Community Partnerships
Healthy Children, Healthy Communities

Our Community Partnerships were born out of a desire for our 30 communities to have a more personal source of support. It is our goal to find a Community Partner for each community in our Community Health Development Program.
Our Partners stay connected: Our Community Partners receive updates, stories, and photos as your community is visited throughout the year. They are able to watch how your partnership makes a difference throughout the year.
"I love the community
partnership program because
I know God is using our gifts to
change an entire community."
-Bruce Carter
Through an annual contribution of $3,250.00, a Friends of Barnabas Community Partner, provides the following to a sponsored community:
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Continued educational support for community leaders and community health volunteers through weekly telephone calls, distribution of materials, and video support
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Virtual educational support for small groups within communities
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Remote community lectures by our Community Health Nurses, offered weekly rather than monthly, through video productions on topics such as:
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Proper handwashing
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Making of liquid soap and hand sanitizer
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How to make a mask with a paper towel or a disposable diaper
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How to keep children entertained during quarantine
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COVID-19 signs and symptoms to watch for in children
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The importance of COVID-19 testing
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How to treat a fever
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Various growth and development topics
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Devotionals
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Why not to use an infant walker
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How to properly disinfect surfaces
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Prevention of viral and respiratory illnesses
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Proper use of a mask
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Hypertension in times of COVID
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The developmental steps needed for a child to be able to walk
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Awareness of Dengue
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Kawasaki disease
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Breastfeeding with COVID
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Advanced communication resource tools needed for FOB medical staff to provide weekly tele-medicine support
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Transportation resources for FOB staff to transport community members to hospitals in emergencies or for significant appointments while public transportation is inactive.
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Emergency support for families suffering loss.
We are grateful for our Community Partnerships
South Richmond Rotary, La Aquita
Howard Chapel-Ridgeville UMC, La Cuchilla & Palmichales Fatima
Farmville United Methodist Church, El Chaguiton
Bruce and Susan Carter Family, La Isla
Main Street United Methodist Church, Encinal
Reveille United Methodist Church, Aguas de La Reina
Trinity United Methodist Church, El Carrizal
Barbara Reid & Family, Cordoncillos
Warwick United Methodist Church, Agua Zarca
West Main Baptist, San Jose de la Cuesta
Memorial United Methodist Church, El Caliche
Thesa Jolly, El Cedral
The Spitzer Family, La Masica
Mary T Hartford & Family, San Antonio de Yure
Bob Arnette, Puerta del Portrero
To learn more about how you or your organization can take part in the Community Partnership program, contact us at (804) 744-5624 or e-mail dana@fobf.org.


“When the clinic numbers are read after a team visits in one of our communities, there is a sense of awe in the room, knowing we also touched each of those lives.”
- Phil Ayers, Pastor - Howard Chapel
