Sussex Interpreting Services (SIS) is an independent social enterprise and charitable company working to relieve the poverty of individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic communities (BME) by providing community interpreting and translation, bilingual health advocacy services, confidential advice, assistance and information. SIS exists to enable full access, for people with language needs, to publicly funded services in order to improve health, education and quality of life. 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 the same rights. Our activity started in 1994 as part of the Brighton Council for Voluntary Services in 1994. The Brighton, Hove and Lewes Interpreting Project as it was known then became Sussex Interpreting Services in 1999.