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https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-texoma-epic-youth-camping-professional-conference-gateway-growth
ACA, Texoma EPIC- Youth Camping Professional Conference: A Gateway to GrowthJoin early-career professionals in the youth camping field for two days of immersive workshops, networking, and hands-on learning at Texas A&M University. Whether you're looking to refine your...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/compensating-camp-staff-2024-key-wage-issues-consider-setting-your-pay-policies
Compensating Camp Staff in 2024: Key Wage Issues to Consider in Setting Your Pay PoliciesThis 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/events-education/online-learning
Online LearningACA's online professional development offerings and services provide self-directed and learning experiences designed for youth development professionals working in camps, afterschool programs,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/retention-camper-staff-records
Retention of Camper and Staff RecordsQuestions we will address here include: Should camper and staff records be retained? If so, what should be kept and why? How should a camp retain such records and for how long? When may those records...
https://www.acacamps.org/wisconsin/awards
Awards in ACA, WisconsinPlease help us recognize the people and programs doing excellent work in Wisconsin camping by nominating them for an ACA, Wisconsin award. If you know of anyone or any programs that fit one of...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/golden-lens-contest
Enter The 2025 Golden Lens ContestThe J. Wendell and Ruth T. Howe Golden Lens Awards photography contest.
https://www.acacamps.org/ohio/awards
ACA, Ohio AwardsIn 1997, the American Camping Association, Ohio Board established a means of paying tribute to those who make an extraordinary contribution to the advancement of the camp movement in the State of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/single-gender-camps-hiring-employees-gender-appropriate-hiring-criterion
Single-Gender Camps and Hiring Employees: Is Gender an Appropriate Hiring Criterion?The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently dealt with a gender discrimination lawsuit involving a woman's shelter that rejected an applicant for employment solely because he was male. The federal...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/transgender-staff-anti-discrimination
Transgender Staff and Anti-DiscriminationThe subject of transgender staff at camps is one that is getting a lot of play lately. For those camps that have not yet dealt with a current staff member transitioning or a new...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/new-poll-reveals-30-million-youth-summer-opportunities-cost-remains-major-barrier
New Poll Reveals 30 Million Youth in Summer Opportunities, But Cost Remains a Major BarrierNew legislation, Summer for All Act, aims to bridge the summer learning equity gap.