https://www.acacamps.org/blog/unconventional-recruitment-ideas-summer-ahead

Struggling with summer camp staffing? Discover new talent sources and smart scheduling strategies to strengthen your camp staff recruitment.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/loudly-engaged-training-your-team-beat-burnout

When I first saw the now-famous TikTok explaining the term “quiet quitting” (Leppelin, 2022), it came across to me as laziness masquerading as inspiration. As scenes of July 2022 NYC life flash by...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/value-adversity

At a virtual American Camp Association event in 2022, Tracey Gaslin, executive director of the Alliance for Camp Health, asked a simple but consequently profound question when she said, “How much fun...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/expanding-camp-staffs-concept-well-being

Building a foundation of well-being supports camp staff members’ ability to anticipate challenges, recognize emotions, and respond appropriately.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/2026-january-february-camping-magazine

2026 ACA National Conference preview issue.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/camp-crisis-hotline

The Hotline serves as a resource for camps in crisis and provides callers the opportunity to talk through their crisis with a trained third-party.

https://www.acacamps.org/donate/donor-advised-funds

Simplify your giving. A donor-advised fund, which is like a charitable savings account, gives you the flexibility to recommend how much and how often money is granted to ACA and other qualified...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/character-culture-community-creating-powerful-staff-recruitment-retention-tools

Together, character, culture, and community set camps up for strong staff recruitment and retention success — two things many camps struggle with. The Cs provide a solid foundation and become part of...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/campfire-kitchen-table-communication-builds-trust

Trust doesn’t just happen — it’s built, word by word, conversation by conversation, long before the first camper ever steps onto the property. Why Communication Matters We’ve all had those...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/fitting-belonging-help-campers-staff-thrive-together

"When you go out into the woods and you look at trees . . . you appreciate the tree. The minute you get near humans, you lose all that . . . That judgment mind comes in. And so I practice turning...