https://www.acacamps.org/resources/2024-september-october-camping-magazine

View the digital issue. Features...

https://www.acacamps.org/research/special-projects/leadership-pathways-project

This three-year grant program is designed to foster evidence-informed planning, testing, and improving initiatives to increase access to and engagement in counselor-in-training (CIT) programs and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-counselor-self-care-guide-emotional-physical-well-being

As 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/blog/does-your-camp-need-therapist

Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee partnered with a local therapy practice to provide on-site, drop-in counseling for their staff this summer.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/power-engaging-diversity-hiring-international-exchange-visitors

The world has 206 sovereign states — are you maximizing the opportunities for diversity at your camp?

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/tree-nuts-beloved-holiday-baking-ingredients-formidable-food-allergens

Thirteen-year-old Reese Langer enjoyed camping, swimming, and volunteering, and was a proud cheerleader. The Eagle, Idaho, cheerleader had a regular habit of checking foods that possibly contained...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-connection-through-box-joy-delivered

During the past few years, camps worked hard to find new ways to connect with campers. Some camps offered virtual meet-ups, video tours of camp, or online activity tutorials. Many virtual camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/lost-boys-finding-their-way-summer-camp

Are boys in crisis? Popular literature (Raising Cain, Lost Boys, Boys and Sex) and theater (Dear Evan Hansen) seem to suggest so. Terms such as “boy code” and “toxic masculinity” further paint a path...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/preparing-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

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