On the third anniversary, John R. Fugazzie published an account of how the River Edge, New Jersey, job-search group began. The group offered a recurring place for job seekers to talk about their searches and share suggestions with people who were having similar experiences.
A Connecticut legislative research review described the program in 2013. By the third anniversary, the original River Edge model had reached other communities. The anniversary account also describes the role participants played in helping one another keep up the work between meetings.