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https://www.acacamps.org/annual-giving-fund
Annual Giving FundMaking a contribution to the American Camp Association’s Annual Fund safeguards the future of the camp experience for thousands of deserving children each year.
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/directions-youth-development-outcomes-camp-experience
Directions: Youth Development Outcomes of the Camp ExperienceResearch done to determine the outcomes of the camp experience as expressed by parents and children.
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/membership/free-membership
Free One-Year MembershipJoin now and use the promo code "ACAFREE" at checkout.
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/article/camping-magazine/plan-now-new-food-activity-programming
Plan Now for New Food Activity ProgrammingBefore the last campfire at summer camp 2015 fades from your memory, focus some energy on developing new camp activities that involve the food service operation. Food activities can range from...
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/article/camping-magazine/transgender-youth-role-camps-might-play
Transgender Youth — The Role Camps Might PlayYou may be asking yourself, "What does a discussion about transgender individuals have to do with me? Why am I reading this in Camping Magazine?" We've had the conversation about the LGBTQ community...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/nurturing-campers-psychological-needs
Nurturing Campers’ Psychological NeedsHighly regarded child, adolescent and family therapist, and regular contributor to Camping Magazine since 1987, Bob Ditter will be speaking at the 2015 ACA National Conference. In an...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/out-about-creating-safe-environment-lgbtq-campers-staff
Out and About: Creating a Safe Environment for LGBTQ Campers and StaffIt was June 2006. I had been conducting staff training at a coed camp in the Northeast. I had already spoken to the entire staff about the “real work” of camp, which I see as helping campers use the...