About Special Services Community Center – Reedley
Special Services Community Center is located in Reedley, California. They offer DUI programs to fulfill court requirements and substance abuse and alcohol prevention programs for people in Fresno County. Their programs are for first and multiple offenders and they have a drug diversion program.
The First Offender Program is 15 weeks of alcohol and drug treatment. They perform an intake and assessment at the beginning and 12 hours of alcohol and drug education, plus 18 hours of group counseling.
They have a First Offender II program which is six months long. It’s 12 hours of drug and alcohol education and 32 hours of group counseling with four hours of individual counseling.
Their First Offender Nine Month Program consists of 12 hours of alcohol and drug education with 44 hours of group counseling and 20 individual counseling sessions that are done twice a week.
They also have a PC-1000 program that’s six months long. It’s 18 hours of education sessions, 12 hours of group counseling, and four individual counseling sessions plus a 30 minute exit conference. There’s a Wet Reckless program as well here that you need to request information about.
The Wet Reckless program is essentially a plea bargain so the District Attorney will drop your DUI for a reckless driving conviction, but the Wet part of that still acknowledges that you were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
It’s considered a prior offense so if you get another DUI charge within seven years then you’ll be treated as if it’s your second one. The consequences for a Wet Reckless can tend to be less severe from both the court and DMV as far as points on your license.
All of their programs may grant you restricted license privileges under the discretion of the DMV, except for the Wet Reckless program. For orientations, you need to check their schedule and they offer them in English and Spanish.
This facility is about seven minutes from the nearest bus stop so if and when your license is suspended it can be fairly easy to get there. As for payment, you must pay for all of these services yourself and they take cash, check, money order or a credit card.