The article presents information on the prevention of harmful behaviors among youths, using recreation. The population growth and the current state of harmful behaviors among youths suggest that there will be growth in the importance of recreation as a tool to prevent these behaviors and as a developmental outlet for young people. In response to this need, the recreation profession provides positive outlets for youths. There has been a considerable increase in the recreation profession which has witnessed the rise in the demand for the development of outcome measures to illustrate the importance of recreation services. In 2002, the White House Task Force for Disadvantaged Youth was created and charged with preparing a federal response plan to address the problems of youths and to increase positive youth development. There were outcome-based groups consisted of 26 campers, and the comparison group consisted of 20 campers. All the participants were African Americans from low socioeconomic home environments. In order to determine any change in the campers' level of resiliency, Resiliency Attitudes and Skills Profile (RASP) was used by the researchers. The RASP measures the level of resiliency pertaining to seven resiliency skills: insight, creativity, humor, relationships, initiatives, and values orientation.