D.A.R.E. Hometowns – U.S.A. & International
The D.A.R.E. program is taught in all 50 states, and in other countries.
D.A.R.E. Globally
D.A.R.E. AMERICA PROVIDES ITS EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM TO WORLD NEIGHBORS
For more than three decades, D.A.R.E. has also been an international program with its curricula having been taught in more than 29 other countries. There are currently 15 international D.A.R.E. Training Centers located in Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Philippines, United Kingdom, Bahrain, Thailand, and seven in Brazil, each capable of training and teaching in many different languages. To date, these centers have graduated more than 25,000 D.A.R.E. international law enforcement officers. Classroom materials are available in 13 languages and Braille. Moreover, D.A.R.E. is an official consultative Non-Government Organization to the United Nations and a member of the World Federation Against Drug Abuse.

Lloyd Bratz
Vice President of Regional & International Operations
Phone:(310) 486-6727
Email: Lloyd Bratz
INTERNATIONAL D.A.R.E. PROGRAMS

Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Barbados
Bahrain
Bolivia
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Canada
Costa Rica
Falkland Islands
Finland
Germany
Gibraltar
Grenada
Guyana
Japan
Malta
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Panama
Philippines
St. Maarten
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Thailand
Turks and Caicos Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
Venezuela
Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Barbados
Bahrain
Bolivia
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Canada
Costa Rica
Falkland Islands
Finland
Germany
Gibraltar
Grenada
Guyana
Japan
Malta
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Panama
Philippines
St. Maarten
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Thailand
Turks and Caicos Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
Venezuela
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