https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/preventing-pre-planning-response-emergencies

Establish 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/general-guidelines-social-security-numbers-tax-withholding-international-employees-j-1-visas

We have received numerous questions regarding social security numbers and the need for tax withholdings on international staff. While some questions on this topic can be answered clearly, others are...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/emergency-preparedness

Contributed 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/article/camping-magazine/reflections-hiring-camp-staff

Hiring young women and men who are prepared to put campers' needs before their own is by far the most important thing I do each year. With year-round programs offering short-term residential...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-camp-management-liability-evolving-risk

Our uncertain economic times serve as a reminder that the business of camp is full of change. When society, environments, and circumstances change, camp directors and owners are challenged to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/resources-help-children-cope-crisis

Dowload a July 2011 update of this information. As crisis events play out...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/determining-competency-essentials-interviewing

"What you have to do is get them talking in such a way that they are unguarded. It could be anything they happen to be into, like their favorite baseball team or a dream they have about doing...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2015

The American Camp Association (ACA) just completed our thirtieth year offering confidential crisis support to camps through the Camp Crisis Hotline! Since 1985, ACA has been providing resources,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/case-studies-2015-crisis-hotline-annual-review

Each year, the Camp Crisis Hotline Team identifies a select number of case studies for a more in-depth look, and to serve as examples for other camps to use in staff training and the development of...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/evolving-risks-employment-practices-sexual-harassment-unlawful-discrimination

In 2015, there was a sharp increase in the number of calls to the ACA Crisis Hotline about accommodation and inclusion of individuals, both staff and campers, who identify themselves as transgender,...