Child Family Resource Centre
(Cranberry Portage)

The Child/Family Resource Centre (CFRC) is located in the northern community of Cranberry Portage. The CFRC is a self-incorporated organization and serves as its own CAPC funding sponsor.

The CFRC serves families with children age 0-6 and youth who are pregnant or at risk of becoming pregnant in Cranberry Portage and surrounding area. The community is home to Frontier Collegiate Institute, a residential school serving 22 outlying communities, and has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the province. The CFRC was developed by the Children's Development Centre (a children's programs provider in Cranberry Portage), with assistance from Greenstone Community Futures Development Corporation in Flin Flon, to fill the gap in services for young parents, single parents and their children (especially Aboriginal families) in Cranberry Portage. The CFRC opened its doors in February 1995.

The CFRC follows the family resource centre model of service delivery. Under this model, the CFRC works to provide a wide range of services accessible to all family members. The project began with a strong focus on programs involving direct interaction with children, such as child/parent play groups. Over the years, the CFRC has been a dynamic organization, evolving and expanding in efforts to develop an integrated network of programs to address the needs of young children in the community. The CFRC approach emphasizes multi-sectoral cooperation, flexibility, a participant-centered approach, and a focus on training and education.