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saved-up money for food as they awaited housing help from one of the nine resettlement organizations receiving funds from the u.s. government. he had to start everything from zero. reporter: at least they felt safe up like their final weeks in georgia when the taliban was taking over. he said he worked alongside a u.s. defense company and knew his family could be targeted. our daughter is our priority. that s what made us move. i cooperate make myself eat. i was so stressed. i don t see myself stopping. reporter: the family is among the estimated 60,000 after gaps resettling in the u.s. after a rapid and chaotic withdrawal from the 20-year war in afghanistan. so many of them have gone through a tremendous amount for us that we consider it not only our obligation but quite frankly, a pri to dedicate our
to the afghan nationals. reporter: the family is living in a one bedroom apartment in virginia they found through one of the resettlement organizations. but mary whitehill says housing alone is not enough to make refugee families feel at home in the u.s. imagine you re coming to a new country, being dropped off. we can intervene to make sure that the arrival is a completion to the refugee experience and the beginning of a resettlement experience. these are our newest americans. we have a tremendous opportunity to show up for them. someone who doesn t even know us. reporter: they say mary s list gave them comfort items, like this hand made blanket, toys for her daughter and comfortable beds to sleep in. i said we need beds. she said what type of beds? that was big for me. i get to choose my own bed.
what has it been for afghans who have escaped to the united states? cnn s pamela brown spoke to one family adjusting to their new life. every day i feel like i m starting a new life. reporter: the juwad family fled afghanistan on a special immigrant visa. what was that like when you stepped foot in the u.s.? fresh. the first word that comes in mind. all this greenery and stuff out there for us. wonderful. reporter: the juwads were initially on their own when they arrived, living in a bare-bones basement apartment, sleeping on the floor, surviving off just enough saved-up money for food as they awaited housing help from one of the nine resettlement organizations receiving funds from the u.s. government. we had to start everything from zero. reporter: but they at least felt safe, unlike their final weeks in afghanistan when the taliban was rapidly taking over. abed juwad said he worked for a