Past Events

Ways to support this action: 1. SHOW UP for the rally at 3 PM and organize your workplace, church, mosque, synagogue, temple, community, family, neighbors, etc. to come through together.   2. Pick up a stack of fliers at DARE to distribute in your community.  3. Support doorknocking outreach with DARE staff. 4. Donate goods or services […]

Stop the expansion of police terror in our communities!! Atlanta residents are fighting the construction of Cop City, a massive police training complex that includes a mock city for police to practice urban warfare, complete with a playground and school. The project will destroy a public forest. Cops have already murdered #StopCopCity protestor Tortugita and incarcerated other

The Behind the Walls Committee is reintroducing our BAIL ON 32 bill, which would offer those accused of a 32F probation violation a fair chance to defend themselves. Check out the video before, and learn more about the campaign here. 

Soul Food Dinner Fundraiser! Saturday, November 5th4-7 pm at DARE $15 per plate, which includes:Chicken or Pork, 2 sides and a dessert.Sides Options: potato salad, rice & beans, candied yams, green beans, or cabbage Reserve your plate now by calling Christopher at DARE(401) 351-6978 or by email at crotondo@daretowin.org! Or pay that day!Stay and eat

Court practices and laws around court fees and restitution payments changed this summer. Many people are now eligible for reduction or expungement of court fees, and in select cases, the courts are no longer enforcing restitution payments. Stop by to learn more! We will NOT be wiping out debt, only distributing info and helping you

1 in 3 Rhode Islanders can’t afford rent and 1,318 people are unhoused. If we don’t stand up to greedy developers and politicians, who will? Demand Housing for All on Tuesday, August 23rd at 6 pm at Burnside Park in Downtown Providence. Contact Terri Wright, DARE’s Tenant & Homeowner Association (THA) organizer, for more information:Email:

Thank you to our generous event sponsors, our Board members & staff, and all of our wonderful guests, including DARE’s former Executive Directors, and Ms. Pattie Horton & family, for a lovely 35th anniversary celebration. Also, so much thanks to Cozy Catering and their staff, Heather and the crew at the Roger Williams Park Botanical

Check out our 35th Anniversary Celebration Sponsors! To become an event sponsor, contact Christopher: crotondo@daretowin.org

We distributed over $19,000 in grassroots funds this past year to community members! It’s time to celebrate Year 1 and raise more funds for Year 2! Buy your tickets here, and learn more about the project here. 

Imagine being incarcerated and getting paid $0.50 a day.  Upon your release, you’re required to pay off hundreds or thousands in court debt that you might not even know you have. If you fail to appear in court for whatever reason (your kid is sick, you have to go to work, the courts moved your