https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2018

These are just a few of the actual situations faced by camps this year. These examples and many others were fielded by ACA's Camp Crisis Hotline team. The Hotline serves as third-party support for...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/research-you-can-use-10-ways-use-camper-impact-study-findings-your-camp

Learn how to use findings from phase 2 of the American Camp Association's Youth Impact Study.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/thank-you-helping-change-childrens-lives

As the holiday season approaches, we at the American Camp Association (ACA) realize we have many reasons to be grateful. In the camp world, there are so many people who make an impact, and we are...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/videos-impact-camp

Does summer camp really make a difference? We know camp changes lives but what impact does it have on the lives of former campers? The American Camp Association’s large-...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/tough-tender-optimistic-trend-male-staff

I was at the end of a full day of training 300 group leaders (GLs) at the San Diego YMCA in early May 2018. I ended with a story that I hoped would portray a deeper sense of friendship that campers...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/let-world-be-your-oyster-taking-camp-abroad

Political unrest in Kenya, a railway strike in Europe, the Zika virus in Central America, visa applications for Tanzania, international terrorism levels in Paris, the value of the baht in Thailand —...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/acas-youth-impact-study

It doesn’t take a scientist to explain the impact of camp. If you are reading this, you are likely a camp professional, and if you are a camp professional, you likely see the impact of camp every...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/episode-14-aca-technology-tom-schenk

Tom Schenk has been Director of Technology at ACA for almost 25 years. On this episode, Sam spoke with him about the ways in which technology has changed in his time at ACA, and about some of the...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/news/aca-ymca-announce-new-partnership

This past fall, the YMCA of the USA and American Camp Association entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will drive our collaborative work. We are excited about this agreement and what...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/so-many-reasons-attend-conference

I admit it, I love a camp conference! The energy, the ideas, the networking, and catching up with old friends — it's an extroverted camp-lover's dream. Attending a camp conference is important...