PROGRAMS
Speech, language and literacy challenges can strike any child – with devastating outcomes. Many of these children struggle daily with the task of speaking, reading and writing. They become used to being teased, ignored, or scolded when they want to say something, when attempting to read, or when asked to write. Unfortunately, countless children with speech, language and literacy disorders are socially promoted from one grade to the next and suffer from extremely low self-confidence and difficulty succeeding academically.
The California Scottish Rite Foundation designates the funds raised from their donors to support the RiteCare Childhood Language Centers of California. We have also partnered with several Universities and private practices, like Speech Goals, with the goal of making a lasting difference in the lives of children in California.
Each year the Foundation provides support for life-changing speech, language, and literacy treatment of childhood language challenges to more than 2,300 children in communities across the state, provided at no cost to families, thanks to donors and grants. Since its founding in 1958, the Foundation also provides in excess of over $165,000 annually in support of a wide variety of scholarship assistance to over 70 deserving California students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees.
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RiteCare Language Centers
Each year the RiteCare Childhood Language Centers in California provide services to over 2,300 children with speech, language and literacy disorders. The RiteCare Childhood Language Program clinics provide diagnostic evaluation and treatment of speech and language disorders, as well as learning disabilities. At the core of every program is the Scottish Rite mission to “help children communicate.”
Equally important, all services are available regardless of race, creed, or the family’s inability to pay.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CENTERS
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA CENTERS
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University Partnerships
The California Scottish Rite Foundation has entered into strategic partnerships with several universities to ensure that we are able to offer a greater breadth of services to a wider range of children in various communities. These partnerships also enable aspiring graduate students at these universities to obtain the necessary hands-on experience they need under the supervision of their clinical professors so that they can make an immediate difference as a Speech-Language Pathologist upon graduation. We are currently partnered with California State University Long Beach, California State University Los Angeles, Cal State East Bay, Chapman University in Orange County, Fresno State, Pasadena City College, and University of the Pacific in Stockton.
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Private Partnerships
By partnering with several private Speech-Language Pathologist practices, the California Scottish Rite Foundation can offer more services to more children in more communities. These partnerships also place speech pathologist graduate students in internships where needed, helping grow the next generation of speech professionals while increasing our ability to help the children who need our services the most.
We are currently partnered with Speech-Language Learning Associates, Inc. in Sacramento, and Speech Goals in Burlingame, Oakland, and San Francisco.
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Scholarships
In the last 30 years we have given more than 6 million dollars in college scholarships to more than 2,800 deserving students to assist with the pursuit of an undergraduate or graduate degree. The California Scottish Rite Foundation places a strong emphasis on education and scholarships are provided for degrees in many fields including engineering, foreign service, forestry, medicine, public school administration, public service, and speech and language pathology.
The Foundation provides scholarships to fully accredited Colleges or Universities nationwide through several primary scholarship funds including; the Baldwin Scholarship, Harry Lister Scholarship, Ruppert Scholarship, and the William F. Stovall Scholarship.
Applicants must be California residents, have a 3.0 GPA, and be planning on enrolling full-time according to their school program. Beyond that, each of our scholarships have more specific requirements.
The William F Stovall Scholarship and the Baldwin Scholarship support students pursuing a Master or Doctorate Degree in a field of public service such as Public-School Administration, Speech Language Pathology, Public Administration, Special Education, etc.
The Ruppert Scholarship supports students pursuing an undergraduate degree in either medicine, engineering, forestry, or public-school administration.
The Scottish Rite Valleys of Santa Rosa, Burlingame, Coachella Valley, and Sacramento are all offering scholarships to undergraduate students who reside in their local communities.
The Scottish Rite Valleys of Orange County and San Francisco are offering scholarships to the family members and/or friends of their local masonic members.
The Youth Fund is offering scholarships to students who are initiated members of DeMolay or a Senior DeMolay in the Southern California jurisdiction.
The Foundation takes pride in partnering with students who wish to pursue higher education by acquiring either an undergraduate or graduate degree. We are proud to make an investment in tomorrow’s future leaders.
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