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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-donating-salvation-army-red-kettle-helps-send-kids-camp

How Donating to a Salvation Army Red Kettle Helps Send Kids to Camp

A portion of funds gathered through Salvation Army red kettle donations during the winter go toward sending kids to camp.

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/events-education/event/2025-aca-new-england-camp-conference

2025 ACA, New England Camp Conference

The New England Camp Conference brings over 800 attendees from 250+ camps around New England together for three days of learning and networking with dynamic speakers, established industry experts,...

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 Health

As we shared recently, a lot of camps are redesigning...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/increasing-your-community-footprint-case-study-equitable-camping

Increasing Your Community Footprint: A Case Study in Equitable Camping

“Without Camplify? Gosh, I don’t know where we would be.” What began as a challenging weekend camp in elementary school has transformed into a year-round leadership journey for local...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/crafting-healthy-conceptions-masculinity-what-summer-camp-experience-can-provide-boys

Crafting Healthy Conceptions of Masculinity: What the Summer Camp Experience Can Provide for Boys

I was sitting in our chapel benches surrounded by towering pines as I listened to our leadership director, Dave Irwin, give his Sunday chapel talk in late July of 2016 at YMCA Camp Belknap, a...

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 Normal

During 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/whats-impact-gender-inclusive-cabins-campers-friendships

What's the Impact of Gender-Inclusive Cabins on Campers' Friendships?

That question was one that I and my collaborator Leila Bighash sought to help answer in our...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/american-camp-association-names-henry-dehart-chief-operating-officer

American Camp Association Names Henry DeHart Chief Operating Officer

Martinsville, IN — The American Camp Association® (ACA) announced today that Henry DeHart has been named chief operating officer of ACA, effective September 10, 2018.   ...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/what-know-about-demographic-evaluation-questions-how-make-them-count-part-1

What to Know about Demographic Evaluation Questions and How to Make Them Count, Part 1

Wheewww! Summer is about over, if not over for most camps, which means that it's time to reflect on another eventful and exciting season. Along with a bit of a breather, this time of year brings lots...