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D.A.R.E./keepin’ it REAL elementary curriculum:
Substance use outcomes
In 2021, the University of North Carolina, Greensboro and Prevention Strategies completed its three year, multi-longitudinal evaluation of D.A.R.E.’s keepin’ it REAL elementary school prevention education curriculum. The results of that study were submitted for...
Team up with Little Caesars and D.A.R.E. to Keep Kids Safe
We’re excited to announce a new partnership with Little Caesars Pizza and D.A.R.E. to help keep kids safe and provide students responsible decision-making skills across the USA. For every pizza, bread, and cookie dough kit sold...
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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....
12 Students Graduate Hyattsville Elementary D.A.R.E. Program!
D.A.R.E. Officers taught students good decision making while building trust between community & law enforcement
Students at the Hyattsville Elem D.A.R.E. Camp celebrated their D.A.R.E. graduations on June 30, 2023 culminating a 10-week long program that the...
South Dakota Law Enforcement Training Center’s 2023 D.A.R.E. Officer Training Graduates 18
The South Dakota Law Enforcement Training Center recently graduated 18 from D.A.R.E. Officer Training (DOT) June 12 – 23, 2023. The states of South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, and Wyoming were represented. Congratulations on the successful completion...
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,...
25 Students Graduate Our Lady of Hope D.A.R.E. Program!
D.A.R.E. Officers Willett, Sutton, and Pruett taught students good decision making while building trust between community & law enforcement
Students at Our Lady of Hope celebrated their D.A.R.E. graduations on June 1, 2023 culminating a 10-week long program that the...
State of Indiana 40th D.A.R.E. Officer Training
The state of Indiana’s D.A.R.E. Training Team just graduated 24 Officer’s in the June 12-23, 2023, DOT #40 class. The states of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio were represented. This was a hard-working eager group of Officer’s. Nicholi Burkholder from the...
From Fentanyl to Facebook, D.A.R.E. Officers Tackle Teen Addictions
ST. LOUIS – Studies show that more than 100,000 Americans die of overdose each year. As police departments grapple with drug-related deaths, they’re also addressing another addiction – one that didn’t exist 20 years ago. Teens and even children are finding...
Thomasville Sheriff’s Office Hosts D.A.R.E. Officer Training
THOMASVILLE- Every year, Georgia D.A.R.E., or Drug Abuse Resistance Education, resource officers have to attend an updated training seminar. For a week, officers from all across the state meet in a different town and learn the newest rules and procedures. This...
Initial Year of D.A.R.E. Program in the Eastern Allamakee Community School District Sets the Foundation for Community Support System
Eastern Allamakee Community School District fifth and sixth grade students worked with Lansing Police Chief Conrad Rosendahl this past school year to complete training in the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program. The goal of the D.A.R.E. program is to...
D.A.R.E. Program Returning to Henry Co. with the Graduation of 3 Deputies
HENRY COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — For the first time in over 20 years, Virginia's Drug Abuse Resistance Program (D.A.R.E.) is making a return to Henry County. Three deputies with the Sheriff's Office recently graduated from the Virginia D.A.R.E. Training Center after...
D.A.R.E. Annual Report: 2022 Accomplishments / 2021 Finances
2022 ACCOMPLISHMENTS / 2021 FINANCES
D.A.R.E. – The World’s Pre-eminent Youth Substance Abuse and High-Risk Behavior Prevention Education Program...
Congratulations, Gregory Alexander
from Yemassee, South Carolina! Gregory submitted the winning bid to win a 7-night stay for two at a Four Diamond Luxury Mexico Resort in Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Maya, Acapulco, or Puerto Penasco! His bid and this amazing travel...