Families continue to provide the natural framework for the emotional and material support essential to the growth and development of their members, particularly infants and children and for the care of other dependents, including the elderly, the disabled and the infirm.

On the other hand, families remain a vital means of preserving and transmitting our culture and our values and are a medium for promoting values and behavior that work to enhance society and individual family members.

In a positive sense, families are capable of playing an important role as agents of development and constructive change in society, and offer a basis for a holistic approach to a variety of social and developmental issues.

Therefore, Brummana Municipality calls upon all its citizens to participate in appropriate educational events which promote the family as the primary source of nurturing; transmission of values, culture, and information; and to encourage the fulfilment of these important functions for the benefit of all society; and be it further, the municipal body will work in cooperation with its community and visitors to achieve its goals.

The municipality intends to:

• Work collaboratively with all appropriate agencies in the examination of policies that affect the concerns and needs of families;
• Enhance the effectiveness of local, national and regional efforts to carry out specific programmes concerning families;
• Generate new activities and strengthen existing ones;
• Encourage local and regional organizations to promote and sponsor activities related to the Family.