. >> reporter: sasha chanov is executive director of refugee point, one of the groups helping with resettlement efforts. right now the u.s. government is building capacity at eight u.s. military bases across the country to eventually house up to 50,000 evacuees. >> there are people who come to this country, american citizens and others, who have family members who may not go to those military bases, u.s. citizens, of course, who may not go to those bases. and those bases are meant to be temporarily regardless. >> reporter: the federal government working with state and local leaders and the private sector will help the refugees find more permanent places to live. >> we have homes ready for about 34,000 of those people. there's still 16,000 homes that we need to find in the u.s. right now. >> reporter: adding to the urgency, the number of children who were separated from their families during the chaotic evacuation. >> we're deploying staff now to work with unaccompanied children and others across the world so they can reunite with families. >> reporter: many afghan allies are still trying to fle