Take a look at the latest happenings at D.A.R.E. NJ...

• Presidential Ball – A Jersey Celebration for Jersey Heroes: February 18, 2012 at the Venetian in Garfield, NJ from 6:30 – 10:30 p.m. DARE NJ will be honoring Congressman Steve Rothman, Senator Paul A. Sarlo, and several other organization leaders for their contributions to the youth of New Jersey. Individual ticket price is $300 and sponsorships are available. Please contact DARE NJ for more information at 609-860-6777.
  
   
• 2012 Annual DARE State Training Conference: Feb. 28, 29 & March 1, 2012.
  Important three-day event held at Bally's Atlantic City Resort Hotel. The goal of the annual conference is to provide educational opportunities to its members, which includes police officers, police chiefs, educators and school administrators from throughout the State of New Jersey. The theme for the 2012 New Jersey we r all connected – the cyber state. Click here for more details.
  

D.A.R.E NJ supports Officers, students and schools in the effort to resist drugs!

• The new D.A.R.E. NJ curricula integrate the latest in science and research-based strategies to deliver New Jersey's largest and most effective educational delivery network.
• The new D.A.R.E. NJ program is highly interactive, using small group discussions and role-playing of real-life situations kids face constantly - the temptation and peer pressure to use tobacco, alcohol and drugs.
• Kids who complete the D.A.R.E. NJ program gain improved decision-making skills, view drug use as unacceptable, and possess a significantly decreased likelihood of ever using drugs.