Like most Americans, I have been preoccupied these days with thoughts of the people devastated by Hurricane Katrina. I want to help them -- but I want to do something more personal than just donating to charity.

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As I have heard of people transporting food and clothes to victims, clearing debris, and volunteering their time as experts in various fields, I have wondered: What can I do. I am just a journalist trained to report on the deeds of others. What good are words at a time like this.

Then it hit me: I write, therefore I am. So write I will -- cover letters, resumes or anything else that might help people left jobless by Katrina. My catchy cover letters have opened employment doors for my kinsmen and me. Maybe they can do the same for a few of my countrymen.

With that thought in mind, and the technical expertise of my friend Devin Hedge, Hurricane Job Hunter was born. The government's Hurricane Hunter aircraft found Katrina and tracked her to American soil. Now I hope this site will help find work for Katrina's victims. I am offering my writing, editing and proofreading services for free to those victims, and some of my colleagues at Atlantic Media in Washington, D.C., already have agreed to help. I hope to recruit more.

This site is an open invitation to anyone whose job ended when Hurricane Katrina hit our shores. If you think we can help open employment doors to you, please write to us.

We also want to hear from writers and editors who can craft attention-grabbing letters and resumes or improve existing ones. We want to hear from employers with jobs to fill. And we want to hear from technology and human resources experts with advice on how to use the Web or other techniques to connect applicants and employers.

Finally, we want to hear from hurricane heroes -- the people who survived Katrina's wrath, who rescued the perishing, and who have sacrificed their time to serve strangers. We know you have tales to tell. Please share them with us so we can share them with the world.

Danny Glover