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D.A.R.E. Returns to Chicago Schools
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After 13 years, D.A.R.E. returns to Chicago schools with the April 22nd graduation of 40 Chicago Police Officers from a two-week D.A.R.E. Officer Training, and Chicago Police Department Announces New D.A.R.E. Program!
Partnership with schools will teach good decision-making while building trust between community & law enforcement...
The UNC Greensboro and Prevention Strategies three year, multi-longitudinal study concludes: D.A.R.E. keepin’ it REAL Elementary School Curriculum is Evidence-based, Successful and Effective
The comprehensive study is the only one ever conducted reviewing any prevention education curricula taught by law enforcement officers, rather than teachers. Specifically, the study found: There were statistically significant reductions in the prevalence of...
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2022 Connecticut D.A.R.E. Officer Training Graduation
The 2022 D.A.R.E. Officer Training in Meriden, CT was concluded on July 29, graduating 31 new D.A.R.E. Officers. See their photos...
D.A.R.E. Program Back at Lebanon Special School District This Fall
LEBANON, Tenn. (WKRN) — Students aren’t the only ones gearing up to go back to school. It’s been years in the making, and now the D.A.R.E. program is returning to the Lebanon Special School District. “It’s not to just educate them about drugs, but life itself,”...
Gervais Police Chief Honored
Mark Chase recently was recognized as the D.A.R.E. Law Enforcement Executive of the Year. Gervais Police Chief Mark Chase was puzzled by a recent phone call he received from the regional director of the D.A.R.E. program, asking him if he had spoken with City...
D.A.R.E. Officer Trainings Being Conducted in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
On July 11, the DARE/PROERD Training Center in Rio Grande do Sul started two separate D.A.RE./PROERD Instructor Training Courses for 65 military police officers. The Trainings are taking place in the municipalities of Passo Fundo and Caxias do Sul. Graduation is...
JCSO Bringing D.A.R.E Program to Local Schools
JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - People who work around kids know that many of them begin using technology at an early age, but it’s not just tech. “Unfortunately, they get involved at a younger age in things such as drugs, and bullying, just because of their...
Indiana D.A.R.E. DOT Class #39
Indiana D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) welcomed 22 law enforcement candidates into Indiana D.A.R.E. Class #39 on Sunday, June 5th, 2022. The intensive two-week training was hosted by the D.A.R.E. Indiana Training Team at the Riverside Intermediate...
2022 Kentucky D.A.R.E. Awardees
These recipients were recognized at the state of Kentucky S.R.O./D.A.R.E. Conference on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at The Perkins Conference Center at Eastern Kentucky State University in Richmond, KY. Mrs. Allison Johnson received the 2021-2022 KY’s Educator of the...
Cops Learn How to Help Kids Make Better Decisions
DURANT, Oklahoma (KTEN) — Wednesday [June 8, 2022] was day one for D.A.R.E. program training at the Choctaw Casino in Durant. But D.A.R.E. — Drug Abuse Resistance Education — is not just about saying "no" to drugs. "Of course, D.A.R.E., when it first started, was...
30 Years of Dedication and Service to the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program of Ohio & D.A.R.E. America
On Wednesday evening, June 15, 2022, Lloyd Bratz & Rafael Morales of D.A.R.E. America were on hand for the state of Ohio’s D.A.R.E. Awards Banquet which was held at the Kalahari Resort & Conference Center in Sandusky, Ohio. At the banquet Officer Donald A. Wilson of the Springboro Police Department and Officer Ralph E. Tanner Jr. of the East Lake Police Department were recognized and presented with an award for the 30 Years of Dedication and Service to the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program of Ohio & D.A.R.E. America.
Nebraska City Community Foundation Fund Helps Restart D.A.R.E. Program at NCPS, Lourdes
After a hiatus of two years, the Nebraska City Police Department is pleased to be back in the classrooms working with students through the nationally accredited D.A.R.E. Program. The Nebraska City Community Foundation Fund (NCCFF) is excited to again help fund this...
RETRO BILL in Santa Maria, California as the D.A.R.E. Graduation Keynote Speaker
The Official D.A.R.E. Safety & Self-Esteem Buddy RETRO BILL was proud to be the Keynote Speaker at the Spring 2022 D.A.R.E. Graduation at Saint Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic School in Santa Maria, California at the invitation of D.A.R.E. Officer Al Torres who...
Frederick D.A.R.E. Officer Follows in His Father’s Footsteps
STEPHENS CITY — It was supposed to be a surprise — one eight months in the making — but it all fell apart at the last minute. Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Matthew Clark, who is wrapping up his first year as a Drug Abuse Resistance Education officer for...
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