Originally founded to serve Armenian refugees fleeing to Lebanon and Syria from Ottoman Turkey, the Howard Karagheusian Center reaches out to all those seeking its help. With the moral support of the Armenian Apostolic, Catholic and Evangelical churches — with which it maintains close connections — the center’s work in Lebanon includes outreach to Syrian Muslim refugees and impoverished Muslim families in the Bekaa Valley.

CNEWA has partnered with the center for years, finding kinship with its dedicated staff and their commitment to caring for the orphaned, the abandoned, the displaced and the vulnerable.

With thanks to CNEWA’s donors worldwide, we have made a dramatic difference in the lives of refugees who have arrived at the center these last five years. Our support includes the center’s programs for everything from tutoring refugee students to providing school supplies and funding counseling to help heal children from trauma.