https://www.acacamps.org/about/annual-report/2025-annual-impact-report

ACA continued to highlight camp’s vital role in building youth leadership and social connections while promoting shared learning, fostering professional excellence, and expanding opportunities to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/serving-all-2025-eleanor-p-eells-award-winners

Each year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence honors camps that embody the spirit of the award’s namesake through their efforts to provide exceptional programming that effectively...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/inclusion-belonging/cultural-responsiveness

Cultural responsiveness values and celebrates individual cultures and identities, treating them as essential assets within the camp community.

https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-golden-lens-photo-contest-latest-camping-magazine

In this issue: Enter the Golden Lens photo contest November/December Camping Magazine availalbe online New podcast: Name It, Claim It, Define It: A Values and Virtues Conversation Project...

https://www.acacamps.org/conference/program/schedule/research-awards-recognition-social

Located at The Handlery Hotel The Camp Research Social and Awards Recognition is open to any conference attendees. It is a space for camp researchers and evaluators to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/emergence

Honk If You Love Snoopy, it said.   She didn’t press on the horn, but oh, how she could have.   Remembering how she had admired his confidence, his imagination, his...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-activities-fall

If your camp offers after-care programs, Thanksgiving camp, or other fall camp experiences for kids, these fall-themed activities are great for entertaining campers and don’t require a lot of setup...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trending-food-industry-food-dye-bans-substitutions

Astoundingly, food dye consumption has increased over 500 percent within the last 50 years (Bell, 2023). Many of the foods containing these dyes are consumed by children. On January 15, 2025, the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/developing-leaders-character

Since it can sometimes be difficult to hire a full staff to lead our camp programs, we may be left wondering which character strengths are “must haves,” and which ones we can provide training for. I...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/leadership-tomorrow

As I speak to camp professionals across the country, I continue to hear incredible stories of impact from the summer. As campers and counselors formed friendships face to face and enjoyed fun and...