Making savings last after losing my job - any advice?

I have 12 months of savings and I am trying to stretch them after being let go as a paralegal. I have read a lot of threads here and could not find my exact situation. I am nervous about the credit card minimums. Did any lender work with you?

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.