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

2024–2027 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

Camp Counselor Self-Care Guide for Emotional and 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/sponsored/goes-your-guide-summer-training

GOES Health — Your Guide to Summer Training

Summer is just around the corner, which means it’s almost time for summer camp! Growing up, I spent my summers at a three-week sleepaway camp on the Oregon Coast. It was where I learned to love the...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/template-resource-documents-camp-operations

Template Resource Documents for Camp Operations

ACA is committed to providing resources to assist in your camp's operation. These resources include sample schedules, planning forms, charts of accounts, supply lists, and more. These samples...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-wisconsin-camp-community-connection

ACA, Wisconsin Camp Community Connection

Join fellow Wisconsin camp professionals as we approach summer 2023. Staffing, programming, kitchen concerns, camper and staff mental health are just some of the topics on camp directors minds. These...

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

Lost Boys: Finding Their Way at 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/resources/covid-19/health-wellness-resources

Health and Wellness Resources — COVID-19

Summer Camp Guidance Field Guide for Camps Field Guide Videos for Summer 2021 CDC Guidance and...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-49-abuse-prevention-youth-programs

CampWire Episode 49: Abuse Prevention in Youth Programs

Ju'Riese Colón, CEO of the U.S. Center for SafeSport and a member of the ACA Board of Directors, joins us for a conversation on abuse prevention, education, and accountability within youth programs...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/employee-safety-trainings-package-redwoods

Employee Safety Trainings Package – From Redwoods

We want all employees to embrace safety in a true sense of keeping ourselves and others safe at all times. Safety is everyone’s responsibility. A safety mindset requires an organization to instill a...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/aca-redwoods-group-working-together-bring-safety-training-camps

ACA and Redwoods Group Working Together to Bring Safety Training to Camps

The American Camp Association (ACA) is excited to announce a collaboration with The Redwoods Group to further the availability of camp safety training courses.