Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Gordon, Ellen M. "September 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on November 5, 2009. Author(s) subject terms: mass care, ESF-6, American Red Cross (ARC), Salvation Army (TSA), Southern Baptist Convention, Convoy of Hope, sheltering, disaster shelter, mass feeding, bulk distribution, catastrophic disaster response, New Madrid earthquake, long-term recovery process, National Shelter System (NSS), multi-agency coordination, voluntary agency, post-congregate sheltering policies, Missouri State Emergency Management Agency. Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-91). Also available in print.