With 34 years of expertise, the CRF was founded in 1985 by women from the community and was called at the time “Association Ressources Maternité (ARM)”. Seeing to the well-being of pregnant women who face high-risk pregnancies through, among other things, the OLO service, was its main mission. ARM was located at 182 Châteauguay street in Huntingdon.

Over time, the organization has developed according to the needs and initiative of its members, leading to the establishment of early parent-child stimulation workshops for 0 - 3 year olds in 1993 with a drop-in daycare service, then to cooking workshops for pregnant women and parents of young children in 1999. At the same time, the early stimulation workshops were enhanced by members who developed and deployed parent-child activity groups for 3 to 4 year olds. In 2000, the organization changed its charter to become the 'Centre de Ressources Familiales du Haut St-Laurent (CRF)', a name that better reflects the mission and objectives as well as the territory served by the organization.

Then, we acquired the building at 16 King Street and moved in 2001 in order to be able to respond more effectively to the needs of families in the region. In 2004, parent-child activity groups for 4-5 year olds were added, which completed the range of prevention services for families, from birth to school entry. Over the years, the CRF has taken root in the community and has remained connected to family realities and social changes. All of this has made it possible to create numerous services, activities and one-off projects that have been added to the organization's mission in order to respond as effectively as possible to the needs of families in the community, continuously in consultation with local resources. In 2015, on its 30th anniversary, the organization changed its logo to integrate all family members seamlessly and continuously.