{"id":629,"date":"2024-08-27T17:05:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T17:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/granttalk\/?p=629"},"modified":"2025-12-04T21:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:46:16","slug":"granttalk-ep-21-10000-degrees-helps-low-income-students-go-to-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/granttalk\/granttalk-ep-21-10000-degrees-helps-low-income-students-go-to-college\/","title":{"rendered":"GrantTalk Ep 21 | 10,000 Degrees Helps Low Income Students Go To College"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"VideoObject\",\n  \"name\": \"GrantTalk Ep 21: Grants Provide After\u2011School Programs at The Wade Center \u2013 Karen Harvey\",\n  \"description\": \"In this episode of GrantTalk, we cover how grants help provide after\u2011school programs at The Wade Center, featuring Karen Harvey.\",\n  \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/granttalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Libby-Traci-Lanier-YouTube-Thumbnail-E21-copy.jpg\",\n  \"uploadDate\": \"2024-08-27T00:00:00-05:00\",\n  \"duration\": \"PT17M59S\",\n  \"embedUrl\": \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YZAKC10DTxU?si=5_Py6TCc-7qCjqeR\",\n  \"publisher\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n    \"name\": \"GrantWatch\",\n    \"logo\": {\n      \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n      \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantwatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo.jpg\"\n    }\n  }\n}\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GrantTalk Ep 21 | 10,000 Degrees Helps Low Income Students Go To College\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YZAKC10DTxU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GrantTalk<\/strong> is thrilled to introduce <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/10000degrees.org\/about-us\/staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Traci Lanier<\/a><\/strong>, the Vice President at <a href=\"https:\/\/10000degrees.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>10,000 Degrees<\/strong><\/a>. 10,000 Degrees is dedicated to closing the educational opportunity gap for students from underserved communities, in short, they help low income students go to college. In this episode, Traci shares the story behind the organization and how their grant-writing efforts have propelled their vital community mission forward. Settle in with your host, <strong>Libby Hikind<\/strong>, Founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>GrantWatch<\/strong><\/a> for this inspirational chat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10,000 Degrees: A Vision for Change<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>10,000 Degrees, it&#8217;s not just a title; it\u2019s a vision. The organization was founded with the goal of helping 10,000 students in each community they serve achieve a college degree. 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