# Jacksonville Benefits

> Free help in Jacksonville & Duval County


## Posts

- [Health Insurance Open Enrollment 2027 in Jacksonville: Deadlines and Free Help](https://ivory-starling-682981.hostingersite.com/health-insurance-open-enrollment-jacksonville/): Two clocks are running for health coverage in 2027. Marketplace Open Enrollment at HealthCare.gov runs November 1, 2026 – January 15, 2027.
- [Help Paying Your JEA Bill: LIHEAP, Payment Plans and Neighbor to Neighbor](https://ivory-starling-682981.hostingersite.com/help-paying-jea-bill/): Jacksonville's cold snaps are short, but they are enough to spike an electric bill — and the time to line up help is before a shutoff notice, not after.
- [Christmas Help in Jacksonville: Toy and Holiday Assistance Signups (2026)](https://ivory-starling-682981.hostingersite.com/christmas-assistance-jacksonville/): We are going to be straight with you, because it matters: most Christmas help signups in Jacksonville happen in early fall — and the biggest one has already closed for 2026.
- [Free Thanksgiving Meals and Food Help in Jacksonville (2026)](https://ivory-starling-682981.hostingersite.com/thanksgiving-food-jacksonville/): Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26, 2026.
- [Jacksonville Veterans Day Parade 2026: Route, Start Time and Where to Watch](https://ivory-starling-682981.hostingersite.com/veterans-day-parade-jacksonville/): Jacksonville's Veterans Day Parade is Wednesday, November 11, 2026, stepping off at 11:01 a.m. in Downtown Jacksonville. It is free and open to everyone.
- [Medicare Open Enrollment in Jacksonville: Free SHINE Help Before the Dec 7 Deadline](https://ivory-starling-682981.hostingersite.com/medicare-open-enrollment-jacksonville/): Medicare Open Enrollment is open right now — October 15 through December 7, 2026. Anything you change by December 7 starts on January 1, 2027.
- [Jacksonville's Section 8 waitlist is closed — 6 things you can do instead](https://ivory-starling-682981.hostingersite.com/section-8-jacksonville-closed/): Let's say it plainly, because too many sites won't: the Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) waiting list in Jacksonville is closed.
- [Food stamps in Jacksonville: how Florida Food Assistance works in 2026](https://ivory-starling-682981.hostingersite.com/food-stamps-jacksonville/): Food stamps in Florida are called Food Assistance — part of SNAP, run by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF).

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