https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/watch-your-words-power-language

While we relish the opportunity to write each edition of the column, this issue is particularly exciting as it is composed with the hope that it is useful for those who will be interfacing directly...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-make-your-campers-experience-more-equitable-inclusive

What if I told you that as a camp counselor you are in the position to change a life? That by committing to making your campers feel seen, heard, and valued, you could be an educator, stress reliever...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/out-about-creating-safe-environment-lgbtq-campers-staff

It was June 2006. I had been conducting staff training at a coed camp in the Northeast. I had already spoken to the entire staff about the “real work” of camp, which I see as helping campers use the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/fear-interrupted-reframing-cross-cultural-narratives-camp

Several years ago, when I directed my camp program specifically for African- American teen girls (Camp Butterfly), there were many memorable moments. But one in particular has been etched in the...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/whats-impact-gender-inclusive-cabins-campers-friendships

That question was one that I and my collaborator Leila Bighash sought to help answer in our...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-lgbtq-camp-programs-are-important

LGBTQ+ leadership camps allow LGBTQ+ youth to be themselves and feel accepted and loved in a summer camp environment.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-culture-core-competencies-deeply-engrained-culturally-responsive-camp-leaders-counselors

Camp Includes Me Series This feature article is part of an ongoing series of articles in Camping Magazine that will focus on inclusion, diversity, and cross-cultural agility...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/trans-two-next-level

Camps have had exposure to learning more about serving transgender campers and staff, but what happens when you still face questions and challenges in this developing topic? This session will go...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/indigenous-instructional-programming-camp-professionals

Camp professionals are taking a greater interest in the concept of allyship, a process of unlearning and re-evaluating whereby those in positions of privilege attempt to adopt a stance...

https://www.acacamps.org/link/hrc-lgbt-youth-report