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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/giving-voice-inclusive-leadership-competencies

Giving Voice to Inclusive Leadership Competencies

An interview with author Jennifer Brown.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/preparing-pushback-when-instituting-lgbtq-inclusive-policies

Preparing for Pushback When Instituting LGBTQ+ Inclusive Policies

Here are seven steps to help camps manage these conversations with parents and caregivers.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/discussing-identity-equity-authenticity-camp

Discussing Identity, Equity, and Authenticity at Camp

Use these skills for developing more equitable communities where staff and campers feel included in spaces where they want to belong.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/meeting-campers-where-they-are

Meeting Campers Where They Are

I’ve often been taught to look at a person through the lens of a prism. On one side, you can see only a clear, flat, one-dimensional object, but when the light filters through you are left with all...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/mesh-mechanics-spur-personal-development-campers-staff

MESH Mechanics That Spur Personal Development in Campers and Staff

We can support mental, emotional, and social health for the entire camp community by taking it one step at a time. 

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/can-we-do-even-better-when-it-comes-mental-health

Can We Do Even Better When It Comes to Mental Health?

Running a camp is one of the world’s most awesome responsibilities. Awesome, because what’s a cooler job than running a camp? Also awesome because the responsibility is so big that it can be...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/peanut-allergy-frightening-facts-emerging-treatments-ultimate-avoidance

Peanut Allergy: Frightening Facts, Emerging Treatments, Ultimate Avoidance

Peanut allergy has historically been the most fatal food allergy, comprising 50 to 62 percent of all food allergy deaths annually (Food Allergies Atlanta, 2022). It is also the leading food allergy...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/impetigo-what-does-it-look-what-should-you-do

Impetigo: What Does It Look Like, and What Should You Do?

John presented to the camp health center begrudgingly, after his counselor requested he get a blister on his heel looked at by one of the nurses. The nurse at health check happened to be a new...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/commitment-how-do-we-earn-it-how-do-we-keep-it

Commitment: How Do We Earn It — and How Do We Keep It?

An answer to this question of the century may seem counterintuitive, yet it is at the core of most camp communities: Relationships. More than ever, staff are looking for connection and belonging. So...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/first-contact-end-contract

From First Contact to End of Contract

We know that staff can be a challenge to find, attract, hire, engage, and retain. What makes the staff journey result in forward progress from start to completion of their camp experience? Current...