BackTrack boys: the jackaroo and his dogs giving at-risk kids a second chance

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The ‘unconventional’ BackTrack youth program has received little funding, but achieved big results – thanks in part to the canines at its core

Director Catherine Scott’s observational documentary – which premiered last year but airs on Sunday on SBS – follows participants of BackTrack Youth Works, the highly successful program which turns around the lives of at-risk youth by empowering them through education, training and support – with a little help from four-legged friends.

 

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