https://www.acacamps.org/research/grants-innovative-special-projects
Grants and Innovative ProjectsWith the support of grant funding, ACA’s Research Team is busy testing innovative ideas, tools, and systems in the camp field, ranging from program quality to camp-school partnerships, to camper and...
https://www.acacamps.org/jobs
Job CenterFind summer camp jobs! Looking for a career in camp? We have year-round camp job listings as well. Directors - looking to find qualified camp staff for your summer camp? Post a job!
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/social-security-application-process-camps-j-1-camp-counselors
Social Security Application Process For Camps with J-1 Camp CounselorsApplying for a Social Security number is an important required step for international camp staff.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/engaging-unengaged-inclusion-strategies-revitalizing-your-staff
Engaging the Unengaged: Inclusion Strategies for Revitalizing Your StaffAn inclusive camp environment isn't just for campers — it's for summer camp staff, too.
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/cracking-generation-z-code-recruit-train-support-inspire
Cracking the Generation Z Code: Recruit, Train, Support, and Inspire!Gen Z is reshaping the workforce, bringing fresh perspectives on work, loyalty, and authority. In recording, you'll explore their unique outlook and gain practical strategies to recruit, train, and...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/tools-help-domestic-staff-interact-respectfully-intentionally-international-staff
Tools to Help Domestic Staff Interact Respectfully and Intentionally with International StaffThese tools and approaches will help to encourage, equip, and entice American summer camp staff to engage curiously, respectfully, and intentionally with their international peers.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/program-outcomes-quality-common-theme-impact-funding
Program Outcomes and Quality: A Common Theme for Impact and FundingCamp Twin Lakes (CTL) serves campers who have medical illnesses, disabilities, and other adverse childhood experiences at three year-round camp locations in Georgia. CTL operates as a...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/strategies-cultivating-culture-staff-retention-summer
Strategies for Cultivating a Culture of Staff Retention This SummerUnlock the key to staff retention with this recorded webinar, available for you to watch at your convenience! In this recording, you'll discover 5 actionable strategies to keep your...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/first-impressions-trust-building-audit-increase-intentionality-hiring-process
First Impressions and Trust Building: An Audit to Increase Intentionality in the Hiring ProcessUsing the six question words we all learned in elementary school — who, what, where, what, when, and how — provides a simple way to evaluate our “forward-facing” information so prospective camp staff...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/meet-staff-where-they-are-not-where-you-wish-they-would-be
Meet Staff Where They Are Not Where You Wish They Would BeUnanswered emails. Requests (demands) for time-off. Over-involved parents. What’s the matter with young people today? Most likely nothing! We have more in common with this cohort of staff than one...