https://www.acacamps.org/news/hot-topic/department-labor-announces-overtime-rule-decision

2019 Update On September 24, 2019, the Department of Labor announced their decision regarding minimum salaries and...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/instilling-meshages-marginalizes-toxic-stress-camp

As the Healthy Camp Education and Monitoring Program (HCEMP) committee studies MESH and its implications, I was interested to see some foundational work in this area. In...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/news/federal-lands-permits-minimum-wage-issues-important-update

On December 18, 2015, President Barack Obama signed the Omnibus federal spending bill — HR 2029...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/can-i-really-spend-another-summer-working-camp

How might another incredible summer at camp grow and change you?

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/no-generation-left-behind

Without a doubt, the most popular comment I get from clients in my public speaking work is (some variation of) “’Kids today have absolutely no initiative or basic work ethic! I ask them, ‘Well, how...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/its-hiringseason-using-instagram-maximize-staff-engagement

Here are a few easy improvements you can make to your camp’s Instagram strategy to help recruit staff.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/national-conference-takeaways-practitioners-researchers-everyone-between

In the latest Research 360 blog post, ACA Research Assistant Victoria Povilaitis shares highlights from several research sessions that were held at the ACA National Conference

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/planning-mental-emotional-social-health-mesh-summer

The smiling faces and laughter heard across camps each summer result from days, weeks, and months of planning. We spend considerable time meticulously planning our themes, activities, equipment, food...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-8-importance-working-camp

In the eighth episode of ACA's podcast, CampWire, Deb Jordan and Kim Aycock discuss why it is important to work at a camp, and some of the things camps are doing successfully to recruit...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/new-data-staff-compensation-benefits-how-does-your-camp-compare

Here's a snapshot of new data we collected from ACA camps about all things staff-related.