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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/recruiting-college-students-make-it-personal

Recruiting College Students: Make It Personal

Staff recruitment is looking a bit . . . or a lot . . . different this year. Slowly, a shift from loading up the car and driving cross-country to area colleges for job fairs has...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/working-camp-essential-experience-ultimate-summer-job

Working at Camp: An Essential Experience and the Ultimate Summer Job

We all thought that camp was a vital experience before the pandemic. Now, we are an essential experience for the mental and emotional health of the young people...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/staff-recruitment-covid-19-era

Staff Recruitment in the COVID-19 Era

COVID-19 remains a real threat to operations and knowing what is to come this summer. Nonetheless, finding quality summer staff is a must — even if those staffing plans are contingent on what happens...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/understanding-avoiding-soy-allergen-sources

Understanding and Avoiding Soy Allergen Sources

For food service management shopping for soy-allergic campers, it will seem like soy is everywhere. Because soy is a staple for many food manufacturers, it is one of the most ubiquitous food...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/start-why-purpose-camp

Start with Why: The Purpose of Camp

Twelve-plus-hour days. Extreme temperatures. Mental and physical exhaustion. Low pay. Sound like fun? Then why do millions of teens and 20-something-year-olds work at camp every summer? Better yet,...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/staff-culture-your-values-action-during-uncertain-times-part-2

Staff Culture: Your Values in Action During Uncertain Times, Part 2

We believe staff culture and camp culture are tied together. They are not separate. The culture your staff embraces and models is your camp culture.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/staff-culture-your-values-action-during-uncertain-times-part-1

Staff Culture: Your Values in Action During Uncertain Times, Part 1

When it is hard to determine what to do next, the one thing that can be controlled in challenging times (or any time) is our response. 

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/cut-fluff-how-attract-high-quality-staff

Cut the Fluff: How to Attract High-Quality Staff

There are many reasons why summer camps struggle to find and retain quality staff. We see many camps focus their job descriptions around the cultural elements that the job provides, illustrating the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/2020-food-allergy-alert-fda-temporarily-decreases-food-labeling-requirements-during-pandemic

2020 Food Allergy Alert: FDA Temporarily Decreases Food Labeling Requirements During Pandemic

In March 2020, the coronavirus pandemic was declared a US national emergency, demanding new state regulations throughout the country, an array of CDC and WHO cautions and guidelines, and procedural...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/turning-tiktoks-camp-talks-role-young-staff-can-play-virtual-program-development

Turning TikToks into Camp Talks: The Role Young Staff Can Play in Virtual Program Development

Since March, the COVID-19 pandemic has been at the forefront of our minds as cancellations rolled in, and for many people camp looks different this summer. Each summer brings new challenges and this...