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DARE is a membership organization that organizes low-income families in communities of color for social, political and economic justice. You can join today!

DARE uses four interconnected strategies to build power, win campaigns and fuel a lasting movement for social change:

1. Base Building: We build a multiracial, multilingual membership from our communities. Members are the strength of the organization and make campaign and organization decisions. (401)351-6960

2. Direct Action Organizing!

3. Doing deliberate Leadership Development and Political education.

4. Contributing to efforts to build a larger movement for social justice. Our current organizing projects are: Behind the Walls Prison - to challenge mass incarceration, and the Tenants & Homeowners Association to combat foreclosure related eviction.

10/27/2026

🚨 READY FOR A FRESH START? CLEAR YOUR RECORD, BUILD YOUR FUTURE! ✊🏽

A criminal record shouldn't hold you back from new opportunities! DARE is hosting an Expungement Clinic to help community members explore their options for clearing eligible criminal records.

📅 Wednesday, November 4, 2026
⏰ 5 PM – 8 PM
📍 DARE – 340 Lockwood Street, Providence, RI

🤝 In partnership with:
⚖️ Rhode Island Public Defender's Office
⚖️ Formerly Incarcerated Union of Rhode Island (FIU-RI)
⚖️ State Representative Cherie L. Cruz

✅ Learn about your expungement options
✅ Get information and guidance
✅ Take a step toward new opportunities!

📲 Registration is encouraged! Scan the QR code on the flyer to register. Walk-ins are welcome!

💪🏽 Everyone deserves an opportunity to move forward without their past holding them back.

🔥 DARE TO FIGHT! DARE TO WIN!

🚨 ¿LISTO PARA UN NUEVO COMIENZO? ¡LIMPIA TU RÉCORD, CONSTRUYE TU FUTURO! ✊🏽

¡Tus antecedentes penales no deberían impedirte acceder a nuevas oportunidades! DARE estará organizando una Clínica de Eliminación de Antecedentes Penales para ayudar a nuestra comunidad a conocer sus opciones para eliminar antecedentes penales que cumplan con los requisitos legales.

📅 Miércoles, 4 de noviembre de 2026
⏰ 5 PM – 8 PM
📍 DARE – 340 Lockwood Street, Providence, RI

🤝 En colaboración con:
⚖️ Oficina del Defensor Público de Rhode Island
⚖️ Unión de Personas Anteriormente Encarceladas de Rhode Island (FIU-RI)
⚖️ Representante Estatal Cherie L. Cruz

✅ Conoce tus opciones para eliminar antecedentes penales
✅ Recibe información y orientación
✅ ¡Da un paso hacia nuevas oportunidades!

📲 ¡Se recomienda registrarse! Escanea el código QR en el volante para inscribirte. ¡También aceptamos personas sin cita previa!

💪🏽 Todas las personas merecen una oportunidad para seguir adelante sin que su pasado limite su futuro.

🔥 ¡DARE TO FIGHT! ¡DARE TO WIN!

10/26/2026

📢 WARD 11 RESIDENTS — YOUR VOICE MATTERS! 🏘️✊🏽

💰 $6.6 MILLION! That's how much Ward 11 community members will help decide how to spend on public infrastructure improvements in our neighborhood!

🏡 Ward 11 is home to DARE, and we want to make sure our neighbors have a voice in shaping the future of our community!

Through Providence's Participatory Budgeting Process, residents can share ideas, identify community needs, and help decide how public funding is spent.

🗣️ What changes would YOU like to see in our neighborhood?

📅 Monday, November 9, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Davey Lopes Recreation Center
227 Dudley Street, Providence, RI

✊🏽 This is OUR neighborhood, OUR community, and OUR opportunity to help decide how resources are invested!

Come out, bring your ideas, and make your voice heard!

🔗 RSVP and learn more: providenceri.gov/ward11

🔥 DARE TO FIGHT! DARE TO WIN!

10/26/2026

🏳️‍⚧️💜 Trans Day of Remembrance: Bearing Witness to Trans Histories of Providence 💜🏳️‍⚧️

Join us for an evening of remembrance, storytelling, and celebration of the lives, histories, and contributions of our transgender community.

✨ Featuring Jesse Andrews, a.k.a. Lil’ Kim, a longtime Providence activist, artist, and community advocate, as she celebrates the launch of her book Making it Make Sense.Com: The Art of Living.

