Township Police Department
- Florham Park Police Department
- Galloway Township Police Department
- Garwood Municipal Alliance
- Glassboro Police Department
- Hightstown Police Department
- Jackson Township Police Department
- Jefferson Township Police Department
- Long Beach Township Police Department
- Long Hill Township Police Department
- Manville Police Department
- Millburn Police Department
- Mountainside Police Department
- Park Ridge Police Department
- Perth Amboy Police Department
- Plainfield Police Department
- Plainsboro Police Department
- Rye Brook Police Department
- Somerdale Police Department
- Somerville Police Department
- South Bound Brook Police Department
- Upper Saddle River Police Department
- Washington Township Police Department
- West New York Police Department
- West Windsor Police Department
YAB Alumna Julia Manning Sworn In As First Female Officer With The Park Ridge Police Department
On the evening of July 11, 2023, New Jersey Youth Advocacy Board alumna Julia Manning was sworn in as the first female police officer in Park Ridge, New Jersey. Julia was the recipient of the 2019 D.A.R.E. America Louis ‘Skip’ Miller National Scholarship Award....
New Jersey D.A.R.E. Officer Training Class, March 2023
Class photo from the New Jersey D.A.R.E. Officer Training (DOT) held March 6 to 17, 2023 at the Somerville Elks Training Center in Bridgewater. This DOT certified twenty (20) new D.A.R.E. officers, and generated five (5) new D.A.R.E. programs.
New Jersey D.A.R.E. Officer Training Class, April 2022
Class photo from the New Jersey D.A.R.E. Officer Training (DOT) held April 18 to 29, 2022 at the Somerville Elks Training Center. This DOT graduated thirty-one (31) new D.A.R.E. officers, and generated four (4) new D.A.R.E. programs.