https://www.acacamps.org/resources/cleaning-supply-vendors-camps

Here is a list of business affiliates and other vendors that can help camps with their cleaning supplies this summer.  This list is not intended to be exhaustive, nor have all the vendors...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/moderating-childhood-stress-through-camp

Exposure to adverse childhood events (ACE) can lead children to drinking alcohol, smoking, illicit drug use, overeating, and other maladaptive behaviors (Stevens, 2015). These children can experience...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/crucial-camp-conversations-five-keys-success

How many of these sentences have you heard from inexperienced leadership staff? "I don't know why they can't do it. We went over that in training." "She's just lazy and doesn't care." "He...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/state-laws-regulations/state-regulations-wyoming

Date Revised: 8/30/2022

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/episode-30-stephen-gray-wallace-youth-mental-health

On this bonus edition of CampWire - we sit down with school psychologist, adolescent and family counselor, SADD Chairman and CEO, camp director, researcher, motivational speaker, and college...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/campers-you-cant-serve

Bob Ditter has faithfully served the camp community for decades — and while he continues to do that, this will be his last In the Trenches column for Camping Magazine. We are so grateful to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/unsung-heroes

What a summer 2020 turned out to be! The good, the bad, the ugly — and the grateful. During this pandemic, we are inspired by so many heroes rising up to meet numerous and mounting challenges. We...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-essential-age-screens

Camp has never been a more critical part of Generation-Z’s year-round learning landscape and core social and emotional development. Just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pew Research Center surveyed...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/bad-blood-how-succeed-succession-who-wins-who-loses

Succession at summer camp can mean many things: succession of ownership, of leadership, or of culture. Of course, these may happen separately, in close proximity, or all at once. In any case, each...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/your-roadmap-successful-camp-alumni-program

The passion of many former campers, staff, and other individuals associated with camp is undeniable. The ability to harness that passion toward efforts that can support camp — through active...