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The DEA Youth Dance Program, to expand its effective youth outreach. Under the previous name D.A.R.E. Dance, the program excelled for eleven years, teaching prevention through the visual arts and receiving a great deal of praise from the students, parents, administrators and local press. It is clear that children and teens respond to prevention messages when they are presented in a method in which they can relate. By reaching out to America's schools and under the powerful name of DEA and The DEA Educational Foundation, The Dance Program will inspire youth with healthy and drug-free messages, and encourage them to exercise and express themselves artistically. Additionally, The DEA Youth Dance Program will provide opportunities for children and teens to serve as role models, and to participate with other youth as they explore the areas of peer -pressure, self esteem building, and decision-making. The impact of drugs on America is staggering. Each year, illegal drugs cost society billions in added social costs, contribute to thousands of deaths, and generate hundreds of thousands of violent crimes. Drugs also play a significant role in domestic violence and child neglect - problems that destroy the lives and dreams of children. For this reason, The Dance Program leaders are committed to continuing to find the most innovative ways to reach youth with prevention messages and information and determined to keep this valuable program not only in each of the 25 cities where we currently have programs, but start to reach its wait-list as well. The Dance Program adds to the mission of The DEA Educational Foundation as it educates children about prevention through an artistic outlet.