https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/managing-difficult-camper-behaviors

Some kids have behaviors that are difficult to manage, especially during group situations.  If you’re not careful, you’ll find yourself growing irritated, losing, patience, and getting resentful...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/behavior-management-works-effective-strategies-campers-special-needs

Managing youth behavior is a challenge for many youth program providers and a significant source of stress for directors and staff who are not prepared. This webinar provides specific strategies for...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/designing-your-programs-best-enhance-camp-experience

Top Tips for Camps Intentionally select program activities that provide one or more of the youth-development supports (supportive relationships, safety, youth involvement, skill building)....

https://www.acacamps.org/research/continuous-improvement/camp-program-quality

Program quality refers to the ways camp staff practices, activities, and program climate foster youth development consistently over time.

https://www.acacamps.org/about/partnerships/kindred-groups/bipoc-affinity-group

The BIPOC Affinity Group is a safe and inclusive space dedicated to fostering community and centering BIPOC camp professionals. This virtual space is designed for those who identify as Black,...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/inclusion-belonging/cultural-responsiveness

Cultural responsiveness values and celebrates individual cultures and identities, treating them as essential assets within the camp community.

https://www.acacamps.org/research/special-projects/leadership-pathways-project

This three-year grant program is designed to foster evidence-informed planning, testing, and improving initiatives to increase access to and engagement in counselor-in-training (CIT) programs and...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/global-collaboration-creates-playbook-support-character-leadership-development-youth-disabilities

Learn how ACA’s global CIT initiative helps youth with disabilities and illnesses build character and leadership through medical specialty camp programs.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/opals-walk-freedom-nationwide-camp-initiative

Join camps nationwide on June 19, 2025, for Opal’s Walk for Freedom — honoring Juneteenth through education, community, and youth engagement. Celebrate freedom, resilience, and unity with this...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/camp-counselor-lifesaver-stem-cell-donors-journey

A camp counselor registered as a stem cell donor and later gave a stranger a second chance at life. Learn how easy it is to register, save lives, and inspire others to do the same.