In May 2021, SIS started delivery of a Sussex Health and Care Partnership commissioned Bilingual Health Promotion Project.  it is a Sussex wide project working to improve the health and wellbeing of people with language needs from diverse ethnic communities. BHPP combines elements of community development, partnership working and volunteer management in delivery of health promotion,…

We are so proud to publish our Annual Review for April 2020 to March 2021. Click here to download a digital copy SIS has provided language services at the heart of our diverse communities for 27 years. This last year has been the most challenging by far! As Matt Evenden (SIS Digital Manager) who produces…

  SIS is continuing to regularly update our Translated COVID Information Pages to help our services users keep well informed about any changes to regulations and guidance.  The amount of resources available in different language varies depending on the source of the translation and the target audience for a particular organisation, SIS has covid pages…

Having worked in the diplomatic field for 25 years, I have always been interested in working with people on an International level. I moved from London to East Sussex five years ago. I expressed my interest in volunteering with SIS and fortunately received the opportunity to join the Bilingual Telephone Befriending in May 2020. As we know…

  There are many challenges to being a full time unpaid Carer for a family member or friend and The Carers Centre in Brighton and Hove aims to provide people with emotional support, advice and a well-deserved break from their caring role. We have been working alongside the centre to support Carers who have language…

SIS is promoting information about vaccinations for pregnant women in response to news reports today which state that almost a fifth of the most critically ill COVID patients in England in recent months have been pregnant women. Figures show that between July 1 and September 30, 17% of patients receiving treatment through a lung-bypass machine…

Brighton & Hove City Council is giving you an opportunity through the  Move for Change campaign to earn reward points every time you walk, cycle, or take public transport.  The points can be “spent” at local shops or businesses or donated to charity. SIS is working with BHCC for the app to be used by…

Sussex Health and Care Partnership are currently running a public consultation about the location  of Inpatient Mental Health Services and have produced a survey, translated into 10 languages, that SIS has been helping to promote and distribute. Sussex NHS is looking to redesign Inpatient Mental Health Services in East Sussex for adults, older people and…

Suffolk and North East Essex NHS have collated a fantastic resource of translated advice and information on pregnancy, birth and postnatal care which will be  invaluable to maternity professionals who are working with people who have language needs. SIS has promoted this widely to our NHS colleagues and community interpreters so that information can be…

SIS has used our knowledge and experience to provided consultation support services to help Sussex Health and Care Partnership tailor their promotion, recruitment and training to suit the needs of diverse ethnic communities. Community Ambassadors are part of an exciting new way of helping the Sussex Health and Care Partnership to understand what is important…

A very big thank you to our amazing team of volunteers who have given so much during difficult circumstances this year. We wouldn’t be able to deliver our services without you. Over the past year, our team of 36 Social Prescribing volunteers has provided support for service users in over 250 sessions. In addition to…

SIS has always been a champion and advocate for Face-to-Face interpreting rather than telephone or video interpreting.  The pandemic has obviously seen a huge decrease in Face-to-Face interpreting to support “stay at home” and “social distancing” measures.  As we reach the end of the “roadmap out of the lockdown” we are keen to highlight the…

In February and March this year a group of 18 individuals from ethnically and culturally diverse communities came together to form the Community Voices Group.  They discussed issues that are important to their communities, brought together common themes and then presented their findings to members of Brighton and Hove City Council and the local NHS…

SIS is part of a new community research partnership for Community Participatory Action Research (CPAR) to tackle health issues related to COVID-19   12 Community Researchers from across Sussex, specialising in diverse ethnic communities, will receive 45 hours of free training and mentoring in CPAR from Health Education England delivered by the Scottish Community Development Centre…

A new community group has formed as a result of the hard work of SIS Hungarian Linguist Henrietta Izso.  Here the group chair – Aliz Ferencne Mate, talks about how the group came together and their plans for the future.   On a spring day, when the Covid 19 pandemic rounded on us, we pondered…

Sussex Interpreting Services exists to enable full access, for people with language needs, to publicly funded services in order to improve health, education and overall quality of life. NEW INTERPRETING OPTIONS Sussex Interpreting Services (SIS) have launched a range of new interpreting options to reflect the changing needs of our service users and service providers.…

The Brighton and Hove Social Prescribing Providers Network has collated information from members about gaps in services, across the city, which are causing health inequalities and inequity of access to produce an important Position Statement. The aim of this position statement is to inform strategic service development and commissioning practice whilst highlighting how the voluntary…

