RiteCare Childhood Language Center of Burlingame receives second consecutive community grant

Burlingame, CA — The RiteCare Childhood Language Center of Burlingame has been awarded a 2026 Community Grants Program grant from the Peninsula Health Care District for the second year in a row. This recognition affirms the local value of providing speech-language services to children and families across San Mateo County.

A Burlingame community investment, awarded in public

The grant was presented during the 2026 awards ceremony hosted by the District’s Community Health Investment Committee on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at Skyline College.

We were honored to attend alongside other nonprofit partners working to strengthen health and well-being throughout our region. Our thanks to the District for its leadership and to the committee for selecting our Center for continued support.

Recognizing local leadership

We are grateful to Ana Pulido and the Peninsula Health Care District team for recognizing the practical outcomes of early intervention and consistent care.

We also want to acknowledge the members of our Burlingame Center board who represented RiteCare at the ceremony and continue to lead local stewardship, outreach, and accountability.

What this grant advances

This second consecutive award strengthens our ability to meet families where they are, with individualized care and strong family involvement. In Burlingame, our model emphasizes evaluation, early intervention, and support that helps families access longer-term services through insurance or school-based programs.

The bigger picture

The California Scottish Rite Foundation supports RiteCare programs across California, serving an average monthly caseload of 478 children across 19 language programs. Burlingame is part of that statewide commitment, delivered locally through community partners who choose to invest in early, effective speech-language care. Grants like this help keep services accessible to families and strengthen the local capacity to meet children where they are, early, consistently, and with measurable progress.

Thank you

To the Peninsula Health Care District, thank you for investing in work that changes a child’s ability to communicate, learn, and participate fully in school and in life. To our Burlingame board, thank you for showing up, representing the Center with professionalism, and sustaining momentum year over year.

If you would like to support the RiteCare Childhood Language Center of Burlingame, visit casrf.org/burlingame and give to RiteCare.