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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/farm-campfire-experience
The Farm-to-Campfire ExperienceGuest post by Diana K. Rice, RD As a registered dietitian and staff member of The Kids Cook Monday, I’ve seen firsthand how efforts to...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/aca-visits-white-house-talk-about-outdoor-opportunities-youth
ACA Visits the White House to Talk About Outdoor Opportunities for YouthOn Thursday, November 17, the American Camp Association (ACA) was honored to participate in a White House meeting on opportunities for youth to experience the outdoors in collaboration with the...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-kids-autism-can-have-successful-camp-experience
How Kids with Autism Can Have a Successful Camp ExperienceIn honor of #AutismAwarenessMonth, Addie Angelov, PhD, and Pamela Wright, EdD, discuss how to set up a successful camp experience for children with autism. Sending your child to camp for...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/new-camp-industry-research-series-part-3-programming-purpose
New Camp Industry Research Series, Part 3: Programming with a PurposeThis blog is part of a series that gives a snapshot of the results of the Sites, Facilities, and Programs survey completed by 2,426 ACA-accredited camps. Check out...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/developmental-decathlon-benefits-exercise-activity-neurodivergent-campers
Developmental Decathlon: The Benefits of Exercise and Activity for Neurodivergent CampersEarly in my career I was given an opportunity to speak to a group of families of children with special needs about how the organization I worked for was totally inclusive because we let all children...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/university-camps-navigating-virtual-programming-minors-lessons-learned
University Camps Navigating Virtual Programming with Minors — Lessons LearnedLet’s begin by stating the obvious: 2020 was hard! While it was not the path any of us chose, it was the path presented to us, and we had to adapt. Some programs made the difficult decision...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/dos-donts-universities-colleges-hosting-youth-summer-camps
Dos and Don’ts for Universities and Colleges Hosting Youth Summer CampsThis article discusses how to proactively prevent injuries while hosting camp programs and how to respond to injuries if someone does get hurt despite all precautions.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-50-volunteerism-aca
CampWire Episode 50: Volunteerism and ACAAre you interested in becoming an ACA volunteer? Do you already serve ACA by sharing your time and talents?
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/assessing-electronic-health-record-readiness-your-campus
Assessing Electronic Health Record Readiness at Your CampusAs the transformation of our world by digital technology continues, it is essential that college and university programs hosting minors on campus leverage technology to improve the flow of health...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/economic-injury-disaster-loan-limit-raised-2-million
Economic Injury Disaster Loan Limit Raised to $2 MillionThe Small Business Administration (SBA) has retooled the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program to better serve and support businesses still reeling from the pandemic. Starting...