At the request of Sussex Interpreting Services, Sussex Health and Care have translated their key information leaflet Right Time, Right Care into 12 of the most frequently spoken languages in the region which will be of great help to SIS service users. The guide highlights that the NHS is “still open for business” and directs…

The NHS in Sussex is calling on residents to remember simple steps to reduce the spread of COVID-19 as demand for services rises in the region. The demand for all NHS services across Sussex has risen significantly due to the higher infection rates of COVID-19 in the community in recent weeks. Staff across the NHS…

  In Sussex the COVID-19 vaccination programme went live on 8 December 2020 at the Royal Sussex County Hospital – the first hospital hub for our region. The hospital teams have been vaccinating people over the age of 80 years old who are coming to the hospital as an inpatient or outpatient, hospital staff and…

The latest SIS Annual Review is now available online. The review provides a summary of the organisation’s activity over a 12+ months time period as well as other information about SIS. We hope you enjoy reading about our services and welcome any feedback you would like to give.

The research had been conducted in B&H, Crawley and Hastings, by a partnership of TDC, SIS and Hangleton and Knoll, together with VIE the Network of Int women and Fresh Youth Perspective. Far more people had been interviewed in B&H than in the other location. All agreed that the partners had done an excellent job…

SIS is collaborating with some partner organisations to help us deliver bilingual support services in Urdu, Pashto, Hindi, and Dari.  These languages aren’t widely requested in Brighton and Hove which means that, although SIS can provide interpreting in all of these language, we aren’t currently set up to  deliver our other bilingual support services ;…

SIS has many contacts with EU citizens living in the city in particularly linguists and services users who deliver and use our services.  SIS is keen to ensure that all our EU colleagues are able to remain in the Brighton and Hove. The Brexit transition period ends this year on 31 December. From 1 January…

Flu vaccination clinics across Brighton and Hove are underway this September and the NHS is encouraging anyone who is eligible for a free flu vaccination to book an appointment with their GP or pharmacist, as soon as they receive an invitation. Every year the flu virus kills people and hospitalises many more. This year it…

Imperial College London, in partnership with the BME Health Forum and the North West London Clinical Commissioning Groups have produced a series of videos aimed at encouraging people to continue to use health services if they are unwell. They are available in English, Arabic, Farsi, Kurdish and Sylheti. English Arabic / العربية Farsi / فارسی…

Sussex Interpreting Services are fully resolved to comply with the Modern Slavery Act 2015. We believe strongly it is not acceptable that anyone should profit from the appalling abuse and exploitation of individuals. https://sussexinterpreting.org.uk/news/modern-slavery-act-2015-sis-position-statement/ Anti-Slavery UK Anti-Slavery UK has shared the information below to aid migrant workers in reporting concerns which may be helpful with helpful links to a…

Refugee week went by in such a blur of COVID crisis and Black Lives Matter protests that it proved challenging to fully appreciate the ingenuity and creativity of  organisers in transposing workshops, film discussions, concerts, art exhibitions and stand-up comedy into the online space so that people could continue to meet and connect. Now that…

We recently read with great disappointment a Guardian article from 9th August 2020 about many BAMER women being turned away from domestic violence refuges because they do not speak English. We are so fortunate in Brighton and Hove that local commissioners recognise the needs of our diverse population.  SIS supports local domestic violence charity RISE,…

SIS has been commissioned by B&H NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to undertake some community research to try and understand the disproportionate impact of COVID 19 on Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER) people. This work is in a partnership led by Trust for Developing Communities along with Hangelton and Knoll Project, Voices in…

Doctors of the World have updated their translated guidance material to incorporate the latest government guidance.  Each translated document includes Coronavirus (Covid-19) Guidance Who’s at high risk from Coronavirus How to protect yourself if you are at high risk Isolation guidance for households with possible coronavirus infection How long to follow the isolation guidance? When…

SIS is working in partnership with Together Co Befriending to upscale services to enable isolated and vulnerable people with language needs to benefit from this valuable service. We recognise that people with language needs can feel particularly isolated.  They often have few people they can connect with because of the language barrier.  A simple, weekly…

SIS would like to say a big thank you to all the volunteers who have made such a massive contribution to our work. SIS works with a fabulous group of Volunteer Linguists who deliver Social Prescribing at our regular drop-in sessions as well as at appointments at Community Base and other locations around the city.…

