Invest in your community. Give to United Way of Monmouth County. UWMC is working to advance the common good by focusing on education, income and health. These are the building blocks for a good life - a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health.

For help with a problem or to help others, dial 2-1-1, UWMC's free and confidential community service line, 24 hours a day or visit the NJ 2-1-1 website www.nj211.org and search their online database.

Want to find out how young children learn? Or get ideas for using everyday activities as learning moments? Born Learning helps parents, grandparents and caregivers enrich early learning.

Learn more about the UWMC Born Learning program

1. Read to children in your family, at your library, or with a local non-profit engaged in child care or literacy

2. Bring a child in your life to a bank to have a tour and open up a savings account.

3. Volunteer to prepare tax returns for low-income families

4. Buy pedometers for your friends and have a fun competition for who can walk the most steps.

5. Purchase personal care items such as deodorant, toothbrushes and soap and drop them off at the local homeless shelter