RiteCare Colorado

Helping Children Communicate

Speech, Language, and Literacy

RiteCare Colorado’s mission is to enhance the quality of life for Colorado’s children and their families by supporting high quality, collaborative programs for the prevention and treatment of childhood language disorders.

Through our various programs, SRF assists nearly 1000 children annually. 

Speech Therapy

Speech Therapy

CHILDHOOD LANGUAGE DISORDERS

The Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado (RiteCare) annually provides grants to ten speech-language partners. Qualification is determined based upon need and family income. Since its formation in 1953, the Foundation has provided services to over 23,000 children.

Treasure Chest Program

Treasure Chest Program

Early Language

Treasure Chest Program: the advancement of early childhood learning and language skills serving children and families in low income and underserved communities.

The Treasure Chest program supports nearly 400 children every year.

Literacy

Literacy

Early Language and Literacy Training

RiteCare partners provide early language and literacy training for preschool-age children in selected communities. These RiteCare partners do not provide speech therapy but will make referrals for children who have speech-language problems.

Graduate Scholarship Assistance

Graduate Scholarship Assistance

RiteCare scholarships

The Foundation awards graduate-level scholarships in speech-language pathology. The scholarships are awarded, on a competitive basis, to second year Master’s Degree students attending either the University of Northern Colorado or the University of Colorado at Boulder. Since 2003 88 students have received $5,000 RiteCare scholarships.

WHAT WE DO

RiteCare Programs

These three  programs are offered outside the traditional brick and mortar structure of the typical therapy clinic ~ programs conducted “beyond clinic walls” and are highlighted below

Telepractice

The internet-based delivery of speech therapy for children and families in rural or underserved communities in Colorado.

Community Benefit Grants

Aim: To encourage RiteCare Partners to engage more fully in parent education and/or family community language and literacy enrichment programs. Nine such grants funded in 2021.

Camp Programs

The delivery of speech therapy and instruction in a natural environment which motivates the development of long-lasting learning.

RiteCare Colorado Speech learning

Promise to Care

Please Join With Us

Our united and collective effort will enable us to realize the vision that all Colorado children with language disorders will have the opportunity to receive treatment and care.

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RiteCare Colorado’s mission is to enhance the quality of life for Colorado’s children and their families by supporting high quality, collaborative programs for the prevention and treatment of childhood language disorders.

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