Virginia
Roanoke City Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Talks Importance of D.A.R.E. Program
ROANOKE, Va. – Concerns with drug abuse and peer pressure are just another thing parents have to worry about with kids heading back to the classroom. The D.A.R.E. program, which stands for drug abuse resistance education, is being offered in some local schools,...
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...
Mentor Officer Training 2023
The D.A.R.E. America Training Team along with the support and assistance of Virginia D.A.R.E., York County (VA) D.A.R.E. Program, and the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services & MD D.A.R.E....
D.A.R.E. Returns After Decades
D.A.R.E. has returned to the Bedford County Schools, according to the Bedford County Sheriff's Office on Dec. 20. D.A.R.E. is a 10-week program for 5th grade students that provides instruction on how to handle topics related to: good decision making, safe and...
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...

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
Rob Hefner
Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (540) 718-3678
State D.A.R.E. Officers Association President
Deputy Chris Brown
Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (434) 432-7931
Fax: (434) 432-7823
Ava Wagner, D.A.R.E. America Youth Advocacy Board Member from Virginia
Virginia Local D.A.R.E. Communities
- Amherst County Sheriff’s Office
- Bedford County Sheriff’s Office
- Blacksburg Police Department
- Bland County Sheriff's Office
- Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office
- Bristol Virginia Sheriff’s Office
- Buena Vista Police Department
- Carroll County Sheriff's Office
- Chilhowie Police Department
- Covington Police Department
- Culpeper County Sheriff's Office
- Ferry Farm Elementary School
- Frederick County Sheriff’s Office
- Goochland County Sheriff’s Office
- Harrisonburg Police Department
- Henry County Sheriff's Office
- Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office
- John W. Tolbert, Jr. Elementary School
- King and Queen County Sheriff's Office
- Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office
- Lee County Sheriff's Office
- Loudon County Sheriff’s Office
- Lucketts Elementary School
- Lynchburg Police Department
- Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office
- Northampton County Sheriff's Office
- Northern Virginia Community College - Alexandria Campus
- Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office
- Page County Sheriff’s Office
- Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office
- Portsmouth Police Department
- Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office
- Roanoke City Sheriff’s Office
- Russell County Sheriff's Office
- Salem Police Department
- Smyth County Sheriff’s Office
- Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office
- Stafford County Sheriff’s Office
- Virginia D.A.R.E. Officers Association
- Windsor Woods Elementary School
- York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office
Virginia

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
Rob Hefner
Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (540) 718-3678
State D.A.R.E. Officers Association President
Deputy Chris Brown
Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (434) 432-7931
Fax: (434) 432-7823
Ava Wagner, D.A.R.E. America Youth Advocacy Board Member from Virginia
Virginia Local D.A.R.E. Communities
- Amherst County Sheriff’s Office
- Bedford County Sheriff’s Office
- Blacksburg Police Department
- Bland County Sheriff's Office
- Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office
- Bristol Virginia Sheriff’s Office
- Buena Vista Police Department
- Carroll County Sheriff's Office
- Chilhowie Police Department
- Covington Police Department
- Culpeper County Sheriff's Office
- Ferry Farm Elementary School
- Frederick County Sheriff’s Office
- Goochland County Sheriff’s Office
- Harrisonburg Police Department
- Henry County Sheriff's Office
- Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office
- John W. Tolbert, Jr. Elementary School
- King and Queen County Sheriff's Office
- Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office
- Lee County Sheriff's Office
- Loudon County Sheriff’s Office
- Lucketts Elementary School
- Lynchburg Police Department
- Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office
- Northampton County Sheriff's Office
- Northern Virginia Community College - Alexandria Campus
- Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office
- Page County Sheriff’s Office
- Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office
- Portsmouth Police Department
- Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office
- Roanoke City Sheriff’s Office
- Russell County Sheriff's Office
- Salem Police Department
- Smyth County Sheriff’s Office
- Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office
- Stafford County Sheriff’s Office
- Virginia D.A.R.E. Officers Association
- Windsor Woods Elementary School
- York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office
Roanoke City Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Talks Importance of D.A.R.E. Program
ROANOKE, Va. – Concerns with drug abuse and peer pressure are just another thing parents have to worry about with kids heading back to the classroom. The D.A.R.E. program, which stands for drug abuse resistance education, is being offered in some local schools,...
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...
Mentor Officer Training 2023
The D.A.R.E. America Training Team along with the support and assistance of Virginia D.A.R.E., York County (VA) D.A.R.E. Program, and the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services & MD D.A.R.E....
D.A.R.E. Returns After Decades
D.A.R.E. has returned to the Bedford County Schools, according to the Bedford County Sheriff's Office on Dec. 20. D.A.R.E. is a 10-week program for 5th grade students that provides instruction on how to handle topics related to: good decision making, safe and...
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...