There's A Pathway For Everyone
At Beacon of Hope our mission is to inspire Lynchburg’s youth to pursue post-secondary education or training, invest in their potential, and equip them to become contributing individuals to the betterment of our community.
The Power In Finding Your Why
Lynchburg Beacon of Hope exists to prepare every Lynchburg City School student for a postsecondary education. Whether it is two-year college, four-year college, or technical school, Beacon of Hope helps every student build a bridge to college.
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Career Acceleration Program
Our program serves to assist underrepresented individuals in finding and preparing for upwardly mobile careers.
Corn-A-Ment!
Congratulations to our 2024 Corn-a-ment Champions: Select Bank’s RJ Goodwin and Bailey Jennings! Mark your calendars for 2025’s Corn-a-ment on May 17th, 2025.
Beacon Scholars are Succeeding
HOPEx
HOPEx is an annual live speaker event, designed to be an evening of storytelling and inspiration, held at the historic Academy Center of the Arts in Lynchburg, Virginia. This year, speakers will share their unique perspectives on "The Art of Change.”
We are honored to celebrate our 4th annual live speaker event on April 4 at the Historic Academy Theater. It will be an extraordinary night of storytelling and inspiration. Thank you to our speakers and incredible sponsors for making this event possible!
Future Centers
The primary goal of Future Centers is to empower our students to remove the barriers that prevent them from pursuing what’s next. We work to increase Access, Affordability, Achievement, and Aspiration for every student to go onto work or education after high school.
Future Center Services Include:
Resume Building and Job Interview Skill Development
Academic Tutoring
Financial Aid and Scholarship Support
Career Inventories and Finding Students’ Strengths
And much more!
Our Scholarships
Lynchburg Beacon of Hope offers two distinct scholarship programs to support Lynchburg City Schools students to and through their post-secondary experience.