Brighton and Hove City Council have produced a series of posters in English and 6 Community Languages giving information about the COVID19 Community Hub.   The text was reviewed in consultation with migrant and refugee organisations to ensure it was as accessible and meaningful as possible. The Community Hub can support people, particularly the very vulnerable…

Public Health England’s Every Mind Matters service has launched a new suite of tips and advice, focussed on looking after people’s mental well-being during the coronavirus outbreak. The range of new resources include a tailored COVID-19 Mind Plan, content for individuals and their loved ones on managing their mental wellbeing during the outbreak, and support…

Public Health England’s had sent out an 8 page leaflet to every household advising on COVID19.  This leaflet is now available in in several languages; Bengali / বোাংলো Gujarati /ગુજરાતી Polish / Polski  Punjabi / ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Romanian / Română Romani Russian / русский Somali / Soomaali Urdu / ارد و

SIS is working together with Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC) and other local community organisations to ensure that people with language needs have access to accurate, up to date information. SIS has heard reports that some members of our communities have been too terrified to leave their house at all because they haven’t understood…

Leeds City Council has produced a series of videos in their main community languages to promote essential information about Corona Virus.   The videos are available in Arabic, Bengali, Czech, Farsi, Hindi, Kurdish Sorani, Mandarin, Tigrinya, Polish, Punjabi, Romanian, Slovak, Urdu.   The videos cover Essential Information, Spotting the Signs of Corona Virus, Handwashing Guidance…

Doctors of the World have provided translated guidance material in the following languages which you can download here: Albanian / Shqip Armenian / ՀԱՅԵՐԵՆ Arabic / اللغة العربية Amharic / አማርኛ Bengali / বোাংলো Bulgarian / Български Burmese  Cantonese /繁體中文 (Traditonal Chinese) Czech / Cesky Dari / زبان دري English Estonian / Eesti Farsi / فارسی…

HM Government and the NHS have produced some printable translated posters in some community languages.  These can be printed for display. Bengali Gujarati Pashto  Polish  Romanian Russian Urdu

Big Leaf Foundation who “help displaced young people belong and grow” has produced written translations of NHS and WHO advice surrounding COVID-19 in several languages spoken by their young people. These resources also have illustrations to make the information easier to understand and absorb.  You can download these resources below and please do share with…

Public Health England have published some translated guidance on 1.        Stay at Home; guidance for households with possible coronavirus infections Arabic / اللغة العربية Bengali / বোাংলো Cantonese / 繁體中文 French / Francais Gujarati /ગુજરાતી Mandarin / 简体中文 Polish / Polski  Portuguese /Português Punjabi / ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Urdu / ارد و 2.     …

Doctors of the World have provided translated guidance material in the following languages which you can download here: Albanian / Shqip Arabic / اللغة العربية Bengali / বোাংলো Czech / Cesky Dari / زبان دري English Farsi / فارسی French / Français Greek / EΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ Hindi / ह िंदी Hungarian / Magyar Kurdish Sorani Lithuanian…

NEVER AGAIN! SIS has a specific commitment to supporting Holocaust Memorial Day in our Equal Opportunity & Diversity Policy This year is the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and the 25th Anniversary of the Bosnian Genocide. Last year, as Convener of Brighton & Hove Stand Up To Racism (BHSUTR), I was proud to…

For 25 years SIS has provided language services at the heart of our BME communities. We are delighted to speak about this in our 2018-19 Annual Review. As our Chair Jen Henwood says – In this context , heart suggests the centre, the hub, the core, the nucleus and brings connotations of compassion, humanity and…

SIS is thrilled for our Social Prescribing Plus partner, Friends Families and Travellers (FFT) who’ve been announced as runners up in the Community Health Development category of the illustrious Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH) Health and Wellbeing Awards.  The team attended a glamorous event at the East Wintergarden in London to receive their award.The…

Do you speak fluent Vietnamese and English? Are you a community interpreter? Sussex Interpreting Services is looking to enrol freelance self-employed interpreters living in or near Brighton. Freelance Community Interpreters work in health and social care settings to ensure access to services for people whose first language is other than English. They help people feel…

Do you speak fluent Bulgarian and English? Are you a community interpreter? Sussex Interpreting Services is looking to enrol freelance self-employed interpreters living in or near Brighton. Freelance Community Interpreters work in health and social care settings to ensure access to services for people whose first language is other than English. They help people feel…

