Seasonal Guides

Tax season benefits, back-to-school programs, winter heating assistance, and other time-sensitive opportunities.

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Tax Season Benefit Credits 2026: EITC, CTC, and Every Credit You Can Claim

EITC, CTC, and Every Credit You Can Claim

Free Tax Filing 2026: VITA, IRS Free File, and Other Options

VITA, IRS Free File, and Other Options

How Your Tax Refund Affects Your Benefits

Why You Should File Taxes Even With Low Income: Get Your EITC

Get Your EITC

Tax Credits for Families 2026: CTC, CDCC, and EITC Guide

CTC, CDCC, and EITC Guide

Back-to-School Benefits Programs 2026: Supplies, Clothes, and Aid

Supplies, Clothes, and Aid

Free School Supplies Programs: Where to Find Help

Where to Find Help

Back-to-School Clothing Assistance Programs

School Year Benefit Deadlines: Free Lunch, CHIP, Head Start

Free Lunch, CHIP, Head Start

Summer Meal Programs for Kids 2026: Find Free Food

Find Free Food

Summer Youth Employment Programs: Paid Jobs for Teens

Paid Jobs for Teens

Summer Camp Scholarships and Free Programs for Low-Income Kids

Summer Childcare Assistance: Programs and Subsidies

Programs and Subsidies

Winter Heating Assistance Guide 2026: LIHEAP and More

LIHEAP and More

Winter Weatherization Programs: Free Home Upgrades Before Cold

Free Home Upgrades Before Cold

Cold Weather Emergency Assistance: When Heat Is Shut Off

When Heat Is Shut Off

Winter Coat Drives and Clothing Assistance Programs

Holiday Food Assistance Programs: Thanksgiving and Christmas

Thanksgiving and Christmas

Holiday Gift Programs for Children: Toys for Tots and More

Toys for Tots and More

Holiday Utility Assistance Programs: Stay Warm This Winter

Stay Warm This Winter

Holiday Benefit Office Closures: Plan Your Appointments

Plan Your Appointments

ACA Open Enrollment Guide 2026: Dates, Plans, and Subsidies

Dates, Plans, and Subsidies

ACA Special Enrollment Periods: When You Can Sign Up Outside Open Enrollment

When You Can Sign Up Outside Open Enrollment

Medicare Open Enrollment Guide 2026: Change Your Plan

Change Your Plan

Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period Guide

Spring Garden Programs: Free Seeds and Community Gardens

Free Seeds and Community Gardens

Spring Benefit Renewals: Programs Due for Recertification

Programs Due for Recertification

April Benefits Awareness: Programs You May Be Missing

What you need to know about april benefits awareness: programs you may be missing and the application process.

