Humanitarian Aid
After her chronic pain improved, Barber began doing volunteer work on behalf of AmeriCares, a disaster relief and humanitarian aid agency. Between 1999 and 2001, she participated in three airlifts to Albania, Kosovo and the Republic of the Congo. Barber produced segments for The Rosie O'Donnell Show about these airlifts.
Barber now sits on the Board of Directors of The Bridge Foundation.
In March 2009, Barber traveled to Rwanda with the Massachusetts based relief group Medical Missions for Children. She serves as Ambassador at Large for the group and is producing video content to promote the mission.
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