https://www.acacamps.org/blog/do-employers-understand-summer-camp
Do Employers Understand Summer Camp?We need to educate the workforce on why they should hire people who worked at camp.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/zoom-rooms-zen-dens-redesigning-camp-space-mental-health
Zoom Rooms and Zen Dens: Redesigning Camp Space for Mental HealthAs we shared recently, a lot of camps are redesigning...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/changing-needs-campers-staff-new-model-new-normal
The Changing Needs of Campers and Staff: A New Model for a New NormalDuring the summer of 2023, myself and my coworkers at The Redwoods Group visited around 150 camps and summer programs. And there was one common theme that we kept hearing time-and-time-again:...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2022
ACA Camp Crisis Hotline Annual Review 2022Case studies and lessons learned from the ACA Crisis Hotline.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/does-your-camp-need-therapist
Does Your Camp Need a Therapist?Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee partnered with a local therapy practice to provide on-site, drop-in counseling for their staff this summer.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/changing-climate-means-evolving-camp-buildings
A Changing Climate Means Evolving Camp BuildingsAccording to numerous scientific reports, it’s almost certain that 2023 will be the hottest year on record. And while...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-working-summer-camp-changed-trajectory-my-life
How Working at Summer Camp Changed the Trajectory of My LifeJordyn Roark, MSW, originally applied to a summer camp job to secure summer housing — but what she also found was a life-changing experience.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/program-outcomes-quality-common-theme-impact-funding
Program Outcomes and Quality: A Common Theme for Impact and FundingCamp Twin Lakes (CTL) serves campers who have medical illnesses, disabilities, and other adverse childhood experiences at three year-round camp locations in Georgia. CTL operates as a...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/memoriam-chuck-ackenbom-john-howe
In Memoriam: Chuck Ackenbom and John HoweThe American Camp Association (ACA) would like to acknowledge and honor two past presidents of the ACA Board of Directors who passed away in November. Charles “Chuck” Ackenbom...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/loving-memory-kim-brosnan
In Loving Memory: Kim BrosnanIt is with a heavy heart that the American Camp Association (ACA) acknowledges and mourns the passing of our beloved colleague Kim Brosnan on October 27, 2023, at the age of 57. Kim was the...