https://www.acacamps.org/blog/compensating-camp-staff-2024-key-wage-issues-consider-setting-your-pay-policies

This article provides an update on the new "white collar" rule and discusses key issues regarding the compensation of camp staff, with a particular focus on the nuances of the 13(a)(3) "seasonal"...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/marketplace/aca-group-purchasing-trinity-hpsi

This strategic partnership with Trinity/HPSI offers significant discounts to ACA camps with trusted national vendors across multiple industries. You will receive unmatched, one-on-one customer...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/effective-supervision-skills-senior-staff

This course covers the essential skill areas and best practices of the most effective supervisors at camp. Through this one-hour course, you will learn: The four most commonly made mistakes of...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/recognizing-reporting-child-abuse-neglect

This course provides critical information for directors and frontline staff on the process of reporting possible child abuse and neglect, including an overview of types of abuse and...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/child-protection-101-responding-camp-professional

Being prepared for risks a camp may face during the summer is an important component of a good risk management strategy. Understanding historical trends and emerging issues can help with the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/bunkmates-boundaries-understanding-dynamics-peer-peer-behaviors-camp

During an overnight campout, staff interrupt a group of 11-year-olds engaged in a “kissing game.” A mom calls and shares that her son did not care for his shower buddy while at camp. A camper...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/partner-online-course/gan-israel-making-camp-safe-prevent-child-abuse

Making Camp Safe - Prevent Child Abuse (1 Hour) We need to take the fear out of this topic and present clear guidelines to ensure you understand your legal responsibilities as...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/gen-y-camp-how-understand-manage-increase-resiliency-millennial-camp-staff

Gen·er·a·tion Y (noun):   Generation Y; plural noun: Generation Ys; AKA: Millennials   the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s, comprising primarily the children of...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/partner-online-course/summer-camps-abuse-prevention-program

ASAP's abuse-prevention program is being used to ensure healthly physical and behavorial interactions and safety.  It includes a Director's Guide, screening protocol, staff training - animated...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/camp-staff-safety-age-metoo

It is a story that has been unfolding for over a year: the exposure of often long-standing sexual abuse and harassment of both male and female victims by mostly men in various positions of power....