SIS was delighted to support our local Black History Family Day.  This vibrant community event is part of Black History Month, founded to recognise the contributions that people of African and Caribbean backgrounds have made to this country over many generations. Black History Month has been celebrated for over 40 years and has expanded to…

I was very happy, last Sunday, to go along and celebrate in the 10th Anniversary Celebrations of the Hangleton and Knoll-Multi Cultural Women’s Group. SIS have collaborated with the Hangleton and Knoll Project (HKP) over many years. The day showed how successful HKP’s strategy towards engagement with BME women has been. The approach taken, has…

Today – 10th October 2019 – is World Mental Health Day.  The theme this year is suicide prevention.  The aim is to help break down stigma and encourage positive conversations around mental health.  It is a day for raising awareness and highlighting services offering support. SIS estimates that 25-30% of the 18,000 interpreting sessions we…

The most recent unsolicited feedback report is now uploaded to the SIS website here on our Quality Assurance page under Positive Feedback. It’s great to hear how much our work is appreciated.  We were particularly moved by a Service Users comments “First of all, I am very grateful for your commitment, and for the great…

Refugee Week 2019 was a great success! There were many events and over 1,000 people attended the final Family Day in the Dome – 300 people more than last year. Refugee Week is a massive undertaking, unfunded and completely volunteer run.  In the remainder of Europe the focus is on one day.  Brighton and Hove…

Great news – SIS is once again providing Bilingual Advocacy services! Sussex Interpreting Services, along with POhWER, Mind in Brighton and Hove, MindOut, Brighton & Hove Speak Out and Impact Advocacy are now providing the Sussex Advocacy Partnership.  This is a new advocacy hub for the people of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West…

We have recently been made aware of concerns around the potential for recruitment of interpreters for the purpose of re-trafficking victims (modern slavery). We wish to provide a level of assurance to all SIS customers. Sussex Interpreting Services are fully resolved to comply with the Modern Slavery Act 2015. We believe strongly it is not…

This campaign from the NHS aims to: encourage and support more conversations between people who provide health and social care and the individuals, families and carers who receive that care shift the focus from ‘what is wrong with you’ to ‘what matters to you’ The campaign is encouraging people to have a ‘What matters to…

SIS would like to give a big thank you to all the volunteers who have made such a massive contribution to the work which we do. SIS works with a fantastic group of 32 Volunteer Linguists who chiefly deliver Social prescribing at our regular drop-in sessions as well as at appointments at Community Base and…

The NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations) published an important set of Charity Ethical Principles in January 2019. The SIS Management Committee discussed the 4 Principles and decided to adopt them at their meeting on Valentines Day 2019! Beneficiaries First Integrity Openness Right To Be Safe These principles aim to support charities, their governing bodies,…

Customers and stakeholders attending our AGM last week voted SIS WORLD CLASS! On the same day our Customer Service Excellence (CSE) Assessor confirmed Compliance Plus in an unprecedented 5 areas! What a day! Thank you to all our customers and stakeholders, especially those attending our wonderful AGM. World Class Net Promoter Score: We asked people…

Ben Williams, SIS Projects Coordinator, was very kindly invited to the dinner on Tuesday 12th February held at the China Garden restaurant in central Brighton. The evening started with a very impressive lion dance to welcome guests to the occasion. This was followed by a variety of speeches, further performances and also an awards ceremony. Finally,…

The National Health Service, has for nearly 70 years provided a cost effective, universal health service, free at the point of need to all people irrespective of their background, circumstance or ability to pay. Over the history of SIS, we have worked similarly to our ‘rights’ and ‘inclusiveness’ value; SIS continues to provide face to…

There are a number of multi-cultural events coming up during the Spring of 2019 that SIS is involved with and promoting to our Service Users in core community languages Arabic, Bengali, Farsi, Hungarian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish.  Everyone is welcome at these events. 28th February SIS 16th Annual General Meeting  is our flag ship event. …

The latest SIS Annual Review is now available online. The review provides a summary of the organisation’s activity over a 12+ months time period as well as other information about SIS. We hope you enjoy reading about our services and welcome any feedback you would like to give. DOWNLOAD ANNUAL REVIEW

On Thursday 17th January, SIS was invited to meet Minister for Faith, Lord Nick Bourne at the Brighton and Hove Impetus offices. At the meeting Impetus staff and volunteers introduced two schemes for which SIS is a partner. The Neighbourhood Care Scheme encouraging and enabling people from language communities to become volunteers for, or recipients of,…

