The NBTY Helping Hands Charity has provided funding to these worthwhile organizations. Each one has been reviewed to ensure that all contributions are put to the best possible use. With your continued support, we hope to add to this list of approved charities.

BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS helps children reach their potential through professionally supported one-to-one relationships with proven results.

MOMMAS HOUSE is a not-for-profit organization that provides a home and direction for young, single, homeless mothers aged 17-21 and their babies. For approximately one year, young, single, homeless mothers at Mommas House continue education or vocational experience interrupted by pregnancy. With guidance and direction, the young mothers learn to support themselves and their children independently.

PAL-O-MINE EQUESTRIAN is a non-profit 501(c)(3) therapeutic horseback riding program dedicated to teaching horseback riding to individuals with disabilities.

THE IMUS RANCH is an authentic, working cattle ranch located 50 miles northeast of Santa Fe, NM. Its sole purpose is to provide the experience of the great American cowboy to children suffering from cancer or serious blood disorders, and children who?ve lost brothers and sisters to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

TIKVA — Their core mission is to care for the homeless, abandoned and abused Jewish children of Odessa, Ukraine. Tikva provides them with a loving home, essential social services, a first-rate education in the environs of a revitalized Jewish community, and an opportunity for a brighter future through immigration to Israel.

TOMORROWS CHILDREN?S FUND is a privately funded non-profit organization dedicated to easing the pain and speeding the healing of children with cancer and serious blood disorders.

Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI) stands as the Long Island Regional Center of Excellence for Individuals with Autism and other developmentally disabled individuals with severely challenging behaviors. DDI is a multi-site facility with regional responsibilities as both the Long Island designees of the New York Autism Network (NYAN) and the Long Island Crisis Response Team of the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD). Six main campuses are located on Long Island and serve over 1500 families throughout the region.

Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk (VIBS) has been a pioneer in the domestic violence and rape crisis movements. Their mission is to assist the survivors of domestic violence, rape and sexual assault; to prevent the incidence of these crimes through education and services; and to raise community awareness of the need for justice and compassion for victims.

The Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) is a recognized world leader in cure-focused research. Since its inception in the early 1970s, the DRI has made significant contributions to the field of diabetes research, pioneering many of the techniques used in islet cell transplantation.