Category Archives: Press Releases

  1. 10,000 Degrees Celebrates ‘ONE Amazing Community’ At Annual Gala Benefiting Bay Area Students

    ‘ONE Amazing Community’ Fundraising Gala On Saturday, April 27, 2024, At The Marin Civic Center Exhibit Hall in San Rafael San Rafael, Calif. (March 7, 2024) – 10,000 Degrees, an organization dedicated to unlocking student success at scale by giving more students equitable opportunities for a quality college education and career success, will host its…

  2. 10,000 Degrees Partners with the Sharks Foundation and Tech CU Support College Success Program

    The Sharks Foundation And Tech CU Awards 10,000 Degrees With A $25,000 Grant To Fund Its ‘Money Matters: Budgeting For College’ Program For San Jose Students San Rafael, Calif. (January 25, 2024) – 10,000 Degrees, an organization dedicated to empowering students to enter and graduate college in eight Bay Area counties and Utah, is pleased…

  3. 10,000 Degrees – Press Release

    10,000 Degrees Partners With Equinix Foundation To Support College Success Program In The Bay Area

    Equinix Foundation Selects 10,000 Degrees As One Of Its First Partners — Providing Organization With A Three-Year Grant And Opportunities For Low-Income Bay Area Students San Rafael, Calif. (January 8, 2024) – 10,000 Degrees, an organization dedicated to empowering students to enter and graduate college in eight Bay Area counties and Utah, is pleased to…

  4. 10,000 Degrees To Honor Inspiring Alumni At ‘Alumni Changemakers Celebration’

    10,000 Degrees To Honor Inspiring Alumni At ‘Alumni Changemakers Celebration’ The 10,000 Degrees ‘Alumni Changemakers Celebration’ Will Recognize Five Honorees  At The Julia Morgan Ballroom In San Francisco On November 2, 2023 San Rafael, Calif. (October 18, 2023) – 10,000 Degrees, an organization dedicated to empowering students across the Bay Area and in Utah to…

  5. 10,000 Degrees Expands Napa Valley Unified School District Partnership To Help Low-Income Napa Valley Students Enter College

    10,000 Degrees Expands Napa Valley Unified School District Partnership To Help Low-Income Napa Valley Students Enter College 10,000 Degrees To Work with Napa Valley Unified School District To Grow College Awareness Programs, Expand Financial Aid And Scholarship Support, And Cultivate A College-Going Culture San Rafael, Calif. (October 2, 2023) – 10,000 Degrees, an organization dedicated…

  6. Evergreen Valley College Hosts 10,000 Degrees ‘College Opportunities Summit’

    Evergreen Valley College Hosts 10,000 Degrees ‘College Opportunities Summit,’A Free College Success Program For High School Seniors The Free One-Day In-Person Program Created By Bay Area Nonprofit 10,000 Degrees Prepares High School Seniors From Low-Income Backgrounds For College Success San Rafael, Calif. (July 18, 2023) – 10,000 Degrees, an organization dedicated to empowering students to…

  7. 10,000 Degrees Response to Recent Supreme Court Decisions

    10,000 Degrees Response to Recent Supreme Court Decisions The back-to-back decisions by the Supreme Court, first to abolish the consideration of race as an independent factor in college admissions and the second, striking down President Biden’s executive authority to implement his loan forgiveness program, are an egregious attack on our freedoms, our civil rights, and…

  8. 10,000 Degrees and CTE Foundation Announce Formal Partnership to Support Students’ Higher Education and Career Pathways

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2023 10,000 Degrees and CTE Foundation Announce Formal Partnership to Support Students’ Higher Education and Career Pathways 10,000 Degrees and Career Technical Education (CTE) Foundation are excited to announce their formal partnership to support students enrolled in a two-year career readiness program. This partnership builds on the two organizations’ long-standing…

  9. 10,000 Degrees Hosts ‘Money Matters: Budgeting for College’: An Interactive Financial Literacy Workshop Series For High School Students in San Jose

    Money Matters’ Interactive Workshops Intended To Help Students Better Understand the Importance of Making Informed College-Related Financial Decisions San Rafael, Calif. (March 13, 2023) – 10,000 Degrees, an organization dedicated to empowering students to enter and graduate college in Santa Clara and seven other Bay Area counties, will host ‘Money Matters,’ an interactive financial aid…

  10. 10,000 Degrees Celebrates 2023 ‘ONE Amazing Community’ Gala Benefiting Bay Area Students

    ‘ONE Amazing Community’ Gala To Be Held On Saturday, April 29, 2023 At The Marin Civic Center Exhibit Hall in San Rafael “San Rafael, Calif. (March 10, 2023) – 10,000 Degrees, an organization dedicated to empowering students to enter and graduate college in eight Bay Area counties, hosts its annual fundraising gala, ONE Amazing Community,…

  11. 10,000 Degrees Awarded NBA Foundation Grant To Help Create Education Opportunities For Bay Area Black Youth

    10,000 Degrees Among 12 Organizations Awarded NBA Foundation Grants Totaling $4.8 Million NBA Foundation Grants Designed to Help Create Employment Opportunities, Further Career Advancement, and Drive Greater Economic Empowerment For Black youth San Rafael, Calif. (December 02, 2022) – 10,000 Degrees, an organization dedicated to empowering students to enter and graduate college in eight Bay…

  12. 10,000 Degrees to Recognize Inspiring Alumni at Annual ‘Alumni Changemakers’ Celebration

    10,000 Degrees Hosts ‘Alumni Changemakers’ Celebration on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco San Rafael, Calif. (September 1, 2022) – 10,000 Degrees, an organization dedicated to empowering students to enter and graduate college in eight Bay Area counties, hosts its annual Alumni Changemakers celebration on Thursday, November 3 at…