The LAA is a non-profit , non-political and non-sectarian organization serving all Lebanese. It is involved in cultural and philanthropic services for our people. The board members meet every month and are dedicated to preserving the ideals of the LAA. The LAA was founded in 1989 to serve the Lebanese American community of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Membership in the LAA is open to all Americans of Lebanese ancestry . The board of directors, elected by the membership sets the policy for the LAA. Elections are held annually to elect new officers. The LAA prides itself on its history of accomplishments in philanthropic and cultural activities.

The LAA has:

• Provided scholarship funds for needy Lebanese American students
• Donated funds to the American University of Beirut and the University of Balamand
• Donated funds to clinics and hospitals in Lebanon
• Sent medical supplies with a retail value in excess of $5,000,000; to Lebanon
• Developed a fund to establish a Lebanese Cultural Center.

The LAA is a vehicle for the Bay Area Lebanese to come together as a community with shared values and a common purpose. Now that you know more about the LAA, please register with us here together we can nurture a community of which we can all be proud.

Mission

The Lebanese American Association is dedicated to promoting the vitality of Lebanese culture in the United States and to actively contributing its unique history and richness to the diversity of American culture.

• We seek to bring the Lebanese American community and the broader community together through a variety of cultural and social events.
• We work to provide educational assistance and financial support to members of the Lebanese American community who might otherwise lack access to opportunities for higher learning, and also support educational institutions in Lebanon.
• We work to provide health care and medical assistance to members of the Lebanese American community who might otherwise lack access to these resources, and also provide financial assistance for similar humanitarian efforts in Lebanon.
• We seek to build bridges where cultural, political and religious differences may have existed and to promote understanding.
• We aim to create a Lebanese American Cultural Center – a gathering place which will promote unity, inclusiveness and the continued vitality of our culture and heritage.

• Ours is an organization which embraces diversity.
• We value collaboration and believe that our goals can best be accomplished through working together and through individual initiative, in combination.
• We are an organization which encourages open, honest and respectful dialogue as the best way of addressing complex issues.  We work to build trusting relationships.
• The pursuit of excellence governs all that we undertake.