https://www.acacamps.org/book/aca-accreditation-process-guide

A field-friendly, binder-format guide for camps featuring ACA's 2025 camp programs and services accreditation standards and implementation guidelines. To the public, ACA accreditation means that ACA...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/wave-two-office-hours-character-grant-program-7

Wave 2 of the American Camp Association’s Character Grant Program is OPEN! Is your camp or organization thinking about applying and have questions or need support? Sign up for any of the Character...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/camp-safety-preparedness-protecting-americas-youth

Through a Capitol Hill briefing on camp safety and preparedness, ACA announced a new collaboration with First Street to help camps strengthen emergency preparedness and resilience through access to...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-camp-advocacy-happens-every-level

This is a team sport.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/compensating-camp-staff-2024-key-wage-issues-consider-setting-your-pay-policies

This article provides an update on the new "white collar" rule and discusses key issues regarding the compensation of camp staff, with a particular focus on the nuances of the 13(a)(3) "seasonal"...

https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation

ACA is the only national accrediting body for camps of all types. ACA’s accreditation standards focus on health, safety, and risk management, and are used as benchmarks by government entities. ACA...

https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/overview/introduction-aca-accreditation

The American Camp Association is the only nationwide accrediting organization for all types and designs of organized camps. ACA standards focus on health, safety, and risk management practices. ...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/accreditation-volunteer-course-person-4

THIS IN-PERSON COURSE IS PROVIDED BY ACA, NEW ENGLAND AND IS OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF ACA. This course (formerly known as the Associate Visitor Course) is a 1-day training....

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/accreditation-volunteer-course-person-2

THIS IN-PERSON COURSE IS PROVIDED BY ACA, NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY AND IS OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF ACA. This course (formerly known as the Associate Visitor Course) is a 1-day...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/aca-accreditation-standards-reference

This page serves as the official public reference for the structure and categories of the ACA Accreditation Standards (November 2025 edition) published by the American Camp Association (ACA).