SIS AGM 2014 Directors' Report

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AGM Attendance
25/09/2014
Service Users
Staff: Employees, Community Interpreters, Translators, Bilingual Advocates
Partners & Funders
Trustees & Members
33%
28%
23%
16%
Languages interpreted today:
Arabic
Cantonese
Farsi
Mandarin
Oromifa
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Turkish

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2013-14
We started the year with significantly reduced income due to:
• the end of our contract with an NHS Foundation Trust
• a budget cap with a local NHS Hospital Trust
• a reduction in Legal Aid funded work
…AND facing the prospect of our main contract being lost through competition

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2013-14
We ended the year:
• securing our main contract in a tough competition
• winning back our contract with Sussex Partnership Trust
• gaining another Quality Mark
• being shortlisted for the Guardian Charity Award
• developing a volunteer project around health promotion

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Future Plans
• We have some funding to develop Bilingual Advocacy in Brighton & Hove
• Our partnerships will give a stronger voice to Service Users
• We will have a new website with resources for Service Users
• We will develop stronger links with community groups
• We want sustainable interpreting services for those with mental health needs

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Partners
• Helen Jones – Mindout
• Tony Wright - Health Checks Services (BHCC)
• Gill Reynolds – ICAS (Independent Complaints Advocacy Service)
• David Pinder – BME Communities Development Worker (TDC)
• Hanno Koppel – BME Counsellor - Health & Wellbeing Service (SPT)
• Azmin Rehemutlla – Refugee Radio
• Fabia Bates - Survivors Network

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THANK YOU

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Contact Details
Arran Evans – Director
E: arran@sussexinterpreting.org.uk
T: 01273 234027
M: 07765315822
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