SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF
HUNTINGDON & SURROUNDING AREAS
The Centre de Ressources Familiales du Haut St-Laurent (CRF)
is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1985.
It is a family community organization and is part of the autonomous community action movement by meeting the following criteria:
Demonstrates rootedness in the community;
Maintains an associative and democratic life;
Is free to determine its mission, its orientations as well as its approaches and practices;
Was formed on the initiative of the people of the community;
Pursues a social mission specific to the organization and which promotes social transformation;
Demonstrates civic practices and broad approaches, focused on the globality of the problem addressed;
Is managed by a board of directors independent of the public network.
A LITTLE PRESENTATION
Spotlight: your corner blog
The Centre de Ressources Familiales du Haut St-Laurent (CRF) is proud to present its new blog! Whether they are innovative activities for the family, homework help tips, delicious recipes created by our members or fundraising campaigns, this blog will undoubtedly brighten your day! A little piece of good news with morning coffee, what could be better ?! Click on a topic below or take a look at our recent publications!
“It doesn't matter how big our house is; it mattered that there was love in her. "
Peter Buffett
OUR HISTORY
The Centre de Ressources Familiales du Haut St-Laurent 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 to 3 year olds in 1993 with a drop-in daycare service, then adding cooking workshops for pregnant women and parents of young children in 1999. At the same time, the early stimulation workshops were enhanced by members wanting to develop and deploy 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 Saint-Laurent', a name that better reflects the mission and objectives as well as the territory served by the organization.
