https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/why-day-camp-matters

When looking for summer activities for their children, parents today are faced with an incredible wealth of options. Many of these options describe themselves as “camp”: sports camps, arts camps,...

https://www.acacamps.org/research/special-projects/leadership-pathways-project

This three-year grant program is designed to foster evidence-informed planning, testing, and improving initiatives to increase access to and engagement in counselor-in-training (CIT) programs and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-sustainable-camp-culture-aligning-mission-financial-goals

Explore the challenge camp directors face in balancing their camp's mission with financial sustainability, and learn the importance of creating engaging experiences for campers while managing...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/please-sign-here-essential-contract-considerations-camps

“Can someone please share their enrollment agreement? We’re updating our contracts, and I need a good template.” If you’re a member of any of the online camp forums — from the ACA Message Boards...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/impact-technology-social-media-camp-staff

Miles is a first-time counselor at a sleepaway camp in the eastern United States. He had seen an online ad for the camp at which I met him and decided that a summer away from his Midwest town working...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/insurance-101-your-insurance-policy-what-does-it-really-mean

Several months after renewing your insurance coverage each year, you can count on receiving one or more fat envelopes in the mail containing your insurance policies. How many of us actually pull them...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/marketplace/aca-group-purchasing-trinity-hpsi

Current ACA/Trinity/HPSI members are experiencing an average savings of $13,000 annually with a collective savings of $6 million, with one camp saving over $112,000! ACA members can tap into the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-robin-hood-goes-green

Situated on 180 breathtaking acres in the shadows of New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest, Camp Robin Hood (CRH) works hard to instill in campers, counselors, and staff alike kindness and a...

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/research/camp-research/business-operations

Analyze camp industry trends through summaries of our annual business operations reports. We commission three reports on a rotating basis; the most recent findings are available in day, overnight,...