https://www.acacamps.org/resources/criminal-background-checks-issues-resources-camps

ACA believes that camps should utilize multifaceted screening and hiring programs and support practices appropriate to the clientele, staffing, supervision, and program consideration of each camp.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/music-making-camps

How can camps use music to enhance camper experiences, and why is it so important?

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/partner-online-course/darkness-lights-camp-counselor-training

Darkness to Light's Camp Counselor Training empowers counselors in camp settings to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse.  Define child sexual...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/partner-online-course/summer-camps-abuse-prevention-program

ASAP's abuse-prevention program is being used to ensure healthly physical and behavorial interactions and safety.  It includes a Director's Guide, screening protocol, staff training - animated...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/campline/2021-spring-campline

The latest issue of CampLine includes articles about camp staffing, staff hiring, promoting community health through the use of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), and COVID-19 testing...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/rhythm-power-drum-positive-benefits-group-drumming-camps

There are 3.2 million hashtags of #drumming on Instagram alone; it's no doubt one of the most popular percussion instruments around and is said to be the world’s oldest instrument. Research...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/top-10-things-keep-mind-keep-campers-safe-abuse

This column is from the 2023 May/June Camping Magazine.

https://www.acacamps.org/donate/government-relations-work

Like many industries, the US camp industry was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.  The American Camp Association (ACA) advocated at an unprecedented level during the pandemic to enact...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/campline

The CampLine provides camp-specific knowledge on legal, legislative, and risk management issues.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/safety-camp-2022-what-we-saw-field

This post outlines top camp safety concerns played out during summer 2022.