[1] The organization offers financial aid, legal advice, and counseling and peer support networks.
[2] Hostage US works with government agencies, other nonprofits, and the private sector.
Rachel Briggs relocated to Washington, DC, in 2015 to set up and run Hostage US.
In 2017, Briggs and Hostage US were profiled in The New York Times.
[5] The executive director of the organization is Liz Cathcart.