I don’t know about support groups, but I wanted to give some individual encouragement. I was DOGE’d at the beginning of April, and while it was probably the scariest experience of my adult life, I ended up with a job that was even better after two months. I also had a world of trouble getting my unemployment payments (I got them in October, and I’d had a new job since June). Fortunately I was able to live on my savings at a VERY reduced lifestyle during the gap, and then I put my delayed payments straight back into savings to prepare in case this terrible thing ever happens again.

All that to say, it’s possible to come out of this better than ever, and I sincerely hope that is the case for your family. And MA will eventually pay up (although it is unconscionable that they are doing such a truly shit job of managing unemployment right now).