Who we work with
Service Users
We work with Racially Minoritised, Ethnically & Culturally Diverse individuals and communities speaking 50 languages.
Service Users may lack a supportive family network and community. People may be elderly, vulnerable, and isolated, with poor public service knowledge. Critical work involves medical emergency, domestic violence, hate crime, asylum, torture and trauma, terminal illness, rape and child abuse.
Uniquely we operate a self-referral system for Service Users. We deliver emergency interpreting 24/7/365.
Linguists
SIS recruits, trains and supports locally based community members with lived experience to work as Interpreters, Translators, Social Prescribers and Community Researchers.
We also have a thriving Volunteer Linguist programme.
Service Providers
SIS works with 500+ departments within the public and community sectors across Sussex, facilitating maximum meaningful communication across linguistic and cultural barriers.
Here are some of the larger organisations we are contracted to work with:
Partnerships
Social Prescribing Plus Partnership
The Social Prescribing Plus Partnership is funded by NHS Sussex ICB and led by Together Co,. It delivers specialist social prescribing help for the most marginalised communities who are at greatest risk of health inequality.
Thriving Communities Partnership
The Thriving Communities Partnership is funded by Brighton & Hove City Council and led by Trust for Developing Communities. It strives to increase inclusion for our city’s communities. SIS delivers community engagement for racially minoritised, ethnically and culturally diverse communities alongside Bridging Change.
Climate for Communities Partnership
The Climate for Communities Partnership is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and led by Trust for Developing Communities. It is helping local people to engage with climate related issues.
UOK Partnership
The UOK Partnership is funded by of NHS Sussex ICB and Brighton & Hove City Council and led by Southdown. UOk is working to strengthen mental health and wellbeing support for adults across the city.
Research Engagement Network
The Research Engagement Network is funded by NIHR and led by Brighton & Sussex Medical School. REN uses community research methodologies to increase diversity in research participation.