Important local research on the needs of LGBTQ Migrants, Refugees & Asylum Seekers was published in March 2018. The Report is called LGBTQ Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers’ Pathways and Support in Brighton & Hove. The Report records the Background: “LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) organisations in Brighton & Hove and across the…

Dry January is the campaign through which millions of people reset their relationship with alcohol through stopping drinking for one month. SIS will be running the campaign through our Facebook pages in English  and in target community languages Arabic, Polish, Hungarian, Portuguese, Turkish, Russian, Farsi and Spanish The month-long alcohol-free challenge is the perfect start to the New Year as your…

Many thanks to everyone who attended our party on Monday, and best wishes from everyone at SIS for the festive season!  

SIS is a partner in an exciting new three year project “Community Navigation Plus”.   We are co-hosting an event along with TDC (Trust for Developing Communities) for services and organisations to find out about this work. It will be held on the 12th of December from 11am to 2pm at Wavertree House. We will explain…

SIS would like to thank David Hunt; Learning & Development Officer for the Brighton & Hove Local Safeguarding Board for delivering a thoroughly informative safeguarding session to a number of SIS interpreters’, and also staff from Brighton & Hove Council’s Ethnic Minority Achievement Service (EMAS).

We held a fantastic SIS Service User Day attended by 40 people speaking 7 languages. Lots of fun and laughter and a wonderful lunch from www.cardamompod.co.uk helping to make it a really social community event. Great, inclusive participation from attendees helping to design bespoke fliers for the The Neighbourhood Care Scheme and pledges made for distribution…

Congratulations to all of our interpreters who have successfully passed the Ascentis qualification, and gained their certificates. Pictured are Haissam, Talin, and Rotna, with David Slade (SIS Learning & Development Manager). David would like to congratulate them on behalf of everyone at SIS, for successfully completing their qualifications, and also for attending our office recently to…

Today SIS met with Jane Lodge, Head of Engagement for Brighton NHS Clinical Commissioning Group at the SIS offices in Brighton. It was an opportunity to show Jane what happens behind the scenes and how we manage the interpreter bookings from GP surgeries and other organisations. Jane spent time with Kate Turner, Coordination Team Manager (pictured).…

SIS took part in this year’s Brighton Pride community parade with staff, interpreters and volunteers representing the organisation to 300,000 people who lined the route from Hove Lawns to Preston Park. The theme was ‘Carnival Of Diversity’ and our team held workshops putting together our specially made speech bubble signs written in 12 languages to…

Albion in the Community has launched a “Check a Mate” mole check campaign this summer.  AITC teamed up with NHS staff to offer free mole checks at the Take Part Festival at the The Level in June and at a football tournament in Preston Park on 26th July. Over 100 people people had moles examined…

We’ve made a short film about our year at Sussex Interpreting Services, sharing some facts and figures as well as looking ahead to what’s to come.

Working in a busy service it is important for us to take time out of the office together to do something unrelated. It helps us bond with newer colleagues and refresh our relationships. We were all excited to have the opportunity to be with trustees and to make chocolates! People got very involved in the…

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust are consulting on the current 5 options being considered for redevelopment of the Brighton General site adjacent to Brighton Racecourse. The current consultation is focussed on how the site will be developed, the options range from very light touch to full redevelopment.  There will be a future consultation on service…

On Monday 25th June, 11 of our team of Volunteer Linguists attended a training session on Universal Credit. The session was led by an excellent trainer and benefits specialist, Jayne Knights. The aim of the training was for Volunteer Linguists to be able to help Service Users to prepare for their applications for Universal Credit.…

Many congratulations to the SIS cohort of 11 interpreters who have successfully completed the 14 week Ascentis ‘Level 3  Certificate in Community Interpreting’ qualification, delivered in partnership with the Brighton & Hove Workers Education Association (WEA). The Ascentis qualification is the benchmark qualification in Community Interpreting, and will allow our interpreters to effectively and professionally support a…

SIS is very proud of the contribution volunteers make to our organisation and would like to offer them a very big THANK YOU for all their hardwork. SIS now works with 32 formal volunteers in the Health Promotion Project, plus a further 12 volunteer linguists over the 3 years of the project.  SIS’s 7 trustees…

We recently submitted an application to join the this year’s Brighton & Hove Community Pride Parade and I am pleased to announce it has been accepted! The Parade takes place on Saturday 4th August 2018 setting off from Hove Lawns, making its way through Brighton to Preston Park. Click here for a map of the…

