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https://www.acacamps.org/resources/summer-learning-resources
Summer Learning ResourcesCamps and other youth development programs provide the opportunity to reduce summer learning loss in an expanded learning environment where children are engaged experientially and have an opportunity...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/culture-climate-collective-marks-trauma-identity-camp
Culture & Climate: The Collective Marks of Trauma on the Identity of CampWhen we consider the thresholds people cross, entering the space we call camp, do we trace the roots of trauma beyond a person and to a group of people? The term collective trauma exposes the...
https://www.acacamps.org/donate
DonateFor more than a century, the American Camp Association (ACA) has helped camps provide transformative experiences for generation after generation of young people. As a nonprofit, ACA provides research...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/prepare-your-camp-campers-april-solar-eclipse-nasa
Prepare Your Camp and Campers for the April Solar Eclipse with NASAAdd activities related to the upcoming total solar eclipse to your camp programming.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/five-essentials-supporting-staff-mental-health-well-being
Five Essentials for Supporting Staff Mental Health and Well-BeingThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) define mental health as “your emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It can therefore affect every stage of life and impact how you...
https://www.acacamps.org/donate/camper-scholarship
ACA Camper Scholarship Program — For CampsThe American Camp Association invites you as an ACA-Accredited® camp to take an active role in promoting unity and an appreciation of differences among your campers.
https://www.acacamps.org/donate/send-a-child-camp-fund
Send a Child to Camp — Build a World of Growth and BelongingThe American Camp Association (ACA) Send a Child to Camp Fund provides camp scholarships for ACA-accredited day and overnight camps to support children who whose families may not otherwise be able to...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/trauma-informed-care-camp
Trauma Informed Care at CampDESCRIPTION: In ACA’s 2017 Emerging Issues Report, the top issue facing camps is campers’ Mental, Emotional, and Social Health (Browne, Bialeschki & Wilson, 2017)....
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/zoom-rooms-zen-dens-redesigning-camp-space-mental-health
Zoom Rooms and Zen Dens: Redesigning Camp Space for Mental HealthAs we shared recently, a lot of camps are redesigning...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/mental-health-resources-tips-camps
Mental Health Resources — Tips for CampsTop Tips for Camps Establish a mental health support network. Build relationships with community mental health resources prior to your camp season. Have professionals in...