Local services for people out of work in Portland - any advice?

I want to share what helped me after being laid off as a marketing coordinator in Portland. The workforce centre ran a weekly job club. What else is out there?

I found free tax help through a community volunteer programme. It saved me a fee.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 14 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.