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Six Students Graduate Wor-Wic Community College Rehabilitation Program’s D.A.R.E. Program!
Lt. Scott Carew and Sgt. Kara Staley taught students from Worcester, Somerset, and Wicomico Counties good decision making while building trust between community & law enforcement...
Students Graduate from D.A.R.E. Program at Mary Queen of Peace
Four classes at Mary Queen of Peace in Mount Pearl have graduated from the RNC’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. The ten-week series of classroom lessons, led by an RNC officer to grade six students, teaches children how to live productive drug-free and...
York County Sheriff Captain Marks 20th Year of D.A.R.E. Education
YORK — York County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Josh Gillespie has marked the completion of his 20th year as York County D.A.R.E. instructor. D.A.R.E. stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. But today’s D.A.R.E. program also addresses critical risks kids face,...
Bellevue, KY Police D.A.R.E. Vehicle Hits the Road!
The Bellevue (KY) Police Department’s D.A.R.E. Program is continuing to grow and has debuted their new patrol vehicle! The photo includes D.A.R.E. elementary school graduates from the Holy Trinity School along with the current middle school class and staff...
Hundreds of Students Graduate from MPD’s D.A.R.E. Program
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police celebrated with hundreds of local students as they graduated from the D.A.R.E. program Wednesday. For 40 years, D.A.R.E. has been teaching children about the dangers of high-risk situations with alcohol, drugs, and bullying. MPD...
Eighty Students Participate in the Kindergarten D.A.R.E. Program!
Their D.A.R.E. Officer visited eighty Kindergarten students at Perry Hall on October 25, 2023 to talk about safety and good decision-making. The D.A.R.E. program has been taught in the Baltimore County schools for more than 30 years. Children in elementary, middle,...
Photos from the RÃo Grande Do Sul D.A.R.E. Officer Training in November 2023
On November 6th, 2023, The D.A.R.E. Training Center in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, commenced their 3rd session of the D.A.R.E. Officer Training (DOT) for 2023. This session is preparing 31 officers to work in schools and provide students with skills to guide them to...
Hawai’i D.A.R.E. Officer Training Class #38
Upon completion of its 38th D.A.R.E. Officer Training, the state of Hawai’i’s D.A.R.E. training center welcomed 17 newly certified D.A.R.E. officers. These officers were trained by the Hawai'i D.A.R.E. Training Center’s cadre of Honolulu Police Department from...
Sgt. Donald Danner: Decades of D.A.R.E. Service Continue in New Statewide Role
Sergeant Donald Danner played a vital role in establishing D.A.R.E. in Barnwell County as a school resource officer (SRO). Now, he is continuing his 41-year career in law enforcement serving in a statewide position for the program that teaches children how to...
Pennsylvania’s 2023 D.A.R.E. Officer Training Class
Pennsylvania D.A.R.E. welcomed 18 newly certified D.A.R.E. officers from the class trained at the Fort Indiantown Gap Military Base in Annville, PA. These officers completed their two weeks of training, which was held October 16-27, 2023, conducted by Pennsylvania...
Minnesota D.A.R.E. Class #53
Minnesota D.A.R.E. welcomed 19 newly-certified D.A.R.E. officers from the 53rd class trained in Minnesota. These officers completed their two weeks of training, which was held October 2-13, 2023, conducted by Minnesota D.A.R.E., and hosted by the Maple Grove Police...
D.A.R.E. Makes a Comeback in Chino Schools
The drug abuse resistance program D.A.R.E. has returned to Chino elementary schools after 20 years, with a focus on healthy decision-making skills and self-advocacy. Approximately 900 fifth-grade students in the Chino Valley Unified School District are participating...