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A Mississippi-based Internet marketing agency is trying to connect jobless victims of Hurricane Katrina with employers who have openings.

The name of the site is Katrina Jobs Blog, and the postings are for jobs all across the country and in various fields. A recruiter from Time Warner Cable, for instance, listed openings in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Indiana and Louisiana. The current job listings cover everything from housekeeping, retail sales and construction to nursing, technology and auto mechanics.

Potential employers also have provided contact information for applicants.

Alex Kehr has put up a pretty basic,
but functional site for locating people. Find Katrina has about 2500+ people in its database thus far.

I just thought I might at well put up the links to a couple official sites
for victims of hurricane Katrina.

• American Red Cross
• NOPD-aid (New Orleans
  Police & Fire Department aid site)
• Disaster Assistance
  Food Stamps - Louisiana Dept. of Social Services, Office of Family Support
• FEMA Disaster Assistance
  1-800-621-FEMA (3362)
• Mississippi Emergency
  Management Agency 1-800-222-MEMA(6362)

I've long been a fan of Craig's
List. It has been around since the beginning of the Internet. It turns
out that the New
Orleans Lost & Found section has turned into a place for people to post
Lost & Found ads for people, family and friends.

Gulf Coast News has also created
a site
for reconnecting loved ones that have been relocated/displaced due to
hurricane Katrina. Kudos to Ken Burton
for the good work.

These things are popping up everywhere, but I wanted to highlight a site
devoted to helping friends and family communitiates with loved ones lost
or missing. The site also contains links to other important sites. I'll
be adding these links here.
Ghost.