GEORGE D. LITTLE is a retired U.S. Army Military Police Corps - First Sergeant (1SG/E-8) who served his country with distinction and valor from Vietnam through Desert Shield/Desert Storm for 21 years of active duty military service. George has received an Associates Degree from Central Texas College, an Associates Degree and Bachelors Degree from the University of the State of New York, a Bachelors Degree from Wayland Baptist College and is pending an evaluation for a Masters Degree in Criminology from Excelsior College with 283 semester hours credit. He served as the D.A.R.E. Coordinator for the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office for over 15 years. He served as the former D.A.R.E. Coordinator for Bexar County. George has over 19 years experience with D.A.R.E. and holds the distinction of being the first Deputy to teach the D.A.R.E. program in Bexar County. George was selected at the National D.A.R.E. Officer-of-the-Year in 2004. He has served as a D.A.R.E. Mentor-trainer and was part of the Texas and D.A.R.E. America International training team.		George Little has a total of 37 years of law enforcement experience – he holds a Master Peace Officers license and was instrumental in expanding the D.A.R.E. program for the San Antonio area. One of his major contributions was implementing his concept of a joint partnership between all law enforcement agencies city and county working together under one united D.A.R.E. program within Bexar County which subsequently became to be known as “D.A.R.E. Project Partnership”. His project “D.A.R.E. Partnership” now serves as a model community-based D.A.R.E. coalition program throughout the United States. George Little will be remembered by his D.A.R.E. colleagues as the “Father of D.A.R.E. in Bexar County.”    His "Commitment to Excellence" was to help our children to make safer, healthier CHOICES for tomorrow – he made a difference!    George is married to his wife Kim of 22-years and together they have raised two sons, who are themselves, seeking higher-education. His youngest son Michael is now an active duty United States Marine serving his country and his oldest son Christopher attends the University of Texas – San Antonio. George retired from the Sheriff’s Office in January 31, 2008 due to an on-duty traffic accident in October 2005 where he was struck by a car while directing traffic on a major Texas Interstate. George was accepted and became the new Director, of the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies (ICJS), Texas State University, San Marcos, where he will continue to teach (his true passion) other law enforcement officers and civilians. George was asked by and will remain on our local Bexar County D.A.R.E. Board of Directors, where he will continue to serve as secretary.

The local Bexar County D.A.R.E. Board of Directors are a group of local San Antonio - Bexar County citizens responsible for the oversight and implementation of our local D.A.R.E. Program, local fundraising for D.A.R.E., and management of all D.A.R.E. funds raised to support our Bexar County D.A.R.E.  Program. They operate on a volunteer basis (no paid positions) under established and filed constitution and Articles of Incorporation a legitimate IRS Tax Exempt 501 (c) (3) non-profit charity program. The primary purpose of which is for raising funds to support our grass roots, Community based, supported and funded D.A.R.E. Program. D.A.R.E. receives no financial assistance or grants from the Federal, State or local county government. We do not receive any support from the Bexar County United Way. D.A.R.E. relies solely on donations from private citizens, civic, business and corporate donations in addition to some Board fundraisers for its continued existence. D.A.R.E. needs you and your financial support so that we may continue to make a difference in the lives of our children in San Antonio and Bexar County.