• Schools
  
• Eastbourne District General Hospital
• Salvation Army Homeless Drop-in Centre
  
• Networking with other voluntary and statutory bodies
  

If you would like more information, please email: outreach@eastbournesamaritans.org

For a number of years, we have been working with Brighton and Horsham Samaritans in Lewes Prison:

Prisons

Eastbourne Samaritans support Lewes Prison and prisoners in crisis through the 'Prison Listener Scheme'. With the help of the prison service, Samaritan Volunteers from Eastbourne, Brighton and Horsham teach suitable inmates at Lewes the same listening, empathy and support skills that our own volunteers learn. The 'Listeners' in turn then offer confidential Samaritan support to needy colleagues. The 'Prison Listeners' are on call around the clock and it can be gruelling. Our role is to give the 'Listeners' support in their work and to ensure Samaritan ethics are followed. This helps many lives, but for 'Listeners' in particular, helping others is often a positive step toward their own rehabilitation.

Dave
Outreach Co-ordinator