how we work
Nationally:
Daylight works on a national scale in prisons in England,
Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Our main office coordinates
the overall strategic development and expansion of Daylight's work so
that an increasing number of prisoners are reached across the country.
Daylight partners with other organisations to enable this development.
Regionally:
Daylight's work is overseen by Regional Directors who coordinate Daylight's work both inside and outside
of prisons across their region. They work in partnership with prison chaplaincies and governors to enable
Daylight volunteers to gain access to prisons, run chapel services and Bible studies. Regional Directors
also oversee the work of regional support groups which work in partnership with churches providing practical
and spiritual support for offenders after their release. As an offender adjusts to life on the outside and
begins to integrate back into the community, these support groups help them access local service providers
for housing, employment, health services and family support. Through the network of support groups, Daylight's
regional directors can put an offender in touch with a support group anywhere in the country.
Locally:
Daylight delivers its ministry primarily through local volunteer speakers and prison visitors who take the
Christian faith to prisons near them. In 2009 alone Daylight visited over 50 prisons and reached thousands
of prisoners through its local trained volunteers.