Last Wednesday service users speaking Farsi, Portuguese, Spanish and Arabic meet with Commissioners to discuss their advocacy needs. The conversation was part of planning for advocacy services from April 2019. Following the Advocacy Needs Assessment Commissioners were keen to better understand the advocacy needs of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities. People worked in groups…

We see ourselves as Punks in the Community because we swim against many mainstream ideas that forget migrants are people. We help, whether people are part of an established community, an isolated individual or a member of a newly arrived group with little knowledge of UK systems and few resources. You can read more here: http://punksinthecommunity.org

There was a fabulous turn out and atmosphere for A Way A Day – a multicultural health and well-being event – we were happy to support many of our service users to participate with Community Interpreters attending speaking Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Russian, Portuguese and Turkish.

SIS was one of the first charities to apply for the Customer Service Excellence (CSE) Award.  We use the criteria to keep a focus on improvement and innovation.  We have done this every year since 2009.  This year we have achieved an unprecedented Compliance + in 4 areas: We use customer insight to inform policy…

SIS have recently achieved the Investing in Volunteers Quality Standard, recognising the excellent work we do with volunteers. Arran Evans, SIS Director said “We are delighted to have achieved this important award and will use it to continue to improve our support for Volunteer Linguists and others.” Investing in Volunteers is the UK quality standard…

Brighton & Hove International Migrant Needs Assessment (IMNA) launched last night at Brighton Museum. We are pleased to be involved and attended with our Community Researchers. The language barrier and need for interpreting was central to the IMNA. We remain particularly concerned at barriers to accessing BHCC Housing Services for the 2,500 residents who do…

To coincide with the NHS Stoptober Campaign SIS is re-promoting ways that people with language needs can access help and support to stop smoking. SIS can help people to make a referral for support from the NHS or Public Health practitioners.  To get help with a referral please contact ben@sussexintpreting.org.uk or call 01273 234824 The…

Congratulations to all SIS interpreters who have started the Ascentis Level 3 Community Interpreting course, delivered in partnership with the WEA.

A good number of SIS linguists and staff members attended our Winter Party last week. Many thanks to all attendees, and everyone who brought delicious food!

The latest SIS Annual Review is now available online. The review provides a summary of the organisation’s activity over a 12+ months time period as well as other information about SIS. We hope you enjoy reading about our services and welcome any feedback you would like to give. DOWNLOAD ANNUAL REVIEW

Come to our Annual General Meeting! 23rd November 2017 2pm – 4:30pm Talk to SIS and local health & wellbeing services Connect with local people speaking 48 languages Celebrate with SIS our achievements Brighthelm Community Centre, North Road, Brighton BN1 1YD Crèche (booking essential) and light refreshments available. [vc_button title=”REGISTER” border_radius=”round” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.co.uk%2Fe%2Fsis-agm-2017-tickets-36951806849||target:%20_blank|”]

We organised a Service User Day on 25th September. It was an opportunity to meet people and get to know them better. We encouraged people to share their opinions of SIS. People also gave us information about the needs of their communities. There was a focus on how to overcome isolation. We were delighted to…

Congratulations to SIS Trustee Lucy Bryson who has been acknowledged as a `Community Hero` by the University of Sussex. Lucy has been a SIS Trustee since September 2012. We benefit from her community connections and long standing support for refugees and asylum seekers in Brighton & Hove. You can read more here: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/about/community/heroes/lucy-bryson Well done…

Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) are conducting a needs assessment of international migrants. SIS is the largest provider of services to migrants in the city. We are part of the Steering Group. We have already provided 50 pages of comparative data and helped with a Literature Review. 10 of our linguists and volunteer linguists…

For the 7th year we have again secured the prestigious Customer Service Excellence (CSE) Quality Mark. For the first time we secured Compliance Plus in 3 areas: We use customer insight to inform policy and strategy and to prioritise service improvement activity. We empower and encourage all employees to actively promote and participate in the…

I am participating in a Needs Assessment for International Migrants in the city of Brighton and Hove as a community researcher. This is a very exciting project being carried out by partnership formed by the council, the NHS, the University of Brighton and other organisations, like SIS, which means that there are several agencies interested…

At SIS we are proud of our values and our work. We look to each other for support and encouragement to deliver our vision. Our vision is of an inclusive and diverse society where people of all cultural and linguistic backgrounds are able to live in harmony, play a full and valued role and enjoy…