https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/american-camp-association-vice-president-mike-pence-talk-summer-camp
American Camp Association and Vice President Mike Pence Talk Summer CampCamp directors and operators from across the country joined the call to discuss the approach to safely and responsibly reopening summer camps amid COVID-19. Martinsville,...
https://www.acacamps.org/book/crisis-communications-weathering-storm-handbook-camps-other-youth-programs
Crisis Communications Weathering the Storm: A Handbook for Camps and Other Youth ProgramsA crisis is an event that would detrimentally and significantly affect the health, safety, operation, reputation, and/or well-being of any individual in camp, the camp itself, or the surrounding...
https://www.acacamps.org/book/health-matters-experts
Health Matters: By the ExpertsFeatures fifteen articles about camp health issues that have been carefully selected from past editions of Camping Magazine. Articles cover prescription medication, epinephrine for shock, AEDs at...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/news/american-camp-association-celebrates-new-camp-song-andy-grammer
American Camp Association Celebrates New Camp Song from Andy GrammerQuaker Chewy donates $200,000 to send up to 500 kids to summer camp With nods to s’mores, bunk beds, and friendship, “C.A.M.P...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/quaker-chewy%C2%AE-andy-grammer-team-create-next-big-summer-camp-track-song-they-want-your-help
Quaker Chewy® and Andy Grammer Team Up to Create the Next Big Summer Camp Track Song - and They Want Your HelpThe program will raise money for hundreds of kids to attend camp in partnership with the American Camp Association CHICAGO, June 14, 2021 — Endless outdoor activities,...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/hot-topic/additional-financial-relief-camps-included-federal-relief-bill
Additional Financial Relief for Camps Included in Federal Relief BillAfter months of political posturing in DC, Congress has finally passed the next federal relief bill to support businesses and individuals who have been suffering as a result of the pandemic. A number...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/hot-topic/diversity-equity-inclusion-update-january-2021
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Update: January 2021In consideration of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and the events of the past few weeks, we believe that it is important for the American Camp Association (ACA) to again state that we stand in...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/hot-topic/financial-relief-camps-beyond-paycheck-protection-program
Financial Relief for Camps Beyond Paycheck Protection ProgramThe federal relief bill passed in December includes an option for financial relief for businesses in addition to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that is only now beginning to get noticed. The...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/american-camp-association-validates-research-study-published-2020-summer-camp-experience-during
The American Camp Association Validates a Research Study Published on the 2020 Summer Camp Experience During the COVID-19 PandemicStudy Demonstrates Day and Overnight Camps Successfully Mitigated COVID-19 Spread in 2020 Martinsville, IN— (February 23, 2021) — The American Camp...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/cdc-prioritization-camp-staff-covid-19-vaccinations
CDC Prioritization of Camp Staff for COVID-19 VaccinationsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) previously expanded the definition of "essential workers" to incorporate out-of-school time workers, including camp staff. To support that move,...