Southwark Irish Pensioners Project (SIPP)

Who we are

SIPP is about people, friendship, kindness, caring and keeping a community together. It’s about helping those in need. It’s also about fun and celebration, celebrating being Irish in London, celebrating the community and the important days.

The Southwark Irish Pensioners Project was 30 years old last year, which is an incredible achievement for a small charity in todays world.

We currently provide drop-in day services in Bermondsey and Brixton and community support services that includes outreach visits, hospital support through discharge, volunteer befrienders, advice and advocacy services and a pub outreach scheme to older Irish people living in south London, enabling them to live with dignity consistent with their personal choices and preferences and with practical support, we help them to improve their wellbeing and to enjoy a happy and dignified retirement.

Our culture and values

-        We respect every individual

-        We act with kindness and compassion

-        We are culturally aware 

-        We are practical and hands on

-        We build trusting relationships that encourage friendships, happy memories, community spirit and a deep sense of belonging

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

SIPP is committed to developing inclusive personnel policies.  Our recruitment and selection procedures aim to stop any unfair discrimination, whether to do with ethnic origin, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, HIV/Aids, ex-offenders, religion, political beliefs, trade union activities or age.

To check that we are being successful in this and that we meet the law, we monitor our recruitment process.