Identify barriers
We listen first. Neighbors and frontline organizations name the obstacles keeping families from stability, and we bring those findings to the table.
Lynchburg, Virginia
Unity in OurCommunity
A grassroots collaborative network bringing together local nonprofits, businesses, churches, and community leaders to make Lynchburg a better place to live and work.
- First Saturday
- Monthly gathering
- Providence Place
- Oakley Avenue
- One network
- Many organizations
- Local nonprofits
- Lynchburg businesses
- Churches & faith groups
- Community leaders
- Shared resources
- Collaborative action
Grassroots.
Region-wide.
About us
Neighbors, organizations, and leaders at one table
Unity in Our Community was founded by The Lighthouse Community & Wellness Center of Lynchburg as a collaborative network rather than another program. We connect people, leaders, and organizations to identify community barriers, expand access to resources, and mobilize collaborative support across the region.
Everyone who serves Lynchburg is welcome, whether you run a nonprofit, lead a congregation, own a business, or simply care about your street.
Collaboration over competitionAccess to resourcesShared accountability
Our mission
Three commitments that shape every gathering
Expand access
Food, housing, health, employment, education. We map what already exists in the region and make it far easier for people to reach it.
Mobilize together
Nonprofits, businesses, churches, and civic leaders move as one network, so support arrives faster and duplicated effort disappears.
Community gatherings
First Saturdayof every month
We hold community-wide gatherings at Providence Place on Oakley Avenue. Bring your organization, your questions, and the needs you are seeing on the ground.
When
First Saturday, monthly. Reach out for the current start time.
Where
Providence Place, 00 Oakley Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24501
The network
Who sits at the table
Unity in Our Community is only as strong as the organizations in it. Every gathering mixes service providers, employers, congregations, and residents.
Local nonprofits
Direct-service and advocacy organizations
Businesses
Employers investing in their neighbors
Churches & faith groups
Congregations serving their blocks
Community leaders
Residents, educators, and public servants
Partner directory coming soon
This space is reserved for logos and links to the Lynchburg nonprofits and organizations in the network. Send us your list and we will place them here.
Voices from the community
What collaboration sounds like
Sample quotes shown as placeholders until real ones are collected.
Placeholder quote: one Saturday morning at the table connected our food pantry with three partners we had never met.
Partner organization
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Placeholder quote: instead of sending families in circles, we now know exactly who to call across the region.
Community leader
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Placeholder quote: our small business found a real, practical way to invest in the neighborhood around us.
Local business owner
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Get involved
Lynchburg gets better when we build it together
Come to the next first-Saturday gathering, bring a need, or bring what your organization can offer. Reach out and we will make the connection.
- Emailbrian.knopp@outlook.com
- Phone(434) 665-2907
- Meeting placeProvidence Place, 00 Oakley Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24501