The following study is a needs assessment of youth in Colorado Springs to inform Colorado Springs Teen Court about gaps in support for the youth, ultimately using the data to inform how they can best support youth as they move to expand the organization. Four protective factors were identified to understand the needs of youth: resilience, positive social support, opportunities for positive social involvement, and clear expectations of behavior. This study uses four different scales to assess these factors: the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28) (Ungar and Liebenberg 2011), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) (Zimet et al. 1988), and two scales developed by the researcher to measure opportunities for positive social involvement and clear expectations of behavior. The data can be interpreted in two ways: as four individual protective factors, or as interacting factors, with social support, opportunities for positive social involvement, and clear expectations of behavior acting as mediating variables for resilience. The first method of interpretation suggests that Teen Court programs should focus on increasing social support among youth, with attention to race and class. Using the second method of interpretation with the goal of building resilience, Teen Court might focus on increasing the clarity of behavioral expectations for youth.