https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/professional-development-self-care-dynamic-duo
Professional Development and Self-Care: A Dynamic DuoThe past few years have been a blur in so many ways. A time warp of self-sacrifice, constant vigilance, planning — and an overall nightmare for health care. It’s been a time for fast-paced learning,...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/camps-programs-outside-us
Camps & Programs Outside the U.S.Be a part of the largest camp professionals’ community. Connect with camps in the U.S. and around the world. If you are starting a camp, looking for education and training, seeking a connection with...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/emergency-planning-preparedness-summer-2021-key-lessons-takeaways-related-covid-19
Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Summer 2021 — Key Lessons and Takeaways Related to COVID-19Like many of you, I spent last summer monitoring social media for information about how the camps in my home state of Missouri were handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the social nature of camps —...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/armed-dangerous-fugitive-situations-near-camp
Armed and Dangerous: Fugitive Situations Near CampIn the summers of 2017 and 2018, the West Virginia 4-H camp program experienced multiple incidents where camps were locked down due to armed suspects in the area. In one incident, a man stole a truck...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/covid-19/camp-business-resources
Camp Business Resources — COVID-19Federal disaster relief loans, Facebook grants, insurance information, supply resources, and more.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/are-you-prepared-bear-if-not-how-will-you-respond-armed-intruder
Are You Prepared for a Bear? If Not, How Will You Respond to an Armed Intruder?Running a camp is challenging. Running a camp in the United States, where violent events occupy the 24-hour news cycle, is even more difficult. There are so many risks and expectations to manage....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/security-check
Security Check!A list of of ACA and federal security resources.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/preventing-pre-planning-response-emergencies
Preventing and Pre-Planning Response to EmergenciesEstablish positive relationships with police or other law enforcement officials who provide service to the camp. Establish a system of monitoring camper behavior. Provide additional support when...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/emergency-preparedness
Emergency PreparednessContributed by Rhonda Mickelson and Susan E. Yoder. Severe weather used to have a season. Now, severe weather can happen at virtually any time of the year. Camps need to be prepared....
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/virtual-program-resources-covid-19
Virtual Program Resources — COVID-19ACA has compiled of virtual programming resources to help with summer 2020 planning.