https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/duty-camp-my-playground-what-could-go-wrong
Off Duty and the Camp Is My Playground (What Could Go Wrong?)I. Introduction The American Camp Association (ACA) has asked us to address issues associated with camp staff off duty use of camp premises, facilities and equipment. Several ACA Camp Crisis...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/sample-issues-camp-2018
A Sample of Issues from Camp 2018I spend time with camp professionals from May to August consulting with directors on the more perplexing and complicated issues they face with campers, staff, or parents during the camp season. This...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-summer-camp-may-be-secret-longer-life
Why Summer Camp May Be the Secret to a Longer LifeThe benefits of summer camp may lead campers to live longer, happier, stress-free lives.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/new-osha-directive-makes-it-easier-employees-comply-hazard-communication-standard
New OSHA Directive Makes It Easier for Employees to Comply with Hazard Communication StandardEmployers will find it easier to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) hazard communication standard, thanks to a newly released OSHA directive. Federal law...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-exploring-concept-risk
Risk Management: Exploring the Concept of RiskMost people can handle — or tolerate — a certain degree of risk. The edginess provided by risk adds verve to being human, and often gives us that gentle kick in the seat of our pants needed to prod...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/contracting-your-camp-third-party-use-legal-practical-issues-use-agreements
Contracting Your Camp for Third Party Use: Legal and Practical Issues in Use AgreementsMany camps allow the use of their facilities by outside parties ("user group"1) — that is, groups and individuals other than customary and traditional campers. These user groups and their events vary...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/research-360-full-circle-centered-approach-research-evaluation
Research 360: A Full-Circle and Centered Approach to Research and EvaluationGreetings once again from the ACA Research Team! Two weeks ago I compared research and evaluation in the first of a series of Research 360...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/episode-15-meet-2019-eells-program-award-winners
Episode 15 - Meet the 2019 Eells Program Award WinnersIn the fifteenth episode of CampWire, meet the five winners of the Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence. These camps will be honored at ACA's National Conference next month in Nashville.
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/strategic-planning-process-update-december-2018
Strategic Planning Process Update - December 2018You may already be aware that ACA has begun a significant strategic planning process. As such, we want you to be fully informed about our strategic planning process. As a starting point, it is...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/j-1-visas-camp-counselor-summer-work-travel-programs
J-1 Visas: Camp Counselor and Summer Work Travel ProgramsThe ACA Government Affairs team — consisting of ACA leadership, ACA volunteer leaders, an ACA consultant, and ACA hired lobbyists — continue to vigorously defend the need for and value of J-1 Visa...