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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/innovation-work-2024-eleanor-p-eells-award-winners
Innovation at Work: 2024 Eleanor P. Eells Award WinnersEach year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence honors camps that embody the spirit of the award’s namesake through their efforts to provide exceptional programming that effectively...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/are-your-vehicles-drivers-rolling-safely-season
Are Your Vehicles and Drivers Rolling Safely This Season?The summer camping season is upon us! Welcoming user groups, families, and campers to join you for a one-of-a-kind experience of fun, camaraderie, and personal growth takes considerable preparation...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-includes-me-intersectional-approach-equity-camp
Camp Includes Me: An Intersectional Approach to Equity at CampThe “Surviving and Thriving” theme for this year’s ACA National Conference is one that both acknowledges the challenges that we as a society have triumphantly endured over the last few years and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/i-cant-breathe-poor-air-quality-communities-color
I Can't Breathe — Poor Air Quality and Communities of ColorAnyone 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/camp-counselor-self-care-guide-emotional-physical-well-being
Camp Counselor Self-Care Guide for Emotional and Physical Well-BeingAs a camp counselor, you have many responsibilities to juggle, including home life, camp life, and life after camp. It’s important to prioritize your physical and emotional health, as they are...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/what-if-it-does-happen-camp-security-%E2%80%93-plans-make-actions-take
What If It Does Happen? Camp Security – Plans to Make and Actions to TakeIn July 2011, Anders Brevik detonated a "car bomb," killing eight people in the Parliament Building in Oslo, Norway. He then proceeded to shoot and kill 69 participants at the Workers Youth League...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/five-essentials-supporting-staff-mental-health-well-being
Five Essentials for Supporting Staff Mental Health and Well-BeingThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) define mental health as “your emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It can therefore affect every stage of life and impact how you...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/inclusive-camp-making-summer-camp-joyful-place-everyone
Inclusive Camp: Making Summer Camp a Joyful Place for EveryoneSummer camp is a sacred community which, as a rule, has always been willing to find common ground in respecting and accommodating individual values and needs. The values and needs of campers with...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cits-our-future-leaders-risk-management-gray-area
CITs: Our Future Leaders — and a Risk Management Gray AreaFor many of us, Counselor in Training (CIT) programs — sometimes called Leaders in Training or Junior Counselors — are an essential component of camp operations and culture. Not only do they serve...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/advocacy-policymaking-through-understanding
Advocacy and Policymaking through UnderstandingAn Interview with Maulian Dana Bryant