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https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/bipoc-affinity-group-conversations
BIPOC Affinity Group ConversationsThe BIPOC Affinity Group is a safe and inclusive space dedicated to fostering community and centering BIPOC camp professionals. This virtual space is designed for those who identify as Black,...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/understanding-camper-behavior-ensure-successful-summer
Understanding Camper Behavior to Ensure a Successful SummerThis blog post aims at helping summer camp staff understand why campers might act the way they do, how they can work with campers through their behaviors, and tools to use in behavior improvement.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2023
ACA Camp Crisis Hotline Annual Review 2023Case studies and lessons learned from the ACA Crisis Hotline.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-camps-include-character
How Camps Include CharacterACA built a survey to learn more from the field about how character already shows up at camp. In this blog, we share results from the survey and what we are learning so far
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/medical-disability-camps-kindred-community-calls
Medical and Disability Camps Kindred Community CallsJoin us bimonthly for conversation and sharing. Thursday, December 14, 2023 - 3:00 pm Eastern -...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/embracing-jedi-strategy-vital-integration-organizational-success
Embracing JEDI Strategy: A Vital Integration for Organizational SuccessFor far too long, justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) efforts have been pushed to the sidelines, often treated as separate initiatives rather than an essential strategy embedded into the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-caffeinated-wild-animals-helped-nine-campers-fall-asleep-other-field-observations-one-camp
How Caffeinated Wild Animals Helped Nine Campers Fall Asleep — And Other Field Observations from One Camp ResearcherI sat on a red camping chair in the middle of a cozy cabin in the woods with the beams of nine small flashlights shining in my face from the surrounding bunks. Third- through fifth-grade 4-H campers...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/improving-belonging-camp-moving-forward-together
Improving Belonging at Camp — Moving Forward Together“Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.” -- Brene Brown...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/advocacy-policymaking-through-understanding
Advocacy and Policymaking through UnderstandingAn Interview with Maulian Dana Bryant
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/program-outcomes-quality-common-theme-impact-funding
Program Outcomes and Quality: A Common Theme for Impact and FundingCamp Twin Lakes (CTL) serves campers who have medical illnesses, disabilities, and other adverse childhood experiences at three year-round camp locations in Georgia. CTL operates as a...