this is cell phone video of the them arriving at jfk greeted by volunteers from rutgers presbyterian church sponsored by the family. reporter: the u.s. family familr government prove sides for the first few months. 367 but the church steps in to help with everything to english lessons. and it s like taking them to times square for the first time. the first think they said is how are we going to get a job. that they want to do it s like any other american.
this is self-fund video of them arriving at jfk greeted volunteers from rutgers presbyterian church who is cosponsoring the family. we wanted to be more directly involved. reporter: the u.s. government provide some financial support for their first three months but after that churches and synagogues mostly stepped in to help refugees from job searching to english-language lessons. for church volunteers it s the little things like mahmoud his son and 28 old daughter suzanne in times square for the first time. the first thing they said is howard going to get a job? that s what they want to do just like any other american. laura: bryan llenas reporting. they have two other sons who left syria. large animals getting the vip treatment at one of the busiest u.s. airports.