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D.A.R.E. Program
(Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program)

The Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program has three main goals:

To provide students with a knowledge base on the effects of drug abuse that go beyond the physical ramifications and extend to emotional, social, and economic aspects of life; To build decision making and problem solving skills and strategies to help students make informed decisions and resist drug use, peer pressure and violence; and To provide students with alternatives to drug use.

The D.A.R.E. program is designed to reach the general population, rather than the ‘at risk’ groups, and is most often implemented in the fifth and sixth grades. By utilizing law enforcement officers to teach the curriculum, D.A.R.E. brings the firsthand accounts of the officers’ experience on the street to the classroom. It is this unique aspect of the program that not only intrigues students but also helps to foster a positive relationship between the students and police officers.

The lessons provide factual information about drugs, with an emphasis on marijuana, alcohol, and tobacco – and teaches refusal skills through role playing and other techniques.

The U.C.C.M. Anishnaabe Police is pleased to have an officer trained in the delivery of the D.A.R.E. program. The officer attended the mandatory training for the period May 5-16, 1997 in Edmonton, Alberta and has implemented the program in the U.C.C.M. police service area. To date, our D.A.R.E. officer has graduated the following classes:

Graduation Date School and Location Number of Students
February 1998 Lakeview School, Grade 5
M’Chigeeng First Nation		 23 Graduating Students
February 1998 Lakeview School, Grade 6
M’Chigeeng First Nation		 21 Graduating Students
February 1998 St. Josephs School, Grade 6
Sheshegwaning First Nation		 4 Graduating Students
May 1999 After School Program, Grade 5 & 6
Ojibways of Sucker Creek & Sheguiandah First Nation		 16 Graduating Students
June 1999 Lakeview School, Grade 6
M’Chigeeng First Nation		 19 Graduating Students
February 2000 Lakeview School Grade 5
M’Chigeeng First Nation		 18 Graduating Students
February 2000 Lakeview School, Grade 6
M’Chigeeng First Nation		 25 Graduating Students
May 2001 After School Program, Various grades
Ojibways of Sucker Creek School Program		 7 Graduating Students
June 2003 Lakeview School, Grades 5/6/7; M'Chigeeng First Nation 40 Graduating Students
Total : 173 Graduating Students


A New Program: "Walking the Path" Anticipated for implementation in the Fall 2004, the U.C.C.M. Anishnaabe Police Service will be implementing a culturally appropriate program similar to the messages of the D.A.R.E. program, entitled "Walking the Path".

This program was developed by a dedicated group of police officers from the Anishinabek Police Service (headquarters in Garden River, ON), the Ontario Provincial Police, school teachers and social workers from the social service agencies of the Nipissing First Nation.

Two officers of the U.C.C.M. Anishnaabe Police service have received the training required in order to deliver this ten (10) week program (2 hrs/week), which is integrated into the regular school day upon approval from our local school boards.

This program promotes self-worth, self-esteem and respect for others with the use of healing circles, cultural teaching, role models and community awareness.

We look forward to the success of this youth empowerment program!


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