Everyone should have someone to talk to

Through our Bilingual Telephone Befriending Project, we match people with a shared culture and language together to create friendships that make life better. SIS runs this project in partnership with another Brighton based charity, Together Co. In December, Together Co organised a festive get together for some of their Befriending project Volunteers and participants. SIS…

Tender Success!

We are happy to announce SIS was successful in our tender bid (NHS Sussex – Mini Comp – Joint Commissioned Interpreting Contract) for Face To Face Interpreting, Telephone Interpreting and Video Interpreting. The new Contract will start on 1st November 2022 and operate for at least 3 years. The Contract demonstrates NHS Sussex Integrated Care…

Encouraging Flu Vaccine Uptake

Each year the flu vaccine helps protect against the most common strains of flu likely to be circulating. SIS is raising awareness and supporting uptake by sharing a translated leaflet that highlights why it is important to get the flu vaccine. SIS can help people to make an appointment for their flu vaccine, please contact…

Ukrainian Support Fund

A partnership of SIS and Together Co have been awarded a grant from Brighton and Hove City Council to provide specialist services to better support Ukrainian refugees living in the city. The grant fund will enable SIS to provide interpreting and translation support for organisations and community groups who do not have allocated resources.  It…

Linguists help inform NHS Priorities

In May and June 2022 Sussex NHS to help with a piece of work which aimed to get a quick idea of how people are doing after the worst of the pandemic, understand experiences and gather some views about priorities. SIS shared the link to an on-line survey with our contacts and brought together a…

SIS awarded funding to support Housing Issues

In May 2021 SIS was awarded £10,000 by Sussex Community Foundation to provide additional bilingual casework support for housing related issues. SIS delivered 18 Bilingual Social Prescribing and Advocacy cases to support Service Users (SU) to receive housing information, advice and guidance then access Housing and Homelessness services at Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC).…