1900
- Meetings in homes for Bible study and fellowship .

1904
- Work among students in mission schools.

1912
- First local committee was organized to work among women in Beirut.

1920
- YWCA ‘Service Center’ was initiated at Jessie Taylor Memorial School, Basta Quarter.
- First hostel for girls.
- Educational and recreational programs for women in postwar Lebanon (First World War)

1924
- The YWCA moved to Kassab Building, downtown Beirut.
- Work with children of the area.
- Work with Armenian refugees.
- Introduction of Business and Language Classes.

1927
- The YWCA moved to Fakhry Bey Street, behind Allenby street, for more space.
- Research on working conditions for women and girls.
- Research on existing social agencies at work.
- First finance campaign to raise local funds.

1930 - Work with Girl reserves started. - Work with street children.

1932 - First Girl Reserves conference at Khinshara 1936 – 1940 - Night schools in different sections of Beirut. - Teams of A.U.B students taught in night schools. - Nutrition camps in Beirut - Volunteer committee was formed, including experts to work out a labor law with special stress on child labor.

Girl Reserve Conference in the thirties

1940 – 1943
- Work with displaced persons.
- Business girls’ clubs first stared.

1952 – 1954
- Vocational School established with the support of point IV, the U.S.aid program.

1961
- First Flower Show

1967
- Inauguration of the YWCA Building Ain Mraisseh

Beirut Volunteers setting the first stone at the site of the building.

At the inauguration of the Beirut Building, Mrs Lily Szegoe handing the symbloic key to Mrs. Mary Khairallah, National President and Mrs. Hanneh Shaheen, Beirut President.

1978-1991
- Special emphasis on emergency relief work and rehabilitation for displaced Lebanese families.
- YWCA maintained the standard of its education programs and service during the Lebanese War. Programs were disrupted only during dangerous times.

Young Volunteers gathered to participate in emergency relief in the eighties.

1991
- Vocational programs were updated
- New specialties developed to meet arising needs.

2000
- Resumption of Flowers and Plants Show
- New age series added to the Technical College Programs

2002
- Launched website with the cooperation of Clear Tag
- Initiated the Community Service committee for the support of the Women in Central Prison of Baabda.

2003
- Initiated the annual Newsletter “The Buzy Bee”

2004
- The Care for the Environment Committee was established.

- The Center for Women in Crisis Committee was established.

2005
- February 22, 2006 The Center for Women in Crisis “CWIC” was launched.

Proud of our accomplishments, we are still going on energized by the power and dedication of YWCA volunteers.