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https://www.acacamps.org/news/news/indiana-youth-programs-campus-initiative-supported-lilly-endowment

Indiana Youth Programs on Campus Initiative Supported by the Lilly Endowment

Thirty-five Indiana colleges and universities received Indiana Youth Programs on Campus Initiative grants.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/power-music-has-camp-guests-disabilities

The Power That Music Has on Camp Guests with Disabilities

There are numerous benefits to incorporating outdoor music into camp itineraries, especially for guests with disabilities

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-connection-through-box-joy-delivered

Building Connection through a Box: Joy, Delivered

During the past few years, camps worked hard to find new ways to connect with campers. Some camps offered virtual meet-ups, video tours of camp, or online activity tutorials. Many virtual camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-54-creating-community-military-kids

CampWire Episode 54: Creating a Community for Military Kids

In preparation for Veterans Day, we are honored and excited to chat with Christy Brown and Becca Garrison of the National Military Family Association all about Operation Purple Camps. Learn about...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/summer-camp-therapeutic-tool-reducing-anxiety-youth

Summer Camp as a Therapeutic Tool for Reducing Anxiety in Youth

This study provides the first preliminary evidence that overnight summer camps—including those with and without specific treatments for anxiety, and youth with and without diagnosed behavioral and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/advocacy-policymaking-through-understanding

Advocacy and Policymaking through Understanding

An Interview with Maulian Dana Bryant

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/make-nasa-stem-part-your-camp-summer

Make NASA & STEM Part of Your Camp This Summer!

Experts from NASA will present a sample of STEM resources for formal and informal educators. They will cover a program specifically meant for camps, as well as materials on the themes of engineering...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/indigenous-appropriation-assessment-tool

Indigenous Appropriation Assessment Tool

This assessment tool — developed by Maine Summer Camps (MSC) — is intended to help camps examine their ethos with an openness to experiencing the camp’s symbols and practices from other perspectives...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/prepare-your-camp-campers-april-solar-eclipse-nasa

Prepare Your Camp and Campers for the April Solar Eclipse with NASA

Add activities related to the upcoming total solar eclipse to your camp programming.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/campcounts-2022-report

CampCounts 2022 Report

CampCounts 2022 is the latest iteration of ACA’s annual business and industry research survey, which aims to support camp professionals in their operational decision-making and to support ACA’s...