https://www.acacamps.org/membership/free-membership

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https://www.acacamps.org/donate/send-a-child-camp-fund

The 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...

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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camper-counselor-what-footprint-will-you-leave

If this is your first year receiving a paycheck at camp (no matter how small) instead of paying tuition, then this article is for you. New and veteran staff will also benefit from having a better...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/fair-labor-standards-act-applicability-camps

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal,...

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/resources/communicable-diseases-infestations-tips-camps

Every year, some of the most common calls received on the ACA Camp Crisis Hotline pertain to communicable diseases and insect infestations.  The potential for the spread of communicable diseases...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/dangerous-games-every-camp-must-know-about

Social media cited as one of the main reasons why these dangerous games are becoming more prevalent Recent media stories have shed a renewed spotlight on the types of dangerous games kids play...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/youth-objects-or-partners-advancing-opportunities-camper-leadership-decision-making

Disenfranchised by Design? Nearly 40 percent of ten- to eighteen-year-olds report insufficient levels of involvement in camp (ACA 2006). That statistic surprised most camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/letters-my-campers-counselors-guide-mentoring-youth

At the close of every season at a ceremony inside a large celebratory white tent, each counselor makes his or her way to the microphone to address an enthusiastic, if somewhat sad, throng of boys and...