📅 Monday, November 16th
⏰ 5–7 PM
📍 Providence Public Library
150 Empire Street, Providence, RI
3rd Floor – Mural Room

🕊️ DARE's beloved Miss Mille will be there in spirit. Her love, strength, and legacy continue to live on in the hearts of our community. We remember her, honor her, and carry her spirit with us as we continue the fight for dignity, justice, and liberation for all. 💜

🏳️‍⚧️ We remember. We honor. We continue the fight.

10/24/2026

🚨 TODAY IS THE DAY! ✊🏽🔥

Join DARE TODAY, October 24th, at 12 PM as we march down Broad Street to make our voices heard! 📢

💪🏽 DARE TO FIGHT! DARE TO WIN!

🩺 We're also partnering with Brown Medical to provide wound care from 12 PM – 3 PM at DARE!

Come out, stand in solidarity, and show the power of our community. Together, we can make a difference!

🔥 LET THE PEOPLE KNOW WE'RE HERE!

10/16/2026

📢 DARE IS TAKING IT TO THE STREETS! ✊🏽🔥

Join us on Saturday, October 24th at 12 PM as we march down Broad Street to make our voices heard!

We're coming together to stand up for our communities, demand change, and remind everyone that THE PEOPLE HAVE POWER! 💪🏽

📍 BONUS: FREE WOUND CARE! 🩹
Brown Medical will be providing wound care services at DARE from 12 PM – 3 PM.

Whether you're marching, showing support, or coming out to connect with your community, we want to see you there!

✊🏽 LET THE PEOPLE KNOW WE'RE HERE!

🔥 DARE TO FIGHT! DARE TO WIN! 🔥

10/01/2026

🎄✨ Celebrate the holiday season with DARE! ✨🎄

We’re bringing our community together for an afternoon of good food, holiday cheer, and time with family, friends, and neighbors at DARE’s Holiday Party Dinner! ❤️💚

Come enjoy a warm meal, good company, and the spirit of the season as we close out the year together.

📅 Saturday, December 19th
⏰ 3–5 PM
📍 DARE, 340 Lockwood Street, Providence, RI

For more information, contact Debra Harris at 401-291-7980 or [email protected].

We hope to see you there! 🎁🎄✨

DARE to Fight, DARE to Win! ✊🏽

09/23/2026

🦃🍂 You’re invited to DARE’s Thanksgiving Dinner! 🍂🦃

Thanksgiving is about community, connection, and coming together around the table, and we’d love to share that with you! ❤️

Join the DARE family for an evening of good food, good company, and gratitude as we gather together for our annual Thanksgiving Dinner.

📅 Saturday, November 21st
⏰ 5 PM–7 PM
📍 DARE
340 Lockwood Street, Providence, RI

Come hungry and leave with a full belly and a full heart! 🧡 Everyone is welcome.

For more information, contact Debra Harris at 401-642-7563.

DARE to Fight, DARE to Win! ✊🏽

09/21/2026

🎃 DARE is throwing a Halloween Party for the kids! 👻

Bring the children out for an afternoon of Halloween fun at DARE! We’ll have food, refreshments, games, activities, a costume contest, and plenty of Halloween fun! 🕸️🍬🎃

🏆 Best Costume Prizes:
🥇 1st Place — $50
🥈 2nd Place — $25
🥉 3rd Place — Gift Card

📅 October 31st
⏰ 12 PM–2 PM
📍 DARE, 340 Lockwood St., Providence, RI
🎃 Children ages 4 & up

Costumes are encouraged, so come dressed up and ready to have some fun! 🧡🖤

For more information, contact event organizer Deb Harris at 401-291-7980.

DARE to Fight, DARE to Win! ✊🏽

09/02/2026

✊🏾 BEHIND THE WALLS — WEEKLY MEETING

Are you passionate about prison reform, criminal justice reform, and creating real change for incarcerated people and their families? Come join us!

DARE’s Behind the Walls Committee meets every Wednesday to organize, share information, discuss what’s happening inside Rhode Island’s prisons, and work together on campaigns that push for accountability, dignity, justice, and meaningful reform.

💥 JOIN US IN PERSON OR ON ZOOM!

📅 Every Wednesday
⏰ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 DARE — 340 Lockwood St., Providence, RI
💻 Or join us via Zoom
🔗 tinyurl.com/DAREBehindtheWalls

Whether you’ve been directly impacted by incarceration, have an incarcerated loved one, or simply want to get involved in the fight for change — there is a place for you at the table.

Come in person, log on from home, bring your voice, and get involved!

✊🏾 DARE TO FIGHT. DARE TO WIN.

Address

340 Lockwood Street
Providence, RI
02907

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
	6pm - 8pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
	6pm - 8pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

(401) 351-6960

Website

https://daretowin.org/

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