D.A.R.E. Training Schedule
D.A.R.E. Officers undergo an unparalleled and rigorous 80-hour training course conducted by mentors with many years of experience in the classroom and university-level educators. Advanced and other specialized training courses are also presented at state and International conferences.
D.A.R.E. Training Schedule

- CONTACT:
- James White
- [email protected]
- Phone: (203) 427-2019

- Contact:
- For Mississippi
- Sheri Hall
- Tel: (662) 432-2670 / (662) 871-4807
- Email: [email protected]
- For Alabama
- Kofee Anderson
- Tel: (334) 850-4540
- Email: [email protected]

- When:
- February 26 to March 8, 2024
- Where:
- Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, San Tan Valley Substation
- 31505 N Schnepf Rd
- San Tan Valley, AZ 85140
- Lodging:
- Hampton Inn Queen Creek
- 20768 E Maya Rd
- Queen Creek, AZ 85142
- Tel (480) 888-7474
- A block of rooms has been reserved for this training. If traveling form outside the area, plan on arriving Sunday February 25 and departing Friday March 8, 2024. You must contact the hotel to make a reservation and secure the rate of $189 per night plus applicable tax. Call and ask for the DAR Training block or use the link below to reserve your room. Rooms need to be booked by January 25, 2024.
- Click Here to Book Your Room
- Contact:
- Dennis S. Osborn | Regional Director
- D.A.R.E. America/International
- Colonel (Ret.) – Nevada Highway Patrol
- [email protected]
- (775) 686-3153

The State of Kentucky’s D.A.R.E. Officer Training (D.O.T.) is scheduled for March 4-15, 2024, at Trooper Island on Dale Hollow Lake. For info email Sheriff Kevin Grimes: [email protected]
Sheriff Grimes will be able to provide all the info needed via email.

For details and an application Point of Contact:
Kathi Ackerman, MSW, LICSW, LADC
Executive Director
Minnesota D.A.R.E., Inc.
PO Box 279
St. Bonifacius, MN 55375
952-446-1907
Cell: 952-484-2195
[email protected]
www.mndare.org

- WHERE:
- Class will be held at Camp Dodge, Johnston, IA 50131. This is located on the NW section of the Des Moines metro area.
- LODGING:
- FREE lodging, very nice apartment-style rooms with outdoor entrance to each unit
- A block of rooms has been reserved for this training. Plan on arriving Sunday, April 14th, 2024, after 3:00pm. The link for lodging will be provided when the application is completed.
- COST:
- There is NO FEE. You must complete and return the D.A.R.E. Iowa Application and Request for Training form and submit it to register for this class.
- Your agency is responsible for all other travel and training expenses i.e., transportation and meals.
- CONTACT:
- Terry Dehmlow
- D.A.R.E. Iowa State Coordinator / Program Director
- [email protected]
- Cell: (319) 269-4104

- Contact:
- Tibby Milne
- Phone:
- (801) 557-4445
- Email:
- [email protected]

Registration for this training will be open in January 2024.
- WHERE:
- Hutchinson, Kansas
- CONTACT:
- Randy Combs
- [email protected]
- Phone: (785) 213-8356

- Location:
- Jefferson City, MO
- Contact:
- Missouri Police Chiefs Association
- [email protected]
- (573) 636-5444
- More Info:
- https://mopca.com/

- Dates:
- October 21, 2024 – November 1, 2024, 2023
- Where:
- Northeast Counterdrug Training Center (NCTC)
- Bearty Avenue, Fort Indiantown Gap, PA 17003
- To obtain a copy of the application, costs, and particulars on the class,
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone
- (570) 621-8991
please contact: Jack Killian