Our History
The Rural and Northern Child and Family Services (RNCFS) Agency operates under the Department of Families within the Government of Manitoba, as well as reporting to the General Child and Family Services Authority. RNCFS was created April 1, 2020, following a restructuring of service delivery under the Department of Families to bring all government-operated rural CFS services under one agency. Working in co-ordination with other agencies under the umbrella of the General CFS Authority, RNCFS operates according to the GA Practice Model, which offers a collaborative approach to supporting and working with families to help them successfully and safely parent their children.
Working with community partners, and applying research-informed interventions around domestic violence and use of safety networks, every effort is made to work with our rural families to address safety concerns together. Education and support are key aspects of prevention and service delivery, so that children may remain safely at home with their families. As a rural agency, we have unique challenges and diverse communities to support so we are aware of the need to find creative local solutions to issues and to work hand in hand with our community partners for better outcomes.
The RNCFS agency staff are co-located with Families programs in multiple locations across rural Manitoba; Swan River, Dauphin, Flin Flon, The Pas, Thompson, Churchill, Selkirk, Gimli, Stonewall, Beausejour, Pine Falls, Ste. Anne, Steinbach, St. Pierre. The agency provides the full range of CFS services in all locations and is the Designated Intake Agency (DIA) in many of those locations, thereby requiring a 24/7 emergency response system in those areas.
2025-26 Annual Report
Video of the 2024-25 AGM