https://www.acacamps.org/resources/wildfire-evacuations
Wildfire EvacuationsThe safety of your campers and staff and anyone who may be on your property are your primary responsibility. Review your risk management plan for camp evacuation and coordinate with appropriate local...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/severe-weather-season-year-round-preparing-your-camp
Severe Weather Season Is Year-Round - Preparing Your CampSevere weather can occur during any time of the year. Hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, wild fires, floods, etc. are in the news throughout the year. In preparation, the American Camp...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/health-care-reform-impact-camps-employers
Health Care Reform - Impact on Camps as EmployersThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (HCERA) were signed into law in 2009 and 2010 respectively. Included in these new “health...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/pool-spa-safety-federal-laws-applicable-camps
Pool and Spa Safety - Federal Laws Applicable to CampsVirginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act (VGB) promotes the safe use of pools, spas and hot tubs. The act imposes mandatory federal...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/fair-labor-standards-act-applicability-camps
Fair Labor Standards Act - Applicability to CampsThe Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/wildfire
Wildfire!Since moving to Montana from Pennsylvania several years ago, I’ve become much more attuned to the threat of wildfires, and have begun to learn more about what can be done to safeguard the people...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/expanding-reach-camp-through-schools
Expanding the Reach of Camp through SchoolsMy oldest child, Jane, once said she wished camp could be all year. Naturally, I asked her why, and she said, “We get to do everything at camp — when we hike in the woods, the camp staff tells...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/school-comes-camp-new-era-funding-camp-school-partnerships-three-part
School Comes to Camp: A New Era in Funding Camp/School PartnershipsThink camp! Think academics surrounded with the enrichment experiences camps traditionally provide. Add in the social emotional learning skills camps reinforce. The result is a community...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/learning-live-fire-how-camps-can-adapt-new-normal
Learning to Live with Fire: How Camps Can Adapt to the New NormalIn August of 2018, the Donnell Fire started in Tuolumne County, California — eventually destroying some 60 square miles of forests before burning out on October 1 of that year. It was a stressful...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/tax-incentives-camps-who-hire-veterans
Tax Incentives for Camps Who Hire VeteransIn 2001, Congress enacted a new law that amends the Internal Revenue Code. Named the VOW to Hire Heroes Act - it includes tax credits for businesses that hire unemployed veterans. The law...