Our Work

To advocate for American hostages and wrongful detainees held abroad and promote journalist safety.

We Advocate: To reunite American hostages with their families, we work directly with government officials, pro bono partners, and victims to end their ordeal.

We Investigate: To hold leaders to their sacred obligation to resolve the injustice of hostage-taking and ensure captors are held accountable for their crimes, we conduct independent, nonpartisan research.

We Educate: To prevent future hostage-taking, we develop and share tools that help journalists, aid workers, and all Americans to stay safe abroad.

James W. Foley was an American educator, humanitarian, and independent conflict journalist who was kidnapped in 2012 while reporting in Syria. He was murdered by ISIS in 2014.

His life challenges us all to be a courageous voice for freedom, justice, and compassion.

Moral Courage

Inspired by Jim Foley, we seek to encourage and empower all to act with moral conviction – one person at a time for the good of others.

Compassion

We empathize with and help hostage families confidentially: listening, identifying the resources they need and the obstacles they face, while advocating for their loved ones’ swift return.

Justice

We are committed to resolving the injustice of hostage-taking through research and advocacy that shape policies to deter captors and hold them accountable.