The mission of Lynchburg Beacon of Hope 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. “To instill in ALL Lynchburg City Public School students the aspiration to pursue and to provide them with the tools and resources to attain a post-secondary education.” We believe that Lynchburg’s young people must have fair and equitable access to quality education, make financially literate decisions, and have opportunities to access higher education in order to ensure a secure future. Through Beacon of Hope’s innovative High School Future Centers and the middle and elementary school college access programming that are flourishing in our City Schools, including Kids to College, we hope to help light the way to higher education and a secure future for the region’s workforce.