https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-counselor-skills-are-professional-skills

As we work to connect with potential camp staff members, it is important to make sure they truly understand the value of working at summer camp. 

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/play-healing-therapeutic-recreations-role-coping-grief

Camp can be an ideal setting to help children cope with the death of a loved one. Since 1991, Camp ReLeaf, a weekend camp hosted by Triangle Hospice of Durham, North Carolina, has been helping...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/gen-z-staff-what-exactly-are-they-looking

Here are some Gen Z employment trends that started before the pandemic and now appear to be widespread.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/anxious-staff-how-ease-transition-camp-new-returning-staff

Here are some ideas to help ease the transition to camp for your staff.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/tips-hiring-quality-staff-without-spending-dime

A common challenge for summer camp administrators in 2021 was staff recruitment and hiring. This is not surprising, since there is a labor shortage across the country. According to the Washington...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/me-work-camp-no-way

During the 2021 ACA National Staffing Summit, five students were selected by their professors to serve on a panel to discuss why they did not want to work at camp. They were chosen because they would...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/support-versus-coddling-when-push-when-pull-back-when-trying-grow-our-staff

Mental and emotional health has been on the forefront of all of our minds. During COVID, it is even more so. While camp is for the camper, our staff are the ones interacting and supporting...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/internship-success

Here are some keaways for completing internships at camp.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/first-contact-end-contract

We know that staff can be a challenge to find, attract, hire, engage, and retain. What makes the staff journey result in forward progress from start to completion of their camp experience? Current...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/developing-certification-program-staff-recruitment-retention-tool

So what are — and what aren’t — certifications, exactly?