Friends of the Maui Drug Court has received a $5,000 grant from the Alexander & Baldwin Foundation.

The Friends group was founded in 1998 to advocate for creation of a Drug Court in 2nd Circuit Court in Wailuku to provide nonviolent offenders an opportunity to avoid or minimize incarceration upon completion of an intensive, judicially supervised substance abuse treatment program.

The nonprofit organization provides support to Drug Court clients, including milestone awards, medical and dental treatment, and child care. Nearly 300 former criminal defendants have graduated from the Maui/Moloka'i Drug Court.

It is the fifth grant received by the group from the A&B Foundation.

More information on the Friends of the Maui Drug Court and the Maui/Moloka'i Drug Court is available at www.mauidrugcourt.info/.