https://www.acacamps.org/blog/finding-diverse-organizations-campuses

In order to find more diverse camp staff applications, the Project Real Job Staff Recruitment and Retention Committee conducted research on how to find qualified staff. This project involved a...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/confronting-anti-asian-racism

Friends and Colleagues, We know that camp can be a vehicle to build a better world. Every summer, we work to inspire our campers and staff to discover and be the very best version of themselves....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/race-camp-creating-environment-camp-communities-truly-welcoming-people-color

This Camping Magazine article reflects on how to establish a truly inclusive camp environment by clarifying terms and phrases and discussing practices for creating deeper dialogue and...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/aca-accreditation-key-messages-media

Incorporate these messages everywhere you can – on the phone, in camp tours, camp fairs, in all print literature, videos, website – everywhere! The Value of ACA Accreditation ACA...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/embracing-larger-culture

At all levels of camp, people of color are dramatically underrepresented: in ownership, directorship, staffing, and as campers. This circumstance is unacceptable, especially because, within a...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/more-art-camp-bauen-story

Terence Terence is twenty. He lives with his aunt in Zuni, New Mexico. His first Bauen Camp experience was in 2005, as one of sixty U.S. campers, and one of six youth from the Zuni Pueblo....

https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/accreditation-volunteers

Volunteers are the heart and soul of the ACA-Accreditation program. Without Accreditation Volunteers, the American Camp Association would not be able to implement the Accreditation program. ...

https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/accreditation-overview

The main purpose of the ACA-accreditation program is to educate camp owners and directors in the administration of key aspects of camp operation, particularly those related to program quality and the...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/criminal-background-checks-issues-resources-camps

ACA believes that camps should utilize multifaceted screening and hiring programs and support practices appropriate to the clientele, staffing, supervision, and program consideration of each camp.

https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/accreditation-academy/accreditation-related-trainings

Accreditation Learning opportunities for individuals working with their camps on the accreditation process and training opportunities for prospective and current accreditation volunteers.