Places that helped me after losing my job - any advice?

A neighbour pointed me to a programme that I wish I had known earlier. Any experience at all would help. A food pantry near me has evening hours. Any other programmes worth trying?

Keep everything in writing and save the confirmation numbers. It made the follow-up calls so much easier.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.