https://www.acacamps.org/blog/creating-camp-magic-gender-affirming-practices-welcome-all-youth

Our friends at Camp Fire share how the choices camp professionals make to create a sense of belonging for campers who are disconnected or afraid can help campers experience their first taste of camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/pride-camp-conversations

LGBTQIA+ camp professionals are invited to join the conversation with our affinity group, Pride at Camp. These monthly meetings allow us to discuss camp culture, collaborate on projects, and network...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/camps-campus-virtual-conversations

Camps on Campus Community Conversation Series Conversation, community-building, and learning. This is a chance to support and be supported by others in the community of...

https://www.acacamps.org/about/partnerships/kindred-groups/camps-campus

This community is a unique group of camps and professionals who run and operate youth programs on college and university campuses and K-12 independent school auxiliary programs.

https://www.acacamps.org/research/continuous-improvement/camp-program-quality

Program quality refers to the ways camp staff practices, activities, and program climate foster youth development consistently over time.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/innovation-work-2024-eleanor-p-eells-award-winners

Each year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence honors camps that embody the spirit of the award’s namesake through their efforts to provide exceptional programming that effectively...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/bodies-beliefs-bias-why-respect-human-rights-unnatural

My mother crochets. Over tea in restaurants. In line at the airport. At the movies. If you can breathe there, my mom can crochet there. She crochets for friends, family, and perfect strangers....

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/how-i-made-2000-friendship-bracelets-4-weeks

“I have an idea . . . but it’s a little crazy.” The weekly marketing meeting began with this disclaimer from me. I proposed that we, my team of six people, would make 2,000 friendship...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/camp-security

According to the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the incidence of violent crimes committed against and by children and youth continues to rise in America. This alarming data has youth-serving...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/professional-development-camps-campus

Looking for professional development opportunities to help you and your program?