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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/innovation-engineers-encourage-your-staff-engage-create

Innovation Engineers: Encourage Your Staff to Engage and Create

Whether your program is day, overnight, or an after-school program, the innovation experience can be molded to fit your camp's needs.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/staff-recruiting-answer-right-front-you

Staff Recruiting: The Answer Is Right in Front of You

What if your recruitment efforts started at your camp — with campers you already know? Falling Creek outlines their plan to flip our recruitment strategy from outside to the inside.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/it-time-change-way-we-approach-abuse-prevention-camps

It Is Time to Change the Way We Approach Abuse Prevention in Camps

Years ago, I submitted an application to speak at an American Camp Association (ACA) conference on “abuse prevention.” When asked to categorize the track within which my proposed session belonged, I...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/want-more-resilient-staff-focus-feedback

Want a More Resilient Staff? Focus on Feedback

So now that we are finally faced with a glimmer of light at the end of this year-long tunnel, it’s time to shift our focus to how we can help develop a resilient staff with staying power — not just...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/bridgeusa-cultural-exchange-program-update

BridgeUSA Cultural Exchange Program Update

Before COVID-19, summer camps were hosting an average of 25,000 cultural exchange visitors through the BridgeUSA Camp Counselor program each year, filling critical leadership and specialty instructor...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-springboard-three-camp-characteristics-applicable-any-career

Camp as a Springboard: Three Camp Characteristics Applicable to Any Career

Camp experiences provide invaluable skills for meaningful and fulfilling careers.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/virtual-program-resources-covid-19

Virtual Program Resources — COVID-19

ACA has compiled of virtual programming resources to help with summer 2020 planning.

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/camp-staff-member-package-20

Camp Staff Member Package (2.0)

Have you thought about ways to prepare your staff for camp BEFORE they arrive onsite? Are you interested in an affordable solution for integrating camp and youth development experts into your staff...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/friend-or-foe-preventing-peer-peer-abuse-camp

Friend or Foe? Preventing Peer-to-Peer Abuse at Camp

Reducing the risk of peer-to-peer abuse is a complex task, but here are a few concrete steps you can take to strengthen your prevention practices today!

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/dos-donts-universities-colleges-hosting-youth-summer-camps

Dos and Don’ts for Universities and Colleges Hosting Youth Summer Camps

This article discusses how to proactively prevent injuries while hosting camp programs and how to respond to injuries if someone does get hurt despite all precautions.