Established in 2002 The BIG Project supports children and young people aged 5-18 to learn, achieve, have fun and feel good about themselves. Engendering a sense of stability and continuity for children and young people, many of whom experience social exclusion and discrimination at a variety of levels, we deliver ongoing, long-term support to help them overcome barriers and secure a positive future.

This council ward has the highest percentage of child poverty (35%) out of all council wards in Edinburgh (Edinburgh Council Locality Insight Report 2016). Broomhouse is one of the more deprived areas in the city and in comparison with the rest of Scotland. The SIMD 2016 ranks Broomhouse 594 most deprived out of 7000 in Scotland and it rates in the worst 5% for employment, health, housing and income, and in the worst 2% for education/skills/training. Vandalism and incidents of fire-raising are significantly higher here than the rest of the city. There are few opportunities and services available to children and young people in Broomhouse, and they and their families often have little motivation or funds to enable them to access these elsewhere.