https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/american-camp-association-receives-45-million-grant-lilly-endowment-strengthen-character-development-programs
ACA Receives $45.5 Million Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to Strengthen Character Development Programs for Young People at CampMartinsville, IN (February 1, 2024) – The American Camp Association® (ACA) is honored to announce that Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded ACA a $45,535,623 grant to support the...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/aca-awarded-225-million-create-improve-expand-leadership-pathways-camp-young-people-diverse
ACA Awarded $2.25 Million to Create, Improve, and Expand Leadership Pathways at Camp for Young People of Diverse Backgrounds Across the USOver 20 camps across the United States will join Phase 2 of the Leadership Pathways Project.
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/sexual-abuse-prevention-package-redwoods
Sexual Abuse Prevention Package – From RedwoodsChild sexual abuse and inappropriate contact with children is a pervasive problem that must be managed in a pro-active manner if we are to protect those in your organization’s care. We want to help...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/partner-online-course/campsafe-child-sexual-abuse-prevention-training
CampSafe® Child Sexual Abuse Prevention TrainingTraining your staff to the level of safety and professionalism that you and your camp families expect becomes a greater challenge each year. Your primary focus is safety and that includes the...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/trauma-informed-care-camp
Trauma Informed Care at CampDESCRIPTION: In ACA’s 2017 Emerging Issues Report, the top issue facing camps is campers’ Mental, Emotional, and Social Health (Browne, Bialeschki & Wilson, 2017)....
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/avoiding-parent-trap-working-difficult-parents
Avoiding the Parent Trap: Working with Difficult ParentsMost camp parents are wonderful, but at every camp, there are a few who are some degree of difficult. From parents who demand special exceptions to parents who are wholly disengaged from their child'...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/back-basics-creating-cohesive-staff-community
Back to the Basics: Creating a Cohesive Staff CommunityWhile this sounds so simple, why is it often so hard? Community building is what camp is all about. Yet, all of the ice-breakers and fun games in the world don’t guarantee that staff will...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/building-safe-spaces-campers-staff-abuse-prevention-summer-2023
Building Safe Spaces for Campers and Staff, Abuse Prevention for Summer 2023Whether you are a Camp Director, Educator, Aquatic Staff or Camp Counselor, this webinar will provide you with valuable resources and actionable insights for building a safer summer. You will have...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/words-matter-communication-strategies
Words Matter: Communication StrategiesWhat we say, how we say it and what we look like when we say it all matter. Communication, or lack thereof, can undermine even the best leader. This session will look at how the brain...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/partner-online-course/darkness-lights-camp-counselor-training
Darkness to Light's Camp Counselor TrainingDarkness to Light's Camp Counselor Training empowers counselors in camp settings to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. Define child sexual...