City Instincts aimed to engage and unite marginalised young people through 5 creative mediums – Dance, Street Art, Music Production, Digital Media and Cookery. It was delivered in line with the principles of the Creative Youth Plan and focused on developing participants’ creative competencies and building young people’s determination, agency and confidence as they approach or navigate young adulthood. Foróige primarily worked with 5 target groups: 1) Refugees and asylum-seekers; 2) the neurodivergent community; 3) LGBTI+ young people; 4) Young Travellers; and 5) Young people Engaged with the youth justice system.

Participants gained skills such as teamwork, communication, independence, time management and an array of different forms of creativity.