https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/2024-aca-staffing-summit

ACA Inc., ACA, New York and New Jersey, ACA, Illinois, and ACA, New England are proud to present the 2024 Staffing Summit. The 2024 Staffing Summit will feature critical learning, speaker panels,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/protecting-campers-carbon-monoxide-poisoning

This year’s summer camp season is over, and you’ve brought joy to hundreds or thousands of children and an incredible experience to staff members. Congratulations! Now it’s time to start thinking...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/new-geographic-demographic-day-camps-hiring-staff-outside-your-area-code

If you’re responsible for hiring staff to work at day camp, you may be summing up today’s to-do list in one short phrase: Find more people! Far from being the second choice for those who don’t...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/reimagining-faith-based-family-camp-model-family-togetherness

The Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia were settled by strong and resilient families. In Nelson County many families were in these mountains long before a local government was established in 1807....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/i-cant-breathe-poor-air-quality-communities-color

Anyone who operated, worked at, or attended a camp this past summer knows more than a thing or two (and likely more than they ever wanted to know) about risk. I, Briana Mitchell, am one of those...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/shellfish-allergy-least-encountered-most-dangerous

Almost seven million Americans have an allergy to shellfish based on consumption amount, age, and locale. Shellfish are aquatic animals with a shell or shell-like exoskeleton. The two major...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/air-quality-camp-environment

Severe weather events and changing climate are contributing to many challenges for summer camps. The summer of 2023 presented new obstacles for traditional outdoor camp activities due to an onslaught...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/ensuring-camp-safety-13-steps-get-most-out-your-background-screening-process

Camp is a place for adventure, exploration, growth, and lasting memories. Whether it’s a child’s first time at camp or they’re returning for another summer of fun, one thing remains paramount:...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/does-summer-camp-have-perpetuate-junk-food-culture

"Junk food” is a term we often use to describe highly processed or ultra-processed food that likely has “many added ingredients such as sugar, salt, fat, and artificial colors or preservatives. '...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/water-exploring-its-significance-sustenance-sources

Water is sustenance for every living being on earth. Albert Szent-Gyorgi, MD summed it up best, saying, “Water is life’s matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water” (Szent-...