$3.7 Grant to Aid Families
Morgan Hill – The county has received a $3.74 million grant to expand services to drug-abusing families with young children.
The five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be used to expand access to assessment, counseling, and supportive services in the hopes of keeping more families together. The funds will support the county’s Dependency Drug Treatment Court program, while enhancing and expanding the model to better address the needs of pregnant women and mothers with young children who are struggling to overcome methamphetamine and other substance-abuse addictions.
 The project’s primary goal is to increase the permanency, safety, and well-being of children who are in out-of-home placement or at risk of being removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect.
Rollover Accident But No Injuries
Morgan Hill – A single-vehicle accident early on the morning of Oct. 2 aroused the curiosity of residents on their way to work and school, but the driver was not seriously injured when his car rolled over near the intersection of Santa Teresa Boulevard and Sunshine Street.
The 18-year-old male driver told police he did not need medical attention and was standing outside the vehicle when officers arrived on the scene. He said he swerved to avoid a dog in the road, and his car rolled down into a ravine just south of a nearby creek.
The driver was not charged in the accident, and no other vehicles were involved.
