Places that helped me after losing my job - what worked for you?

I want to share what helped me after being laid off as a payroll clerk in Minneapolis. It has been a long 26 weeks. The workforce centre ran a weekly job club. Any other programmes worth trying?

The job club at my workforce centre introduced me to two people who later referred me.

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