Humanitarian Activities

Community Support & Social Services

The Maronite Central Council is committed to helping the most deprived in the community by providing free education, healthcare, and social support. Since 1940, it has established schools and clinics, improving opportunities for thousands. Today, it continues to back parish charities and launch initiatives that address the evolving needs of society.

Children's Christmas

The maronite societies affiliated to the Central Council of the Maronite Societies organizes entertainment sessions for deprived children during which gifts and candies are distributed to them.

That is a small gesture to let hundreds of children and families in need feel the joy and warmth of Christmas and New Year’s.

CCMS Restaurants

Location: CCMS Building Medawar

Elderly people are not to be forgotten.

In addition to the help they are provided with from the parishes Maronite Societies, the CCMS periodically organizes lunches preceded by entertainment sessions. The CCMS shall invite elderly people of the Maronite Societies to the CCMS Restos.

It is to mention that lunches are kindly offered by Faqra Catering S.A.L.

On November 2010, a new committee of organization and follow up was formed.

Committee of organization and follow-up members for the year 2011:

  • Me. Michel Comaty
  • Ms. Viviane Comaty
  • Ms. Nadine El Gemayel
  • Mr. Jamil Azar
  • Ms. Yvette Azar
  • Ms. Najwa Bitar

    Elderly people are not to be forgotten. In addition to the help they are provided with from parish charity organizations, the CCMS periodically organizes lunches preceded by entertainment sessions.

    It is worth noting that lunches are kindly offered by Faqra Catering S.A.L

    Committee of organization and follow-up

    • Father Georges Badr
    • Mrs. Leila Choucair
    • Mrs. Vivane Comaty
    • Mrs. Silène Haddad
    • Mrs. Marcelle El Khazen
    • Miss Thérèse Torbey

    Food Parcels

    With the purpose of helping the most deprived people, at the occasion of Christmas and St. Maron feasts, food parcels are distributed through parochial charity societies on basis of lists drew up with the help of social workers and in collaboration with the parish priests.

    Punctual Interventions Program

    Since the year 2008, the Punctual Interventions Program took on great dimensions. Although marked by the discretion and the anonymity, this program represents an important part of the activities and the budget of the Council.
    Many persons speak directly to the Central Council or they are referred to it by the parochial charity societies or by clergymen in order to request ad hoc aids particularly in the social, educative and charitable fields. After study of each case, and to the best of the available means, the Council comes to the assistance of the persons whom requests are justified.

    Future Hopes

    Due to the donations of generous benefactors, the Central Council of the Maronite Societies remains willing to lend a sympathetic ear to the most needy persons and at their service.

    If the Council was at first founded in order to ensure better future to the sons of the Maronite community, today it brings help and assistance to those who approach it without distinction of race or religion.

    More than ever, the Central Council of the Maronite Societies remains convinced that the wealth of our country rests in the diversity of its communities. It’s our duty then to preserve this unique formula, the formula of “ Lebanon message”.

    Ras El-Nabeh Cemetery

    Situated at a front line, the Ras El-Nabeh Cemetery was destroyed by shells and lack of maintenance due to the access difficulties.

    The communal areas of the cemetery were totally renovated, the planted walks and an adequate lighting set up so as to give to this place the dignity is due to it.