Staff & Professionals

ACA has many resources available to help in the operation of your camp, including sample forms, policies, and procedures.

The safety and health of campers and staff is always the highest priority at camp, and camps have a long history of planning for and managing communicable diseases. With the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) within the United States, camps are reviewing and updating health-related plans and procedures.

Top Tips for Camps Establish a mental health support network . Build relationships with community mental health resources prior to your camp season. Have professionals in place...

American Camp Association Accreditation describes the operations of the programs and services by an owner/director. This may be sought by a camp operating on its own property, on...

Bullying prevention tips and resources for camps.

ACA job sample job descriptions are here to make your work easier.

The Hotline serves as a resource for camps in crisis and provides callers the opportunity to talk through their crisis with a trained third-party.

Each year, the American Camp Association (ACA) surveys its members about specific areas of their camp operations and makes the results available so camps can benchmark their business practices.

In this issue: Introducing or expanding Character at Camp, #WorkAtCamp event recording, EPIC events in May, and more. View the issue

The American Camp Association® (ACA) is a national nonprofit organization serving the more than 15,000 year-round and summer camps in the US that annually serve 26 million campers...