NFSB Blog

110 Years of NFSB: Silas Mountsier Reflects on a Lifetime of Giving

Silas Rush Mountsier III gets up early most mornings and makes his way to the front room of his beautiful home on Nutley Place. Now 95, Silas often finds himself...

Noelle Walker Joins NFSB as Community Programs Coordinator

One of the more troubling aspects of the pandemic was the number of people who were in desperate need of assistance but fell through the cracks of various social service...

Local Funk-Rock Group Mother Hubbard Set to Make Rock Hunger Debut

Nutley Family Service Bureau (NFSB) is counting down to Rock Hunger VI, a concert to benefit NFSB, on Saturday, June 10 from 2 to 6:30 at the Old Canal Inn...

The Year Was 1913, Part 2: The Founding of NFSB

In a recent blog article, we took a long stroll down memory lane to the events of 1913. Some parts of this journey were lighthearted and fun, while others were...

The Year Was 1913

The year was 1913. The US Post Office kicked off the year offering parcel post deliveries, or package deliveries, for the first time. More than 4 million packages were handled...

New Client Advisory Board to Bring Valuable Perspective to NFSB Programs

Nutley Family Service Bureau recently received a $26,000 grant from a wonderful supporter, the Partners for Health Foundation, to create a Client Advisory Board. The purpose of the new board...

How Couples Therapy Can Prevent a Crack in Your Relationship

Ever have a small stone or piece of gravel hit your windshield and leave a small chip in the glass? In many cases, you can pick up a repair kit...

Family Therapy: Helping Children by Understanding the Family System

Parents will often bring children to Nutley Family Service Bureau (NFSB) for counseling for a variety of reasons. Perhaps the child is having behavioral issues, seems depressed and isolated, or...

For Blaire Rzempoluch, Serving on the NFSB Board Is Another Chapter in a Lifetime of Philanthropy

Back in 2007, when Blaire Rzempoluch’s daughter, Breanna, was a toddler, Blaire would bring her to Nutley community events in the park. Blaire recalls walking up to a Nutley Family...