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https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/j-1-visas-camp-counselor-summer-work-travel-programs

J-1 Visas: Camp Counselor and Summer Work Travel Programs

The ACA Government Affairs team — consisting of ACA leadership, ACA volunteer leaders, an ACA consultant, and ACA hired lobbyists — continue to vigorously defend the need for and value of J-1 Visa...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/biting%E2%80%85my%E2%80%85nails-revisiting-staff-anxiety

Biting My Nails: Revisiting Staff Anxiety

It was three years ago when I first wrote about the increasing levels of anxiety that camp directors were seeing in their staff (Ditter, 2016). At the time, the Centers for Disease Control and...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/caught-between-two-staff-seasons-looking-back-moving-forward-veteran-staff

Caught Between Two Staff Seasons: Looking Back Before Moving Forward with Veteran Staff

Now is a great time to develop a plan for inviting staff back and securing their commitment, offering leadership roles and opportunities to advance, and keeping staff engaged in...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/caught-between-two-staff-seasons-part-2-impact-investing-time-now

Caught Between Two Staff Seasons, Part 2: The Impact of Investing Time Now

Take lessons learned from this past summer and incorporate them into your plan for next summer.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-26-leading-voice-youth-education-development

CampWire Episode #26: Leading Voice in Youth Education & Development

We are delighted to sit down with ACA's Director of Research, Dr. Laurie Browne to break down what it means to be a "Leading Voice for Camp in Youth...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-25-strategic-plan-henry-dehart

CampWire Episode #25 | Strategic Plan with Henry DeHart

ACA's Chief Operating Officer, Henry DeHart, joins the podcast to discuss the 2020-2024 Strategic Plan. In this episode, we cover the 4 over-...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/letter-first-year-summer-camp-staff-member

A Letter From a First-Year Summer Camp Staff Member

This blog post in support of Project Real Job offers advice on how to help first-year staff members ease into camp life.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/testimonials-stories-needed-j-1-cultural-exchange-participants-americas-camps

Testimonials and Stories Needed: J-1 Cultural Exchange Participants and America's Camps

ACA continues to closely monitor developments in Washington with the J-1 Cultural Exchange programs for camp counselors and support staff. These programs are vital to America’s camps and we are...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-11-camp-debrief

CampWire Episode #11 - Camp Debrief

In the 11th episode of CampWire, camp directors talk about out what went well this summer, what didn't, and more!

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-16-day-national-conference

CampWire Episode #16 - A Day at National Conference

CampWire host Sam Hirt brings you with him for an entire day at National Conference. He pops into educational sessions, the keynote, and interviews conference attendees.