May Is Older Americans Month: Senior Benefits Roundup

Senior Benefits Roundup

National Nutrition Month: Food Benefit Programs Guide

Food Benefit Programs Guide

Back-to-School Health Checkups: Free Through Medicaid and CHIP

Free Through Medicaid and CHIP

Free Back-to-School Immunization Programs

Fall Benefit Renewal Deadlines: Do Not Miss These Dates

Do Not Miss These Dates

Fall Energy Assistance Applications: Apply Before Winter

Apply Before Winter

Free Flu Shot Programs Through Benefits: Where to Get Vaccinated

Where to Get Vaccinated

New Year Benefit Changes 2026: What Is Different This Year

What Is Different This Year

January Benefit Amount Updates: COLA and New Income Limits

COLA and New Income Limits

Social Security COLA 2026: How Much More You Get

How Much More You Get

SNAP COLA Adjustment 2026: New Benefit Amounts

New Benefit Amounts

SSI Payment Increase 2026: New Maximum Federal Benefit

New Maximum Federal Benefit

Federal Poverty Level Update 2026: New Income Thresholds

New Income Thresholds

Minimum Wage Changes 2026: How They Affect Your Benefits

How They Affect Your Benefits

FAFSA Deadline Guide 2026: State and Federal Due Dates

State and Federal Due Dates

Pell Grant Changes 2026: New Amounts and Eligibility

New Amounts and Eligibility

Tax Day Benefit Reminders: Last Chance for Credits

Last Chance for Credits

End-of-Year Benefit Planning: Prepare for Next Year

Prepare for Next Year

Year-End Benefit Review: Make Sure You Got Everything

Make Sure You Got Everything

Open Enrollment Health Insurance Tips for Low-Income Families

Disaster Season Benefit Preparation: Hurricane, Fire, Tornado

Hurricane, Fire, Tornado

Hurricane Season Benefit Guide: Before and After the Storm

Before and After the Storm

Wildfire Season Benefit Guide: Evacuation and Recovery

Evacuation and Recovery

Tornado Season Benefit Guide: Emergency Preparation

Emergency Preparation

Flood Season Benefit Guide: FEMA and Insurance

FEMA and Insurance

Winter Storm Benefit Guide: Emergency Heating and Shelter

Emergency Heating and Shelter

Free Back-to-School Dental Checkups Through Medicaid

Summer SNAP Benefits for Children 2026: Summer EBT

Summer EBT

Farmers Market Season SNAP Guide: Double Your Dollars

Key details about farmers market season snap guide: double your dollars and how to qualify.

Spring Cleaning and Weatherization: Free Home Assessment

Free Home Assessment

Tax Season Identity Protection: Keep Your Benefits Safe

Keep Your Benefits Safe

Getting Married? How It Affects Your Benefits

Memorial Day Veteran Benefits Check: Are You Getting Everything?

Essential information about memorial day veteran benefits check: are you getting everything? and available benefits.

Veterans Day Benefits Awareness: Programs for Every Era

Programs for Every Era

Independence Day: Benefits Available to Immigrants

Benefits Available to Immigrants

Labor Day Worker Benefits Guide: Programs for Working Americans

Programs for Working Americans

Thanksgiving Food Assistance Guide: Free Meals and Food Boxes

Free Meals and Food Boxes

Christmas Assistance Programs 2026: Gifts, Food, and Bills

Gifts, Food, and Bills

Spring Break Childcare Assistance Programs

Free Summer Reading Programs for Kids on Benefits

Free Back-to-School Technology: Laptops and Internet Programs

Laptops and Internet Programs

Winter Break Food Programs for Kids: Bridge the Meal Gap

Bridge the Meal Gap

New Year Financial Resolutions: Benefits to Start Claiming

Benefits to Start Claiming

Quarterly Benefit Check-In Guide: Stay on Track

Stay on Track

Mid-Year Benefit Review Checklist: Adjust for Changes

Adjust for Changes

October Breast Cancer Screening: Free Through Medicaid

Free Through Medicaid

November Diabetes Awareness: Benefit Programs for Diabetics

Benefit Programs for Diabetics

Mental Health Awareness Month: Free Treatment Programs

Free Treatment Programs

Women's Health Month: Healthcare Benefits for Women

Healthcare Benefits for Women

Free Back-to-School Vision Screening Through Benefits

Summer Internship Programs for Low-Income Youth

March Nutrition Awareness: Food Benefit Programs to Use

Food Benefit Programs to Use

April Financial Literacy Month: Benefits and Savings Tips

Benefits and Savings Tips

June Homeownership Month: First-Time Buyer Benefits

First-Time Buyer Benefits

September Preparedness Month: Disaster Benefits Guide

Disaster Benefits Guide

Heating Season Preparation Checklist: Benefits and Savings

Benefits and Savings

Cooling Season Preparation Checklist: LIHEAP Cooling Aid

LIHEAP Cooling Aid

School Enrollment Benefits Checklist: Every Program for Students

Every Program for Students

College Enrollment Benefits Checklist: Financial Aid and More

Essential information about college enrollment benefits checklist: financial aid and more and available benefits.

End of School Year Benefits Update: Summer Program Switch

Summer Program Switch

Annual Medicaid Renewal Guide: Do Not Lose Coverage

Do Not Lose Coverage

Annual SNAP Recertification Guide: Deadlines and Documents

Deadlines and Documents

Annual Section 8 Recertification Guide: Keep Your Voucher

Keep Your Voucher

Annual TANF Review Guide: Renewal Requirements

Renewal Requirements

Annual WIC Recertification Guide: Stay Enrolled

Stay Enrolled

Annual Childcare Subsidy Renewal Guide

Annual LIHEAP Application Window: When to Apply

When to Apply

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