https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/emergency-services-your-camp-cultivating-relationship
Emergency Services and Your Camp: Cultivating the Relationship"If you're a Sheriff's Deputy working out in rural areas, what opportunities do you have to take a bathroom break? Where can you warm up your lunch? Or grab a cup of coffee?" Back when she was a...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/lost-boys-finding-their-way-summer-camp
Lost Boys: Finding Their Way at Summer CampAre 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/news/press-release/american-camp-association-receives-45-million-grant-lilly-endowment-strengthen-character-development-programs
ACA Receives $45.5 Million Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to Strengthen Character Development Programs for Young People at CampMartinsville, IN (February 1, 2024) – The American Camp Association® (ACA) is honored to announce that Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded ACA a $45,535,623 grant to support the...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/everything-everywhere-all-once-how-summer-camps-help-emerging-adults
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once: How Summer Camps Help Emerging AdultsGrowing up requires many important developmental stages and steps one must master. Camp can help.
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/template-resource-documents-camp-operations
Template Resource Documents for Camp OperationsACA 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/blog/cabin-counselor-risk-manager-effective-collaborator-translating-camp-job-skills-your-resume
From Cabin Counselor to Risk Manager and Effective Collaborator: Translating Camp Job Skills to Your ResumeIn December, fellow Hoosier camp professional Sam Hirt (Camp Tecumseh YMCA) wrote...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/rule-three-virtual-world-keeping-safe-all-angles
The Rule of Three in the Virtual World: Keeping Safe from All AnglesJamal Stroud, PhD, offers tips on how to keep kids safe online.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/stay-sun-safe-summer
Stay Sun Safe This SummerSunshine is synonymous with camp. It can be healthy, and it can lift your spirits — but the sun can also be dangerous. Sunlight produces ultraviolet (UV) rays, which can lead to changes in the...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/creating-inclusive-camp-unpacking-tools-strategies-summer
Creating Inclusive Camp: Unpacking the Tools and Strategies for SummerThe Inclusive Camps Tool is designed to help you and your camp identify the work you already do to make your camp an inclusive space. It does this by supporting you in identifying where you are on a...
https://www.acacamps.org/about/safety
Safety at CampThe American Camp Association (ACA) believes that the physical and emotional safety of campers and staff are of paramount importance in the delivery of any camp experience.