The ACA Crisis Hotline
800-573-9019
While the ACA Camp Crisis Hotline is offered
year-round, the majority of calls are received
in June, July, and August. Now is a good
time to understand how to make the best
use of this service, which is available
to all ACA camps. It is important to remember
the Hotline is not a medical, insurance,
or legal advice hotline, but it does serve
as an "ear" to help you talk
through your crisis. The Hotline staff
can help you think of issues and questions
and identify other resources that can assist
you.
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New CDC.gov Web Site
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) unveiled a new Web site designed
to improve the usability and performance
of www.cdc.gov.
The new site provides better access to
health and safety topics, data and statistics,
news and events, and expanded tools and
resources, as well as an improved search
engine.
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Web Resources for Healing
www.aboutourkids.org — The
site features an article from the NYU
Child Study Center regarding talking
to kids about school violence and coping
tips. Various resources are included
to help parents, teachers, child care
workers, and others who support children
and teens.
www.SafeYouth.org — An
arm of the National Youth Violence Prevention
Resource Center, the organization offers
research, fact sheets for teens, and a
guide for safety in schools.
www.connectforkids.org — Offers
resources to help children and adults
deal with trauma.
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The 3rd Annual Great American Backyard
Campout
The Outdoor Industry Foundation (OIF) and
National Wildlife Federation (NWF) invite
all families, youth groups, and individuals
to participate in the 3rd annual Great
American Backyard Campout (Campout) scheduled
for Saturday, June 23, 2007.
On this night, tens of thousands of Americans
from across the country will celebrate
and share the joy of camping with their
family and friends. The "campout"
is designed to remind people that opportunities
for outdoor recreation are everywhere.
OIF and NWF encourage all Americans to
get out and camp on June 23 and register
their campsites at www.BackyardCampout.org!
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Share Our Strength's
Great American Bake Sale
Your camp has benefited children for years,
and now you have an opportunity to take
it a step further through participation
in Share
Our Strength's Great American Bake Sale campaign.
Share Our Strength's Great American Bake
Sale is a national campaign that mobilizes
people of all ages to help end childhood
hunger in America by holding bake sales
in their communities. Funds raised are
granted to local organizations that work
to increase participation by low-income
children in summer and after-school feeding
programs and support nutrition education
programs for low-income families.
Now is your chance to help children in
need year-round! Consider hosting
a bake sale for move-in and move-out days,
as well as during parent day at your camp! You
can also host a bake sale at camp fairs,
besides, what catches interest more then
treats?
Be a part of the 1 million people baking,
selling, or buying goods with the Great
American Bake Sale, who since 2003 have
raised over $3 million. For more information
on how to get involved, visit www.greatamericanbakesale.org for
more information.
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Finding Inspiration in Literature and
Movies
The National Collaboration for Youth and
Heartland Film Festival's Truly Moving
Pictures have teamed together in this collaborative
project called F.I.L.M, an acronym for
"Finding Inspiration in Literature & Movies."
The literacy and film program encourages
youth to screen the program's featured
films, read the books associated with the
movies, utilize the activity guides, and
complete related service projects. The
National Collaboration for Youth represents
a coalition of the National Assembly
member organizations that have a significant
interest in youth development and helping
young people realize their full capabilities.
Heartland Film Festival, a non-profit organization,
recognizes and honors filmmakers whose
work explores the human journey by artistically
expressing hope and respect for the positive
values of life. Heartland created
the Truly Moving Picture Award in 2000
as a way to honor those films that inspire
and enrich lives. For more information
about this program, please visit the F.I.L.M.
Web site.
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