NFSB Blog

NFSB Awards Bedford Scholarship to Siri Bhat

Nutley Family Service Bureau (NFSB) is proud to announce that long-time volunteer and intern Siri Bhat has been awarded the Bedford Scholarship for 2023. The $1,000 scholarship, introduced last year...

NFSB Awards LoCurcio Scholarship to Marcella Blancato

Nutley Family Service Bureau (NFSB) is proud to award the LoCurcio Scholarship to Marcella Blancato of Nutley High School’s class of 2023. The $1,000 scholarship, introduced last year by NFSB...

Social Media and Fear of Missing Out: Strategies for Shifting to a More Positive Perspective

Your social media feed is like a highlight reel of other people’s lives. You see pictures from vacations, graduations, barbecues, and other events. You hear about accomplishments, job promotions, and...

How You Can Help a Teen Showing Signs of Depression (Part 2)

In the previous article, we discussed how and why teen depression has become more prevalent in recent years. While the pandemic was certainly a contributing factor, there had been a...

Common Causes and Warning Signs of Teen Depression (Part 1)

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 17 percent of adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 had at least one major depressive episode in 2020. Females experienced...

110 Years of NFSB: 2 Special Volunteers, 120 Combined Years of Service

Dolores Capalbo has no problem remembering her first experience with Nutley Family Service Bureau, even though it was 60 years ago. “We were painting the Thrift Shop and I was...

5 Tips for Making Your Family Reunion Fun and Enjoyable

A family reunion is the kind of event that can produce wonderful memories and rekindle relationships. There are people you haven’t seen in years. You can’t wait to reminisce and...

110 Years of NFSB: Angela Kircher Is Inspired by the “Heart of Nutley”

Working in senior management for JVC in the 1970s, Angela Kircher traveled quite a bit and worked long hours communicating with executives in Japan. Needless to say, Angela’s plate was...

NJ Human Services Awards $3.25 Million in Additional Grants to Create Inclusive Healthy Communities

Since January 2021, $7.4 Million in Total Grants Have Been Awarded to 32 Organizations to Help Improve the Overall Health of Individuals with Disabilities Previously published on Inclusive Healthy...